Bluffton University homecoming court from Ohio, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana
Seniors Michael Liska of Bluffton and Meg Short of Archbold, Ohio, were crowned Bluffton University’s Homecoming king and queen at halftime of the annual Homecoming football game on Oct. 10.
Other seniors in the Homecoming court were Donny Beachy of Sugarcreek, Ohio, and Jacey Dehogues of Kalona, Iowa. Junior attendants were Chad Gundy of Flanagan, Illinois, and Mackenzie Butler of Norwich, Ohio, while sophomore attendants were Wyatt Jarrell of Racine, Ohio, and Lauren Dickerson of Goshen, Indiana.
Liska is majoring in business administration and information technology, with a minor in graphic design. He is president of the Student Investment Club and a member of Bluffton University Business Leaders, as well as the Ramseyer Hall director and a business analyst intern for Lewis Family McDonald’s.
Short is a public relations major, with a marketing minor. She is marketing facilitator for the Bluffton University Business Leaders, cheerleading captain and an intern at the Lima Civic and Convention Center.
Beachy is majoring in business administration and accounting at Bluffton. He is the Bluffton University Business Leaders treasurer, a Student Investment Club member and a chapel band leader.
Dehogues, a business administration and accounting major, is a student ambassador and a member of Bluffton University Business Leaders and the Student Investment Club.
Majoring in mathematics and information technology, Gundy is a resident adviser and the treasurer for Camerata Singers.
Butler is majoring in food and nutrition and is secretary of the Bluffton University Nutrition Association, as well as a hall chaplain.
Jarrell, an exercise science major, is treasurer of the Exercise Science/Strength and Conditioning Club, a resident adviser and a member of the football team.
A social work major, Dickerson is a student representative to the Social Work Advisory Committee. She is also chapel planning coordinator and a hall chaplain.
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Joining king and queen Michael Liska and Meg Short (center) in the 2015 Bluffton University homecoming court were (left to right) sophomore attendants Wyatt Jarrell and Lauren Dickerson, junior attendants Chad Gundy and Mackenzie Butler and, on the far right, seniors Donny Beachy and Jacey Dehogues. Second from right are last year’s king and queen, 2015 alumni Matthew McCoy and Gabrielle De La Cruz.
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