Winter 2015
TODAY
SAB
K-State Student Alumni Board alumni newsletter
By Katie VanDever, SAB member and 2015 Student Ambassador he 100th year of Homecoming made the 2016 K-State Student Ambassador elections even more special for six outstanding finalists. Student Alumni Board was especially excited to be represented by four of the six candidates. Following a universitywide vote, juniors Mandy Marchesini and Hunter Post were selected as the 2016 K-State Student Ambassadors. The new Student Ambassadors were announced at halftime of the K-State football team’s Homecoming game against the Oklahoma Sooners on Oct. 17. Since the Student Ambassador program was established in 1977, K-State students have selected one male and one female to represent the university to prospective students and alumni at K-State Alumni Association recruitment and alumni events across the state. Marchesini, from Loudonville, New York, is majoring in marketing. She said she is excited to give back to K-State as a Student Ambassador and is looking forward to making connections by finding common ground with prospective students and alumni. She said K-State has allowed her to be someone who raises her voice when something is important, has confidence in her own abilities, and gets involved in things she’s passionate about. “My time at K-State hasn’t been perfect … but through it all I’ve stayed here and been able to succeed. I want to show people that K-State has what they are looking for and that it is the best college experience in the country,” she said. K-State is important to Marchesini because she has many family ties to the university. “I grew up watching football games with my family, wearing cheerleading outfits, and yelling ‘Good for a Wildcat…
David Mayes ’96, K-State Alumni Association
2016 Student Ambassadors to represent K-State
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The 2016 K-State Student Ambassadors, Hunter Post and Mandy Marchesini, were all smiles after their names were announced during halftime of K-State’s Homecoming football game Oct. 17 in Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
to use his enthusiastic personality and competitive nature to positively influence the Ambassador program. “K-State is expanding at a rate that is unmatched by other colleges and universities. We are constantly trying to continue the ‘K-State standard’ that we all have come to expect as Wildcats,” he said. Outside of his demanding academic and extracurricular schedule, Post is an avid sports fan and enjoys anything outside including exploring, hunting and wake-boarding. Congratulations to the new Student Ambassadors. SAB members are excited to see what they will accomplish this year. To read more about the 2016 Student Ambassadors, visit www.K-State.com/ StudentAmbassadors.
TOUCHDOWN’ whenever the ’Cats would score,” she said. In her spare time, Marchesini enjoys Netflix, cooking and traveling. Post, from Beloit, Kansas, is majoring in kinesiology/premedicine and is a legacy K-Stater. He said the opportunities K-State has given him are second to none and can’t wait to share his purple pride with prospective students and alumni. Post said he decided to run for Ambassador for the chance to connect with other K-Staters and to tell prospective students about the incredible people, opportunities and experiences found at K-State. He said the experiences he has had at K-State have prepared him to use his skills to relate, connect and develop those around him. For him, this is a chance
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