Student Knights of St. Patrick have been selected to represent Missouri University of Science and Technology’s student organizations during the 116th St. Pat’s celebration in Rolla, Missouri.

The students were knighted during a ceremony on Friday, March 8, outside the Havener Center 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 2024 student Knights of St. Patrick are as follows:

• Joseph Amrein, a junior in biological sciences from St. Louis, representing the General Delegation of Independents.
• Lavanya Bhargava, a graduate student in chemical engineering from Rolla, Missouri, representing Lambda Sigma Pi.
• Caleb Bogener, a senior in mechanical engineering from Weldon Spring, Missouri, representing Tau Kappa Epsilon.
• Rosalee Brown, a sophomore in chemical engineering from Rolla, Missouri, representing Delta Omicron Lambda.
• Michael Colletti, a senior in economics and physics from Wildwood, Missouri, representing the Panhellenic Council,
• Kevin Cummins, a senior in engineering management from Ozark, Missouri, representing the Interfraternity Council.
• Lexy Custer, a senior in psychology from Kirkwood, Missouri, representing Chi Omega.
• Max Demski, a senior in electrical engineering from Kansas City, Missouri, representing the Miner Theatre Guild.
• Matthew Dew, a graduate student in industrial-organizational psychology from Rolla, Missouri, representing Alpha Epsilon Pi.
• Aidan Enyeart, a sophomore in mechanical engineering from Keytesville, Missouri, representing Theta Xi.
• Joe Ewer, a sophomore in mining engineering from Kearney, Missouri, representing Sigma Chi.
• Michael Fitzler, a senior in architectural engineering from O’Fallon, Missouri, representing 4 North.
• Abby Gayfield, a junior in computer science from Fenton, Missouri, representing Phi Sigma Rho.
• Austin Hammann, a sophomore in chemical engineering from Wildwood, Missouri, representing Lambda Chi Alpha.
• Ryan Highfill, a senior in civil engineering and engineering management from Ozark, Missouri, representing the Associated Students of the University of Missouri.
• Luke Holliday, a Ph.D student in computer science from Nixa, Missouri, representing the Fraternal Order of Leaders.
• Arno Justman, a senior in mechanical engineering from Rolla, Missouri, representing the Mars Rover Design Team.
• Trent Kennebeck, a junior in mechanical engineering and multidisciplinary studies from Webster Groves, Missouri, representing Phi Kappa Theta.
• Dylan Matteson, a first-year student in aerospace engineering from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, representing the Longboarding Club.
• Kat Maupin, a senior in chemical engineering from Muskego, Wisconsin, representing Kappa Delta.
• Wyatt Moore, a senior in civil engineering from Eldon, Missouri, representing Pi Kappa Alpha.
• Tarun Nedungadi, a senior in aerospace engineering from Saint Charles, Missouri, representing Delta Sigma Phi.
• Joshua Perkins, a senior in computer engineering from Ballwin, Missouri, representing the Order of Omega.
• Xavier Ross, a senior in computer engineering from Red Oak, Iowa, representing Student Council.
• James Sanders, a junior in computer science from Olathe, Kansas, representing Sigma Pi.
• Bradley Schluben, a senior in civil engineering and architectural engineering from Overland Park, Kansas, representing Beta Sigma Psi.
• Ryan Sei, a senior in nuclear engineering from St. Louis, representing the American Nuclear Society.
• Ryan Stika, a senior in information science and technology from Arnold, Missouri, representing Delta Tau Delta.
• Grace Trentmann, a sophomore in biological sciences from Marthasville, Missouri, representing Zeta Tau Alpha.
• Aaron Yocom, a junior in computer engineering from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, representing Sigma Nu.

About Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is a STEM-focused research university of over 7,000 students located in Rolla, Missouri. Part of the four-campus University of Missouri System, Missouri S&T offers over 100 degrees in 40 areas of study and is among the nation’s top public universities for salary impact, according to the Wall Street Journal. For more information about Missouri S&T, visit www.mst.edu.