History

The National Forensic League has run the National Debate & Speech Tournament continuously since 1931 (except for the World War II years) and the National Student Congress since 1938. Today, over 3,300 high school students converge to compete in a week-long competition to determine the NFL National Champions. Below is a list of of every individual and team that has earned this prestigious honor. Click on an event to see its roster of past champions, learn more about the event, and, if available (), watch the championship round.

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POLICY DEBATE
Debaters work in pairs (teams) to address the school year’s topic, either from the affirmative side (to propose a plan to solve a problem with the topic), or the negative side (to prove how the affirmative’s plan is flawed). Argumentation includes a constructive case, cross-examination, and refutation. Skills learned include research, policy analysis, case building, refutation, questioning, organization and communication.

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The champions are awarded the H.B. Mitchell Trophy presented by Jean Emery Boles and the students of H. B. Mitchell

1931 John Williams, Clay DeFord, James I. Tuthill, Jack Yancey, Miami, OK.
1932 George Palmer, Esther Howe, Ernest Priesman, Omaha-North, Nebraska
1933 Roy Henry, Marjorie Henry, W.C.Dobbs, Altus, Oklahoma
1934 Alice Sutton, Jack Durland, Oklahoma City-Central, Oklahoma
1935 Carl Lundquist, Herbert Shapiro, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
1936 James Harper, Dwight Croessmann, Dick Dunn, Ruth Weltge, Du Quoin, IL.
1937 Warren White, Ned Nedved, George Brown, Oklahoma City-Classen, OK.
1938 Doris Ollman, John Amott, Elgin, Illinois
1939 W.J. Holloway, Marjory Rosen, Eugene Edwards, Oklahoma City-Classen, OK.
1940 Robert Alcorn, Robert Loeffler, Cyclone Covey, Bristow, Oklahoma
1941 W.J. Holloway, Eugene Edwards, Bruce Scott, Bill Crowe, Oklahoma City-Classen, Oklahoma
1950 Lester Robbins, James Slatton, Dallas-Adamson, Texas
1951 Rosemary Skinner, Arnold Fagin, Oklahoma City-Classen, Oklahoma
1952 John Bahcall, Max Nathan, Shreveport-Byrd, Louisiana
1953 Ronald Werner, Vernon Porter, Pueblo-Centennial, Colorado
1954 Richard Masington, Joseph Schwartz, Miami Beach, Florida
1955 Fred Berger, Harold Klapper, Miami Senior, Florida
1956 Robert Mitchell, Bill Marty, Seminole, Oklahoma
1957 Nancy Myers, David Reisdorf, Louisville, Ohio
1958 John Spiker, Jim Johns, Seminole, Oklahoma
1959 Steve Wanner, Wayne Grisso, Seminole, Oklahoma
1960 Graham Evans, Scott Whitlock, Aurora-West, Illinois
1961 Kent Keller, Keith Kunzler, Springfield-Central, Missouri
1962 Albert Appleton, Joseph Verovsek, Gonzaga Prep., Washington
1963 Susan Turner, Robert Chandler, Omaha-Benson, Nebraska
1964 Robert Walter, Thomas Kelly, Regis, New York
1965 James Hendrick, Thomas Farrell, Aquinas Institute, New York
1966 Richard Bernard, Brad Rice, Edmond, Oklahoma
1967 Dick Fritz, Lyndon Smith, Columbia-Dreher, South Carolina
1968 Lane Heard, Don Peters, Houston-Bellaire, Texas
1969 Geoff Goodman, Brad Seligman, Los Angeles-Marshall, California
1970 John Kilner, Robert Biederman, New Trier-East, Illinois
1971 David Poneman, Paul Turner, Toledo-Whitmer, Ohio
1972 William Groves, Jeffrey Lewis, Toledo-Whitmer, Ohio
1973 Bill DeKay, Vince Uzkuraitis, Los Angeles-Loyola, California
1974 Jon Ginsburg, Louis Kaplow, Glenbrook-North, Illinois
1975 Helen Fisk, Dwight Rabuse, Henry Sibley HS, West St. Paul, Minnesota
1976 Steven Meagher, James Poterba, Pennsbury HS, Fairless Hills, Penn.
1977 Steve Mancuso, Scott Fletcher, Princeton HS, Ohio
1978 Moises Arriaga, Brett Giroir, New Orleans-Jesuit, Louisiana
1979 Amir Halevy, Ralph Shain, Houston-Bellaire, Texas
1980 Paul Kollmer, John Schmitt, LaSalle College HS, Pennsylvania
1981 Jeffrey Wortman, Mark Koulogeorge, Glenbrook-South, Illinois
1982 Jeffrey Abate, John Bu, Cathedral Preparatory, Erie, Pennsylvania
1983 Andrew Charrier, Stephan Florman, St. Francis HS, Minnesota
1984 Mike Cole, Steve O’Brien, Huron HS, South Dakota
1985 Jeff Grizzel, David Bearce, High Point-Andrews HS, North Carolina
1986 Brian Kramer, Robert Unikel, Glenbrook-North HS, Illinois
1987 Sarah S. Gannett, Zachary H. Leber, Manchester HS, Massachusetts
1988 David Ball, David Massey, Westminster Schools, Georgia
1989 Noah Levine, Don Gibbons, San Antonio-Lee HS, Texas
1990 Craig Ackerman, Steven Sklaver, St. Mark’s School of Texas
1991 Charles Henn, Bill Fullilove, Westminster Schools, Georgia
1992 David and Jonathon Reymann, Vestavia Hills HS, Alabama
1993 Chad Sachs, Aleem Mawji, Kinkaid School, Texas
1994 Brian Ralston, Rosylyn Rhee, Centerville HS, Ohio
1995 Kristen Langwell, Rachel Gressel, Niles-West HS, Illinois
1996 Dustin Marshall, Lindsay Harrison, The Greenhill School, Texas
1997 Ari Meltzer, Andrew Silverman, Glenbrook-North HS, Illinois
1998 Andrew Bradt, Caitlin Talmadge, The Greenhill School, Texas
1999 Shawn Powers, Dan Shalmon, Glenbrook-North HS, Illinois
2000 Michael Klinger and Kevin Mazur,Glenbrook-North HS, Illinois
2001 Stacey Nathan and Michael Klinger, Glenbrook-North HS, Illinois
2002 Josh Brandon and Michael Martin, St. Mark’s School, Texas
2003 Joshua Garen and Ben Meiches, The Blake School, Minnesota
2004 Matt Nadel and Adam Stern, Glenbrook North HS, Illinois
2005 Alex Lamballe & Tripp Rebrovick & Matt Bodnar & Kevin Wieck, Montgomery Bell Academy, Tennessee
2006 Matt Grimes & Dylan Groves, Bellarmine College Prep, California
2007 Matt Fisher & Stephanie Spies, Glenbrook North HS, Illinois
2008 Evan Defilippis & James Hamraie, Colleyville Heritage HS, Texas
2009 Sean Hernandez & Reid Ehrlich-Quinn, Damien HS, California
2010 Misael Gonzalez and Kevin Hirn, Whitney Young Magnet High School, Illinois

