Communication Arts at Union University

PR program receives CEPR certification

Samantha Adams — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:44:40 +0000

The Public Relations Society of America, the field’s premier professional organization, has conferred Certification in Education for Public Relations on Union University’s public relations undergraduate degree program.

Union’s program is the first in the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities and only the second in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities to receive the certification. Only 31 public relations programs around the world hold the PRSA certification.

The letter announcing the conference of CEPR said the program’s well-developed curriculum, facilities and professional affiliations for students were “particularly impressive.”

The certification process included a site visit by two members of the CEPR committee. They met with Union Provost Carla Sanderson to evaluate the university’s curriculum-creation process and its support of faculty scholarship and professional development.

“I was pleased to be able to address how vital the liberal arts core curriculum is at Union,” Sanderson said. “We talked about the importance of faculty as scholars, faculty as mentors and faculty as spiritual developers in the lives of our students. We talked about … how the faculty-student relationship is the most important thing we can foster here.”

Sanderson said the certification is an example of the university’s first core value: academic excellence.

The public relations major at Union is housed within the communication arts department. Public relations professors work and teach in Jennings Hall, where two labs allow students to practice skills necessary for a career in public relations. Professors also encourage public relations majors and minors to join Union’s Public Relations Student Society of America chapter to learn about the profession and connect with the broader professional community, and Bulldog Communication Group, a student-run public relations firm that has clients in the community. The public relations program has long been accredited.

“CEPR is not accreditation but certification of our program by PRSA, which means they endorse what we’re doing,” Kathie Chute, professor of communication arts. “According to PRSA, some employers are showing preference to graduates from programs that have earned this important designation.”

Ashley Blair, assistant professor of communication arts, said the CEPR is significant because it tells future employers that the students who graduate from Union’s program have been prepared well for a job. Blair said the certification will inform employers that though it is a small program, it can be compared in quality with some of the largest schools.

“Being able to say you’re from a CEPR program on your resume provides a specific and significant correlation with PRSA,” Blair said. “Even employers who are not familiar with Union University, but are familiar with CEPR, will connect an added credibility with the applicant.”

The certification was not easy to attain. Chute and Blair spent hours last summer and fall gathering information about the program and filling out a lengthy application as the first step in the certification process.

“I would say the most difficult aspect was gathering all the data PRSA requires,” Chute said. “The certification is as much about Union University as it is our specific program, so there is a lot they want to know.”

Jordan Hughey Wins Eaton Speech Contest

Dr. Web Drake — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:02:03 +0000

Jordan Hughey won the second annual Joseph H. Eaton Speech Contest on May 1, with his homage to Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal.” Hughey’s speech was entitled “A Modest Proposal for making money while not mincing our motherland’s minors, saving our sights from stupendous sums of sizable citizens, and for delivering this destitute democracy from its deplorable debt.” A total of eight competitors were invited to compete in the yearly contest.

Jonathan Wilson finished second with his address entitled “The Gangs of Memphis.” Kevin Moss was third with “The Parable of the Cube.”

The contest was judged by a cross section of professors, as well as last years winner and a member of the local Toastmasters Club.

UU Debate Team Caps 4th Year

Dr. Web Drake — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:28:41 +0000

Union University Debate Team
2011-12 Results

I just wanted everyone to know the results of debate team’s record-setting season. Below is a partial listing of everything they accomplished. The statistics are pretty unrelenting! As a team, we had a 61% win percentage on the year, had a top-10 finisher in the varsity and professional division season-long awards, and 3 of top-10 in novice. We won novice (4^th year in a row), varsity (3^rd year in a row) and scholastic (2^nd year in a row) IPDA Team Sweepstakes. Below is a chronological listing of the tournaments we attended and what we did.

