Kinney places first in Speech Olympics
December 8, 2005
KOKOMO, Ind.—Rebekah Kinney, an accounting major from Kokomo, was chosen as best presenter in the Speech Olympics December 5 at Indiana University Kokomo. Kinney won “gold” honors and an academic grant of $150 for her original 10-minute speech on “The Environment and Tobacco Smoke.”
Logansport biology major Dannette Mainville received the second place silver prize of a $100 grant. She spoke on the issue of “Human Sex Trafficking.”
The third place bronze prize, a $50 grant, went to Khala Woodcock, a nursing major from Converse, whose topic was “Organ Donation.”
Kim Carpenter, a nursing major from Converse, placed fourth, with her presentation “When Hansel and Gretel Were Thin.” Katie Oliver, who also addressed “Human Sex Trafficking,” placed fifth; she is a nursing major from Noblesville.
The Department of Humanities in the School of Arts and Sciences coordinated the Speech Olympics, drawing top students from public speaking courses.
For more information on speech and communications courses at Indiana University Kokomo, visit http://www.iuk.edu/arts_sciences or call (765) 455-9248.
