Seven students participated in the 2011  C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on March 25. Each speaker applied the Christian peace position to a contemporary concern in a short speech (8-10 min):

Meg Brauckmann, An Embodied Faith, senior Peacebuilding & Development major from Baltimore, MD

Jakob zumFelde, Separated from Creation by Asphalt, senior Environmental Science & Chemistry major from Goshen, IN

Jossimar Diaz-Castro, Unwanted Aliens: the Jewish and Hispanic Story, sophomore Theology & Philosophy major from Mexico City, Mexico

Jessica Sarriot, Hold on, together, senior Peacebuilding & Development major at home everywhere

Larisa Zehr, Tell me a story, senior Peacebuilding & Development major from Rochester, MN

Chrissy Kreider, Connecting for Compassion, senior Biology major from Mountville, PA

CheRae N. Chaney, He Walks Away With a Smile, first-year Theater major from Portsmouth, VA