University of Arkansas-Monticello Weevil Wars

Team, Sweepstakes……………………………………………….. 1^st Place
Emily Welborn, Varsity Debate…………………………………. Champion
Ali Holcomb, Varsity Debate………………………………………… Finalist
Varsity Debate Speaker……………………………………. 4^th Place
Courney Brown, Novice Debate……………………………………. Finalist
Novice Debate Speaker……………………………………. 4^th Place
Jordan Hayes, Varsity Debate……………………………….. Semi-Finalist
Varsity Debate Speaker……………………………………. 3^rd Place
Katherine Burgess, Novice Debate…………………………. Semi-Finalist
Nicole Haynes, Professional Debate ……………………. Quarter-Finalist
Professional Debate Speaker……………………………… 5^th Place
Kylie McDonald, Professional Debate …………………… Quarter-Finalist
Abby Williams, Varsity Debate…………………………… Quarter-Finalist
Caleb Valentine, Novice Debate…………………………. Quarter-Finalist
Novice Debate Speaker……………………………………. 3^rd Place
Hunter Cochran, Novice Debate…………………………. Quarter-Finalist
David Knack, Novice Debate…………………………….. Quarter-Finalist
Kevin Moss, Novice Debate………………………………. Quarter-Finalist
Seth Brake, Varsity Debate………………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Jed Dugger, Varsity Debate………………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Janie Owen, Novice Debate………………………………….. Octo-Finalist

Union University Bulldog Challenge

Andrew Roberts, Professional Debate………………………. Semi-Finalist
Jessica Haas, Professional Debate………………………….. Semi-Finalist
Hunter Cochran, Novice Debate……………………………….. Champion
Novice Debate Speaker…………………………………….. 1^st Place
Courtney Brown, Novice Debate…………………………………… Finalist
Novice Debate Speaker……………………………………. 4^th Place
Katherine Burgess, Novice Debate…………………………. Semi-Finalist
Novice Debate Speaker……………………………………. 3^rd Place
Janie Owen, Novice Debate………………………………. Quarter-Finalist

Mississippi College Deep South Debates

Team, Sweepstakes……………………………………………….. 2^nd Place
Seth Brake, Professional Debate……………………………. Semi-Finalist
Emily Welborn, Varsity Debate……………………………… Semi-Finalist
Varsity Debate Speaker……………………………………. 1^st Place
Ali Holcomb, Varsity Debate…………………………………. Semi-Finalist
Vicki Searl, Varsity Debate……………………………….. Quarter-Finalist
Caleb Valentine, Novice Debae………………………….. Quarter-Finalist
Novice Debate Speaker…………………………………….. 1^st Place
Kevin Moss, Novice Debate………………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Janie Owen, Novice Debate………………………………….. Octo-Finalist

Sam Houston State University/East Texas Baptist University Texas Two-Step

Tournament One
Team, Sweepstakes………………………………………… 1^st Place
Kylie McDonald, Professional Debate…………………… Champion
Professional Debate Speaker………………………. 5^th Place
Jordan Hughey, Professional Debate…………….. Quarter-Finalist
Professional Debate Speaker………………………. 2^nd Place
Nicole Haynes, Professional Debate……………… Quarter-Finalist
Professional Debate Speaker………………………. 4^th Place
Leeana Cargile, Varsity Debate……………………………… Finalist
Kaleb Noblett, Varsity Debate…………………….. Quarter-Finalist
Katherine Burgess, Novice Debate……………………… Champion
Novice Debate Speaker…………………………….. 3^rd Place
Hunter Cochran, Novice Debate…………………………….. Finalist
Novice Debate Speaker…………………………….. 4^th Place
Caleb Valentine, Novice Debate………………….. Quarter-Finalist
Novice Debate Speaker……………………………… 1^st Place
Janie Owen, Novice Debate……………………….. Quarter-Finalist
Novice Debate Speaker…………………………….. 5^th Place
Courtney Brown, Novice Debate………………….. Quarter-Finalist
Tournament Two
Team, Sweepstakes………………………………………… 1^st Place
Nicole Haynes, Professional Debate…………………….. Champion
Jordan Hughey, Professional Debate……………………….. Finalist
Professional Debate Speaker………………………. 2^nd Place
Amanda Bennett, Professional Debate……………… Semi-Finalist
Kylie McDonald, Professional Debate…………….. Quarter-Finalist
Professional Debate Speaker……………………….. 1^st Place
Kaleb Noblett, Varsity Debate…………………….. Quarter-Finalist
Abby Williams, Varsity Debate………………………… Octo-Finalist
Varsity Debate Speaker…………………………….. 2^nd Place
Vicki Searl, Varsity Debate……………………………. Octo-Finalist
Courtney Brown, Novice Debate………………………… Champion
Novice Debate Speaker…………………………….. 4^th Place
Hunter Cochran, Novice Debate…………………………….. Finalist
Caleb Valentine, Novice Debate………………….. Quarter-Finalist
Novice Debate Speaker……………………………… 1^st Place
Janie Owen, Novice Debate……………………….. Quarter-Finalist
Katherine Burgess, Novice Debate Speaker…………….. 5^th Place
Combined Tournament
Team, Sweepstakes………………………………………… 1^st Place
Jim Bowie Award (Highest Win Percentage)…………….. 1^st Place

