National Forensic Association

2001 NFA National Tournament: Public Address Events
(After Dinner, Informative, Persuasive, Rhetorical Criticism)

Quarterfinalists: Informative Speaking

  • Joyce Olsen (Illinois State University)
  • Talia Calig (Indiana University)
  • Kami Kosenko (Bradley University)
  • Robb Telfer (Illinois State University)
  • Cara Lewis (Ohio University)
  • Beth Ribarsky (Central Michigan)
  • Philip Wininger (Western Kentucky University)
  • Beth Storey (Eastern Michigan University)
  • Reid Sollberger (University Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • Laura Fancher (North Central College)
  • Barbara Ellevold (University Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • Joe O'Brien (Saint Joseph's University)

Semifinalists: Informative Speaking

  • Maria Cornett (Miami University)
  • Meredith Schnug (Miami University)
  • Nathaniel Grow (Ohio University)
  • Jamie Gilbert (Eastern Michigan University)
  • Beth Clarke (Illinois State University)
  • Erin Gallagher (Ohio University)

Informative Finals:

  • 1st place - Martin Note (Bradley University)
  • 2nd place - Melanie Loehwing (Indiana University)
  • 3rd place - Arwen Williams (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • 4th place - Amy Jones (Western Kentucky University)
  • 5th place - Eric Rasmussen (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • 6th place - Jordi Matsumoto (Ohio State University)

Quarterfinalists: Persuasive Speaking

  • Joe Knudsen (Ball State University)
  • Amy Jones (Western Kentucky University)
  • Meredith Jones (Ohio State University)
  • Beth Storey (Eastern Michigan University)
  • Jamie McCoy (Bradley University)
  • Justin Neal (Berry College)
  • Barbara Ellevold (University Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • Adam Grenier (Bradley University)
  • Jamie Gilbert (Eastern Michigan University)
  • Jessica Nelson (Miami University)
  • Arwen Williams (University Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • Tanya Austin (Illinois State University)
  • Sara Gross (University Indiana)

Semifinalists: Persuasive Speaking

  • Kristen McCauliff (Central Michigan University)
  • Allen Vietzke (Eastern Michigan University)
  • Amanda Frioli (Illinois State University)
  • Maria Cornett (Miami University)
  • Aaron Unseth (University Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • Joyce Olsen (Illinois State University)

Persuasive Speaking Finals:

  • 1st place - Steve Zammit (Cornell University)
  • 2nd place - Chris Lahna (Miami University)
  • 3rd place - Martin Note (Bradley University)
  • 4th place - Erin Gallagher (Ohio University)
  • 5th place - Meredith Schnug (Miami University)
  • 6th place - Stephanie Aduloju (Creighton University)

Quarterfinalists: Rhetorical Criticism

  • Vance Pierce (Bradley University)
  • Chrys Rodriguez (Bradley University)
  • Nathaniel Grow (Ohio University)
  • Amanda Thompson (Indiana University)
  • Brad Clark (Bradley University)
  • Beth Clarke (Illinois State University)
  • Jason Warren (Northwestern University)
  • Heather Carmack (Truman State)
  • Aaron Unseth (University Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • Laura Fancher (North Central College)
  • Stefan Streit (Creighton University)
  • Megan Houge (Illinois State University)

Semifinalists: Rhetorical Criticism

  • Maria Cornett (Miami University)
  • Ian Turnipseed (Clemson University)
  • Jaime Riewerts (Bradley University)
  • Beth Storey (Eastern Michigan University)
  • Melanie Loehwing (Indiana University)
  • James Kozinski (North Central College)

Rhetorical Criticism Finals:

  • 1st place - Chris Lahna (Miami University)
  • 2nd place - Meredith Schnug (Miami University)
  • 3rd place - Ben Borchers (Ohio State University)
  • 4th place - Joshua Georgen (Indiana University)
  • 5th place - Jordi Matsumoto (Ohio State University)
  • 6th place - Eileen Monaghan (Saint Joseph's University)

Quarterfinalists: After Dinner Speaking

  • Ben Jedd (Bradley University)
  • Josh Scott (Eastern Michigan University)
  • Adam Grenier (Bradley University)
  • Scott Phillips (Central Michigan)
  • Brian Haapala (University Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • Steve Zammit (Cornell)
  • Ben Schneider (University Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • Shane Mecham (Truman State)
  • David Wilkins (Western Kentucky University)
  • Laura Fancher (North Central College)
  • Becky Bull (Bradley University)
  • Amy Jones (Western Kentucky University)

Semifinalists: After Dinner Speaking

  • Allen Vietzke (Eastern Michigan University)
  • Beth Clarke (Illinois State University)
  • Megan Houge (Illinois State University)
  • Casey Wikstrom (Northwest Missouri State)
  • Chris Lahna (Miami University)
  • Ben Aslinger (Northwestern University)

After Dinner Speaking Finalists:

  • 1st place - Kami Kosenko (Bradley University)
  • 2nd place - Ian Samuel (Truman State)
  • 3rd place - Nathaniel Grow (Ohio University)
  • 4th place - Michael Graupmann (Arizona State University)
  • 5th place - Jennifer Lafferty (Arizona State University)
  • 6th place - Meredith Smith (Miami University)