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WINTER 2023

Our showcase went online again this semester. Thank you to all the students and faculty who worked through the pandemic circumstances by following the guidelines for our in-person campus classes and online. Thank you to our incredible donors, Donald Sloan, J. LaVar Bateman, and Kevin Jones, who believe in our students and make this showcase possible with a cash scholarship for each participant. We invite you to listen to their incredible stories here:

This semester’s showcase highlights the top finalist speakers chosen by our faculty judges from among all the public speaking sections. You can watch the entire playlist of our nine finalist speakersor choose individual speeches below:

Congratulations to both the speech finalists and semifinalist!

Introducing our finalists:

Eliza Stapley

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is a senior majoring in Exercise and Wellness from Modesto, California: Eat Less by Eating More

1st Place - Awarded a Marie Clegg Jones Scholarship, $1000.

Tanner Reeve

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is a junior majoring in Exercise and Wellness from Raymond, Alberta, Canada: Superhero Secrets

2nd Place - Awarded a Marie Clegg Jones Scholarship, $800.

Mikaela Ahlstrom

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is a sophomore majoring in Psychology from Kalaheo, Hawaii: Open For Disucssion

3rd Place - Awarded a Marie Clegg Jones Scholarship, $500.

Haley Elizabeth Jensen

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is a senior majoring in Dietetics from Las Vegas, Nevada: The Decision to Stop the Deprecation

Awarded a Bateman Scholarship, $350.

Rylee Katherine Johnson-Jacobson

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is a junior majoring in English from Mesa, Arizona: The Journey to our Promised Lands

Awarded a Bateman Scholarship, $350.

Grace Patey

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is a junior majoring in Neuroscience from Playa Carillo, Costa Rica: Book by its Cover (up)

Awarded a Sloan Scholarship, $350.

Elizabeth Dearden

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is a senior majoring in Linguistics from Huntington Beach, California: Genreral Disinformation

Awarded a Sloan Scholarship, $350.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SEMIFINALISTS:

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Nathan Hill

Nathan Hill is a senior majoring in Exercise and Wellness from American Fork, Utah.
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Mara Lambert

Mara Lambert is a freshman majoring in Public Health from Cedar City, Utah.
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Paul Crenshaw

Paul Crenshaw is senior majoring in Psychology from Richmond, Virginia.
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Michele Sorenson

Michele Sorenson is a sophomore majoring in Exercise and Wellness from Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Nolan Porras

Nolan Porras is a junior majoring in Economics from St. George, Utah.
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Craig Kendall

Craig Kendall is a junior majoring in Philosophy from Midway, Utah.
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Seth Sudweeks

Seth Sudweeks is a junior majoring in Political Science from Bountiful, Utah.
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Ava Brown

Ava Brown is a sophomore majoring in Pre-Public Relations from Ashburn, Virginia.