Local students excel on Malone University (Canton, Ohio) speech and debate team

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Patty Rhinehart

CANTON , OH (02/12/2013)(readMedia)-- The Malone University forensics team uses the gift of speech to glorify God. Students research, write, and present speeches and interpretive performances on current and relevant topics, competing against other colleges and universities. Students work toward creating four different events to develop specific speaking skills. They compete with the same selections for the academic year. There are 11 different event categories and awards are given to the top 6 finishers in each event.

Local students who have received top honors include:

Patty Rhinehart, a sophomore communication arts major from Waynesville, Ohio. Rhinehart took 1st place at the Muskingum University tournament in Programmed Interpretation on the theme of Masks and the effort we take to hide our true selves from the world and our need for greater honesty.

She also took 5th place at the Liberty University tournament in Duo Interpretation that humorously investigates the still-existing societal prejudice against blondes and the need to stop stereotyping others, as well as 5th place in Programmed Interpretation on Masks.

Malone University (Canton, Ohio), a Christian university for the arts, sciences, and professions in the liberal arts tradition, affiliated with the Evangelical Friends Church, awards both undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 100 academic programs. Malone has been recognized by the prestigious Templeton Foundation as a leader in character development, as one of Northeast Ohio's Top Workplaces by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and is ranked among the top colleges and universities in the Midwest under the category Regional Universities according to U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2013.