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Kristofer Kracht

Kristofer Kracht

Title

Temporary Instructor

Office Building

Yeager Hall

Office

211

Mailing Address

Yeager Hall 211
School of Communication & Journalism-Box 2218
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Kristofer Kracht worked 13 years at Gustavus Adolphus College before returning to SDSU. During his tenure, Gustavus became 1 of 11 schools in the history of collegiate forensics to be ranked in the elite top 10 five consecutive years.  Gustavus placed 6th at the 2014 American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament and 7th at the 2014 National Forensic Association National Championship while earning a National Championship in Presidents D-I. Kris has coached sixteen national finalists, 79 state champions, qualified twelve students for the Interstate Oratorical Association National Contest, and coached five AFA-NIET All-Americans.

CV

Kristofer B. Kracht Vitae - SDSU .pdf(106.05 KB)

Education

Master of Science in Communication Studies & Journalism
South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, May, 2002.

Bachelor of Science, Communication and Speech Education
University of Mary, Bismarck, ND, April, 2000.

Academic Interests

Public Discourse
Civic Engagement
Forensic Pedagogy
Public Speaking

Academic Responsibilities

SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech

Awards and Honors

• Awarded the 2011 AFA-NIET District IV Larry Schnoor Distinguished Service Award
• Awarded the 2010 Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence, awarded by the Gustavus student body
• Awarded the 2009 Pi Kappa Delta Brightest Star Coaching Award
• Awarded the Dr. Bob Derryberry Award for Outstanding Young Forensics Educator presented at the 2006 National Communication Association National Convention

Professional Memberships

• National Communication Association
• American Forensic Association
• Pi Kappa Delta (National Forensics Honorary)
• Phi Kappa Phi (National Academic Honorary)
• North Dakota Speech and Theater Association
• Speech Communication Association of South Dakota
• Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota
• Minnesota Speech Coaches Association

Work Experience

2016-Present On-line Instructor
Communication Studies & Theater, South Dakota State University,
Brookings, SD

• SPCM 101 Fundamentals of Speech


2015-Present Co-Founder & President
SPEAK2compete, St. Peter, MN


2011-2015 Director of Summer Academic Programs
Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN


2002-2011 Instructor
Communication Studies, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN


• COM 110 Public Speaking
• COM 120 Public Discourse
• COM 230 Critical Thinking and Argument

2007-2015 Director of Forensics
Individual Events and Parliamentary Debate
Communication Studies, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN

2005-2007 Co-Director of Forensics
Individual Events and Parliamentary Debate

2003-2005 Director of Forensics
Individual Events and Parliamentary Debate

2002-2003 Assistant Director of Forensics

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