Mayville State’s 2023 Homecoming queen, Mackenzie Hughes, and king, Marcus Hughes, both of Thompson, N.D., were crowned Thursday evening, Sept. 14. Together with the homecoming court, Thyra Peterick, Hatton, N.D.; Kaitlin Ensign, Buxton, N.D.; Miriam Carignan, Walhalla, N.D.; Roy Morsette, Twin Buttes, N.D.; Jacob Strand, Glyndon, Minn.; and Gunnar Petersen, Mayville, N.D., they represented all Mayville State during the Homecoming 2023 festivities.
For the first time ever, Mayville State Homecoming met Farmers Bowl for a combined celebration the week of Sept. 11. It was a week packed full of things to do as students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and community members came together to recognize our roots as Comets while celebrating the agricultural way of life in our area.
Mayville State University benefactor and Mayville, N.D. native Terry Bachmeier is sharing his family farming heritage by establishing the Bachmeier Family Agribusiness Scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship is to assist students pursuing the agribusiness bachelor’s degree at Mayville State. A total of $5,000 will be available in scholarship funding each year beginning with the fall semester of 2024.
The traditional Ceremony of Remembrance at the Military Honor Garden, located on the south lawn of the Edson and Margaret Larson Alumni and Leadership Center at Mayville State, will be a highlight of the Farmers Bowl/Homecoming 2023 festivities at Mayville State University. The program will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
‘Tis the season to gather alumni and friends and celebrate the gift of Mayville State University and what it means in our lives. For the first time ever, Homecoming will meet Farmers Bowl for a combined event where we’ll recognize our roots as Comets while honoring the agricultural way of life in our area. Festivities are planned for the weekend of Sept. 15-16.
Mayville State University Homecoming will meet Farmers Bowl for the first time ever during the weekend of Sept. 15 and 16, 2023. The Mayville State Alumni Association board has a full slate of activities planned. Weekend highlights will include recognizing Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Service Award recipients and Athletic and Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame inductees. The Alumni Association board invites all alumni, family members, and friends to join in the festivities.