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Fraser Speaking Competition<\/span><\/h1>\n

Each semester the Lamb School hosts a speaking competition to honor William Fraser, a former media teacher at Lafayette Jefferson High School. The purpose of the competition is to recognize excellence in presentational speaking among Purdue undergraduates. Additionally, the competition aims to highlight the important skills of explaining complex information to different audiences, a skill that all Boilermakers will use in their future pursuits.<\/p>\n

To participate in the competition, students are nominated by their instructor who will submit a video of the student\u2019s explanation presentation. In 4-5 minutes, students will explain a complex topic in a simple and engaging way that audiences with varying levels of knowledge would be able to understand.<\/p>\n

SPRING 2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Submissions due:<\/strong> March 13th, 2026, by 5:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n

Fraser Semi-Finals:<\/strong> April 6th, 2026 \/ BRNG 1260 5:00-8:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n

Fraser Finals:<\/strong> April 13th, 2026 \/ BHEE 129 6:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fall 2025 Winners<\/h2>\n

1st<\/sup> Sophie Hua<\/p>\n

2nd<\/sup> Beckett Colling<\/p>\n

3rd<\/sup> Rhea Mukherjee<\/p>\n

4th<\/sup> Claudia Stage<\/p>\n

5th<\/sup> Ruth Moser<\/p>\n

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Spring 2025 Winners<\/h2>\n

1st<\/sup> \u00a0Eva Veeningen<\/p>\n

2nd<\/sup> Nivrithi Varghese<\/p>\n

3rd<\/sup> Jack Garrison<\/p>\n

4th<\/sup> David Manuel<\/p>\n

5th<\/sup> Jeddah Gottfried<\/p>\n

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Fall 2024 Winners<\/h2>\n

1st<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0Ally Loquasto- Credit Scores<\/p>\n

2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Daniel Kwon- How Soap Works<\/p>\n

3rd<\/sup>\u00a0Benjamin Dimmic- How Touch Screens Work<\/p>\n

4th<\/sup>\u00a0Rohin Kumar- How Batteries Work<\/p>\n

5th<\/sup>\u00a0Hannah Hampson- Immune System<\/p>\n

 
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Fall 2023 Winners<\/h2>\n

1st<\/sup> Cora Wood Color Blindness<\/em><\/p>\n

2nd<\/sup> Elizabeth Cagle Paralysis<\/em><\/p>\n

3rd<\/sup> Mylie Roberts How the Mariana Trench was Formed<\/em><\/p>\n

4th<\/sup> Tony Miller Positive Reinforcement<\/em><\/p>\n

5th<\/sup> Mary Ashley Stevenson Vitamins<\/em><\/p>\n

6th <\/sup>Milan Srnic Beowulf Clusters<\/em><\/p>\n

 
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THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO ANY CURRENT COM 114 STUDENTS AND WILL FEATURE THREE ROUNDS<\/span><\/h4>\n