WINTER 2025
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:
Derek Xia
Derek Xia is a Sophomore from Clayton, California, majoring in Accounting: "Y the ROC Pass?"
Talmage Erickson
Talmage Erickson is a Senior from Gilbert, Arizona, majoring in Finance: "Change Your Face, Change Your Life"
Daisy Bohon
Daisy Bohon is a Junior from Seattle, Washington, majoring in Exercise and Wellness "The Power of 150 Minutes"
Daniel Seaman
Daniel Seaman is a Senior from, Orem, Utah, majoring in Economics: "Fighting Viral Lies with Vital Truths"
Jared Fong
Jared Fong is a Sophomore from Cypress, California, majoring in Cell Biology: "The Lifeline We Call Connection"
Ellie Moeller
Ellie Moeller is a Freshman from Santa Rosa, California, majoring in Communication Disorder: "Social Media Addiction"
Dallin Bundy
Dallin Bundy is a Junior from St George, Utah, majoring in Political Science: "Faith it Till You Make It: Divine Identity and Self-Confidence"
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SEMIFINALISTS:
Kamber Mitchell
Joshua Pearce
Edward Hojoong Lee
Molly Ogden
Jocelyn Turley
Kamryn Taylor
Lily Zachary
McKei Western Bell