Homecoming: Queens and Kings

Last Updated: Sep 18, 2024 3:22 PM

Beginning as early as 1948, the naming of a Queen has been part of Homecoming at UB. Though originally picked by popular vote, more recent Homecoming Queens (and Kings) have been selected based on their academics and involvement in campus life. The names of many Queens and Kings can be found listed on this page but the University Archives' records are incomplete. If you know the name of a Homecoming Queen or King that is not listed here, please contact the University Archives.

Film footage of Homecoming celebrations and games from the 1950s and 1960s can be found on the Films page of this site. Homecoming Queens are often included in these films.

Photos of a Selection of Queens and Kings

Homecoming Queen Joan Arhardt and Buster, UB's live bull mascot

Joan Arhardt and Buster, UB's Mascot, 1957

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Homecoming Queen Lynn Voelker and Chancellor Clifford C. Furnas, 1958

Lynn Voelker, with Her Court and Chancellor Clifford C. Furnas, 1958

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Homecoming Queen Carolyn Cooper arrives at Rotary Field by helicopter.

Carolyn Cooper arrives by helicopter, 1963

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UB President Clifford C. Furnas escorting 1965 Homecoming Queen Camille Severyn.

Camille Severyn and UB President Clifford C. Furnas, 1965

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Barbara Plotycia, 1979

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The 1981 Homecoming Queen being crowned at the football game.

Homecoming Queen, 1981

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1983 Homecoming Queen Dominique Mathelier

Dominique Mathelier, 1983

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1988 Homecoming Queen Amy Pitluk stands at the center of a line of five women. The others are the runners up.

Amy Pitluk (center) and the Runners Up, 1988

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1993 Homecoming Queen Katie Kane and King Donald Johnson

Katie Kaney and Donald Johnson, 1993

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1997 Homecoming Queen Naniette Coleman and King Jude Francois

Naniette Coleman and Jude Francois, 1997

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2000 Homecoming Queen Brianna Sylver and King Brian Tse

Brianna Sylver and Brian Tse, 2000

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2006 Homecoming Queen Latrece Seneca and King Kack Niejadlik

Latrece Seneca and Jack Niejadlik, 2006

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Queens and Kings by Decade

1940

1941

1942

1943 No varsity sports

1944 No varsity sports

1945 No varsity sports

1946

1947

1948 Dora Bertoglio

1949 Connie Marx

1950

1951

1952 Barbara Yeiser

1953 Judy Harris

1954

1955

1956 Sandy Smith

1957 Joan Arhardt

1958 Lynn Voelker

1959 Linda Benson

1960 Suzanne Cofran

1961 Judy Naples

1962 Janet Shelly

1963 Carolyn Cooper

1964 Terry Neal

1965 Camille Severyn

1966 Diana Brunsvold (Fall Weekend)

1967 Beverly Shelly (Fall Weekend)

1968 No Homecoming/Fall Weekend Queen contest

1969

1970

1971 No football team

1972 No football team

1973 No football team

1974 No football team

1975 No football team

1976 No football team

1977

1978 Terri Hall

1979 Barbara Plotycia

1980

1981

1982 Helen Hess

1983 Dominique Mathelier

1984 Angela Bleir

1985 Paula Painchaud

1986 Cathy Regan

1987 Susan Ladley

1988 Amy Pitluk

1989 Cindi Repici

1990 Laurie Smith, Carlo Colecchia

1991 Eva Honig, Dan DiCesare

1992 Jeanine Cooley, Todd Webb

1993 Katie Kaney, Donald Johnson

1994 Julie Acker, Brian Scudder

1995 Cassandra Francique, Jim Larson

1996 Nicole Ganter, Stuart Goldberg

1997 Naniette Coleman, Jude Francois

1998

1999

2000 Brianna Sylver, Brian Tse

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006 Latrece Seneca, Jack Niejadlik

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011 Kelsey Mech

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019