PHYLLIS FLORY BARTON MEMORIAL DEBATE TOP SPEAKER
The top Policy Debate speaker award is named in honor of one of debate’s great coaches, Mrs. Phyllis Flory Barton of Cincinnati-Princeton, OH. Mrs. Barton coached a national championship team in both of the great national leagues and upon her death, her students and colleagues endowed the Barton Memorial Top Speaker Award.

1986 Gus Puryear, Westminster School, Georgia
1987 Mike Vergin, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
1988 Kevin Kuswa, Albuquerque Academy, New Mexico
1989 Vivek Mehta, Mercer Island HS, Washington
1990 Shawn Riffel, Wichita Southeast HS, Kansas
1991 Sanjay Kumar, Roseville Area HS, Minnesota
1992 Sanjay Kumar, Roseville Area HS, Minnesota
1993 Anita Farahany, Charlotte Latin School, North Carolina
1994 Dale Ho, Bellarmine College Prep., California
1995 Roshan Pujari, Heritage Hall HS, Oklahoma
1996 Dustin Marshall, The Greenhill School, Texas
1997 Elle Lien, Omaha-Westside HS, Nebraska
1998 Stephen Lamar, Broken Arrow HS, OK
1999 Alex Sturtevant, Lexington HS, Massachusetts
2000 Michael Klinger, Glenbrook North HS, Illinois
2001 Tristan Morales, San Antonio-Churchill HS, Texas
2002 Michael Martin, St. Mark’s School, Texas
2003 Jake Ziering, Glenbrook North HS, Illinois
2004 Jake Ziering, Glenbrook North HS, Illinois
2005 Jake Ginsbach, Lelly Walsh HS, Wyoming
2006 Gregory Friend, Glenbrook North HS, Illinois
2007 Andrew Baker, Shawnee Mission West HS, Kansas
2008 Georgi Dimitrov, Bellarmine College Prep, California
2009 Vijay Sridharan, Bellarmine College Prep, California
2010 Max Birnbaum, Winston Churchill High School, Texas

JAMES J. UNGER CUP POLICY DEBATE
This annual award, named in honor of one of America’s finest debaters and coaches, former Georgetown Director of Forensics, Professor James Unger, is awarded to the Policy Debate school which has placed the highest cumulatively at five great national debate tournaments: International Public Policy Forum, NAUDL Nationals, NCFL Grand Nationals, the Tournament of Champions, and the NFL National Debate Tournament. The Unger Cup was endowed and presented in perpetuity at the NFL National Tournament. An antique silver three-handled loving cup, created by Tiffany at the turn of the century will remain at the NFL National Office with a professionally designed base honoring all of the recipients.

2009 Damien HS, California
2010 Whitney Young Magnet High School, Illinois

TED W. BELCH AWARD POLICY DEBATE CHAMPION COACH
Each year, the Ted W. Belch Award, named after legendary NFL coach and Hall of Fame member, is awarded to the coach of the the national champion Policy Debate team. In addition, a permanent replica trophy is housed in the NFL National Headquarters and displays the names of each recipient on its base.

2008 David Huston, Texas
2009 Chuck Ballingall, California
2010 Jeffrey Scheur, Whitney Young Magnet School, Illinois

ORIGINAL ORATORY
Orators are expected to research and speak intelligently, with a degree of originality, in an interesting manner, and with some profit to the audience, about a topic of significance. Although many orations deal with a current problem and propose a solution this is not the only acceptable form of oratory. Your oration may simply alert the audience to a threatening danger, strengthen its devotion to an accepted cause, or eulogize a person. An orator is given free choice of subject and judged solely on the effectiveness of development and presentation.

