[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 24 (Thursday, February 12, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E200]
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          HONORING UNIVERSITY OF OREGON PROFESSOR DAVID FRANK

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                         HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 12, 2015

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize University of 
Oregon (UO) Professor David Frank. In his 32 year career at the UO, 
Professor Frank has taught, mentored, and inspired generations of 
students. He has shaped the study of speech and debate as the dean of 
the Robert D. Clark Honors Program at the UO and as the longtime 
director of the UO Forensics Program. For his exemplary work and for 
his leadership, the UO college debate tournament has been renamed the 
David Frank Tournament of Scholars.
   Professor Frank is renowned for his wit, rhetorical flair, and 
passion for the principles of debate. He is the recipient of five 
teaching awards, including three university wide recognitions and a 
career achievement award in forensics. He has overseen the UO Forensics 
Program since 1981, which won three national championships and 
international recognition, with a team competing in the semifinal round 
at the 2006 World Universities Championship in Dublin, Ireland.
   As a University of Oregon graduate, it is my pleasure to highlight 
the outstanding accomplishments of Professor Frank. I am also proud to 
note that Oregon forensics dates to the founding of the university in 
1876. One of the very first intercollegiate debates in America occurred 
in 1891 between Oregon and Willamette University. The style of debate 
now known as policy cross-examination was developed at the University 
of Oregon in the 1930s.
   The UO hosts the first David Frank Tournament of Scholars later this 
month, an honor Professor Frank so richly merits.

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