MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University has named the students who will serve as President’s Ambassadors during the 2026-27 academic year. Selected students assist in recruiting prospective students, welcoming and greeting campus guests, and engaging alumni and donors.

President’s Ambassadors receive extensive training in networking, professional development, etiquette, conversational skills and interviewing, preparing them to represent the university at institutional and community events.

First implemented during the 2021-22 academic year, the program earned a 2022 Independent College Advancement Associates (ICAA) Program of Excellence Award for its innovative approach to student leadership and advancement engagement.

Lead Ambassadors

• Gracie Christensen, speech-language pathology and audiology major from McGuffey, Ohio
• Zach Johnson, business administration major from Middletown, Ohio
• Brooklyn Pfeiffer, nutrition and dietetics major from Delaware, Ohio
• Serenity Sites, social work and psychology double major from Delphos, Ohio
• Drew Snipes, middle childhood education major from Pickerington, Ohio
• Hannah Wood, pre-physical therapy major from Wapakoneta, Ohio

Returning ambassadors

• Jami Baker, criminal justice major from Lowell, Ind.
• Tyler Forest, psychology and social work double major from Harrison, Ohio
• Gage Gleespen, marketing major from Marion, Ohio
• Gabrielle Green, biology and pre-medicine major from Beavercreek, Ohio
• Keylee Goerss, primary P-5 education and intervention specialist double major from Oxford, Ohio
• Lauren Leslie, nutrition and dietetics major from Morral, Ohio
• Ella McCombs, strength and conditioning and exercise science double major from Springfield, Ohio
• Jacob McCoy, pre-physical therapy major from Cincinnati, Ohio
• Havin Montague, intervention specialist and primary P-5 education double major from Celina, Ohio
• Cade Price, strength and conditioning and exercise science double major from Lima, Ohio
• Saniyah Terry, criminal justice major from Macomb, Mich.
• Adeline Thorn, business administration and writing major from Smithville, Ohio
• Mya Vernon, graphic design major from Toledo, Ohio

New ambassadors

• Benten Adkins, history major from McComb, Ohio
• Sam Archambeau, intervention specialist major from Maumee, Ohio
• Raigan Balmer, P-5 education and K-12 intervention specialist double major from Lake of Ozarks, Mo.
• Isabella Bishop, criminal justice and psychology double major from Waynesburg, Ohio
• Seth Bova, health and physical education major from, Bellevue, Ohio
• Emma Crombie, nursing major from Wilmington, Ohio
• Makenna Curtin, communication and media major from Cincinnati, Ohio
• Jadyn Cupp, P-5 early education major from Leipsic, Ohio
• Adalie Hanefeld, communication and media major, Bluffton, Ohio
• Macee Heckathorn, criminal justice major from Kenton, Ohio
• Jacob Hoffman, pre-physical therapy major from Toledo, Ohio
• Drew Johnson, biology and pre-med double major from Bucyrus, Ohio
• Kacey Like, communication sciences and disorders major from McComb, Ohio
• Taran Logwood, nursing major from Urbana, Ohio
• Kylee Longworth, education major from Bluffton, Ohio
• Koalten Manz, biology and pre-medicine double major from Archbold, Ohio
• Kenzi Nagel, business administration and accounting double major from Defiance, Ohio
• Owen Pompey, accounting and economics double major from Lancaster, Ohio
• Billy Ramsey, criminal justice major from Fairfield, Ohio
• Nathan Rorick, pre-physical therapy major from Dublin, Ohio
• Laila Sites, social work and psychology double major from Delphos, Ohio