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    Trailblazers introduce prospective students and their families to Tennessee Tech in a personal way.

    Each student and his or her family will join a Trailblazer on a campus walking tour. Meet the Trailblazers currently leading tours. 

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    Meet our current Trailblazers!

    Olivia Furr
    Olivia Furr
    • Major: Chemistry and Spanish
    • Hometown: Gallatin, tn
    • Interests: Writing, listening to Taylor Swift, drinking coffee
    Kelsey Hewitt
    Kelsey Hewitt
    • Major: Teaching English as a Second Language and French
    • Hometown: Signal Mountain, tn
    • Interests: Student Government and French
    Max Hodge
    Max Hodge
    • Major: Business Management
    • Hometown: Alcoa, tn
    • Interests: Fishing, going to the gym
    Landon Kurtz
    Landon Kurtz
    • Major: Psychology
    • Hometown: Columbia, tn
    • Interests: Hiking, biking, reading, and playing video games
    Emma Parson
    Emma Parson
    • Major: Business Management and Marketing
    • Hometown: Chattanooga, tn
    • Interests: Reading, Disney, marketing
    Pranav Patel
    Pranav Patel
    • Major: Nursing
    • Hometown: Lebanon, tn
    • Interests: Playing sports
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    Yahir Barreto
    • Major: Secondary Education (English)
    • Hometown: Cookeville, tn
    • Interests: Pop Music, Foreign Films, Dance
    Ava Clark
    Ava Clark
    • Major: Math
    • Hometown: Hendersonville, tn
    • Interests: hiking, reading, and crocheting
    Jennifer Getzinger
    Jennifer Getzinger
    • Major: Secondary Education / Biology
    • Hometown: Murfreesboro, tn
    • Interests: I love science, playing guitar and piano, and hanging out with my friends!
    Brenlee Goins
    Brenlee Goins
    • Major: Political Science
    • Hometown: Murfreesboro, tn
    • Interests: Calligraphy, Music, Art
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    Olivia Henry
    • Major: Cybersecurity
    • Hometown: Jonesborough, tn
    • Interests: watching movies, 3D animation, crafts
    Kevin Ho photo
    Kevin Ho
    • Major: Psychology
    • Hometown: Ringgold, ga
    • Interests: Fishing, music, exercise
    Holly Jones photo
    Holly Jones
    • Major: Nutrition and Dietetics
    • Hometown: Lenoir City, tn
    • Interests: Playing the oboe, painting, cooking, and hanging out with my cat
    Petra Kangere photo
    Petra Kangere
    • Major: Geographic Information Science
    • Hometown: Harare, Zimbabwe, -
    • Interests: Swimming, cooking and baking, hiking, reading and learning new languages.
    Sara Malicoat photo
    Sara Malicoat
    • Major: Psychology
    • Hometown: Knoxville, tn
    • Interests: reading, cooking, baking, hanging out with friends, volunteering
    Cailey Martin photo
    Cailey Martin
    • Major: Political Science
    • Hometown: Lenoir City, tn
    • Interests: Reading, cooking, building legos
    Zach Miller
    Zach Miller
    • Major: Marketing
    • Hometown: Crossville, tn
    • Interests: Golf, Basketball, Football, anything sports.
