President’s Ambassadors

04/26/2024

Lead President's Ambassadors

President’s Ambassadors receive extensive training in networking, professional development, etiquette, conversational skills and interviewing.

Bluffton University has named the students who will serve as President’s Ambassadors during the 2024-25 academic year. Selected students assist in recruiting prospective students, welcoming and greeting campus guests, and engaging alumni and donors.

President’s Ambassadors receive extensive training in networking, professional development, etiquette, conversational skills and interviewing. They also are partnered with a faculty/staff mentor and connect with President Jane Wood on a regular basis. 

Lead ambassadors

  • Lindsey Barnes, Social work major from Van Wert, Ohio
  • Emily Buss, Marketing, communication and media double major from Kalida, Ohio
  • Clara Matthews, Nutrition and dietetics major from Bluffton, Ohio
  • Hannah Plesac, Nutrition and dietetics major from Galion, Ohio
  • Karley Ramirez, Primary P-5 education major from Archbold, Ohio
  • Carter Ritchey, Communication and media major from Delphos, Ohio

Returning ambassadors

  • Jackson Clark, Business administration and marketing double major from Mount Blanchard, Ohio
  • Sage Coker, Art AYA major from Pleasant Hill, Ohio
  • Sydney Grisier, Social work major from Bryan, Ohio
  • Kyle Jolliff, History major from Morral, Ohio
  • Dont’e Kennedy, Sport management major from Detroit, Mich.
  • Annie Mendenhall, Middle childhood education major from Van Wert, Ohio
  • Ella Meyers, Intervention specialist major from Kalida, Ohio
  • Macey Thomas, History AYA major from Bowling Green, Ohio
  • Hailey Thorn, Pre-physical therapy major from Smithville, Ohio
  • Angel Velasco Urbina, Exercise science major from Lexington, Ky.
  • Emily Walker, History AYA major from Archbold, Ohio

New ambassadors

  • Grace Beck, Nursing major from Lima, Ohio
  • Lauren Case, Primary P-5 education major from Wapakoneta, Ohio
  • Gracie Christensen, Speech-language pathology and audiology major from McGuffey, Ohio
  • Josh Crusey, Sport management and business administration double major from Piqua, Ohio
  • Dylan Fenbert, Business administration and marketing double major from Pandora, Ohio
  • Chloe Griffin, Pre-medicine and biology double major from Springfield, Ohio
  • Jordan Hemmelgarn, Intervention specialist and primary P-5 education double major from Coldwater, Ohio
  • Zach Johnson, Business administration major from Middletown, Ohio
  • Ashley Kloeker, Mathematics AYA major from Troy, Ohio
  • Noah Macke, Criminal justice major from Columbus Grove, Ohio
  • Justin Maurer, Pre-physical therapy major from Springfield, Ohio
  • Ella McCombs, Undecided major from Springfield, Ohio
  • Havin Montague, Intervention specialist and primary P-5 education double major from Celina, Ohio
  • Kayla Nartker, History AYA and middle childhood education double major from Ottawa, Ohio
  • Madelyn Renner, Nutrition and dietetics major from Cairo, Ohio
  • Adriana Rodriguez, Pre-dietetics major from San Pedro Sula, Honduras
  • Serenity Sites, Social work and psychology double major from Delphos, Ohio
  • Drew Snipes, Middle childhood education major from Pickerington, Ohio
  • Macey Thomas, History AYA major from Bowling Green, Ohio
  • Mya Vernon, Graphic design major from Toledo
  • Joshua Webster, Exercise science major from Sindey, Ohio

First implemented on campus during the 2021-22 academic year, the program won a 2022 Independent College Advancement Associates (ICAA) Program of Excellence Award. 

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