ESU Archives student assistants are busy cleaning, organizing, and housing over
400 trophies, plaques, plates, and other awards earned by ESU’s debate teams between
1931 and 1997. The Emporia State University Debate Program Trophy
Collection represents the history and success of teams under the direction of thirteen
coaches: George R. R. Pflaum, James Lowther, Charles Masten, Howard
Holladay, Jim Trent, John DeBross, Larry Larmer, John Lehman,
Marvin Cox, David Matheny, Candy Clark, Steve DePoe,
and Gene Strickland. The awards were earned at 50 different
tournaments held across the United States.
This collection and other information about campus debate
and the Department of Communication and Theatre is available
via research service. The ESU Archives may be reached by telephone
at (620) 341-6431 or by email at archives@emporia.edu.
