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Trailblazers class ready to give personal tours to prospective students
Bringing together some of the top students at Tennessee Tech University, a new class
of Trailblazers is taking Tech’s campus visits and student recruitment to a personal
level.
For the second year, the group of more than 50 students will be offering personal, one-on-one campus tours to prospective students and their families while also fostering genuine connections between current Trailblazer students and future Golden Eagles.
“Trailblazers are special. They are bold thinkers, fearless students, confident leaders, and kind classmates. Being a Tennessee Tech Trailblazer means using your skills and knowledge to lead other students to connect with their journey to campus,” said Karen Lykins, interim vice president for enrollment management and career placement.
“At Tennessee Tech, we put students first and what better way to foster personal connections than by pairing prospective students with some of our top current students who have experiences and insight to share about what the college experience at Tech is really like,” said Lykins.
Trailblazers now play an integral part in the admissions process and new student recruitment at Tech. Prospective students and their families planning a visit to campus will be paired with a Trailblazer to lead their personal tour of campus. With the diverse group of students who make up Trailblazers, the university’s goal is to personalize the visit experience for each prospective student by focusing on their interests and intended major.
In addition to leading one-on-one campus tours, Trailblazers also interact with prospective students at various campus events throughout the year. Prospective students also interact with Trailblazers through social media, @tntechtrailblazers on Instagram.
Members of the Trailblazers were chosen through a rigorous selection process and represent every college on campus. Students apply to be a Trailblazer and go through the interview process.
Prospective students interested in connecting with Trailblazers can visit www.tntech.edu/trailblazers to see profiles for the student tour guides.
Members of the fall 2022 class of Trailblazers include
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- Keegan Adreon, a mechanical engineering major from Canonsburg, PA
- Sydney Bass, a marketing and business management major from Smith County, Tennessee
- Angelique Beswick, a child development and family relations major from Maryville, Tennessee
- Mackenzie Byrd, a double major in business information technology and business intelligence and analytics from Knoxville, Tennessee
- Erica Cantrell, a nursing major from McMinnville, Tennessee
- John Clark, a chemical engineering major from White Pine, Tennessee
- Makayla Cody, a mechanical engineering major from Nolensville, Tennessee
- Marlin Collins, a marketing major from Scott’s Hill, Tennessee
- Devin Connelly, a public relations major from Decaturville, Tennessee
- Lauren Cope, a biochemistry major from Gallup, New Mexico
- Alayna Curtis, an elementary education major from Gallatin, Tennessee
- Baylee Dalton, a business information technology major from Smyrna, Tennessee
- Riley Davis, a chemical engineering major from Lenoir City, Tennessee
- Lindsay Diehl, a political science major from Johnson City, Tennessee
- Lauren Eells, an exercise science major from Dickson, Tennessee
- Jovan Ferdinand, a psychology and sociology major from Brooklyn, New York
- Hannah Frisbey, a child development and family relations major from Mount Juliet, Tennessee
- Olivia Furr, an applied chemistry major from Gallatin, Tennessee
- Kat Gardner, an engineering technology major from Decaturville, Tennessee
- Mathias Hagewood, an electrical engineering major from Millerville, Tennessee
- Griffin Hawkins, a mechanical engineering major from Cookeville, Tennessee
- Guadalupe Hernandez, an international organizational leadership major from Cookeville, Tennessee
- Alex Holman, a chemical engineering major from Sevierville, Tennessee
- Benjamin Iles, an environmental and sustainability studies major from Collierville, Tennessee
- Marissa Krukowski, a chemical engineering major from Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Landon Kurtz, a psychology major from Columbia, Tennessee
- Alice LeTran, a biology major from Knoxville, Tennessee
- Humberto Lopez, a manufacturing engineering major from Lewisburg, Tennessee
- Colin Martin, an animal science major from Mount Juliet, Tennessee
- Aniza Moore, a music education major from Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Roy Netlandsnes, a mechanical engineering major from Mount Juliet, Tennessee
- Michele Niec, and interdisciplinary studies student from Antioch, Tennessee
- Ceagan Nolan, a business information technology major from Knoxville, Tennessee
- Samuel Oakes, a finance major from Greeneville, Tennessee
- Dev Patel, an accounting major from Cookeville, Tennessee
- Pranav Patel, a nursing major from Lebanon, Tennessee
- Kristen Pearson, a biology major from Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Jada Pellegrino, a human development and family sciences major from LaVergne, Tennessee
- Ally Perry, a finance major from Knoxville, Tennessee
- Macey Pickle, an exercise science major from Lewisburg, Tennessee
- Kate Plunket, an accounting major from Smyrna, Tennessee
- Drake Pyle, a chemical engineering major from Lafollette, Tennessee
- Jonathan Rich, a computer science student from Ashland City, Tennessee
- Charissa Smith, a computer science student from Smyrna, Tennessee
- Allen Speigner, a child development and family relationships major from Dickson, Tennessee
- Kaden Tackett, a business management major from Clinton, Tennessee
- Lindsey Taylor, an interdisciplinary studies student from Johnson City, Tennessee
- Joseph Thomas, an electrical engineering student from Antioch, Tennessee
- Andrew Travis, a mechanical engineering student from Burns, Tennessee
- Holly Wagner, a psychology student from Johnson City, Tennessee
- Frankie Wolford, a nursing major from Athens, Tennessee
To schedule a tour, go to www.tntech.edu/visit; email visit@tntech.edu or call (931) 372-6104.
Tennessee Tech is ranked as the number one public university in the state, according to Money Magazine, as well as a “Best National University” by U.S. News & Report. The university offers more than 200-plus programs of study and Tech grads leave with the least debt of all public universities in the state. In fact, based on total cost and alumni earnings, Tech provides students with the highest return on investment for any public university in Tennessee, according to PayScale.
