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\"debate<\/p>\n

\nLEXINGTON Ky.\u2014Transylvania University\u2019s speech and debate team recently won major honors in both state and national competitions.\n<\/p>\n

\nLast month at the Pi Kappa Delta Nationals in Athens, Ohio, team member Taylor Deaton of Richmond placed fifth in the nation in extemporaneous speaking and won an All American award. Teammate Rebecca Radcliffe of Lawrenceburg was an All American finalist.\n<\/p>\n

\nLater in March at the Kentucky Forensics Association tournament\u2014which the University of Kentucky hosted on Transylvania\u2019s campus\u2014Radcliffe and Deaton were state champions in parliamentary debate, and Deaton was state champion in extemporaneous speaking.\n<\/p>\n

\nBoth competitors also received the prestigious Harlan Hamm Award.\n<\/p>\n

\n“Taylor and Rebecca are both incredibly deserving of this recognition,\u201d coach Gary Deaton said. \u201cThey are both phenomenally successful competitors, tremendous leaders for our program and exceptional ambassadors for the speech and debate activity. They have led Transylvania through four of our most successful years. \u201d\"\"The Hamm Award recognizes those who represent the ideals of forensics competition. Harlan Hamm, who was a coach at Rowan County High School and Morehead State, was not only tremendously successful but also known throughout the state and national forensics community for his student-centered and ethical approach.\n<\/p>\n

\nAlso at the KFA tournament, first-year student Riley Bresnahan of West Virginia won the state championship in IPDA debate.\n<\/p>\n

\nAnother top award went to Transylvania alum Raven Mineo Webster, who is the school\u2019s associate director of forensics. The KFA’s Student Organization recognized her as the Coach of the Year for 2015. As a student, she won numerous state championships and was an All America finalist.\n<\/p>\n

Other Transylvania team member recognitions<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\nPKD Nationals<\/span>
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\n– Rachel Halliday of Gibsonia, Penn., and SaVannah Rash of Campbellsville, 14th in parliamentary debate\n<\/p>\n

\n– Taylor Deaton and Shelby Bailey of Mooresville, N.C., 20th in open parli\n<\/p>\n

\n– Radcliffe and Jody Robinson of Elizabethtown, 25th in open parli\n<\/p>\n

\n– Kyle Hembree of Centerville, Ohio, 15th in IPDA\n<\/p>\n

\n
\nKFA state tournament
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\n– Deaton, second in impromptu speaking; fifth in parli debate; and sixth in editorial impromptu, quadrathon and IPDA\n<\/p>\n

\n– Radcliffe, second in IPDA\n<\/p>\n

\n– Joey Gearon of Hodgenville, fourth in radio broadcasting and fifth in impromptu and editorial impromptu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LEXINGTON Ky.\u2014Transylvania University\u2019s speech and debate team recently won major honors in both state and national competitions. Last month at the Pi Kappa Delta Nationals in Athens, Ohio, team member Taylor Deaton of Richmond placed fifth in the nation in extemporaneous speaking and won an All American award. Teammate Rebecca Radcliffe of Lawrenceburg was an All American finalist. Later in March at the Kentucky Forensics Association tournament\u2014which the University of Kentucky hosted on Transylvania\u2019s campus\u2014Radcliffe and Deaton were state champions in parliamentary debate, and Deaton was state champion in extemporaneous speaking. Both competitors also received the prestigious Harlan Hamm Award. “Taylor and Rebecca are both incredibly deserving of this recognition,\u201d coach Gary Deaton said. \u201cThey are both phenomenally successful competitors, tremendous leaders for our program and exceptional ambassadors for the speech and debate activity. They have led Transylvania through four of our most successful years. \u201dThe Hamm Award recognizes those who represent the ideals of forensics competition. Harlan Hamm, who was a coach at Rowan County High School and Morehead State, was not only tremendously successful but also known throughout the state and national forensics community for his student-centered and ethical approach. Also at the KFA tournament, first-year student Riley Bresnahan of West Virginia won the state championship in IPDA debate. Another top award went to Transylvania alum Raven Mineo Webster, who is the school\u2019s associate director of forensics. The KFA’s Student Organization recognized her as the Coach of the<\/p>\n

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