The Northwest Missouri State University Homecoming committee has announced royalty candidates for the University’s 2014 Homecoming celebration.
Students may begin voting at 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, by logging onto CatPaws; voting ends at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10. The king and queen will be announced at about 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, during the Homecoming Variety Show.

Northwest will celebrate its Homecoming week, “A Trip Down Bearcat Lane” Oct. 12 through Oct. 19. Events are open to all Northwest students, alumni, faculty, staff, families, friends and community members. For a complete schedule of Homecoming 2014 activities and events, click here.

The Variety Show is 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, and Friday, Oct. 17, at the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are free and available at the Student Services Center on the first floor of the Administration Building or at the door.

The candidates for 2014 Homecoming royalty at Northwest appear below.

Candidates for Homecoming King

Trevor Johnson
Hometown: Blue Springs, Mo.
Year: Senior
Major: Business management
Activities: Enactus, Maryville Partners in Prevention, Culture Change Committee, Interfraternity Council, contributing columnist for The Northwest Missourian

 

 

 

 

 

Dannen Merrill
Hometown: Maryville, Mo.
Year: Senior
Major: Accounting and emergency disaster management
Activities: Phi Sigma Kappa senior advisor, Student Senate liaison to Maryville City Council and Organizational Affairs Committee chair, St. Jude Up ‘til Dawn assistant director, Cardinal Key honor society, Order of Omega honor society, Campus-Community Emergency Response Team, Missouri Hope Disaster Training Field Exercise Senior Staff, The American Legion Boys State of Missouri Counseling Staff

 

 

 

 

 

Dakota Sullivan
Hometown: Chariton, Iowa
Year: Senior
Major: Pre-law and political science
Activities: Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, Political Science Club, Pre-Law Society, Mortar Board, Pi Sigma Alpha honor society, Youth Character Building Academy Foundation for Iowa, AmeriCorps USA alumnus
Matthew Tohl
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
Year: Senior
Major: Biology with an emphasis in zoology
Activities: Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity, Blue Key honor society, 102 River and Wildlife Club, Beta Beta Beta Ciological honor society, National Honor Society of Collegiate Scholars, Mortar Board honor society, Cardinal Key honor society, Phi Eta Sigma honor society, Alpha Chi honor society, Honors Student Association

 

 

Tobias Weddle
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
Year: Senior
Major: Business management
Activities: Tau Kappa Epsilon vice president, Student Senate treasurer, Blue Key honor society president, student ambassador

 

 

 

 

 

Candidates for Homecoming Queen

Tori Cantrell
Hometown: Easton, Mo.
Year: Senior
Major: Spanish education and English
Activities: Sigma Society vice president, Student Senate secretary and Civic Service Committee chair, Sigma Pi Sigma honor society vice president, Student Activities Council, Freshman Seminar peer advisor, SOAR leader

 

 

 

 

 

Hope Garrett
Hometown: St. Joseph, Mo.
Year: Senior
Major: Business management and marketing
Activities: Sigma Sigma Sigma president, Student Senate vice president, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Nodaway County big sister and board member, Freshman Seminar office assistant, Student Ambassador, MORE Mentor, Cardinal Key honor society, Order of Omega honor society

 

 

 

 

 

Betsy Hildebrand
Hometown: York, Neb.
Year: Senior
Major: Public relations
Activities: Northwest Dance Company president and choreographer, Cardinal Key honor society president, Lambda Pi Eta honor society vice president, National Society of Collegiate Scholars vice president of public relations and membership, Echo treasurer, P.E.O. Sisterhood, Freshman Seminar peer advisor, Mortar Board honor society, Multiple Sclerosis Walk chair

 

 

 

 

 

Emma Hulsey
Hometown: Gretna, Neb.
Year: Senior
Major: Business management and marketing
Activities: Alpha Sigma Alpha, Cardinal Key honor society, Order of Omega honor society, Delta Mu Delta honor society, St. Jude Up ‘til Dawn, Student Support Services, student ambassador

 

 

 

 

 

Abby Peitzmeier
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
Year: Senior
Major: Business management and marketing
Activities: Alpha Sigma Alpha, Student Senate senior class president, student ambassador, Freshman Seminar peer advisor, SOAR leader, National Society of Leadership and Success