The JoAnn Edwards Speech Award

2022 Edwards Award winner Ryan Augustine & Talya Slaw

2021 Edwards Award winner Katherine Duke and Stephen Monroe .

2020 Edwards Award Winner Morgan Whited and Stephen Monroe

Established in 2020, the JoAnn Edwards Speech Award recognizes undergraduate students who demonstrate the highest ability and overall effectiveness in public speaking. This award is presented annually to the winners of the JoAnn Edwards Speech Competition. Recipients of this award will have their names added to a plaque on display in the Department of Writing & Rhetoric. They will also receive a commemorative award and a monetary scholarship (processed through the student’s University bursar account).

This Year’s Recipients

Callie Scroggins – 1st Place
Lily Taggart – 2nd Place

Past Recipients

Ryan Augustine (2023)
Katherine Duke (2021)
Morgan Whited (2020)