"To those of you who did not know Scott. I can tell you that all that
Russ
said about him is true. We in the Southeast will miss him and mourn this
loss greatly. As one who has judged him and worked with him at camp, I
can say that I will greatly miss him and my prayers and thoughts go out to
his family and the entire MTSU squad."
Glenda [Treadaway]
Appalachian State University
"Scott Pejaver will be greatly missed by the Southeast/Southeast Central
Debate community. To continue the echo passed on by many already...Scott
was a wonderful person and friend. He loved debate not because he majored
in Speech or because he planned to go to law school but because he truly
enjoyed the activity. He and his partner, Daniel Crews, were a perfect
team in a round. I was always delighted when I looked at a debate pairing
to find that I would be their judge. I knew the round would not only be
competitive but entertaining as well. They made judging enjoyable!!
Scott
had even talked with me about possibly attending graduate school at UF and
helping me coach the team.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Scott's teammates, coaches and family.
We so well understand the pain due to such a great loss as we experienced
the loss of our teammate and friend, Scott Ogden,only two months ago.
The Gators will truly miss Scott Pejaver--his style, his humor, his
friendship will not be forgotten!"
Kellie W. Roberts
University of Florida
"Most importantly though, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on
what the weekend meant to me personally with respect to Scott Pejaver.
I was emotionally moved several times throughout the weekend, not only
when the team showed a videotape of Scott, but also during those random
moments when I looked around and realized that for the first time in
several years I was at the MTSU tournament and Scott was not there. I
wanted to let Dr. Church, Mike Kreuger [sic], Daniel Crews and the MTSU
debaters know that I know this weekend must have been incredibly
difficult for you but you managed to orchestrate a beautiful and
appropriate tribute to Scott.
At one point on Sunday, I was talking to Dr. Church and I told
him that my favorite memory of Scott is at Midwest Debate Institute last
summer when he asked some debaters if they thought that he debating in a
clown suit would lower his credibility in rounds. That was pure Scott.
In my several years on the circuit I have never met anyone who came
close to Scott when it came to having fun in a round. I plan on keeping a
toy in my tub in memory of Scott and I hope every time some one in a round
pulls out a water gun or tells a joke, they remember him."
Gabrielle Prisco
Vanderbilt Debate
"Yeah, Scott was a lot fun and when I drew a judging assignment of
pejaver and crews I knew I was in for a good time. But I also knew I
was infor a hell of a good debate too. for those of you who didn't know
scott he always had a good time in rounds and out, but he was a damn
fine debater too."
Mike [Dickman]
CC Debate
"Being a former MTSU debater for almost three years, I was moved by the
tournament (especially during the video). Larry Woods, former debater for
Valdosta State, was very close to Scott, before he graduated. I had the
opportunity of judging Scott several times and I always enjoyed it.
I echo the sentiments shared by others."
Mike Eaves
Valdosta State
We would also like to thank all those who have contributed to the Pejaver
Scholarship Fund that is in memory of Scott. If you would like to
make a tax deductible contribution, send it to:
The Naveen "Scott" Pejaver Memorial Fund
c/o Dr. Russell Church
Box 43
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132