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1931 Howard Wilson, Granite City, Illinois
1932 Harold Livingston, Peoria-Woodruff, Illinois
1933 Gene Davis, Cicero, Illinois
1934 Harvey Schauffler, Glassport, Pennsylvania
1935 Eleanor Kincaid, Joplin, Missouri
1936 David Cook, Oklahoma City-Central, Oklahoma
1937 Howard Grosman, Minneapolis-West, Minnesota
1938 Robert Hine, Beverly Hills, California
1939 John McCulloch, Wooster, Ohio
1940 Kathleen Lawyer, Freeport, Illinois
1941 John Forester, DuQuoin, Illinois
1946 Frank Vander Velder, Jacksonville-Jackson, Florida
1947 Barbara Ann Frank, Longmont, Colorado
1948 Lloyd Ogilvie, Kenosha, Wisconsin
1949 Mark Gibson, Denver-East, Colorado
1950 Grant Barnes, San Francisco-Lowell, California
1951 Frank Dale, Santa Rosa, California
1952 Andy McCullom, Oklahoma City-Northeast, Oklahoma
1953 Carl Oglesby, Revere HS, Ohio
1954 Jack Sheehy, Bellarmine Prep., California
1955 Gene Outka, San Diego-Hoover HS, California
1956 Robert Kubec, Kenosha, Wisconsin
1957 John Hastie, Sand Springs, Oklahoma
1958 John McCullough, Miami, Oklahoma
1959 Roger R. Majak, Lansing, Illinois
1960 David Commons, Fullerton, California
1961 Lonnie Harper, Houston Spring Branch, Texas
1962 Joseph Rodriguez, Fresno Roosevelt, California
1963 Thomas LoSavio, Bellarmine Prep., California
1964 David Zarefsky, Houston-Bellaire, Texas
1965 Hubert Farbes, Northeast HS, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1966 James Kay, Fullerton, California
1967 Shelley Long, Ft. Wayne-Southside, Indiana
1968 Thomas Taffe, Bellarmine Prep., California
1969 Gary Ward, Fort Logan Mullen, Colorado
1970 Patricia Warren, Canton-McKinley, Ohio
1971 Lawrence Artenian, Hoover HS, Fresno, California
1972 John Patek, Marquette Univ. HS, Wisconsin
1973 Robert End, Marquette Univ. HS, Wisconsin
1974 Gary Lillian, Shawnee Mission West HS, Kansas
1975 Ned Wahl, Eau Claire HS, Wisconsin
1976 George Carpenter IV, Des Moines Roosevelt, Iowa
1977 Linda Epperley, Putnam City West, Oklahoma
1978 Mark Boyd, Youngstown-Mooney HS, Ohio
1979 Bruce Menin, Miami Beach HS, Florida
1980 Lee Dowell, Olathe HS, Kansas
1981 Salise Shuttlesworth, Dulles HS, Texas
1982 Ralph Bush, Kansas City-Washington, Kansas
1983 Robert Strain, San Antonio-Roosevelt, Texas
1984 Ronald Flagg, Kashmere HS, Texas
1985 Gina Davis, Eau Claire Memorial HS, Wisconsin
1986 Steve Bair, Chesterton HS, Indiana
1987 Joseph M. Wycoff, Chesterton HS, Indiana
1988 Darren Haygood, Evansville-Reitz, Indiana
1989 Michael Gotch, Chesterton HS, Indiana
1990 Graham J. Baird, Salt Lake City East, Utah
1991 Chris Shieh, Clear Lake HS, Texas
1992 Colin Stokes, San Antonio-Churchill HS, Texas
1993 Anton Ford, Bellarmine College Prep, California
1994 Anton Ford, Bellarmine Colllege Prep, California
1995 Sally Koering, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
1996 Reah Johnson, Albuquerque Academy, New Mexico
1997 John Parker, Evansville-Reitz HS, Indiana
1998 Josh Gad, University School, Florida
1999 Josh Gad, University School, Florida
2000 Jared Weiss, South Plantation HS, Florida
2001 Yasmine Mashhoon, Albuquerque Academy, New Mexico
2002 Katie Georgen, Plymouth HS, Indiana
2003 Lydia Nelson, Sacred Heart HS, Massachusetts
2004 Elizabeth M. Fox, Chesterton HS, Indiana
2005 Laura Roehl, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
2006 Sarah Koch, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
2007 Anthony Francomacaro, Holy Ghost Prep, Pennsylvania
2008 Hoang Nguyen, Plano Sr. HS, TX
2009 John Hofmeister, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
2010 Vinay Nayak, Hinsdale Central High School, Illinois

PRESIDENT’S BOWL: FINAL ROUND WINNERS IN ORIGINAL ORATORY
The President’s Bowl, sponsored by Donus & Lovila Roberts, recognizes the student who, according to the cumulative scores of all of the judges of the final round, won the final round.

