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Angie Tinker wins the prestigious Megan Gaffney Award Posted by: Todd / February 23, 2018 February 23, 2018 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerOn Saturday, January 27th, the Northwest Forensics Conference (NFC) honored Angie Tinker, Forensics Forum Assistant at Pacific Lutheran University, with the Megan Gaffney Award. The announcement was made by NFC president, Brent Northup at the Scheller Invitational, held at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Megan Gaffney was a debater at the
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, but somehow Sam and I were able to make it into semis,” Bartholomew said. Competing in their first competition together, Ballard and Gerlach proved a dynamic duo: They made it to the final round. “I’m really proud to have made it that far,” Ballard said. “I’m excited to debate for PLU as often as I can.” Directed by Justin Eckstein, PLU’s Speech and Debate team has a long history of intercollegiate forensics competition. Founded in 1947, PLU’s debate team is one of the oldest and most decorated
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Alumni NewsletterSummer 2014New Forensics Director Builds on PLU LegacyPLU Forensics has a longstanding tradition of success, and this year they’ve added a new face to that tradition. Dr. Justin Eckstein, the new Forensics Director, holds a Doctorate in Rhetoric and Communication Ethics from the University of Denver. He is an award-winning researcher, and his work has been featured in internationally renowned argumentation periodicals.Dr. Eckstein has been involved in Forensics for the last 17
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no one crafts strategic arguments like the Lutes of PLU’s historic Speech and Debate team. In fact, you could argue that PLU’s rich history of success in the arena of competitive debate is one of the university’s best-kept secrets: Debater Andrew Tinker ’16 describes debate, also referred to as forensics, as “the most competitive activity that no one has ever heard of.” Fall 2013 proved an exciting time of successful transition for Speech and Debate, with the forensics squad facing some big
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Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Home Alumni News Alumni Awards & Recognition Mike Burton ’69 Distinguished Alumnus Award B urton’s distinguished career spans four decades in an array of stellar programs and services such as forensics, national boards and officiating. In addition, he was a master teacher who received the coveted Golden Apple Award from Channel 9 and PEMCO Insurance for excellence in education. Burton’s career as a debate coach
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News Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Home Alumni News Alumni Awards & Recognition Mike Burton ’69 Distinguished Alumnus Award B urton’s distinguished career spans four decades in an array of stellar programs and services such as forensics, national boards and officiating. In addition, he was a master teacher who received the coveted Golden Apple Award from Channel 9 and PEMCO Insurance for excellence in education. Burton’s career as a
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Alumni NewsBy Kristin Monroe '16Alumni News Editor 2015-2016 Year OverviewThe T.O.H. Karl Forensics Forum took home two first place titles from tournaments, won numerous speaker awards, and hosted an outstanding tournament of their own. “This has been a phenomenal year,” Justin Eckstein said, Director of the T.O.H. Karl Forensics Forum. Tournament accomplishments At the Steve Hunt Classic, PLU advanced more than 50 percent of its teams onto elimination rounds, won over a quarter of the speaker
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) “I’m really proud to have made it that far,” Ballard said. “I’m excited to debate for PLU as often as I can.” Directed by Justin Eckstein, PLU’s Speech and Debate team has a long history of intercollegiate forensics competition. Founded in 1947, PLU’s debate team is one of the oldest and most decorated forensics programs in the country. In the 2013-14 season, the PLU speech and debate team made it to eliminations at every single tournament it attended. On average, the program attends 10 tournaments
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T.O.H. Karl Forensics Forum Alumni and Friends, The 2014-2015 academic year represents a year of new beginnings and successes for the Pacific Lutheran University Debate Team. We increased debate and discourse both at PLU and in the Northwest region, completing the second annual Ruth Anderson Public Debate and reviving the T.O.H. Karl Tournament. More than 46 Lutes participated in debate tournaments throughout the year as part of the PLU Debate Team. Director of Forensics Justin Eckstein led the
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PLU Debaters Make History at Linfield Tournament Posted by: Todd / November 20, 2014 November 20, 2014 Forensics Team is Off to Another Strong Start PLU debaters who competed at Linfield College include, top row, left to right: Hannah Bates and Matt Aust and, bottom row, left to right: Angie Tinker, Brendan Stanton, Austin Ballard and Caila Fautenberry. (Photo: Kaitlyn Porter) Members of Pacific Lutheran University’s Forensics team argued their way into the history books at Linfield College
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