NW Missouri Times

Northwest Missouri State University has announced Sal Bonadonna and Chloe DeVries as the 2024 Homecoming king and queen. The announcement was made during the University's annual Variety Show on Thursday night.

Bonadonna, a senior majoring in cybersecurity from Kansas City, Missouri, is involved with Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Interfraternity Council, Student Senate, Order of Omega, and serves as a student ambassador. DeVries is a senior chemistry major with a biochemistry emphasis from Red Oak, Iowa. She holds the position of president of the Student Senate and participates in Phi Mu sorority and Gamma Sigma Epsilon while also serving as a student ambassador.

The selection process for Homecoming royalty involved online voting by Northwest students from October 7 to October 16. This year's Homecoming week, running from October 13 to October 19, marks "A Century of Homecomings," celebrating the centennial anniversary of the University's first Homecoming event in 1924.

In addition to Bonadonna and DeVries, several other candidates were part of the Homecoming court:

King candidates included Ben Bueneman (senior in Geography: Geographic Information Systems) from Wentzville, Missouri; Connor Gorman (senior in Finance: Corporate Finance) from Fort Scott, Kansas; Parker Ticknor (senior in Mass Media: Broadcast Production) from Monett, Missouri; and Spencer Cupp (senior in Applied Health Science: Sports Medicine) from Platte City, Missouri.

Queen candidates comprised Abigail Dewert (senior in Agricultural Education) from Union, Missouri; Callie Spunaugle (senior in Agricultural Business) from Lincoln, Missouri; Erin Frink (senior in Speech and Theater Education) from York, Nebraska; and McKenna Grimmer (senior in Elementary Education) from Hannibal, Missouri.

For further details about the schedule of activities for this year's Homecoming celebrations at Northwest Missouri State University, interested individuals are encouraged to visit their official website.