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    Analese Milligan
    • Major: Nutrition and Dietetics
    • Hometown: Monroe, tn
    • Interests: Working out, Line dancing, Soccer, Long boarding
    Karlyn Ortiz Pineda photo
    Karlyn Ortiz Pineda
    • Major: Chemical Engineering
    • Hometown: Honduras, -
    • Interests: Gardening; Crocheting; Loves Nature
    Audrey Perry photo
    Audrey Perry
    • Major: Civil Engineering
    • Hometown: Shelbyville, tn
    • Interests: Sporta
    Braden Scheidecker
    Braden Scheidecker
    • Major: Chemical Engineering
    • Hometown: Jackson, tn
    • Interests: Hiking, whitewater rafting, camping, concerts, and hockey
    Lynsey Smith
    Lynsey Smith
    • Major: Secondary Education
    • Hometown: Kingston, tn
    • Interests: Reading, going to plays/musicals, and spending time with friends
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    Wyatt Verville
    • Major: Nursing
    • Hometown: Hartsville, tn
    • Interests: Hiking, pickleball, gaming, and working out
    Cheyenne Bare
    Cheyenne Bare
    • Major: Accounting
    • Hometown: Rogersville, tn
    • Interests: Taylor Swift, baking, and shopping
    Danielle Ferguson
    Danielle Ferguson
    • Major: Chemistry
    • Hometown: Milan, tn
    • Interests: Crochet and hanging out with friends
    Drake Pyle
    Drake Pyle
    • Major: Chemical Engineering
    • Hometown: Lafollette, tn
    • Interests: Working out, intramurals and reading books
    Lindsey Taylor
    Lindsey Taylor
    • Major: Business Leadership
    • Hometown: Johnson City, tn
    • Interests: Fraternity and Sorority Life, Student Government Association and President’s Ambassador
    Frankie Wolford
    Frankie Wolford
    • Major: Nursing
    • Hometown: Athens, tn
    • Interests: Taylor Swift, helping the community and my pups
    Bailey Betchtold
    Bailey Betchtold
    • Major: Mechanical Engineering
    • Hometown: Bristol, tn
    • Interests: Pickleball, painting, robotics
    Laramie Eisenstein
    Laramie Eisenstein
    • Major: History and Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Hometown: Lebanon, tn
    • Interests: Crochet, listening to and finding new music, rock climbing
    Anna Frazier
    Anna Frazier
    • Major: Civil Engineering
    • Hometown: Ooltewah, tn
    • Interests: Painting, reading, and playing video games
    Maggie Garrett
    Maggie Garrett
    • Major: Marketing
    • Hometown: McMinnville, tn
    • Interests: Reading
    Brady Goodman
    Brady Goodman
    • Major: Electrical Engineering
    • Hometown: Coalfield, tn
    • Interests: Playing tennis, practicing piano, and spending time with my brother
    Katie-Anne Griffin
    KatieAnne Griffin
    • Major: Nursing
    • Hometown: Murfreesboro, tn
    • Interests: Spending time with friends and family, walking my mini poodle Lottie Mae
    Kallie Harris
    Kallie Harris
    • Major: Civil Engineering
    • Hometown: Signal Mountain, tn
    • Interests: Listening to Taylor Swift, Hanging out with my 3-year-old goldondoodle named Kona
    Zakary Henson
    Zackary Henson
    • Major: Mechanical Engineering
    • Hometown: Jackson, tn
    • Interests: Listening to music, golfing, skateboarding
    Noah Oaks
    Noah Oaks
    • Major: Chemical Engineering
    • Hometown: Sweetwater, tn
    • Interests: Hiking, board games, card games
    Krish Patel
    Krish Patel
    • Major: Biochemistry and Biology Health Sciences
    • Hometown: Cookeville, tn
    • Interests: Playing tennis, video games, and working out
    Shelby Terry
    Shelby Terry
    • Major: Biology Health Sciences
    • Hometown: Winchester, tn
    • Interests: Coffee, Hiking, Bible Study, Spending time with family, friends, and my rescue dog Ollie
    Ella Turner
    Ella Turner
    • Major: Chemical Engineering
    • Hometown: Johnson City, tn
    • Interests: Snowboarding, art museums, reading, music, and running
    Lauryn Waldron
    Lauryn Waldron
    • Major: Marketing
    • Hometown: Nashville, tn
    • Interests: Grabbing coffee with friends and doing a little devo, reading, working out, pickleball
    Katie Weaver
    Katie Weaver
    • Major: Biology
    • Hometown: Cookeville, tn
    • Interests: Watching Netflix and hanging out with friends
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    Abbie Maffett
    • Major: Business Management
    • Hometown: Cookeville, tn
    • Interests: I want to open a bakery/coffee shop. I want to share my love for food, coffee, and Jesus in my favorite small town.
