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SOUTHEASTERN 2003
HOMECOMING
COURT – Seven Southeastern Louisiana University students have been chosen
as members of the 2003 Homecoming court and will reign over Homecoming
festivities, October 13-18. Chosen as members of the queen’s court were,
from left, seated, junior Selena Landry of Covington, and senior Crystal
Canepa of Meraux; standing, senior Bobbi Lyn Corkern of Walker, sophomore
Lauren Faraone of Metairie, senior Whitney Magee of Franklinton, senior
Jovanda Hall of New Orleans, and senior Jessie Shaw of Slidell. The 2003
Homecoming queen will be announced at halftime of the 4 p.m., Oct. 18,
Southeastern-Webber International football game in Strawberry Stadium.
 SOUTHEASTERN
2003 HOMECOMING BEAU COURT – Members of Southeastern Louisiana University’s
2003 Homecoming Beau Court are, from left, seated junior Brandon C. Parker
of New Orleans and junior Bryan E. Bradshaw of Marrero; standing, freshman
Chad Grabert of Kenner, senior Brett Monteleone of Albany, sophomore Arden
Ballard of Harahan, senior Willie Lewis of Bogalusa, and freshman Dontá
Mills of Baton Rouge. The beau and queen courts will participate in a variety
of Oct. 13-18 Homecoming Week festivities such as the Alumni Awards Evening,
bonfire, and parade.
SLU ANNOUNCES 2003 HOMECOMING
COURT
AND BEAU COURT
HAMMOND -- Fourteen Southeastern
Louisiana University students have been chosen as members of the 2003 Homecoming
queen and beau courts. The seven women and seven men will reign over Homecoming
festivities, October 13-18.
Chosen as members of the queen’s
court were seniors Crystal Canepa, Meraux; Bobbi Lyn Corkern, Walker; Jovanda
Hall, New Orleans; Whitney Magee, Franklinton; and Jessy Shaw, Slidell;
junior Selena Landry, Covington; and sophomore Lauren Faraone, Metairie.
Members of the beau court are
seniors Willie Lewis, Bogalusa, and Brett Monteleone, Albany; juniors Bryan
E. Bradshaw, Marrero, and Brandon C. Parker, New Orleans; sophomore Arden
Ballard, Harahan; and freshmen Chad Grabert, Kenner, and Dontá Mills,
Baton Rouge.
The 2003 Homecoming queen and
beau, the top junior or senior vote-getters in the recent online campus
election, will be announced at halftime of the Homecoming football game
when the Lions take on Webber International at 4 p.m., Saturday, October
18, in Strawberry Stadium.
The court will also participate
in Homecoming festivities such as the Alumni Awards Evening, bonfire, pep
rally and Student Government Association Homecoming street dance on the
eve of Homecoming, October 17, and will ride in the 1:30 p.m. parade through
downtown Hammond on Homecoming Day.
Canepa, the daughter of Tyra
and Chris Canepa, is a general business major and is sweetheart of the
Senior Class. She has been a member of the Lionettes, Southeastern’s award-winning
dance team, for four years, and has served as captain for two of those
years. She also is a Dean’s List student.
Corkern, sweetheart of the Ladies
of the Green and Gold, is seeking a double major in General Business and
Human Resource Management. The daughter of Cindy and Greg Corkern, she
is a member of the Southeastern track and field team and was the first
woman pole vaulter in university history. She also is a member of the Southeastern
Athletic Advisory Council and “Track Phi Track,” a new fund-raising organization
of Southeastern’s track and field program.
Hall is majoring in kinesiology
with an emphasis in ports management. She is sweetheart of Zeta Phi Beta
sorority and also serves as the Greek organization’s vice president. The
daughter of Shanna and Eric Hall, she is president of the Pan-Hellenic
Council. She is a member of and has served as the first president of the
Ladies of the Green and Gold. A former member of the Southeastern track
team, she is now equipment manager for the Southeastern football team.
Magee, a mass communication major,
is sweetheart of Phi Mu sorority, for which she also serves as membership
chair. The daughter of Hallene and Randy Magee, she is a Dean’s List student
and Green “S” recipient. She is a reporter for the Southeastern Channel,
and is a member of Gamma Beta Phi, Lambda Pi Eta, and Channel Space, a
campus organization for students interested in television careers.
Shaw, a kinesiology major with
an emphasis in exercise science, is the daughter of Vilma and Bruce Shaw.
She is sweetheart of the Lionettes and has been a member of the dance team
for two years. She also is a member of Danceworks and the Emerald Girls,
and is a Southeastern and national Dean’s List student. She held the title
of Miss Slidell last year and was runner-up in the Miss Southeastern pageant.
An elementary education major,
Landry is the sweetheart of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority and is the daughter
of Debra and Lou Rousse. She was chosen as recruitment counselor of the
year by Southeastern’s Panhellenic Council and is a member of the Order
of Omega, Gamma Beta Phi, the Dream Team and the Ladies of the Green and
Gold. She also is a Green “S” recipient and was named in “Who’s Who Among
Students in American Universities and Colleges.”
Faraone, the daughter of Mary
and Peter Faraone, is a theater major and sweetheart of the sophomore class.
Active in the Student Government Association, she has served as the organization’s
Senate chair and vice-chair and as a Supreme Court justice. She also is
a member of the Ladies of the Green and Gold, the student technology fee
committee, and has appeared in Southeastern Theatre productions.
Lewis is a Human Resource Management
major and beau of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, for which he also serves
as president. The son of Carrie Lee and Willie Lewis, he is vice-
president of fraternities for the Pan-Hellenic Council, and a member
of the Southeastern Gospel Choir and the SGA Senate. He is a recipient
of Southeastern African-American achievement awards.
Monteleone, the son of Pamela
Herring, is an accounting major and is beau of the
Lionettes. He is a Dean’s List student and a member of Sigma Tau Gamma
fraternity, for which he serves as treasurer and associate member educator.
A psychology major, Bradshaw
is beau of the junior class and also served on last year’s Homecoming court.
He is the son of Louise and Edward R. Bradshaw. Bradshaw is coordinator
of the SGA’s “Roomie Aides” leadership program, philanthropy chair of Theta
Chi fraternity, and an ExCel scholarship recipient.
Parker, beau of the Dream Team,
is the son of Doris Kimble and the Rev. and Mrs. Charlie Parker. A general
business major, he is a Dean’s List student and serves as president of
Southeastern’s NAACP chapter, Baptist Student Union parliamentarian, and
SGA student organizations/Greek liaison. He is member of the Campus Activities
Board and the university traffic appeals committee and is a resident assistant
in Lee Hall.
Ballard, beau of the sophomore
class, is majoring in athletic training. The son of Barbara Ballard, he
is a Dean’s List student and orientation leader and received the 2003 “Spirit
of Orientation” award. He serves as marshal of Theta Chi fraternity and
is a New Orleans Saints cheerleader.
Grabert is the son of Cheryl
and Lenny Grabert and is beau of the freshman class. A zoology major, he
is a member of the track and field team, where he throws the javelin. He
also is a member of the SGA Roomie Aides.
Mills, beau of the Campus Activities
Board, is a computer science major. He is the son of Diane Mills and Donald
White. He was named CAB member of the year, received the Freshman Pinnacle
Award, and is a Dean’s List student. He serves as publicity director for
the Black Student Union and is a member of the NAACP, Dream Team, Southeastern
Gospel Choir, and Project Pull.
For additional information about
Southeastern Homecoming events, contact the Alumni Association at 985-549-2150
or 1-800-SLU-ALUM or visit the Homecoming link at www.selu.edu/alumni.
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