MARK BARBER, MARYSVILLE, KANSAS, RECEIVES KANSAS STATE RUMBAUGH HISTORICAL ORATION AWARD CERTIFICATE FROM STATE CHAIRMAN  LYLE GIBSON.  MARK'S ORATION, "A MAN OF CHARACTER" FOCUSED ON THE EXTRA-ORDINARY CONTRIBUTION OF NATHAN HALE  TO THE CAUSE OF AMERICAN FREEDOM. MARK'S AWARD INCLUDED A PRIZE OF $1000, A 3 " OLYMPIC SIZE SILVER PENDANT MEDAL AS THE KANSAS REPRESENTATIVE,  AND A TRIP TO WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA FOR THE NATIONAL ORATION CONTEST. 

MARK'S MOTHER, ELLEN BARBER, ALSO RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION FOR HER ENCOURAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP.