Delta Sigma Rho—Tau Kappa Alpha
National Honorary Forensic Society

 

Make plans for the
2008 National Conference & Tournament

Invitation NOW available!
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National Conference & Tournament Results

 

Historical documents from previous years


Online Forensic Tournament Calendar

Online Index to Forensic Research

Online Index to Graduate Assistantships in Communication Studies

 

Speaker and Gavel
National Journal of DSR-TKA
volumes/issues available online

 


Organization Documents

DSR-TKA Constitution & Bylaws
Certificate of Candidates

PURPOSE: To promote interest in and to award suitable recognition for excellence in forensics and original speaking; and to foster respect for and an appreciation of freedom of speech as a vital element of democracy.

ELIGIBILITY: Participation, as a student, at a high level of excellence, in at least two years of intercollegiate (or equivalent) forensics or original speaking activity, supervised by the faculty sponsor of a campus chapter or by qualified members of the forensics staff--unless the forensics or original speaking activity was commenced in the senior year as an undergraduate, in which case one year of such participation shall be acceptable. The student shall have completed at least three semesters or five quarters of college prior to initiation, and shall rank in the upper thirty-five percent of his college class.

MAJOR ACTIVITIES: The society sponsors annual national and regional conferences at which students discuss and debate current vital national issues. A National Student Council involves undergraduate members in the operation of the society. The society publishes a journal, Speaker and Gavel, and has published a textbook, Argumentation and Debate. Annual awards are made to the Speaker of the Year, who exemplifies the characteristics of "effective, intelligent and responsible communication in a democracy," to Distinguished Alumni and to the winners in the National Forensic League nationwide high school tournament.

OFFICIAL CONTACT:

JoAnn M. Edwards

Director of Forensics

Lott Leadership Institute

University of Mississippi, 662-915-3799

jedwards@olemiss.edu

NATIONAL OFFICERS:

President: JoAnn Edwards, University of Mississippi

Vice President: Charles DeLancey, Furman University

Secretary: Debra Yancy, University of Mississippi

Treasurer: Mike Edmonds, Colorado College

Journal Editor: Daniel Cronn-Mills, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Webmaster: Daniel Cronn-Mills, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Historian: Robert Weiss, DePauw University

Trustee: James D. Klepper,

National Conference Chairs: Mike Edmonds, Colorado College & Frank Thompson, University of Alabama

East Representative: John Devine,

West Representative: Terry West, Southern Utah University

South Representative:

Midwest Representative: Susan Balter-Reitz, Montana State Univ, Billings

Past President: Vicki Karns, Suffolk University

 

NATIONAL STUDENT OFFICERS

President: Michelle Howard - U. of Alabama Michka.Howard@gmail.com

VP1: Christina Laird- U. of Florida cdl1986o@ufl.edu

VP2: Jenny Wells - U. of Alabama enialajw@hotmail.com

Secretary: Evan McCarley - U. of Mississippi ekmccarl@olemiss.edu


daniel.cronn-mills@mnsu.edu

last update: September 2007