Homecoming 2025 - King's Court Candidates
Anthony Alexander
Nominated by: Fisher Sales Society
Major: Allied Health Administration
Involvement: Phi Delta Theta, Cheer Team, Fisher Sales Society, SABA, The Summit, The Investment Club, Ski Club, Movie Club, Make a Difference Day
Isaac Bee
Nominated by: Tau Beta Pi
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Involvement: Phi Gamma Delta, President of Tau Beta Pi, Interfraternity Council, Undergraduate Student Government, Campus Focus, Engineering Student Council, Akron Running Club, Akron Chess Club, 100 Service Hour Challenge, New Roo Weekend Leader, Move-in volunteer, Intramural Volleyball and Flag Football
Elijah Chambers
Nominated by: National Pan-Hellenic Council
Major: Political Science
Involvement: Resident Assistant for Spicer and South Residence Halls, President of Alpha Phi Apha Fraternity, Vice President of National Panhellenic Council, Pre-Law Society, Black Students United, Conference Staff, Community Assistant, Student Assistant for Zip Card Office, ServeAkron, Campus Cupboard Volunteer, Move-in Volunteer
Mason Dexter
Nominated by: Financial Planning Student Association
Major: Financial Planning
Involvement: Financial Planning Student Association, Dean’s Team, Phi Delta Theta, Financial Management Association, UA Student Ambassadors, Finance Department, AK Rowdies, William’s Honors College
Zach Fulton
Nominated by: Zips Activities Board (ZAB)
Major: Exercise Science
Involvement: President of ZAB, Mentor for the Oelschlager Summer Leadership Institute, previous President of Residence Hall Council, National Residence Hall Honorary, Sigma Lambda Honorary, Emerging Leaders, Undergraduate Student Government, Mental Health Task Force, Exercise Science Club, Black Student Union, African Student Association, Intramural Sports, Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, Make a Difference Day, Drop-in Service Events
Matt Howell
Nominated by: Akron Running Club
Major: Financial Planning
Involvement: President of Phi Delta Theta, Vice President of Operations for Interfraternity Council, Financial Planning Student Association, Elevate Honors Service Club, Akron Running Club, Founder and President of Akron Clays Club, Undergraduate Student Government, University Council Budget and Finance Committee, AK-Rowdies, Office of Admissions and Institute for Leadership Advancement, Peer-to-Peer Financial Coaching Program, Williams Honors College, New Roo Weekend Leader, LifeAsAZip Team, College of Business Dean’s Team, University Ambassadors, Intramural Volleyball and Futsal
Xander Hull
Nominated by: The Office of New Student Orientation and First Year Programming
Major: AYA: Integrated Social Studies and History
Involvement: Council of Education Students (ACES), Order of Omega, Phi Alpha Theta, Kappa Sigma, Vice President of Recruitment for the Interfraternity Council, AK Rowdies, Team Leader, Orientation Leader, First Year Forefront Mentor, New Roo Weekend Leader, Student Assistant for the Department of Residence Life, Dining Committee, Mental Health Taskforce, Undergraduate Student Government, Make a Difference Day, Warrior Week (Kappa Sigma’s philanthropy week)
Shanon Jackson II
Nominated by: Phi Delta Theta
Major: Accounting
Involvement: President of Phi Delta Theta, Sport Analytics and Business Association, Gamma Iota Sigma, Resident Assistant for Exchange, Vice President of Community Engagement for Interfraternity Council, College of Business Dean’s Team, University of Akron Ambassador, Order of Omega, Accounting Association, Beta Alpha Psi
Joseph Joaquin
Nominated by: Residence Life and Housing
Major: Chemical Engineering
Involvement: Williams Honors College, President of Eureka Honors Engineering Club, Honors Peer Mentor, Honors Student Advisory Council, Williams Honors College 50th Anniversary Planning Committee, Vice President of Chem-E Car, Vice President of Chem-E Sports, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Chem-E Jeopardy, Chem-E Allen Grant Outreach, Undergraduate Chem-E Research, Ritchie/Sisler Residence Hall Student Coordinator, HCORR and Spanton RA, National Residence Hall Honorary, “Ohio’s Pride” Marching Band, Orientation Leader, Make a Difference Day
Noah Johnson
Nominated by: Delta Sigma Pi - Theta Kappa
Major: Marketing
Involvement: Delta Sigma Pi, Phi Delta Theta, Emerging Leaders, Campus Focus, Marksman Club
Alex Kennedy
Nominated by: University Ambassadors
Major: Accounting
Involvement: President of University Ambassadors, Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity, National Residence Hall Honorary, Campus Focus, Williams Honors College, LEAP Mentor, Community Assistant, Sigma Lambda Honorary, HCORR Hall Government, Emerging Leader’s Program, Emerging Leader Ambassador, Make a Difference Day, Boo at the Zoo, Campus Cupboard Community Garden
Andrew Kovacs
Nominated by: Elevate
