Missouri University of Science and Technology named its 2009 Homecoming Queen and King during halftime ceremonies of Missouri S&T’s Oct. 24 football game against the University of St. Francis.

Maggie Moore, a senior in applied mathematics from St. Louis, is S&T’s 2009 Homecoming Queen. Daniel Ryan, a senior in mechanical engineering from Springfield, Ill., was named King.

Candidates were nominated by student organizations at Missouri S&T. Moore and Ryan were both nominated by Pi Kappa Alpha. Winners are chosen after interviews and a campuswide election held the week prior to Homecoming.