The Missouri University of Science and Technology St. Pat’s Board has announced the 2024 candidates for Queen of Love and Beauty as part of the preparations for the 116th “Best Ever” celebration of St. Pat’s at S&T.

The candidates are nominated by Missouri S&T student organizations. After a series of interviews, a committee of students will elect a queen and the members of her court.

The queen and her court were crowned during a coronation ceremony Friday, March 15, at Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall.

The Queen of Love and Beauty, her court and the rest of the candidates also had places of honor on the queen’s float during the 2024 St. Pat’s Parade, Saturday, March 16, in downtown Rolla, Missouri.

The 2024 candidates for St. Pat’s Queen of Love and Beauty and her court included Haley Garrison, a junior in information science and technology from Fairfax, Missouri, representing Phi Kappa Theta.