Henderson State University Reddie to Rumble

Team, Sweepstakes……………………………………………….. 1^st Place
Kylie McDonald, Professional Debate………………………. Semi-Finalist
Seth Brake, Professional Debate…………………………………… Finalist
Amelia Krauss, Professional Debate…………………….. Quarter-Finalist
Emily Welborn, Varsity Debate…………………………………. Champion
Alison Holcomb, Varsity Debate………………………….. Quarter-Finalist
Kevin Moss, Varsity Debate………………………………. Quarter-Finalist
Varsity Debate Speaker……………………………………. 2^nd Place
Kaleb Noblett, Varsity Debate……………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Abby Williams, Varsity Debate……………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Katherine Burgess, Novice Debate………………………………… Finalist
Novice Debate Speaker……………………………………. 2^nd Place
Rebecca Sperry, Novice Debate……………………………. Semi-Finalist
Caleb Valentine, Novice Debate…………………………. Quarter-Finalist
Courtney Brown, Novice Debate…………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Novice Debate Speaker……………………………………. 4^th Place
Hunter Cochran, Novice Debate…………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Janie Owen, Novice Debate………………………………….. Octo-Finalist

Bossier Parrish Community College

Team, Sweepstakes……………………………………………….. 3^rd Place
Seth Brake, Professional Debate……………………………. Octo-Finalist
Kylie McDonald, Professional Debate……………………….. Octo-Finalist
Professional Debate Speaker……………………………… 5^th Place
Jordan Hughey, Professional Debate……………………….. Octo-Finalist
Emily Welborn, Varsity Debate…………………………………….. Finalist
Jordan Hayes, Varsity Debate……………………………. Quarter-Finalist
Varsity Debate Speaker……………………………………. 2^nd Place
Vicki Searl, Varsity Debate……………………………….. Quarter-Finalist
Varsity Debate Speaker……………………………………. 5^th Place
Alison Holcomb, Varsity Debate……………………………… Octo-Finalist
Kaleb Noblett, Varsity Debate……………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Abby Williams, Varsity Debate……………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Hunter Cochran, Novice Debate…………………………. Quarter-Finalist
Janie Owen, Novice Debate………………………………. Quarter-Finalist
Novice Debate Speaker……………………………………. 5^th Place
Caleb Valentine, Novice Debate…………………………. Quarter-Finalist
Rebecca Sperry, Novice Debate…………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Courtney Brown, Novice Debate…………………………….. Octo-Finalist

University of Central Arkansas End of Hi-bear-nation

Team, Sweepstakes……………………………………………….. 1^st Place
“Bear It All” Percentage Award……………………………. 1^st Place
Kylie McDonald, Professional Debate……………………. Quarter-Finalist
Jordan Hughey, Professional Debate……………………….. Octo-Finalist
Nicole Haynes, Professional Debate………………………… Octo-Finalist
Kevin Moss, Varsity Debate………………………………. Quarter-Finalist
Vicki Searl, Varsity Debate…………………………………… Semi-Finalist
Emily Welborn, Varsity Debate………………………………. Octo-Finalist
Leanna Cargile, Varsity Debate……………………………… Octo-Finalist
Varsity Debate Speaker……………………………………. 2^nd Place
Abby Williams, Varsity Debate……………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Jed Dugger, Varsity Debate………………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Courtney Brown, Novice Debate…………………………. Quarter-Finalist
Hunter Cochran, Novice Debate…………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Novice Debate Speaker……………………………………. 3^rd Place
Katherine Burgess, Novice Debate………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Rebecca Sperry, Novice Debate…………………………….. Octo-Finalist