2000 Jared Weiss, South Plantation HS, Florida
2001 Megan Bartle, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
2002 Katie Georgen, Plymouth HS, Indiana
2003 Lydia Nelson, Sacred Heart HS, Massachusetts
2004 Saeed Jones, Lewisville HS, Texas
2005 Laura Roehl, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
2006 Sarah Koch, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
2007 Anthony Francomacaro, Holy Ghost Prep, Pennsylvania
2008 Zach Beattie, Savannah R3 HS, Missouri
2009 John Hofmeister, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
2010 Miles Bridges, James Logan High School, California

SANDRA SILVERS MEMORIAL DUO INTERPRETATION
This is a two-person category in which the selection may be either humorous or dramatic in nature. Selections shall be cuttings from published-printed novels, short stories, plays, poetry, or any other printed-published materials. Presentations must be memorized, without props or costumes. The time limit is 10 minutes which includes an introduction.

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1996 Heather Mack and Nelson Ellis, Thornridge HS, Illinois
1997 G. W. Phillips and David Wilson-Brown, Grapevine HS, Texas
1998 Chris Cardenas and Jared Padalecki, San Antonio-Madison HS, Texas
1999 Alphonso Thompson and Cory Randolph, James Logan HS, California
2000 Ben Nathanson and Lauren Attermeier, Albuquerque Academy, New Mexico
2001 Susie Hillard and Christina D’Amato, Notre Dame Academy, Ohio
2002 Bret Hemmerlin and Whitney Schaefer, Eagan HS, Minnesota
2003 Ryan Durr and Kristen Leim, Brentwood Academy, Tennessee
2004 Fabian Guzman & Tyler Langdon, Plymouth HS, Indiana
2005 Paige Clark & Anthony Wofford, Winston Churchill HS, Texas
2006 Jeff Bogess & Nathaniel Nguyen, James Logan HS, California
2007 Taron Grizzel & Karen Joshi, James Logan HS, California
2008 Greta Besser & Adam Bouchareb, Lakeville North HS, Minnesota
2009 Ismael Williams & Drake Pough, James Logan HS, California
2010 Austin Groves and Darius Wilson, Blue Springs High School, Missouri

HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION
This is an individual category in which the selections are humorous in nature. Selections shall be cuttings from published-printed novels, short stories, plays, poetry, or any other printed-published materials. Presentations must be memorized, without props or costumes. The time limit is 10 minutes which includes an introduction.

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1931 Ramsey Wieland, Virginia, Minnesota
1932 Francis Perkins, Peoria-Kingman, Illinois
1933 Caryl Arnold, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
1934 Karel Visser, Granite City, Illinois
1935 Caroline Groves, Webster City, Iowa
1936 Julie Pitchford, Granite City, Illinois
1937 Julie Pitchford, Granite City, Illinois
1938 Dick Goodman, Lincoln, Illinois
1939 Bob Ray, Davenport, Iowa
1940 Jean Swidensky, Oklahoma City-Central, Oklahoma
1941 Irving Barnes, Canton-McKinley, Ohio
1947 John Guy, Oklahoma City-Classen, Oklahoma
1948 Richard Moodey, Santa Rosa, California
1949 Harland Randolph, Columbia East, Ohio
1951 James Elfers, Clovis, California
1977 Rene Foreman, Lafayette Acadiana, Louisiana
1978 Andrew Sattee, Pine Crest Prep. HS, Florida
1979 Steven Young, New Richmond HS, Wisconsin
1980 Kyndal May, Newman Smith HS, Texas
1981 Brian Guiney, Xaverian HS, New York
1982 Paul Sass, Downers Grove-South, Illinois
1983 Christopher Welch, Irving-MacArthur, Texas
1984 Clark Powell, Nowata HS, Oklahoma
1985 Jay Lund, Sioux Falls-Lincoln HS, South Dakota
1986 Andy Thornton, San Antonio-Churchill HS, Texas
1987 Joseph M. Wycoff, Chesterton HS, Indiana
1988 Robert Bettes, Albuquerque-Del Norte, New Mexico
1989 Murray Coon, Decatur HS, Alabama
1990 Jennifer Kober, Barbe HS, Louisiana
1991 Jennifer Kober, Barbe HS, Louisiana
1992 Jeff Emerson, Blacksburg HS, Virginia
1993 David Hornsby, Kinkaid School, Texas
1994 Matthew O’Brien, Stuyvesant HS, New York
1995 Matt Wood, Westlake HS, Texas
1996 Michael Washington, Plano HS, Texas
1997 Mark Banks, Arlington HS, Texas
1998 Jason Genaro, Niles-McKinley HS, Ohio
1999 Josh Gad, University School, Florida
2000 John Egan, Eagan HS, Minnesota
2001 Adrian Campbell, Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame, Florida
2002 Nick Kanellis, Iowa City West HS, Iowa
2003 Thomas Finley, Eagan HS, Minnesota
2004 Natalie Sintek, Eagan HS, Minnesota
2005 Jeff Moscaritolo, Randolph HS, New Jersey
2006 Spencer McCurnin, Dowling Catholic HS, Iowa
2007 Cameron Steele, James Logan HS, California
2008 Alex Wozencraft, Mannford HS, Oklahoma
2009 Lindsey White, Eastview HS, Minnesota
2010 Lindsey White, Eastview HS, Minnesota

L. D. NAEGELIN MEMORIAL DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION
This is an individual category in which the selections are dramatic in nature. Selections shall be cuttings from published-printed novels, short stories, plays, poetry, or any other printed-published materials. Presentations must be memorized, without props or costumes. The time limit is 10 minutes which includes an introduction.

