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Seventy-fourth Annual
High School Oratorical Scholarship Program - "A Constitutional Speech Contest"
2007-2008

2007 Scholarship Winners 
First Place - Cody L. Clemons, of Malta Bend $2,000
Second Place - Collin Galster, of Pattonville, $1,800
Third Place - Ben Chambers, of St. Charles $1,600
Fourth Place - Austin Black, of Butler $1,400

 

MISSOURI NATIONAL WINNER

1949  Paul T. Heyne Concordia

MISSOURI STATE WINNERS

 

1935 Everett Grese Concordia
1936 Thomas Tierney St. Louis
1937 Charles Brown Springfield
1938 Carl Kenagy, Jr. Raytown
1939 Kenneth Hackman Brentwook
1940 Olin W. Venable Booneville
1941 James J. Jenkins Maplewood
1942 Maurice Kraxberger Salisbury
1943 Ed Keath Clayton
1944 Richard B. Dempsey St. Louis
1945 Patrick O’Mera Independence
1946 Howard Downs Independence
1947 Robert A. Southern Independence
1948 Robert Wallace Springfield
1949 Paul T. Heyne Concordia
1950 Kenneth Lee Frerking Concordia
1951 Martin E. Palmer St. Louis County
1952 Monty Harlow Springfield
1953 David Morton Kansas City
1954 Thomas Hungerford St. Louis
1955 Leonard Goodall Warrensburg
1956 Kenneth R. Jennison Carthage
1957 Jeana Sue Herl Hannibal
1958 Robert Dickeson Independence
1959 June Lynne Skaggs Monett
1960 David J. Wynne St. Louis
1961 John H. Garabedian Kansas City
1962 Sandra Lee Appleby St. Charles
1963 Bond R. Faulwell Kansas City
1964 John Willibrand St. Charles
1965 David Hilgendorf St. Louis
1966 Robert Thedinger Kansas City
1967 Robert Thedinger Kansas City
1968 Gary Klingsporn Monett
1969 John W. Head Palmyra
1970 Susan J. Dye Hannibal
1971 John W. Head Palmyra
1972 Joyce Meier Farrar
1973 Robert Banks, Jr. Monett
1974 Debbie O. Downs Manchester
1975 Joy Anita Haven Manchester
1976 Donald A. Calvert Cape Girardeau
1977 John F. Gillespie, Jr. Manchester
1978 Charles J. Rupp Diamond
1979 Allan H. Harvey Rolla
1980 Brenda Tompkins Bolckow
1981 Glen Dasmalchi Mansfield
1982 Kevin W. Smith North Kansas City
1983 Rodney Sexton Ava
1984 Patrick Walker Grandview
1985 Sam M. Coring Springfield
1986 Catherine M. Kintner Jackson
1987 Marty Tade Columbia
1988 Rachel L. Bringer Palmyra
1989 Bryan D. Watson Milan
1990 Ted W. Beasley St. Louis
1991 Lisa S. Williams Manchester
1992 Brian W. Prewitt Ballwin
1993 Amy E. Smith Warrenton
1994 Tina Suneja Town and Country
1995 Tina Suneja Town and Country
1996 Karen M. Barmann Maryville
1997 Bradley W. Cordes Raytown
1998 Erin K. Guyer Ballwin
1999 Arif H. Kamal Warrensburg
2000 Edward C. Shelton Kansas City
2001 Ashley Oppenheim Ballwin
2002 Ashley Oppenheim Ballwin
2003 Jared R. Wortman Warrensburg
2004 Afrin N. Kamal Warrensburg
2005 Alexandra K. Hunstein Ballwin
2006 Michael E. Gertz Sedalia
2007 Cody L. Clemons Malta Bend

 

 
Judge Duane Benton
Chair Oratorical Commission 
P.O. Box 179
Jefferson City MO 65102-0179
(573) 893-2353
 

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