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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 COM 101: Public Speaking. 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. Below is the list of students who won first place awards:
Fall 2009
Informative Speech: Brittany Moxley ("Classical Trained Pop Artists")
Persuasive Speech: Stephanie Brown ("ATV Laws")
Spring 2009
Informative Speech: Sarah M. Holland ("Stress")
Persuasive Speech: Rachel Bush ("Recycling")
Fall 2008
Informative Speech: Brianna McBeth ("Orphanages in China")
Persuasive: April Monday ("Universal Healthcare")
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 Til"l)
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")