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Missouri S&T selects St. Patrick and court for 2024

ROLLA, Mo. (March 14, 2024) – Ollie Fensterman, a senior in electrical engineering from O’Fallon, Missouri, will portray St. Patrick during the 116th celebration of St. Pat’s at Missouri S&T.

St. Pat and the court are expected to officially arrive on campus at approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 13. Following a procession to the Jack Carney Puck and Plaza on the S&T campus, the court will preside over the final day of Follies.

The court will also participate in formal coronation ceremonies at 9 p.m. Friday, March 15, at Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall, located at 10th and Main streets in Rolla. Attendance is free and open to the public. At the event, the 2024 Queen of Love and Beauty will be crowned, and Honorary Knights will be honored.

The 2024 celebration continues at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 16, with the St. Pat’s Parade in downtown Rolla.
The following students are members of St. Pat’s court this year:

  • First Master Guard Hank Ross, a junior in mechanical engineering from Bentonville, Arkansas.
  • Second Master Guard Scott Lillard, a senior in chemical engineering from Saint Charles, Missouri.
  • First Guard Emilie Munoz, a senior in undergraduate studies from Rolla, Missouri.
  • Second Guard Matthew Baird, a junior in chemical engineering from Foristell, Missouri.
  • Third Guard Lex Rauer, a junior in engineering management from St. Joseph, Missouri.
  • Fourth Guard Evan Handrahan, a senior in chemical engineering from Festus, Missouri.
  • Herald Isaac Cass, a junior in mechanical engineering from Neosho, Missouri.
  • First Page Dominic Dalpoas, a junior in engineering management from St. Louis.
  • Second Page Henry Gnann, a junior in information science and technology from Omaha, Nebraska.
  • Trumpeter Aaron Deken, a senior in computer science from Jackson, Missouri.

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Top to bottom, left to right: Fourth Guard, Evan Handrahan; Third Guard Lex Rauer; Second Guard, Matthew Baird; First Guard, Emilie Munoz; Second Master Guard, Scott Lillard; Chancellor Mo Dehghani; St. Pat, Ollie Fensterman; First Master Guard, Hank Ross; Second Page, Henry Gnann; First Page, Dominic Dalpoas; Herald, Isaac Cass and Trumpter, Aaron Deken. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is a STEM-focused research university of over 7,000 students located in Rolla, Missouri. Part of the four-campus University of Missouri System, Missouri S&T offers over 100 degrees in 40 areas of study and is among the nation’s top public universities for salary impact, according to the Wall Street Journal. For more information about Missouri S&T, visit www.mst.edu.