Homecoming King and Queen Crowned Oct. 16

Homecoming Queen Grace Crain and Homecoming King Jack Berg with interim Chancellor Charles Robinson in the background.
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Homecoming Queen Grace Crain and Homecoming King Jack Berg with interim Chancellor Charles Robinson in the background.

The Associated Student Government and Alumni Association announced Jack Berg and Grace Crain as the 2021 Homecoming King and Queen and crowned them at the 2021 Homecoming football game hosted at the Razorback Stadium Saturday, Oct. 16.

Grace Crain of Little Rock, a senior marketing major in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, was Homecoming Queen. She was nominated by Delta Delta Delta. Escorting her on the field was the 2021 Homecoming King, Jack Berg. Berg, a senior majoring in finance in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, is from Stilwell, Kansas. He was nominated by the Kappa Alpha Order. Congratulations to Grace and Jack!

Crain and West were sashed by the 2020 Homecoming king and queen, Phil Necessary and Katie Gardner. Necessary graduated with a B.S.B.A. degree in supply chain management and marketing from the Sam M. Walton College of Business and is from Rogers. Gardner graduated with a B.S.A. degree in agricultural business and communications from the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. She is from Fayetteville. Assisting Necessary and Gardner with the crowning of the king and queen was interim Chancellor Charles Robinson.

Thank you to all who participated with the voting of king and queen. For questions about the Homecoming selection process, please contact the ASG Vice President Teia Anderson at asgvp@uark.edu.

The Associated Student Government at the U of A is a student-led organization that acts as an organized voice for all students and strives to effectively represent student interests. Questions about ASG can be directed to 479-575-5205, asg@uark.edu. ASG is a program in the Division of Student Affairs.

The Student Alumni Association offers an excellent opportunity for students to get involved and further their professional development skills. The Student Alumni Association oversees the U of A Homecoming Celebration, the Official Ring and the Senior Walk Dedication. Planning campuswide events focused on traditions, alumni relations and the senior experience, the association strives to provide opportunities for members to connect on campus as well as around the world. To learn more or join, visit www.arkansasalumni.org/students.

About the Division of Student Affairs: The Division of Student Affairs supports students in pursuing knowledge, earning a degree, finding meaningful careers, exploring diversity, and connecting with the global community. We provide students housing, dining, health care resources, and create innovative programs that educate and inspire. We enhance the University of Arkansas experience and help students succeed, one student at a time.

Contacts

Scott Flanagin, executive director of communications
Division of Student Affairs
479-575-6785, sflanagi@uark.edu

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