Kankakee resident Lauren Beatty elected to Olivet's 2012 Homecoming Court

BOURBONNAIS, IL (11/01/2012)(readMedia)-- Lauren Beatty from Kankakee 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. Jeremy Height (Indianapolis, Ind.) was her escort. She is the daughter of Steve and Constance Beatty.

Beatty is an international business and political science double major with a minor in French. When she graduates in 2013, whe will represent the third generation of her family to graduate from Olivet. She plays violin in the University Orchestra, sets her teammates up on the intramural volleyball courts, is a representative on the Associated Student Council, and is a member of Enactus (formerly Students in Free Enterprise).

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: Cassidy Lancaster (Lakeland, Fla.), escorted by Michael Doherty (Fenton, Mich.); Whitney (Swick) Means (originally from Grinnell, Iowa), escorted by her husband, Seth Means (originally from Honey Creek, Iowa) of Bourbonnais; 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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