Boise State Forensics Alumni Chapter

History:

Charter granted November 11, 2009

Boise State Forensics Alumni Chapter Welcome: The Boise State Forensics Alumni Chapter welcomes alumni, friends, and fans of the Talking Broncos. Our social chapter will be chartered with the intent to provide an outlet for former debaters to reconnect, to support our current students, and to build strong financial support for the future of the forensics program at Boise State.

Visit this Website and watch your mailbox for announcements about chapter meetings and upcoming events. To recieve emails and invitations about upcoming events and Talking Bronco news, update Your Information P.S. ... if you didn't finish your degree or even attend Boise State, you can still support the chapter as a Friend of Boise State Forensics.

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Boise State Forensics Hall of Fame:

The inaugural class of the Boise State University Forensics Hall of Fame was inducted April 19, 2009, at the annual Pi Kappa Delta banquet. The three honorees were:

  • Dr. Eugene B. Chaggee, president of Boise Junior College and later Boise College, who founded the debate program in 1937 and served as its first coach.
  • Roderick E. Walston who debated with distinction at Boise Junior College before earning a BA at Columbia and JD at Stanford and embarking on an extraordinarily successful legal career in California
  • Professor Emeritus C. Harvey Pitman who coached the forensics team during the transition from a private junior college to a public four-year institution and guided the team to its first national award as a four-year institution at the 1967 National Tournament.

The Forensics Alumni Chapter's Board of Directors will elect up to three members to the Forensics Hall of Fame Each Year.

  • Nominations are accepted from any Forensics Alumni Chapter member.

  • Nominees must be at least five years removed from direct involvement with the forensics program to be eligible.
  • Individuals can be nominated in the catergories of "Outstanding Forensics Competitior," "Outstanding Lifetime Achievement," or "Outstanding Service to the Forensics Program or Forensics Education."
  • In addition, outstanding Boise State teams can be inducted.

Contact any Forensics Alumni Chapter Officer for more information.

Watch your email for the announcement of the nomination period.

Past Events:

  • April 19, 2009: Talking Broncos Annual Banquet and inaugural Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Contact Forensics Director David Bailey at dcbailey@boisestate.edu for details or to register.
  • October 2, 2008: Inaugural Event for the Boise State Forensics Alumni Chapter

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How to donate to the chapter fund

Donations can be made to the Forensics Administrative Account, a fund for the team. Send gifts to the Boise State Foundation, 2225 University Drive, Boise, ID 83706, and make sure to include a note that the donation is to be directed to the Forensics Team. To give online

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Questions? Contact Sr. Associate Alumni Director Jennifer Wheeler at
jenniferwheeler@boisestate.edu or 208-426-1911.