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1931 Kathryn Harney, Peoria-Manual, Illinois
1932 Pauline Crockett, California, Pennsylvania
1933 Denton Snyder, Humboldt, Iowa
1934 Donald Swanson, Webster City, Iowa
1935 Mary Ann Porterfield, Topeka, Kansas
1936 Caleb Peterson, Peekskill, New York
1937 Virginia Kraft, Mediapolis, Iowa
1938 Jack Edwards, Hollywood, California
1939 Ben Morris, Oklahoma City-Classen, Oklahoma
1940 James Lee, Santa Rosa, California
1941 Jean Swidensky, Oklahoma City-Central, Oklahoma
1946 Rae June Decker, DuQuoin, Illinois
1947 Beulah Meacham, Canton-McKinley, Ohio
1948 Ralph Jensen, Kenosha, Wisconsin
1949 Carolyn Parks, Santa Rosa, California
1950 Carolyn Parks, Santa Rosa, California
1951 Sue Routsong, Dayton-Oakwood, Ohio
1955 Shirley Shubin, Los Angeles HS, California
1956 Dan McCall, Modesto California
1957 April Shawhan, Dayton-Fairmont, Ohio
1958 Karen McPeek, Euclid, Ohio
1959 Alan Haufrect, Houston-Bellaire, Texas
1960 Albertha Hillmon, Stockton Edison, California
1961 Paul Bernath, Houston-Jesse Jones, Texas
1962 Joe Rowlette, West Plains, Missouri
1963 Andy Fichter, Delaware-Hayes, Ohio
1964 Camille Waters, Houston-Bellaire, Texas
1965 Suzanne Abernathy, Paris-Grove, Tennessee
1966 Joan Rue, Lexington-Clay, Kentucky
1967 Brent Mintz, Houston-Bellaire, Texas
1968 Ruben Delgado, Stockton Edison, California
1969 Darren Kelley, Anaheim-Loara, California
1970 John Wall, Campbellsville, Kentucky
1971 John Leamer, Fairmont East HS, Kettering, Ohio
1972 Annalee Jefferies, Houston-Bellaire HS, Texas
1973 Mark Ferguson, Perry HS, Ohio
1974 Robert Rosenberg, Toledo-DeVilbiss HS, Ohio
1975 Darryl Bowdre, McAlester HS, Oklahoma
1976 Lynne Joyner, Bellevue Newport HS, Washington
1977 Michael Mandell, Logansport HS, Indiana
1978 Andrew Sattee, Pine Crest Prep. HS, Florida
1979 Steven Young, New Richmond HS, Wisconsin
1980 Solveig Olsen, Sioux Falls-Lincoln, South Dakota
1981 Darrell Johnson, Okmulgee, Oklahoma
1982 Greg Dolph, Chesterton HS, Indiana
1983 Robert Strain, San Antonio-Roosevelt, Texas
1984 Geoff Abbott, Sioux Falls-O’Gorman HS, South Dakota
1985 Andy Thornton, San Antonio-Churchill HS, Texas
1986 David Getzendaner, Kansas City-Park Hill, Missouri
1987 Lance Harshbarger, Shawnee Mission-South HS, Kansas
1988 Brenda McElroy, Milton Academy, Massachusetts
1989 Greg Wilson, Hanks HS, Texas
1990 Dan Sklar, Glenbrook North HS, Illinois
1991 Demond Wilson, Vines HS, Texas
1992 Colin Stokes, San Antonio-Churchill, Texas
1993 Chris Conner, Kinkaid School, Texas
1994 Danny Beaty, Miami Valley School, Ohio
1995 Susan Bohannon, Albuquerque Academy, New Mexico
1996 Jelena Moore, James Logan HS, California
1997 Michael Washington, Plano Sr. HS, Texas
1998 Michael Urie, Plano Sr. HS, Texas
1999 John Egan, Eagan HS, Minnesota
2000 Esther Etuk, Newman Smith HS, Texas
2001 Aimee DeShayes, Syosset HS, New York
2002 Krystyn Spratt, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
2003 Pierre Clark, James Logan HS, California
2004 D’Angelo Lacy, Creekview HS, Texas
2005 Cory D. Stewart, Eastview HS, Minnesota
2006 Blake Williams, The Montgomery Academy, Alabama
2007 Nana Amoah, Jr., Edison HS, Virginia
2008 Stephen Elrod, Bellarmine College Prep, California
2009 Jane Bruce, Ogden HS, Utah
2010 Michael Carone, Monsignor Farrell High School, New York

‘BAMA BOWLS: FINAL ROUND WINNERS IN INTERPRETATION
The ‘Bama Bowls, sponsored by the University of Alabama, recognizes the student who, according to the cumulative scores of all of the judges of the final round, won the final round.

