About the Team

OUR FACULTY SPONSOR
 
Desi Henk

Vice President for Administration and Enrollment
JONATHAN TEAT

The Dallas Baptist University Debate Team started as a student-run and student-oriented organization to support debate activities for DBU students. Today, the team has grown as an organization and is sponsored by the University, competing in both team and individual IPDA style debate. 

Our desire is to compete at a national level while impacting our university, community, and world at a grassroots level. We strive to turn our debate experience into action and involvement that we feel betters the competition, the community, and ourselves.

OUR OFFICERS
 
Greyson Goebel

President
GREYSON GOEBEL
Junior from New Braunfels, TX
Homeschooled

Jascha Ely

Vice-President
JASCHA ELY
Freshman from Phoenix, AZ
Homeschooled

JOSEPH ALCAZAR

Secretary
JOSEPH ALCAZAR
Senior from Keller, TX
Homeschooled

 
HARMONY MILLER

Social Director
HARMONY MILLER
Freshman from Denton, TX
Homeschooled

OUR MEMBERS
 
JOSH BALLARD

Freshman
JOSH BALLARD
Fort Worth, TX
Northwest HS

KATY BRANCH

Sophomore
KATY BRANCH
Bentonville, AR
Bentonville HS

LUKE CASTLE

Freshman
LUKE CASTLE
Bedias, TX
Homeschooled

>Desi Henk

Sophomore
VALERIE COLBERT
Scurry, TX
Scurry-Rosser HS

JOSH FARQUHAR

Senior/Advisor
JOSH FARQUHAR
Chandler, TX
Homeschooled

MIRANDA FLORES

Freshman
MIRANDA FLORES
Walkersville, MD
Walkersville HS

JUSTIN HAMILTON

Sophomore
JUSTIN HAMILTON
Cibolo, TX
Homeschooled

MADISON KITNER

Junior
MADISON KITNER
Haslet, TX
Liberty University

MARIAH PARKER

Junior
MARIAH PARKER
Leander, TX
Homeschooled

JESS PEREZ

Freshman
JESS PEREZ
Trabuco Canyon, CA
Orange County School of the Arts

DAYTON THOMAS

Junior
DAYTON THOMAS
Fate, TX
Mabank HS

 

 


There are multiple benefits of debate, which include valuable experience in public speaking, application of logic to complex issues, and improving rhetorical expression. All accepted students are eligible for Dallas Baptist University's debate scholarship, totaling $1,000 per year towards tuition for each member.