Former Grinnell resident Whitney Swick Means elected to Olivet's 2012 Homecoming Court

BOURBONNAIS, IL (11/01/2012)(readMedia)-- Whitney Swick Means from Grinnell was part of the Queen's Court for the 58th Homecoming coronation ceremony at Olivet Nazarene University on October 31, 2012. Chosen by her peers for this honor, she is a senior and leader among the student body. Her escort was Seth Means, her husband. She is the daughter of Paul and Darcy Swick.

Whitney, a psychology and social work major, has devoted many hours to volunteering in the Kankakee, Ill. area. While at Olivet, she has been involved in theatre as an assistant director, golf, spiritual life, and has been part of Missions in Action trips to Guyana and Thailand. She also met her husband, Seth, at Olivet.

Allison Wiseman (Bradford, Ohio), the Homecoming Queen, was escorted by Calum Samuelson (Federal Way, Wash.).

Other members of the 2012 Homecoming Court, all seniors, are: Lauren Beatty (Kankakee, Ill.), escorted by Jeremy Height (Indianapolis, Ind.); Cassidy Lancaster (Lakeland, Fla.), escorted by Michael Doherty (Fenton, Mich.); Taylor Polatas (Kent, Ohio), escorted by Josue Sanchez (Morelia, Mexico).

Olivet's Homecoming Queen and members of her Court have been honored each year since 1955. The Queen is a senior woman chosen by the student body. She is person of integrity; gives glory to God in her life; helps others feel loved and accepted; and expresses Olivet's academic, social, and spiritual ideals.

Olivet Nazarene University is an accredited Christian, liberal arts university offering more than 100 areas of undergraduate and graduate study, including the Doctor of Education in ethical leadership. Olivet has one main campus in Bourbonnais, Ill. - just 50 miles south of Chicago; three sites: Rolling Meadows and Oak Brook, Ill., and Hong Kong; and more than 100 School of Graduate and Continuing Studies learning locations throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest. From Oxford to Tokyo, hundreds of Olivet students also experience the global classroom each year, whether through study abroad opportunities or worldwide mission trips.

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