Rhetoric Department Dinner
2017 Graduating Rhetoric Majors
The Wabash College Rhetoric Department celebrated its 2017 graduating class by hosting a dinner inside Trippet Hall on Monday, March 27. The department faculty toasted all of the students, complete with some embarrassing stories.
Jack Oest
Griffin Levy '17 listens to Jack Oest, the grandson of the late William Norwood Brigance.
Dr. Brenda Allen
Macallister Norton '17, left, listens to the 2017 Brigance Forum speaker, Dr. Brenda Allen of the University of Colorado-Denver.
Alex Wimber '17
Alex Wimber '17 talks with Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Dr. Jeff Drury during the dinner.
Roger Billings '59 and Dr. Brenda Allen
Wabash College Trustee Roger Billings '59, one of the evening's special guests, speaks with the 2017 Brigance Forum speaker Dr. Brenda Allen.
Associate Professor of Rhetoric Dr. Jennifer Abbott
Associate Professor of Rhetoric Dr. Jennifer Abbott began the toasts for the evening, during which each graduating rhetoric major was also presented with a Wabash tie.
Jordan Smith '17
Jordan Smith '17 listens as his professors tell stories about his classmates.
Roger Billings '59
Wabash College Trustee Roger Billings '59 listens as professors tell some of their favorite stories about their students.
Delon Pettiford '17
Delon Pettiford '17 may be highly regarded for his talents on the football field, but Associate Professor of Rhetoric Dr. Jennifer Abbott said she will remember him most for his 'family man' personality.
Griffin Levy '17
Griffin Levy '17 listens as Professor of Rhetoric Dr. Todd McDorman talks about Griffin's time at Wabash from the classroom to the stage.
Cole Crouch '17
Cole Crouch '17 listens as Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Dr. Jeff Drury talks about what it was like watching Cole find his niche.
Vincent Bowden '17
Vincent Bowden '17 could not help but crack a smile when Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Dr. Jeff Drury told an embarrassing story about one of Vincent's previous assignments.
Adam Burtner '17
Adam Burtner '17 enjoys listening to the many stories Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Dr. Sara Drury had to tell about him.
Felipe Cuatecontzi '17
Felipe Cuatecontzi '17 laughs at some of the stories being told about his classmates.
Connor Rice '17
The toast for Connor Rice '17 included stories about his accomplishments on the football field and in the classroom as well as fun facts from the website for his upcoming wedding.
Macallister Norton '17
Macallister Norton '17 could not stop laughing the entire time stories were being told about him.
Greg Sklar '17
Greg Sklar '17 is the winner of 2017 O'Rourke Award, which is awarded to the student with the best senior project in the Rhetoric Department.
Hug
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Dr. Sara Drury receives a hug from Greg Sklar '17 after he is announced as the the O'Rourke Award winner.
Drurys and Students
Assistant Professors of Rhetoric Dr. Sara Drury and Dr. Jeff Drury talk with rhetoric majors Kyle Stucker '17 and Adam Burtner '17.