TOPEKA - Washburn University students have been selected as candidates for 2010 Homecoming king and queen. The Homecoming king and queen will be crowned on Oct. 23 at halftime of the football game vs. Northwest Missouri State University, Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl.

Lisa Ille, Ellinwood was nominated by Future Alumni Network. Ille is president of the Future Alumni Network, serves on the visioning and K-12 leadership committees for the Leadership Institute, and is a member in Nonoso and Mortar Board honor societies. She volunteers with the Easter Seals Capper Foundation and the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Ille also serves as a biology and leadership mentor. She was named to the President’s and Dean’s honor rolls and has received the Joss Biology and Jephson Leadership scholarships. She is a senior majoring in biology and plans to attend optometry school. Her parents are Mark and Linda Ille.