Annual Provost Premiere Showcase
On April 23, 2026, the SDU hosted our annual spring showcase in Wrather Auditorium. This event was designed to highlight the talent of our competitors, as well as to recognize members of our campus community who provide essential support to our team.
This year, we were honored to welcome President Patterson, Dr. Roberson, Dr. Keller, Dr. Pervine, and Dr. Foltz. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported our team
Back row, left to right: Dr. Ryan Goke, President Patterson, Dr. Robert Pervine, Dr. Laura Foltz, & Dr. Heath Keller
Middle row, left to right: Hailey Meshew, Caleb McCurren, Essabella Voss, Samuel Harless, & Coleton Boyd
Front row, left to right: Dr. Ray Horton, Dr. Chris Trzepacz, Mr. Kyle Johnson
Coleton Boyd (freshman) performed an extemporaneous speech on the topic: “Should humans colonize Mars?” Additionally, two members of our team, Caleb McCurren (senior) and Samuel Harless (sophomore), performed a debate on the topic: “Kentucky should prohibit public universities from requiring students to live in student housing.”
Caleb represented the negative and Samuel represented the affirmative.
Our VIP judges this showcase were Dr. Chris Trzepacz, Dr. Ray Horton, and Mr. Kyle Johnson.Caleb won both the judges vote and the audience vote.
Our graduating senior, Caleb McCurren, was spotlighted and gifted a gavel inscribed with his name.
We would like to give a special thanks to some specific individuals who were in attendance:
President Ron Patterson
Dr. Robert Pervine- Senior Associate Provost
Dr. Laura Foltz- Vice President Finance and Administration Services
Dr. Heath Keller- Dean of the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business
Dr. Don Robertson- VP of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
We also want to thank our VIP judges for the night’s debate:
Dr. Ray Horton
Dr. Chris Trzepacz
Mr. Kyle Johnson