Student Knights of St. Patrick have been selected to represent Missouri University of Science and Technology student organizations during the 103rd St. Pat’s celebration in Rolla.

The students will be knighted during coronation ceremonies at 9 p.m. Friday, March 11, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall on the Missouri S&T campus.

The practice of knighting students every spring can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th century, when Missouri S&T engineering students declared St. Patrick the patron saint of engineers.

The 2011 Knights of St. Patrick from MISSOURI are:

Blue Springs – Matthew Paradeis, a graduate student in petroleum engineering, representing Triangle

Brumley – Zach DeGraffenried, a senior in mining engineering, representing the MBA Association

Cape Girardeau – Renne Moreland, a senior in civil engineering, representing National Residence Hall Honorary

Chesterfield – Rob Jenke, a senior in mechanical engineering, representing Independents

Crystal City – Corey Ipock, a senior in interdisciplinary engineering, representing the Residence Hall Association

Dixon – Latesha Humphrey, a senior in economics, representing Kappa Delta

Fenton – Christopher Flinn, a senior in mining engineering, representing Phi Kappa Theta; and Julie Sullivan, a senior in chemical engineering, representing Phi Sigma Rho

Foley – Michael Schwartz, a senior in civil engineering, representing Sigma Tau Gamma

Gainesville – Nick Main, a senior in mechanical engineering, representing Miner Threat; Quentin Ortega, a senior in business and management systems, representing the Student Union Board

Hannibal – Jonathan Freeman, a senior in business and management systems, representing Sigma Nu; and Ryan Sinclair, a senior in mining engineering, representing the Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Hermann – Richard Pankau, a senior in engineering management, representing Theta Xi
Jefferson City – Ryan Heckman, a sophomore in geological engineering, representing Lambda Chi Alpha

Kansas City – Robert Russell, a senior in civil and architectural engineering, representing Rugby; and Catherine Walker, a senior in mining engineering, representing the International Society of Explosives Engineers

Macon – Austin Shoemaker, a junior in mining engineering, representing 4 North

Pacific – Samantha Nutt, a junior in geological engineering, representing Omega Sigma

Poplar Bluff – Frank Smith, a senior in civil and architectural engineering, representing KMNR

Raytown – Paul Pickett, a senior in mechanical engineering, representing Quadrangle Hall Association

Robertsville – Nathan McGee, a junior in geological engineering, representing Kappa Sigma

Shell Knob – Misha Miller, a senior in mechanical engineering, representing the DaVinci Society

St. Charles – Dominic Clucas, a senior in electrical engineering, representing Delta Sigma Phi

St. Paul – Ann Corcoran, a junior in mechanical engineering, representing Chi Omega

Warrenton – Kailen Shores, a senior in nuclear engineering, representing Zeta Tau Alpha

Washington – Adrienne Comage, a senior in chemistry, representing Lambda Sigma Pi

Winston – Joseph Michael, a senior in mechanical engineering, representing Delta Tau Delta.

The 2011 Knight of St. Patrick from ARKANSAS is:
Fayetteville – Kyle Pfitzinger, a senior in mining engineering, representing Beta Sigma Psi.

The 2011 Knight of St. Patrick from ILLINOIS is:
Milldstadt – Drew Hall, a senior in mechanical engineering, representing Tau Kappa Epsilon.

The 2011 Knight of St. Patrick from IOWA is:
Cedar Rapids – Logan Meyer, a senior in civil and architectural engineering, representing Delta Lambda Phi.

The 2011 Knight of St. Patrick from GERMANY is:
Wurzburg – Lukas Muller, a senior in electrical engineering, representing the Thomas Jefferson Hall Association.