Beth Ford of Slippery Rock part of state champion debate team at Muskingum University

NEW CONCORD, OH (02/18/2014)(readMedia)-- Beth Ford of Slippery Rock was part of the Muskingum University debate team that won the state championship at the Ohio Forensics Association State Novice and Interstate Individual Events Tournament held recently at Ohio University in Athens.

Ford's debate partner was Carter Brown '16 of Zanesville, OH. In addition, both earned honors as Individual Parliamentary Debate Speakers, with Brown earning first place and Ford earning third place.

Ford also earned the following honors in individual events competition: Third place in Trithon (highest scores in three genres of individual events competition), sixth place in Persuasion and second place in Poetry.

Muskingum was competing against teams from Ohio University, the University of Akron, Marietta College, Cedarville University, Heidelberg University, Miami University, Eastern Michigan University, Butler University and Ivy Tech Community College.

The director of forensics at Muskingum is Instructor of Communication Rachel Pollock.