MSCA History

In the fall of 1985, the group of Marlin Spangrud (MSHSL Board of Directors), Barb Seng (MSHSL Speech Consultant) and Pam Cady (Wycoff) (coach at Loyola High School) held a workshop at the SAM Convention (Speech Association of Minnesota) to propose a speech coaches association. The workshop was a success, and the Minnesota Speech Coaches Association was born! That day, twenty four people became charter members:

Deb Bendix--Forest Lake, Pam Cady--Loyola, Greg Dawson--Blake, Harriet Dressen--Pipestone, John Fisher--Mounds View, John Fogarty--Cannon Falls, Don Fosburg--St. Peter, Bill Fried--Spring Grove, Phillis Gausman--Chokio Alberta, Robert Heimerl--Stillwater, Maurine Olson--West Concord, Bev Proulx--Rush City, Carol Purrington--Marshall, Polly Reikowski--Apple Valley, Judy Schmidt--Houton, Jim Seeden--Minneapolis South, Barb Seng--Henry Sibley, Harlan Shuck--Moorhead, Elynn Nonasmith--Pine Island, Marlin Spangrud--Mankato East, Sr. Mary Ann Stuart--Crookston, Michael Tillman--Marshall, Diane Weggin--Pine Island, Ruth Westrom-St. Anthony Village