FHU announces student representatives for 2025 Homecoming Court

FHU Announces Student Representatives for 2025 Homecoming Court

Henderson, Tennessee – (Oct. 22, 2025) – Get ready for a week of tradition and celebration! Freed-Hardeman University is buzzing with excitement as 18 exceptional students prepare to take center stage as the 2025 Homecoming Court. The festivities kick off with a special chapel presentation Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 10:30 a.m. in FHU’s Dryden Auditorium, all leading up to the highly anticipated crowning of the homecoming king and queen Saturday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. inside Brewer Sports Center.

Back row, from left: Jagger Young, Jennifer Vaughn, Adriana Chapman, Ken Kitchen, Lollie Jo Greene. Third row, from left: Eli Pounders, Eden Burleson, Sager Blackman, Jessica Mankin, Nora Stocksdale, Cole Oxley, Logan Daggett. Second row, from left: Jackson Ruston, Kannon (Scooty) Scott, Blake Brown. Front row, from left: Dayla Griffin, Ellie Culbreath, Shelby Whitlock.

This year’s senior candidates for homecoming queen are Ellie Culbreath, a nursing major from Huntingdon, Tennessee; Shelby Whitlock, an accounting major from Arlington, Tennessee; and Dayla Griffin, a child and family studies major from Smyrna, Tennessee. Candidates for homecoming king are Kannon (Scooty) Scott, an accounting major from Santa Fe, Tennessee; Jackson Ruston, a finance major from Arlington, Tennessee; and Blake Brown, an accounting major from Gallatin, Tennessee.

Representing the junior class are Jessica Mankin, a communication and sciences disorders major from Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Nora Stocksdale, a social work major from Georgetown, Indiana; Cole Oxley, an interactive digital design major from Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Sager Blackman, a Bible text and cybersecurity major from Lithia, Florida.

Sophomore class representatives are Adriana Chapman, a marketing major from Franklin, Tennessee; Jennifer Vaughn, a physical therapist assistant major from Cookeville, Tennessee; Ken Kitchen, a mathematics education major from Henderson, Tennessee; and Jagger Young, a finance major from Henderson, Tennessee.

Representing the freshman class are Eden Burleson, a social work and film major from Henderson, Tennessee; Lollie Jo Greene, a kinesiology major from Columbia, Tennessee; Eli Pounders, a Bible ministry and communications major from Florence, Alabama; and Logan Daggett, a Bible and biology major from Clovis, California.

“Our student body has once again selected an exemplary group of individuals to represent their peers and university,” Chris Ramey, FHU director of alumni engagement, said. “Each member of the homecoming court has demonstrated outstanding involvement, academic achievement and exemplary character. We couldn’t be more proud of them.”

Homecoming 2025: “Find Your Way Back” will take place Nov. 2-9 on the campus of Freed-Hardeman University. The full schedule can be found at fhu.edu/homecoming.

Freed-Hardeman University’s mission is to help students develop their God-given talents and deepen their faith by providing them an education founded in faith, scholarship and service. With locations in Henderson and Memphis, FHU offers associate, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral degrees. More information is available at fhu.edu.

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