IPDA Championships

Team, Overall Sweepstakes……………………………………… 2^nd Place
Founder’s Sweepstakes…………………………………….. 2^nd Place
Scholastic Sweepstakes……………………………………. 2^nd Place
Amanda Bennett, Professional Debate……………………… Octo-Finalist
Seth Brake, Professional Debate……………………………. Octo-Finalist
Professional Debate Speaker……………………………… 2^nd Place
Jordan Hughey, Professional Debate……………………….. Octo-Finalist
Kylie McDonald, Professional Debate……………………….. Octo-Finalist
Lowell Van Ness, Professional Debate………………………. Octo-Finalist
Abby Williams, Varsity Debate………………………………….. Champion
Varsity Debate Speaker……………………………………. 6^th Place
Ali Holcomb, Varsity Debate…………………………………. Semi-Finalist
David Knack, Varsity Debate…………………………….. Quarter-Finalist
Jordan Hayes, Varsity Debate……………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Leanna Cargile, Varsity Debate……………………. Double Octo-Finalist
Kevin Moss, Varsity Debate…………………………. Double Octo-Finalist
Kaleb Noblett, Varsity Debate………………………. Double Octo-Finalist
Vicki Searl, Varsity Debate………………………….. Double Octo-Finalist
Emily Welborn, Varsity Debate……………………… Double Octo-Finalist
Katherine Burgess, Novice Debate………………………….. Octo-Finalist
Courtney Brown, Novice Debate…………………… Double Octo-Finalist
Hunter Cochran, Novice Debate Speaker………………………. 3^rd Place

Season

Team, Scholastic Sweepstakes…………………………………… 1^st Place
Founder’s Award…………………………………………….. 2^nd Place
Novice Sweepstakes………………………………………… 1^st Place
Varsity Sweepstakes………………………………………… 1^st Place
Professional Sweepstakes…………………………………. 2^nd Place
Kylie McDonald, Professional Debate……………………………. 9^th Place
Emily Welborn, Varsity Debate…………………………………… 4^th Place
Courtney Brown, Novice Debate…………………………………. 3^rd Place
Hunter Cochran, Novice Debate…………………………………. 4^th Place
Katherine Burgess, Novice Debate………………………………. 5^th Place

UU Debate Team Claims Top Season-Long Scholastic Honor

Dr. Web Drake — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:01:27 +0000

2011-12 IPDA Season-Long Awards

Team, Scholastic Sweepstakes, 1^st Place
Founder’s Award, 2^nd Place
Novice Sweepstakes, 1^st Place
Varsity Sweepstakes, 1^st Place
Professional Sweepstakes, 2^nd Place
Kylie McDonald, Professional Debate, 9^th Place
Emily Welborn, Varsity Debate, 4^th Place
Courtney Brown, Novice Debate, 3^rd Place
Hunter Cochran, Novice Debate, 4^th Place
Katherine Burgess, Novice Debate, 5^th Place

Abby Williams Claims 2012 IPDA Varsity National Championship

Dr. Web Drake — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:44:07 +0000

IPDA Championship Tournament

Team: Tournament Sweepstakes, 2^nd Place; Founder’s Sweepstakes, 2^nd Place; Scholastic Sweepstakes, 2^nd Place
Amanda Bennett: Professional Debate, Octo-Finalist
Seth Brake: Professional Debate, Octo-Finalist; Professional Debate Speaker, 2^nd Place
Jordan Hughey: Professional Debate, Octo-Finalist
Kylie McDonald: Professional Debate, Octo-Finalist
Lowell Van Ness: Professional Debate, Octo-Finalist
Abby Williams: Varsity Debate, Champion; Varsity Debate Speaker, 6^th Place
Ali Holcomb: Varsity Debate, Semi-Finalist
David Knack: Varsity Debate, Quarter-Finalist
Jordan Hayes: Varsity Debate, Octo-Finalist
Leanna Cargile: Varsity Debate, Double Octo-Finalist
Kevin Moss: Varsity Debate, Double Octo-Finalist
Kaleb Noblett: Varsity Debate, Double Octo-Finalist
Vicki Searl: Varsity Debate, Double Octo-Finalist
Emily Welborn: Varsity Debate, Double Octo-Finalist
Katherine Burgess: Novice Debate, Octo-Finalist
Courtney Brown: Novice Debate, Double Octo-Finalist
Hunter Cochran: Novice Debate Speaker, 3^rd Place

NBS New York Trip

Ray Eaton — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:14:56 +0000

Eleven Union University Communication Arts students journeyed to NYC over Spring Break to attend the National Broadcasting Society’s annual convention. During the convention, the students were exposed to speakers and panel discussions from professionals in TV, radio and film. Topics included freelancing, resume building, producing a newscast, documentary films and many others. Tours of media facilities with workshops were scheduled. These included NBC, CBS, ABC, the Major League Baseball Network, Heart One Radio and others. They also mingled with nearly 400 other students from campuses across the country.

