Riddle, Richardson Named 2024 Homecoming Royalty

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Photographed (from left-to-right): Ellie Riddle, 2024 Arkansas Tech University Homecoming queen; Dr. Russell Jones, ATU president; and Jason Richardson, 2024 ATU Homecoming king.

Ellie Riddle and Jason Richardson were named 2024 Arkansas Tech University Homecoming queen and king during a pre-game ceremony at Simmons Bank Field at Thone Stadium in Russellville on Saturday, Oct. 12.

Riddle and Richardson were elected by their fellow ATU students through online voting.

Representing the College Panhellenic Council, Riddle is a senior kinesiology major from Damascus. She is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha, president of the College Panhellenic Council and a first-year student orientation leader.

Representing Nutt Residence Hall, Richardson is a senior graphic design major from Lake Charles, La. He is the starting left tackle for the Arkansas Tech football team and his artwork was part of the “A Place of Our Own” exhibit at ATU’s Norman Hall Art Gallery in 2023.

Riddle and Richardson were joined on the 2024 ATU Homecoming court by Miyon Atkins of Grosse Pointe, Mich., Ivy Guzman of Lima, Peru, Cogan Hester of Hartford, Nathaly Marin of Russellville, Torin Matthews of Bryant, Carson Smith of Russellville, Noah Sumler of Memphis, Tenn., and Elli White of Malvern.