While forensics was not the reason I arrived/chose U of O, it is the sole reason I remained at the University. Prior to my spring term of my freshman year, I had already accepted a transfer to OSU. However a RHCM graduate fellow/GTF saw something special in me, and asked me to consider forensics (debate) and introduced me to Paul Gasket (then the Director). He offered me a position and I continued at Oregon and forever have been changed because forensics was open to accepting me.