MURFREESBORO,
Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s Blue Raider Debate team was
honored this year with a Tennessee Senate Joint Resolution in recognition of
the team’s highly successful season last year.
The
resolution was sponsored by state Sens. Bill Ketron of Murfreesboro and Jim
Tracy of Shelbyville and Reps. Dawn White of Murfreesboro and Brenda Gilmore of
Nashville. It also includes the signatures of Gov. Bill Haslam, Senate Speaker
Randy McNally and House Speaker Beth Harwell.
Debate
team coach Pat Richey, director of forensics at MTSU, said the resolution “was
a great and unexpected honor.” Joint Resolution 407 honored the 2016-2017 MTSU
Blue Raider Debate team for its second International Public Debate Association
national championship and a “phenomenal” season in which the group of 20 or so
debaters also won a number of regional titles as well as numerous individual
awards.
“The
students worked hard and traveled to multiple tournaments throughout the region
and competed against some of the best schools in the nation,” Richey said.
“MTSU Debate prides itself as a walk-on team and all majors are welcome.”
Under
Richey, the team has grown to include a new Individual Events section that
focuses on speaking events and acts under the leadership of assistant team coach
Natonya Listasch, an instructor in communication studies and organizational
communication.
“Students
can now learn these valuable skills while still leading in debate,” Richey
said.
For more
information about MTSU Blue Raider Debate, contact Richey at 615-898-2273 or
visit the team’s official website, http://www.mtsu.edu/debate.
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