Major: Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Involvement: Founder of Elevate, Make a Difference Day, Honors Giving Tree, MLK Day of Service, Elevate Valentines Day Project, USG Campus Spring Cleaning, Boo at the Zoo, Elevate Akron Children’s Hospital Project, Library Painting Project, Zips Recruiting Club, Admissions Articulations Event Volunteer, Engineering and Computing Professions Visit Day, Zips Visit Day, American Sign Language Association, Campus Focus, NSSLHA, ODK, Akron Pickleball Club, Student Assistant at the Office of Admissions, Williams Honors College Dean’s Team
Aaron Krukemeyer
Nominated by: The Exercise Science Club
Major: Exercise Science
Involvement: The Exercise Science Club, Honors Research Project, Akron Marathon, Club Soccer, Intramural Sports
Elijah Lefeld
Nominated by: Psi Chi
Major: Psychology
Involvement: ”Ohio’s Pride” Marching Band, Psi Chi, Student Assistant for the Dean of Students, American Sign Language Association, LGBTUA, Tau Beta Sigma, RA for HCORR
Dylan Leipold
Nominated by: Interfraternity Council
Major: Leadership and Human Resource Management
Involvement: President of Interfraternity Council, Undergraduate Student Government, Phi Delta Theta, AK Rowdies, Student Assistant at the Department of Student Life
Cody Mathias
Nominated by: Department of History
Major: AYA: Integrated Social Studies and History
Involvement: Phi Alpha Theta, English Equestrian Club, Western Riding Club
Elliott McNeely
Nominated by: Student Nurses Association
Major: Nursing
Involvement: President of the Student Nurses Association, President of Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Honors Nursing, Elevate, Delta Omega – Sigma Theta Tau, Phi Sigma Rho Sorority Sweetheart, Crumbl Critics, WZIP-FM, Student Art League, Urban Agriculture and Beekeeping Club, AK Rowdies, Student Representative for the School of Nursing Committee of Student Affairs, Student Representative for the School of Nursing Baccalaureate Curriculum Committee, Make a Difference Day, Williams Honors College, Honors Research Project on Stroke Recovery, Myers School of Art Student Employee, Dean’s List
Jackson Mendillo
Nominated by: GIVE
Major: Biomedical Science
Involvement: Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Epsilon, Phi Sigma Rho Sweetheart, Sigma Lambda, HCORR Hall Government, Exchange Hall Government, GIVE, Minority Association of Pre-Health Students, Planned Parenthood Generation Action, Tiered Mentoring Research, Athletic Equipment Department Student Assistant, Learning Assistant for Principles of Biology II, Chemistry Stockroom Assistant, Make A Difference Day
Sam Parker
Nominated by: Phi Alpha Theta
Major: AYA: Integrated Social Studies and History
Involvement: Vice President of Phi Alpha Theta Delta Chi, Mailroom Student Worker, Billiards Club
Bryan Phillips
Nominated by: The Department of Student Life
Major: Psychology
Involvement: President of Elevate, Vice President of Psi Chi, ServeAkron Advisory Committee, SOuRCe Student Manager, Make a Difference Day, Honors Giving Tree, Spring Campus Cleaning Event, Keep Akron Beautiful, Library Study Room Painting Event
Nathan Ryan
Nominated by: Engineering Student Council
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Involvement: Engineering Student Council, National Association of Engineering Student Councils
Nicholas Senko
Nominated by: Undergraduate Student Government
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Involvement: Williams Honors College, Emerging Leaders, Emerging Leaders Ambassadors, President of Men’s Lacrosse Club, Sigma Lambda Honorary, National Residence Hall Honorary, Community Assistant, Resident Assistant, Residence Hall Council, Engineering Student Council, Operations Assistant at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, University of Akron Social Media Ambassadors, University of Akron Ambassador, New Student Orientation Leader, Society of Sales Engineers, Vice President of Recruitment and Retention for the National Association of Engineering Student Councils, Phi Gamma Delta, Order of Omega, Undergraduate Student Government, AK Rowdies, Tech Committee for RHPB, University of Akron Food Committee
Michael Telakowicz
Nominated by: Order of Omega
Major: Computer Science
Involvement: Vice President of Phi Gamma Delta, Vice President of Operations for Interfraternity Council, Order of Omega, NASA Robotics Mining Team, Web Student Assistant for the College of Business
Nico Teodosio
Nominated by: Delta Omega – Sigma Theta Tau
Major: Nursing
Involvement: Spicer Hall Government, Senior Vice President of Student Nurses Association, Delta Omega – Sigma Theta Tau, Williams Honors College, Phi Delta Theta
Reese Walter
Nominated by: Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI)
Major: Computer Engineering
Involvement: President of Phi Gamma Delta, Emerging Leaders Program, Major Events Committee for RHPB, Orientation Leader, Orientation Team Leader, Zips Club Lacrosse, First-Year Forefront Mentor, Undergraduate Student Government