2005
Humorous Interp – Jeff Moscaritolo, Randolph HS, NJ
Dramatic Interp – Cory D. Stewart, Eastview HS, MN
Duo Interp – Anthony Wofford & Paige Clark, Winston Churchill HS, TX
2006
Humorous Interp – Spencer McCurnin, Dowling Catholic HS, IA
Dramatic Interp – Blake Williams, The Montgomery Academy, AL
Duo Interp – Nathaniel Nguyen & Jeff Bogess, James Logan HS, CA
2007
Humorous Interp – Cameron Steele, James Logan HS, CA
Dramatic Interp – Robert L. Whittley, Glenbrook South HS, IL
Duo Interp – Taron Grizzel & Karen Joshi, James Logan HS, California
2008
Humorous Interp – Alex Wozencraft – Mannford HS, OK
Dramatic Interp – Tania Odesho, Leland HS, CA
Duo Interp – Greta Besser & Adam Bouchareb, Lakeville North HS, MN
2009
Humorous Interpretation – Ryan Vasquez, Bellarmine College Prep, California
Dramatic Interpretation – Elias Abdalla, Gregory Portland HS, Texas
Duo Interpretation – Hanna Durfee & Brian Johnson, Denfeld HS, Minnesota
2010
Humorous Interpretation – Lindsey White, Eastview High School, Minnesota
Dramatic Interpretation – Michael Dahlgren, Holy Ghost Prep, Pennsylvania
Duo Interpretation – Austin Groves and Darius Wilson, Blue Springs High School, Missouri

A. C. ELEY MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
A contestant draws three questions, selects one, then has 30 minutes to prepare a speech in response. The contestant utilizes files of published materials (books, magazines, newspapers, online sources) s/he has compiled as a resource for answering the question. At the completion of the 30 minute preparation period, the student speaks on the topic for up to 7 minutes. The NFL divides extemp. into two separate events: United States (dealing with domestic issues), and International (issues beyond US borders).

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1985 David Schimke, Eau Claire Memorial HS, Wisconsin
1986 John Wertheim, St. Michael’s HS, New Mexico
1987 Austan Goolsbee, Milton Academy, Massachusetts
1988 Craig Broscow, Cypress HS, California
1989 Suzie Sprague, Plano HS, Texas
1990 Alex Tuckness, Kickapoo HS, Missouri
1991 Robin Thorner, San Antonio-Lee HS, Texas
1992 Manda Wong, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
1993 Ami Arad, Arroyo Grande HS, California
1994 Ryan Scott, Forest Lake HS, Minnesota
1995 John Ferguson, Lewisville HS, Texas
1996 Daniel Habib, Regis HS, New York
1997 Ben S. Lerner, Topeka HS, Kansas
1998 Steven Wu, San Marino HS, California
1999 Jessica Bailey, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
2000 Gilbert Lee, Bridgewater-Raritan Reg HS, New Jersey
2001 Jesse Nathan, Moundridge HS, Kansas
2002 John Jernigan, Chesterton HS, Indiana
2003 Daniel Hemel, Scarsdale HS, New York
2004 Ishanaa N. Rambachan, Eastview HS, Minnesota
2005 Kevin K. Troy, Eagan HS, Minnesota
2006 Spencer Rockwell, Palisade HS, Colorado
2007 David Kumbroch, Collierville HS, Tennessee
2008 Akshar Rambachan, Eastview HS, Minnesota
2009 Stacey Chen, North Allegheny Sr. HS, Pennsylvania
2010 Jacob F. Baker, Bellarmine College Prep, California

MEHTA INTERNATIONAL EXTEMP BOWL
The Mehta Bowl, sponsored by Jason Mehta, recognizes the student who, according to the cumulative scores of all of the judges of the final round, won the final round.

1997 Ben Lerner, Topeka HS, Kansas
1998 Steven Wu, San Marino HS, California
1999 Jessica Bailey, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
2000 Gilbert Lee, Bridgewater-Raritan Reg HS, New Jersey
2001 Ariel Schneller, Blacksburg HS, Virginia
2002 Joshua Johnson, Lewisville HS, Texas
2003 Daniel Hemel, Scarsdale HS, New York
2004 Ishanaa Rambachan, Easstview HS, Minnesota
2005 Ron Kendler, Newton South HS, Massachusetts
2006 Spencer Rockwell, Palisade HS, Colorado
2007 Aaron Mattis, Scarsdale HS, New York
2008 Akshar Rambachan, Eastview HS, Minnesota
2009 Stacey Chen, North Allegheny Sr. HS, Pennsylvania
2010 Jacob F. Baker, Bellarmine College Prep, California

U.S. EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
A contestant draws three questions, selects one, then has 30 minutes to prepare a speech in response. The contestant utilizes files of published materials (books, magazines, newspapers, online sources) s/he has compiled as a resource for answering the question. At the completion of the 30 minute preparation period, the student speaks on the topic for up to 7 minutes. The NFL divides extemp. into two separate events: United States (dealing with domestic issues), and International (issues beyond US borders).

