2016 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest

Seven students participated in the 2016  C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on March 18. Each speaker applied the Christian peace position to a contemporary concern in a short speech (8-10 min):

2:55Stephanie Toth, Humans and Technology, senior Digital Media major from Youngstown OH

13:28–Elisabeth Wilder, Make Change, Not Hashtags, junior Social Work major from Hesston, KS

23.05–Grantley Showalter, The Wisdom of Doubt, junior Peacebuilding and Development major from Waynesboro PA

33:03–Katrina Poplett, To Be at War with Yourself, sophomore Peacebuilding and Development major from Plymouth MN

45:28–Hannah Chappell-Dick, Beyond Fight or Flight: Becoming Mennonite in an Adrenaline-Soaked World, senior Biology major from Bluffton OH

54:28–Ethan Herman, Active Pacifism and Using Conflict as a Tool, first-year Biochemisty and Computer Science major from Waynesboro VA

104:27–Bethany Chupp, Standing at the Door, senior Psychology major from Canby, OR

2014 Speeches

2013 Speeches

2012 Speeches