SHERMAN, TEXAS — Junior Maggie Marshall of Dallas, Texas, and senior Michael Gill of Grand Prairie, Texas, were crowned Austin College Homecoming king and queen during the Homecoming football game halftime activities October 25.

Maggie, completing a psychology and biology/exercise and sports science double major, is a member of Student Assembly, Pre-Med Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Big Brother Big Sisters of Sherman, Service Station, and Alpha Delta Chi social sorority, which she serves as treasurer.

Michael is a political science major with a minor in environmental studies. He is an outside linebacker on the College’s football team, a member of the Student Athletic Advisory Council and Senior Committee, and is president of Zeta Chi Beta social fraternity.

Members of the Homecoming Court, as nominated and voted by the student body, follow, listed by hometown, along with their parents’ names and the high school from which they graduated:

Austin, Texas

Emily Leake, junior environmental studies major, daughter of David and Judy Leake of Austin and Marsha Brown and Ron Bickerstaff of Austin, Round Rock High School;

Dallas, Texas

Maggie Marshall, junior, daughter of Greg and Theresa Marshall, Trinity Christian Academy;

Duncanville, Texas

Tayyar Unal, junior political philosophy and psychology major , son of Deniz and Corrina Unal, Duncanville High School;

 

Grand Prairie, Texas

Michael Gill, senior, son of Randy Gill and Maurine Gill, South Grand Prairie High School;

Hereford, Texas

Joel Torres, senior, son of Ignacio and Margaret Torres, Hereford High School;

Houston, Texas

Lisa Simpson, senior political science major, daughter of Theo and Darlene Simpson, Cypress Creek High School;

Lubbock, Texas

Dallas Key, junior, son of Larry and Terri Key, Whiteface High School;

McKinney, Texas

Sarah Chilmeran, junior, daughter of Faris and Jeannette Chilmeran, McKinney High School;

Murphy, Texas

Parth Shah, senior, son of Krushnakant and Nirva Shah, Naaman Forest High School;

Rockwall, Texas

Neal Spradlin, junior, son of Don and Rowena Spradlin, Rockwall High School;

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Rebeca Kim, junior, daughter of Jang Kim and Ae Kwon, currently in Brazil, Coppell High School;

 

Spring, Texas

Yvette LeBlanc, junior psychology major, Fred and Cindy LeBlanc, Tomball High School.

Austin College is a leading national independent liberal arts college located just north of Dallas in Sherman, Texas. Founded in 1849, making it the oldest institution of higher education in Texas operating under original charter and name, the college is related by covenant to the Presbyterian Church (USA). Recognized nationally for academic excellence in the areas of international education, pre-professional training, and leadership studies, Austin College is one of 40 schools profiled in Loren Pope’s influential book Colleges that Change Lives.