2023 Speech Competition | School of Humanities

Date	April 28, 2023
Director	Steve Stuglin
Finalists (5)	2023 Winner Michelle Torres 1st place - Michelle Torres - Floyd Should Have a Career Closet 2nd place - Emma Grace Mendes - America Should Have Universal Healthcare 3rd place - Savanna Lusk - Student Loans and High Interest Rates 4th place - Ellie Cooper - Free the Orcas! 5th place - Shari Jurado - Pro-Choice for Women Click on speech titled for videos of the speeches.
Sponsors	Rome Area Council for the Arts GHC Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning GHC Student Life GHC Honors Program GHC Six Mile Post GHC Office of the Provost GHC Bookstore Special Thanks to Leslie Johnson, David Horace, Karen Yerkes, Anthony Snyder, Jeff Brown, Josie Baudier, Sarah Coakley, Ken Davis, Clifton Puckett, Campus Safety, and the Communication Faculty.
Judges	Final: Travice Obas, Melanie Largin, and Katie Merritt Primary and Semifinal: Jessica Lindberg, Kathryn Garcia, Jillian Petro, Merry Clark, Ericka Walczak, Julie Reidy, Sharryse Henderson, Allen Dutch, Rick Bombard, Charles Grimm, Nancy Applegate, Brandy Rogers, Dana Pergrem, Rachel Wall, Erica Simpson, and Amy Gandolfi
Semifinalists	Final round runners-up (2nd place in Semifinal round): Jaeda Rolling, Julia Haynes, Jasmin Cruz Fonseca, William Collins, Sarah Jenkins Our Semifinalists with GHC President Mike Hobbs

Georgia Highlands College named one of the TOP 10 FINALISTS for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.