    Bella Rigsby
    Bella Rigsby
    • Major: Interdisciplinary Studies - Nursing
    • Hometown: Lebanon, tn
    • Interests: Shopping, hanging out with my friends and family, finding new places to eat, church, and BCM and Campus Outreach.
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    Sydney Williams
    • Major: Animal Science - Pre-Vet
    • Hometown: Crossville, tn
    • Interests: Reading, spending time with animals, cooking, baking
    Claire Eastburn
    Claire Eastburn
    • Major: Nursing
    • Hometown: Franklin, tn
    • Interests: I love hiking, hanging with friends, trying out new coffee shops, and blazing trails ;)
    Gopi Patel portrait
    Gopi Patel
    • Major: Exercise Science - Pre-PT
    • Hometown: Crossville, tn
    • Interests: Baking, Crocheting, Hanging with friends
    Wyatt Tunstall portrait
    Wyatt Tunstall
    • Major: Chemical Engineering
    • Hometown: Knoxville, tn
    • Interests: Environmental Conservation, greek life and events, campus ministry, intramurals, basketball, golf
    Mackenzie Salamida
    Mackenzie Salamida
    • Major: Elementary Education
    • Hometown: Nolensville, tn
    • Interests: Chi Alpha, Delta Gamma, hikes walking around downtown going in all the shops, and listening to music!
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    Esma Fidan
    • Major: Business Information Technology
    • Hometown: Cookeville, tn
    • Interests: Karate, Skateboarding, Listening to music, Student Government Association, Hanging with friends, family, and my pet birds!
    Izzy Bennett
    Izzy Bennett
    • Major: Psychology, Early Childhood Counseling
    • Hometown: Robbins, tn
    • Interests: hiking, camping, music, and photography.
    Emilee Starling portrait
    Emilee Starling
    • Major: Nursing
    • Hometown: Hartsville, tn
    • Interests: art, running, exercise, hiking, nature, meeting people
    Jolene Stout portrait
    Jolene Stout
    • Major: Chemical Engineering
    • Hometown: Elizabethton, tn
    • Interests: Reading, spending time with animals, cooking, baking
    Kylee Taylor portrait
    Kylee Taylor
    • Major: Wildlife and Fisheries
    • Hometown: Sweetwater, tn
    • Interests: Some of my interests include nature, hiking, art, and hanging out with friends.
    Lily Stout portrait
    Lily Stout
    • Major: Mechanical Engineering - Mechatronics
    • Hometown: Watauga, tn
    • Interests: Painting, traveling, hiking, music, learning
    Amelia Skibinski portrait
    Amelia Skibinski
    • Major: Psychology
    • Hometown: Maynardville, tn
    • Interests: I enjoy sports such as soccer and hockey. In my free time I listen to podcasts, attempt sudoku puzzles, and read books. At the end of the day, I usually care for plants and my emotional support cat, Maddie.
    Jimmy Guadalupe
    Jimmy Guadalupe
    • Major: Business Management - Human Resources
    • Hometown: Cookeville, tn
    • Interests: Human Resources, Nutrition, Health, and Media
    Lucy Dunn portrait
    Lucy Dunn
    • Major: Computer Engineering
    • Hometown: Mobile, al
    • Interests: Reading, playing guitar and piano, playing video games, making youtube videos
    Emmalise Raymer
    Emmalise Raymer
    • Major: Design Studies - Architecture and Interior Design
    • Hometown: Manchester, tn
    • Interests: FYA, watching desperate housewives, meeting with friends on campus, photogrpahy, hanging out with my siblings
    Kenadi Hall portrait
    Kenadi Hall
    • Major: Chemical Engineering - Biomolecular Engineering
    • Hometown: Manchester, tn
    • Interests: Reading, working out, hanging out with friends, hiking
    Davie Harbin portrait
    Davie Harbin
    • Major: Secondary Education - Math
    • Hometown: Blaine, tn
    • Interests: Sports, reading, music, outdoor recreation, volunteering

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