With crowns atop their heads, seniors Preston Reilly and Michelle Doyle will continue to be ambassadors to the University all year as Homecoming King and Queen.

Their duties are not many, said Reilly, and although the title means so much to him, just being placed on court was an accomplishment in itself.

‘Being put on Homecoming Court means you have done some significant things on this campus,’ he said. ‘To be nominated by a peer, professor, or faculty/staff member is really an amazing feeling.’

Doyle said in the past, the King and Queen had to complete a service project while reigning, but this year the top 20 on Homecoming Court completed a collaborative philanthropy for the Flying Horse Farms Camp.

But the title of King and Queen goes past Homecoming game and the week prior.

It is a position they must hold with pride until the next King and Queen are crowned, said Reilly. Next year, they will come back to BGSU to crown the 2009-10 royalty.

‘Being crowned means supporting everything that has to do with BGSU and truly setting an example for other students,’ he said. ‘I think the King and Queen should continue to remain visible on campus and continue doing whatever they have done to earn the award.’

And both Reilly and Doyle are very involved on campus and will continue to represent and be an embodiment of what it means to be a BGSU Falcon.

‘Being a Falcon to me means to follow the core values of the University,’ said Doyle. Reilly said being a Falcon means so much to him because he has gotten such an education in and out of the classroom and he would not have received that honor at any other institution.

‘Being an involved student is why I’m here at BGSU,’ he said. ‘And other students should feel the same.’

‘They say college is supposed to be the best 4,5,6 years of your life and others should make them that way,’ Reilly said. ‘Do something you may never get the chance to do again. But above all, don’t forget to have fun during your time here.’