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The Shield

SGA inaugurates new student leaders

Aracely Chavez, Managing Editor
April 24, 2026
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Leonna Benton, president of the Student Government Association, speaks at the SGA banquet, senior recognition and inauguration Thursday, April 23, in the Griffin Center.

The Student Government Association hosted a banquet, senior recognition and an inauguration for its 2026-27 president, vice president, chief financial officer, directors, college representatives and members-at-large Thursday, April 23, in the Griffin Center. Leonna Benton, outgoing president of SGA, gave her last speech, while Mackenzie Hinton, incoming president of SGA, gave her first speech to attendees. 

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Aracely Chavez
Aracely Chavez, Managing Editor
Aracely Chavez is a junior journalism major with minors in world languages and cultures and gender and sexuality studies. Chavez joined The Shield in Spring 2023 as a staff writer and now served as news editor for the Fall 2024 semester.