In their downtime, Todd Starnes of the FOX network arranged a special VIP tour of the FOX facilities. The following day it was a pizza supper with special bakery-style cupcakes on his apartment rooftop in Brooklyn. Several hours of free time were spent touring museums, walking through Central Park, attending Broadway plays, shopping and of course eating NYC’s famous pizza, hot dogs and cheesecake from street vendors and restaurants. Next year’s convention is scheduled for Washington, D.C.

A tired group but glad to be in NYC after a day of airports and hauling luggage!

Debate Team Wins at University of Central Arkansas

Dr. Web Drake — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:07:34 +0000

University of Central Arkansas “End of Hi-bear-nation” Debate Tournament

Team, Sweepstakes, 1^st Place

Kylie McDonald, Professional Debate, Quarter-Finalist
Jordan Hughey, Professional Debate, Octo-Finalist
Nicole Haynes, Professional Debate, Octo-Finalist

Vicki Searl, Varsity Debate, Semi-Finalist
Kevin Moss, Varsity Debate, Quarter-Finalist
Emily Welborn, Varsity Debate, Octo-Finalist
Leanna Cargile, Varsity Debate, Octo-Finalist; Speaker, 2^nd Place
Abby Williams, Varsity Debate, Octo-Finalist
Jed Dugger, Varsity Debate, Octo-Finalist

Courtney Brown, Novice Debate, Quarter-Finalist
Hunter Cochran, Novice Debate, Octo-Finalist; Speaker, 3^rd Place
Katherine Burgess, Novice Debate, Octo-Finalist
Rebecca Sperry, Novice Debate, Octo-Finalist

Debate Team Travels to Shreveport

Dr. Web Drake — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:07:30 +0000

Complete Results for Bossier Parrish Community College Eddy Shell Invitational:

Team, Sweepstakes, 3^rdPlace

Seth Brake, Professional Debate, Octo-Finalist

Kylie McDonald, Professional Debate, Octo-Finalist; Professional Debate Speaker, 5^thPlace

Jordan Hughey, Professional Debate, Octo-Finalist

Emily Welborn, Varsity Debate, Finalist

Jordan Hayes, Varsity Debate, Quarter-Finalist; Varsity Debate Speaker, 2^nd Place

Vicki Searl, Varsity Debate, Quarter-Finalist; Varsity Debate Speaker, 5^th Place

Alison Holcomb, Varsity Debate, Octo-Finalist

Kaleb Noblett, Varsity Debate, Octo-Finalist

Abby Williams, Varsity Debate, Octo-Finalist

Hunter Cochran, Novice Debate, Quarter-Finalist

Janie Owen, Novice Debate, Quarter-Finalist; Novice Debate Speaker, 5^th Place

Caleb Valentine, Novice Debate, Quarter-Finalist

Rebecca Sperry, Novice Debate, Octo-Finalist

Courtney Brown, Novice Debate, Octo-Finalist

Journalism Excellence Recognized at SEJC

Chris Blair — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:46:29 +0000

The Cardinal & Cream staff won 14 awards—the highest total of any school in the South—in the 2011 Southeast Journalism Conference’s “Best of the South” competition. The awards were announced Feb. 10-11 during the annual conference at UT-Martin.

SEJC only allows one student from each school per category and that student cannot enter another category, which means our students ranked in 14 of the 15 categories they entered. So it’s literally our “best” student in each category against the “best” from the other schools that entered this year’s contest. SEJC schools come from eight states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. Forty-one schools in the South entered this year’s journalism competition for a total of 418 total entries in 26 categories.

“To put that award total in perspective, the school closest to us in total awards was East Carolina University with 9 awards, and Ole Miss and Alabama with 8 awards each. We were ranked No. 3 in the “Best College Newspaper” category behind Auburn and East Carolina. That’s the category in which we were the reigning No. 1, but it’s difficult to repeat (i.e., no school has ever done that), so I’m pleased we ranked high again this year.” said Dr. Michael Chute, Professor of Communication Arts and Adviser of the Cardinal & Cream.

Ranked behind us as the best college newspaper are (in order) Austin Peay, Alabama, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi State, West Florida, MTSU and Tennessee Tech. Besides Union, no other school ranked in the Top-5 in both newspaper and website, and besides us, only East Carolina, Alabama and West Florida ranked in the Top-10 in both categories. Our Baptist friends with their award totals in parenthesis are Belmont (3), Samford (3) and Mississippi College (2). Vanderbilt did not win any awards in this year’s competition, and Ole Miss did not make the Top-10 in the best newspaper category.

