It is with great sadness that I write to let the debate community know that Frank Harrison passed away Monday, June 1, at his home in Galveston, TX. Frank was the Director of Debate at Trinity University for twenty years. During that time he was a tremendous coach, teacher, and friend to countless debaters both at Trinity University and within the debate community at large. At the 1961 National Debate Tournament, Frank was third speaker and final round participant for King's College. He later earned a degree from Harvard Law and served as a United States Representative for the state of Pennsylvania. Debate, however, was his passion. He was the 2003 Dr. Lucy M. Keele Award winner, chair of the National Debate Tournament committee, and host of the 1991 National Debate Tournament. Although he had success coaching throughout the nation, his heart was always with the American Debate Association where he served in almost every official capacity including president. There are alread y articles being written on his tenure in Congress (like the two below), but I hope that we will be vigilant in reminding the world that Frank Harrison was first and foremost a director of debate and that in that role he was one of our best.
Sincerely, Jarrod Atchison http://www.citizensvoice.com/articles/2009/06/03/news/doc4a26fc39911f1177769059.txt http://lulacpoliticaletter.blogspot.com/2009/06/lulac-edition-837-june-3rd-2009.html _______________________________________________ CEDA-L mailing list [email protected] http://www.ndtceda.com/mailman/listinfo/ceda-l
