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Donn Parson Donn Parson
Email: dwparson@ku.edu
Voice: 785-864-9874
Office: 116D Bailey Hall
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Professor, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Dr. Parson's work focuses on argumentation and rhetorical theory, both classical and contemporary. He is the director of the department's graduate program. He is also the Director of the National Debate Tournament. He was selected as a Kemper Teaching Fellow in 1997 and has received the Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence.

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