Two of our students — Margaret Brinson and Alex Brown — did something no school has done since I’ve been associated with the SEJC (and possibly ever) by being ranked No. 3 and No. 5, respectively, in the top student category, College Journalist of the Year. That is very exciting as that category always includes the very best students from the other schools in SEJC. No other school had two students rank in that category. And, Margaret was awarded $250 in prize money for her No. 3 ranking.

In the On-Site competition at UT-Martin, our students ranked No. 2 in the overall team rankings behind Ole Miss. That’s the highest we’ve ever ranked in the on-site competition as No. 3 was our previous highest ranking four years ago when the conference was hosted by Belmont. Alex Brown ranked No. 1 in News Writing, Margaret Brinson ranked No. 2 in Copy Editing, and Grace Ferrell ranked No. 2 in Current Events. James Summerlin and Katherine Pullen took Honorable Mention in Sports Writing and Feature Writing, respectively. That means our students placed in all three of the writing contests. Again, per SEJC rules, we could only put one student in each category, and that student could not enter any other category.

In the Best of the South competition, Katlyn Moncada ranked No. 1 in Best Multimedia Journalist categoy. Katherine Pullen took the No. 1 ranking in Best Journalism Research Paper and teamed up with Margaret Brinson and Ebbie Davis to rank No. 1 in Best Public Service Journalism. Ebbie Davis was also ranked No. 2 in Best Press Photographer, and James Summerlin and William Rowland ranked No. 4 in Best Sports Writer and No. 4 in Best Advertising Staff Member, respectively.

Here is the complete list of Cardinal & Cream winners:

Cardinal & Cream, Best College Newspaper (No. 3)
Cardinal & Cream, Best College Website (No. 4)
Katlyn Moncada, Best Multimedia Journalist (No. 1)
Katherine Pullen, Ebbie Davis, Margaret Brinson, Best Public Service Journalism (No. 1)
Katherine Pullen, Best Journalism Research Paper (No. 1)
Ebbie Davis, Best Press Photographer (No. 2)
James Summerlin, Best Sports Writer (No. 4)
William Rowland, Best Advertising Staff Member (No. 4)
Margaret Brinson, Best Opinion-Editorial Writer (No. 5), College Journalist of the Year (No. 3)
Alex Brown, Best News Reporter (No. 9); College Journalist of the Year (No. 5)
Kristen Marks, Best Newspaper Page Layout Designer (No. 9)
Treasure Hightower, Best News Graphic Designer (No. 10)

On-Site Competition
Alex Brown, News Writing (No. 2)
Margaret Brinson, Copy Editing (No. 2)
Grace Ferrell, Current Events (No. 2)
James Summerlin, Sports Writing (Honorable Mention)
Katherine Pullen, Feature Writing (Honorable Mention)

“I’m very proud of our Cardinal & Cream staff for winning the 14 awards in the SEJC ‘Best of the South’ competition and for the No. 2 team ranking in the On-Site competition.” Chute said.

Debate Team Wins Reddie to Rumble

Dr. Web Drake — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:01:28 +0000

Full results for the Henderson State University “Reddie to Rumble” Debate Tournament:

Team, Sweepstakes, 1st Place
Kylie McDonald, Professional Debate, Semi-Finalist
Seth Brake, Professional Debate, Finalist
Amelia Krauss, Professional Debate, Quarter-Finalist
Emily Welborn, Varsity Debate, Champion
Alison Holcomb, Varsity Debate, Quarter-Finalist
Kevin Moss, Varsity Debate, Quarter-Finalist; Varsity Debate Speaker, 2nd Place
Kaleb Noblett, Varsity Debate, Octo-Finalist
Abby Williams, Varsity Debate, Octo-Finalist
Katherine Burgess, Novice Debate, Finalist; Novice Debate Speaker, 2nd Place
Rebecca Sperry, Novice Debate, Semi-Finalist
Caleb Valentine, Novice Debate, Quarter-Finalist
Courtney Brown, Novice Debate, Octo-Finalist; Novice Debate Speaker, 4th Place
Hunter Cochran, Novice Debate, Octo-Finalist
Janie Owen, Novice Debate, Octo-Finalist