Purdue University names 2018 Homecoming Royalty winners

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University seniors Lily Bishop and Grant Wood were selected as the 2018 Homecoming Royalty winners during Homecoming festivities on Saturday (Sept. 22).

The two were crowned during the halftime celebration of Purdue’s football game against visiting Boston College in Ross-Ade Stadium.

Bishop, of Cincinnati, is majoring in industrial engineering in the College of Engineering. Wood, of Indianapolis, is majoring in biology in the College of Science.

The two were chosen by online student voting and formal interviews by a judging panel composed of faculty, staff, students, alumni and community leaders.

Members of the Homecoming court are: Laura Boodt of Carmel, Indiana; Adam Cullers of Greenwood, Indiana; Katie D’Addato of Frederick, Maryland; Morgan Montgomery of Carmel, Indiana; Lindsay Neufer of Fishers, Indiana; Bailey Ransburg of New Palestine, Indiana; Caroline Shanley of Fishers, Indiana; and Maci Tetrick of Plainfield, Indiana.

Contact: Jim Bush, 765-494-2077, jsbush@purdue.edu