DSU Oratorical Contest

Since 2004, the Division of Languages and Literature has sponsored the DSU Oratorical Contest, a bi-annual event that showcases the oratorical talents of undergraduate students who are enrolled in the SPE 101: Fundamentals of Speech Communication course. Faculty members who teach the course are asked to select the best speeches from their respective courses. Students compete for first place honors in two speech categories: Informative and Persuasive.

Here is a list of past contest winners:

Spring 2008

Informative Speech: Haley Mitchell ("Self-injury: An Underground Epidemic")

Persuasive Speech: Desta Hallmark ("Music Education")

Fall 2007

Informative Speech: Jacqueline To ("Hong Kong")

Persuasive Speech: Jessica Veazey ("Electoral College") 

Spring 2007

Informative Speech: Heather Ragon: ("Education of Prenatals and Infants")

Persuasive Speech: Delanie Sloan ("Baseball Hall of Fame Vote")

Fall 2006

Informative Speech: Jonathan Smith (Emmett Till)

Persuasive Speech: Sherry Trammel (Year-Round Schooling)

Spring 2006

           Informative Speech: Tameka Phillips (Atkins Diet)          

Persuasive Speech: Patrick Penson (Nuclear Weapons and Iraq)

Fall 2005

Informative Speech: Brendra Harris (Bottled Water)

Persuasive Speech: Logan Bond (Electoral College)

Fall 2004

Informative Speech: Christy Cobb (Antibotics)

Persuasive Speech: Kathryn McCain (Why a Small School?)

Spring 2004

Informative Speech: Mallory Smith (Demographics of Gambling Addition)

Persuasive Speech: Janney Fleming (Don't Smoke)