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1985 David Hugin, Plano HS, Texas
1986 Sam Donaldson, Canby Union HS, Oregon
1987 Tim Black, Calloway County HS, Kentucky
1988 David Kensinger, Topeka HS, Kansas
1989 David Kensinger, Topeka HS, Kansas
1990 Chad Ho, Damien Memorial HS, Hawaii
1991 Cristina Rodriguez, San Antonio-Lee HS, Texas
1992 Peter Weissman, Miami Beach HS, Florida
1993 John Oleske, Delbarton School, New Jersey
1994 Jason Bronis, Martin County HS, Florida
1995 Michael Shumsky, Blacksburg HS, Virginia
1996 Matt Spence, San Marino HS, California
1997 Adam Lauridsen, Bellarmine Prep., California
1998 Lucas Kline, Blacksburg HS, Virginia
1999 Ed Tulin, Marquette HS, Missouri
2000 Isaac Potter, Taos HS, New Mexico
2001 Jay Ward, Coral Springs HS, Florida
2002 Jay Ward, Coral Springs HS, Florida
2003 Kevin K. Troy, Eagan HS, Minnesota
2004 James P. Hohmann, Eastview HS, Minnesota
2005 James P. Hohman, Eastview HS, Minnesota
2006 Colin West, Rocky Mountain HS, Colorado
2007 Alex Stephenson, Eagan HS, Minnesota
2008 Rebecca Goldstein, Newton South HS, Massachusetts
2009 Evan Larson, Bellarmine College Prep, California
2010 Tyler Fabbri, Chesterton High School, Indiana

PRESIDENT’S BOWL – U.S. EXTEMP
The President’s Bowl, sponsored by Donus & Lovila Roberts, recognizes the student who, according to the cumulative scores of all of the judges of the final round, won the final round.

1999 Jay Cox, Milton Academy, Massachusetts
2000 Allison Gilmore, Eastview HS, Minnesota
2001 Lauren Sicliano, Freehold Township HS, New Jersey
2002 Jay Ward, Coral Springs HS, Florida
2003 Logan Scisco, Danville HS, Kentucky
2004 Courtney Otto, Kentucky Country Day, Kentucky
2005 James P. Hohman, Eastview HS, Minnesota
2006 Colin West, Rocky Mountain HS, Colorado
2007 Alex Stephenson, Eagan HS, Minnesota
2008 Rebecca Goldstein, Newton South HS, Massachusetts
2009 Taman Narayan, Leland HS, California
2010 Dylan Slinger, Lakeville South High School, Minnesota

LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE
Lincoln Douglas Debate centers on a proposition of value, which concerns itself with what ought to be instead of what is. A value is an ideal held by individuals, societies, governments, etc. One debater upholds each side of the resolution from a value perspective. To that end, no plan (or counterplan) should be offered. A plan is defined by the NFL as a formalized, comprehensive proposal for implementation. The debate should focus on logical reasoning to support a general principle instead of particular plans and counterplans. Debaters may offer generalized, practical examples or solutions to illustrate how the general principle could guide decisions. Topics change every two months.

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1980 Mary Ambrose, Omaha Marion HS, Nebraska
1981 Oscar Cantu, San Antonio-Churchill, Texas
1982 Melissa Obegi, The Marlborough School, California
1983 James Kincaid, Jr., Tulsa-Washington HS, Oklahoma
1984 David Yalof, Bronx HS of Science, New York
1985 Patrick Bannon, Regis HS, New York
1986 John Wertheim, St. Michael’s HS, New Mexico
1987 Bailey Irwin, West Charlotte HS, North Carolina
1988 Anoop Mishra, Homewood HS, Alabama
1989 Bob Berry, Battle Ground Academy, Tennessee
1990 Shalini Ramanathan, Newman Smith HS, Texas
1991 Thomas Marlowe, Chesterton HS, Indiana
1992 Jay Steed, Providence HS, North Carolina
1993 Matthew Whitley, San Angelo Central HS, Texas
1994 Claire Carman, Vestavia Hills HS, Alabama
1995 Justin Osofsky, Newman School, Louisiana
1996 Dan Vukelich, Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS, Minnesota
1997 Marc Wallenstein, The Greenhill School, Texas
1998 Allison Pickett, Vestavia Hills HS, Alabama
1999 Stephen Davis, Des Moines-Roosevelt HS, Iowa
2000 Adam Preiss, Danville-Monte Vista HS, California
2001 Maya Babu, Eagan HS, Minnesota
2002 Oscar Shine, El Cerrito HS, California
2003 Adam Chilton, Mountain View HS, Arizona
2004 Jed W. Glickstein, Edina HS, Minnesota
2005 Tara Tedrow, Celebration School, Florida
2006 Douglas Jeffers, Dulles HS, Texas
2007 Taarini Vohra, Hockaday School, Texas
2008 Todd Liipfert, Houston Jesuit HS, Texas
2009 Shivani Vohra, Hockaday School, Texas
2010 Benjamin Sprung-Keyser, Harvard-Westlake School, California

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE
Public Forum Debate is audience friendly debate. Two pairs (teams) debate monthly controversial topics ripped from newspaper headlines. Rounds begin with a coin toss between the competing teams to determine side and order (Pro-Con or Con-Pro). Public Forum tests skills in argumentation, cross-examination, and refutation.

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2003 Francis Hatch and Meredith Price, Willamette HS, Oregon
2004 Emma Bentley and Patrick Carver, Springfield Parkview HS, Missouri
2005 James Colston and Audrey Covey, Neosho HS, Missouri
2006 Michelle Schmit & Valerie Hobbs, Bishop Heelan HS, Iowa
2007 Amanda Scherker & Emily Scherker, Ransom Everglades Upper School, Florida
2008 Caleb Frye & Meredith Potter, Pinecrest HS, North Carolina
2009 Josh Zoffer & Robert Kindman, Durham Academy, North Carolina
2010 Michael P. DiMino and Bardia R. Rahmani, The University School, Ohio

JOHN C. STENNIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
This is individual debate in a large group setting. Legislative debaters research and write Congressional legislation they feel will better the society in which we live. At tournaments, debaters speak extemporaneously in defense of or against legislation submitted by attending schools. They listen to other members’ speeches in their chamber, refute opposing arguments, and contribute new arguments to their own side. A student presiding officer facilitates the debate, recognizing speakers, questioners and ruling on motions. Judges evaluate legislators based on argumentation ability, speaking technique, knowledge of parliamentary procedure, and overall participation.

