Missouri University of Science and Technology student organizations have nominated 16 students to compete for the title of 2009 Homecoming King.

 

The winner is chosen after interviews and a campuswide election held the week prior to Homecoming, which is on the weekend of Oct. 23-25.

 

The king and queen, and the runners-up, will be announced during halftime ceremonies of Missouri S&T’s Homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 24. The game, which features Missouri S&T and University of St. Francis, starts at 1 p.m.

 

The king candidates are:

 

-- Will Difani, a senior in mechanical engineering from St. Louis, nominated by Tau Kappa Epsilon

-- Jonathan Freeman, a senior in computer engineering from Hannibal, Mo., nominated by Sigma Nu

-- Chuck Hlinak, a graduate student in engineering management and electrical engineering from St. Peters, Mo., nominated by Zeta Tau Alpha

-- Corey Ipock, a senior interdisciplinary engineering from Festus, Mo., nominated by the Thomas Jefferson Hall Association

-- Matthew Lyons, a senior in electrical engineering from St. Louis, nominated by Kappa Sigma

-- Kenneth Moore III, a junior in technical communication from Vienna, Mo., nominated by Kappa Delta

-- Phillip McGee, a senior in environmental engineering from Park Hills, Mo., nominated by the DaVinci Society

-- Curtis McDonald, a senior in mechanical engineering and engineering management from Belleville, Mo., nominated by Chi Omega

-- Timothy Perkins, a sophomore in mechanical engineering from Wilmington, Mo., nominated by Alpha Epsilon Pi

-- Daniel Ryan, a senior in mechanical engineering from Springfield, Ill., nominated by Pi Kappa Alpha

-- Jason Schlueter, a senior in mechanical engineering from Lafayette, Ind., nominated by Phi Kappa Theta

-- Steven Tung, a senior in engineering management from Chesterfield, Mo., nominated by the Quadrangle Hall Association

-- Christopher Tutza, a junior in aerospace engineering from Belleville, Mo., nominated by Tau Beta Sigma

-- Paul Voss, a senior in engineering management from St. Louis, nominated by Student Council

-- Michael Wyatt, a senior in computer engineering from Bay City, Texas, nominated by the Student Union Board

-- Nicholas Yutzy, a sophomore in aerospace engineering from St. Louis, nominated by the Residential College.