The Missouri S&T St. Pat’s Board has announced the 2026 candidates for Queen of Love and Beauty as part of the preparations for the 118th “Best Ever” celebration of St. Pat’s at S&T. The candidates are nominated by Missouri S&T student organizations. 

The queen and her court will be crowned during a coronation ceremony, which will be held at 9 p.m. Friday, March 13, at Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall. Honorary Knights will also be honored during the coronation. 

The Queen of Love and Beauty and her court will have places of honor on the queen’s float during the 2026 St. Pat’s Parade, which begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 14, in downtown Rolla, Missouri. 

The 2026 candidates for St. Pat’s Queen of Love and Beauty are as follows: 

• Abbey Bancroft, a senior in computer engineering and electrical engineering from Wentzville, Missouri, representing Order of Omega 

• Dylan Bell, a graduate student in mechanical engineering from St. Louis, representing Triangle 

• Jordan Braunschweig, a graduate student in aerospace engineering from Eureka, Missouri, representing Miner Key A Capella 

• Madeline Buckles, a senior in biological sciences from Troy, Missouri, representing Zeta Tau Alpha 

• Sydney DuBois, a senior in engineering management from Sycamore, Illinois, representing Student Union Board 

• Catherine Duong, a senior in chemical engineering from Olathe, Kansas, representing Kappa Delta 

• Isabella Ferrante, a senior in civil engineering and architectural engineering from Kansas City, Missouri, representing Panhellenic Council 

• Molly Herbig, a senior in nuclear engineering from Plano, Illinois, representing Chi Omega 

• Liam Howey, a senior in metallurgical engineering from Roeland Park, Kansas, representing Miner Theater Guild 

• Abigail Jones, a senior in mechanical engineering from Bolingbrook, Illinois, representing Phi Sigma Rho 

• Alexandria Juilfs, a senior in environmental engineering from Rolla, Missouri, representing Sigma Pi 

• Layla Marks, a junior in environmental science from Wentzville, Missouri, representing Sigma Nu 

• Bridget Matteson, a senior in aerospace engineering from St. Louis, representing Delta Sigma Phi 

• Andy Merkel, a senior in mechanical engineering from O’Fallon, Missouri, representing Sigma Tau Gamma 

• Riley McBride, a senior in engineering management from Saint Charles, Missouri, representing Fraternal Order of Leaders 

• Andrew Pommer, a senior in environmental engineering from St. Louis, representing Tau Kappa Epsilon 

• Jordan Ropp, a senior in engineering management from Wentzville, Missouri, representing Associated Students of the University of Missouri 

• Maddy Rosner, a junior in aerospace engineering from Saint Charles, Missouri, representing Delta Omicron Lambda 

• Kielee Schreiber, a junior in engineering management from Maryville, Illinois, representing Resident Hall Association 

• Elijah Spencer, a senior in computer science from Caulfield, Missouri, representing Theta Xi 

• Christian Todd, a senior in engineering management from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, representing KMNR 

• Hannah Wooldridge, a sophomore in physics from Warsaw, Missouri, representing 4 North  

• Grace Williams, a senior in civil engineering from St. Louis, representing Beta Sigma Psi 

• Lillie Zimmerman, a junior in mechanical engineering from Leslie, Missouri, representing Student Council. 

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.