HENDERSON, Tenn., Aug. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- Freed-Hardeman University will recognize the 2020 Mr. and
Miss FHU Saturday, Aug. 22, at
11 a.m. in Chapel Hall. The
celebration will be live-streamed at FHU.edu/onlineevents.
Typically held in the spring semester, the celebration of this
year's winners was postponed because of the coronavirus
pandemic.
Eight members of the 2020 senior class are finalists. Candidates
for Miss FHU are Amy Gingerich, a
chemistry major from Jamesport,
Missouri, who plans to work in research and development;
Claire Morris, kinesiology major
from Jackson, Tennessee, who plans
to pursue a graduate degree in occupational therapy; Katie Morris, also a kinesiology major from
Jackson, Tennessee, who plans to
study occupational therapy in graduate school; and McKenna Shrader, a nursing major from
Columbia, Tennessee, who has begun
a nursing career at Maury County Regional Hospital.
Finalists for Mr. FHU include the following: Logan Campbell, a chemistry and Spanish major
from Spring Hill, Tennessee, who
is teaching Spanish at Columbia Academy, plans eventually to attend
dental school and do mission work in Spanish-speaking nations;
Gage Gregory, a biology major from
Gallatin, Tennessee, who plans to
attend dental school; Caleb Johnson,
a history major from Pinson,
Tennessee, who will seek a doctoral degree in sociology
following graduation; and Kenneth
Moore, a biblical studies and English major from
Nashville, Tennessee, who is
pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at FHU.
This marks the 80th year Freed-Hardeman students have selected the students
who best represent the ideals of the university. The first Mr. and
Miss FHC, John Sam Cary and
Freda Cromwell, were honored in
1940. Cary was the salutatorian of the 1940 class, editor of the
college yearbook, vice president of his class and a member of the
basketball team. Cary was a resident of Burkesville, Kentucky, at the time of his
death in 2003. Cromwell Field, currently residing in Mesquite, Texas, was a member of both the
student newspaper and yearbook staffs, the tennis club, Sigma Rho
Social Club and 20th Century Commercial Club.
SOURCE Freed-Hardeman University