Homecoming Royalty Candidates 2009 - Queens

Amanda Marie Ballentine

Nominated by: Pamela K Keltyka, Faculty

Major: Accounting

Involvement: AK Rowdies, Racquetball Club, Ice Skating Club and Information Systems Auditing, Control Association

Ahren Booher

Nominated by: Alpha Delta Pi

Major: Vocal Performance

Involvement: Pi Kappa Lambda, Gamma Sigma Alpha, Order of Omega, Rho Lambda, Sigma Alpha Lambda, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key, Alpha Delta Pi, Ronald McDonald House volunteer, Greek songfest, Student Chapter of the National Association of Teachers Singing, University Singers, Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, Make a Difference Day, Greeks in the Streets, Relay for Life, Akron Road Runner Marathon

Maureen Elizabeth Cheung

Nominated by: Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity

Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Involvement: The American Institute of Chemical Engineers, International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Dean's List, Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity, Appalachian Service Project, Golden Key International Honour Society, Emerging Leaders, Intramural Basketball, Intramural Flag Football, Intramural Softball, Intramural Volleyball, Major Events Committee, Microscopy Society of Northeastern Ohio, Pi Mu Epsilon, Recreational soccer, Relay for Life, Residence Hall Programming Board, Society of Biomaterials, Society of Women Engineers

Kelli Fetter

Nominated by: Delta Gamma

Major: Marketing Management

Involvement: Leap Up Tutoring Program, Zips Recruiting Club, Honors Peer Mentoring Program, Delta Gamma, Rho Lambda

Emily Frank

Nominated by: Kappa Kappa Gamma

Major: Biology

Involvement: Honors Emerging Leaders Living/Learning Community, Honors College Prestigious Scholar Program, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Sigma Alpha Lambda, Undergraduate research in chemistry, Undergraduate research in geology, National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates, National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates

Lauren Gates

Nominated by: Delta Sigma Pi

Major: Sales Management

Involvement: Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority, Delta Sigma Pi Professional Fraternity, Make a Difference Day, Diabetes Walk downtown Akron, Relay for Life, Supply Chain Student Association, Intramural Sports, Volunteer for Battered Women's Shelter

Amy Hershberger

Nominated by: Fusion International

Major: Family and Child Development

Involvement: Fusion, Campus Focus, Katrina Relief, Haven of Rest, National Student Speech Language Hearing Association, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, University Association for the Education of Young Children

Erin Kessler

Nominated by: Tau Beta Sigma

Major: Music Education/French Horn Performance

Involvement: Ohio Collegiate Music Education Association, Symphonic Band, Marching Band, Brass Choir, St. T's Horn Quartet, Brass Quintet

Kayla Martin

Nominated by: Alpha Gamma Delta

Major: Secondary Education Studies and History

Involvement: Emerging Leaders, Residence Hall Programming Board, Alpha Gamma Delta, Akron Road Runner Marathon, Step Out, a walk for diabetes, Camp Quality, Cleaning up downtown Akron, Relay for Life

Lauren Michelle Missik

Nominated by: Department of Residence Life and Housing

Major: Interpersonal & Public Communications and Business Organization

Involvement: The Office of Multicultural Development Peer Mentor, Emerging Leaders, Residence Hall Council, WZIP, ZTV

Ashley Privett

Nominated by: Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)

Major: Marketing and Sales Management

Involvement: Entrepreneurship Education Consortium, Up ‘til Dawn, Campus Focus, Students in Free Enterprise, Honors Business Group, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Ak-Rowdies, Honors Club, Zips Recruiting Club, Mu Kappa Tau, Residence Hall Programming Board, Dean's List, Golden Key Outstanding Sophomore Award,

Erin Tipton

Nominated by: Sigma Alpha Lambda

Major: Graphic Design

Involvement: The University of Akron Marching Band, AK Rowdies, Ballroom Dancing Club, Association of College Unions International Billiards Tournament, Sigma Alpha Lambda, Habitat for Humanity, Boo at the Zoo, Polar Express, Christmas Cards and blankets for Akron Children Hospital Patients, Commuter Student Organization, Focus Group for Campus Safety

Christian Warner

Nominated by: Associated Student Government

Major: Nursing

Involvement: Dean's List, Rho Lambda, Gamma Sigma Alpha, Recognized as an Outstanding Woman Scholar by The University of Akron Women in Higher Education, Associated Student Government, Student Appreciation Day Committee, American Association of University Women National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, University Search Committee for Director of Student Recreation and Wellness Services, Alpha Phi, Collegiate Nursing Club, AK Rowdies, Parents Advisory Council at The University of Akron Center for Child Development, College of Nursing Class of 2010 Class Representative to the Dean's Advisory Committee