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Dr. Eric Morris (Ermo) ---Debated at Missouri State from 1986-1990, ending his career in the final round of CEDA Nationals. Coached a CEDA National Champion team for Kansas State in 1991, before moving on to Missouri Southern in 1992-1994. Returned to Missouri State at the Asst Coach from 1994-2000. Worked at KU from 2000-2003 before returning to his Alma Mater. Noted for a variety of oddities, not unlike this sentence. He is the overseer. He would be happy to talk to you about debating for our program, etc., if you email to EricMorris@MissouriState.edu. |
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Dr. Heather Walters – Heather was an excellent debater for Missouri State from 1992-1996, reaching the Sweet Sixteen at CEDA in 1995. After a brief foray into a legal degree (from U. Maryland), she decided that debate is more interesting than legal practice. She worked as a G.T.A. (1998-2000), and then became Assistant Coach in 2000. She served as the interim director in 2002-2003. You won't find a harder working coach in any program, or one more interested in both debate arguments and the literature bases they use. You can interrogate her devotion at HeatherWalters@MissouriState.edu. |
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Martin Osborn – As a debater, Martin reached the semifinals of both CEDA and the NDT in 2008. He was also top speaker at both national tournaments, the 2nd time in debate history that feat had been accomplished. "Ozzy" is returning as a coach this fall, and can offer a frank yet strangely uplifting assessment of anyone's current debate skills and their prospect for improvement. Email him if you wish! |
| Picture Coming! | Spencer Harris – Spencer won the NFA-LD Nationals for Drury University in 2008, and was a successful CX debater and extemper in in high school. He's been a close friend of the program for several years, and we are thrilled to have him as an official GTA. Email him! |
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Spencer Johnson -Spencer was a top tier debater at the University of Texas, and is an excellent addition to our coaching staff. Email him! |
| Other recent coaches,.past and present. Former debaters Sheena Walters, Jessica Johnson, Randy McCoy and Michael Kearney occasionally travel with the MIssouri State team. Recent GTA's Ben Warner and Kelly Winfrey are now in the PhD program at the University of Kansas. Other recent GTA's now coaching as faculty for other programs programs include Louie Petit (University of North Texas) and Justin Stanley (Illinois State University). |