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1938 John Thomas, Moorefield HS, West Virginia
1939 Robert McConnel, Fort Wayne-Northside HS, Indiana
1940 Robert Hood, Paw Paw HS, Michigan
1942 Frank Nonnamaker, Ponca City HS, Oklahoma
1943 James Camp, Oklahoma City-Classen HS, Oklahoma
1944 Robert Henderson, Ravenna HS, Ohio
1952 Fred Francis, Excelsior HS, California
1953 Jim Kincaid, North Kansas City HS, Missouri
1954 Neal Millert, Rockhurst HS, Kansas City, Missouri
1955 William Bassler, Red Bank-Catholic HS, New Jersey
1956 James Orr, Pittsburgh-St. Justin HS, Pennsylvania
1957 Kenneth Goudreau, Cleveland-Cathedral-Latin HS, Ohio
1958 L.A. Sturdivant, Nashville-Litton HS, Tennessee
1959 Jack McClendon, Houston-Spring Branch HS, Texas
1960 Hans Scherner, Wadsworth HS, Ohio
1961 John Torelli, Loyola HS, Los Angeles, California
1962 David Gibbs, Brecksville HS, Ohio
1963 Jerry Wood, Houston-Smiley HS, Texas
1964 Bryant Welch, Kettering-Fairmont West HS, Ohio
1965 John Dorfman, New Trier HS, Illinois
1972 Tom Franklin, Enid HS, Oklahoma
1973 Adam Eisgrau, Morris Hills HS, New Jersey
1974 Jack Young, Sunnyvale-Lynbrook HS, California
1975 Ted Fishman, Highland Park HS, Illinois
Sam Crawford, San Antonio-MacArthur HS, Texas
Loren Lee, Sunnyvale-Monta Vista HS, California
1976 Kevin Clark, Midland-Lee HS, Texas
Kevin Adams, Gresham Barlow HS, Oregon
Jack Beard, Wichita East HS, Kansas
Richard Wintory, Enid HS, Oklahoma
1977 Thomas Rozinski, Camden Catholic HS, New Jersey
Richard D. Hendricks, Davenport West, Iowa
Ken McDowell, Dallas-Adamson, Texas
Samee Roberts, Modesto-Beyer, California
1978 Monty Stokes, Sarasota HS, Florida
Nathan Sandler, West Des Moines Valley HS, Iowa
Eric Greenfeld, Harvard School, California
Michael Vanover, Bullitt Central HS, Kentucky
1979 Michael Shaunessy, Midland-Lee HS, Texas
Mike Lopez, Mullen HS, Colorado
Matthew Entenza, Worthington HS, Minnesota
Robert Madsen, Ogden HS, Utah
1980 Lee Gregory, Madison HS, Tennessee
Jamie Martindale, North Central HS, Indiana
1981 Dion Cominos, Beverly Hills HS, California
Bradford Steiner, Ferris HS, Washington
1982 Yorman Hazoney, Princeton HS, New Jersey
Mark Murray, Klein Forest HS, Texas
1983 John M. Smelzer, Ogden HS, Utah
Christopher Sparno, Iona Preparatory, New York
1984 Neil Gorsuch, Georgetown Prep School, Maryland
Brad Young, Hutchinson HS, Kansas
Clifford Stubbs, Sumner Academy, Kansas
1985 Kiki Bhatia, Whitman HS, Maryland
1986 Michael Lazar, Deerfield HS, Illinois
1987 Gilbert Bradberry, Bellarmine Preparatory, California
1988 Jonathan Koppell, Bronx HS of Science, New York
1989 Paul Peralez, San Antonio-Lee, Texas
1990 Nick Montfort, San Antonio-Lee, Texas
1991 Carson D. Elrod, Topeka HS, Kansas
1992 Roy Hanks, Sapulpa HS, Oklahoma
1993 Albert Giang, Alhambra HS, California
1994 Winthrop Hayes, Klein HS, Texas
1995 Boris Bershteyn, Lynbrook, California
1996 Adam Zirkin, Syosset HS, New York
1997 David Applegate, Bellarmine College Prep., California
1998 Bradley Cordes, Raytown-South HS, Missouri
1999 David Bosko, Stuyvesant HS, New York
2000 Jeff Hannon, Nova HS, Florida
2001 Michael Simmons, St. Ignatius College Prep, Illinois
2002 Sean Stewart, Raytown HS, Missouri
2003 Joshua D. Swartsel, Lake Highland HS, Florida
2004 Josh Weiss, Lake Brantley HS, Florida
2005 Eva Z. Lam, Rufus King HS, Wisconsin
2006 Cameron Secord, Brookwood HS, Georgia
2007 Kenneth Colonel, Winter Springs, Florida
2008 Nathan Blevins, Gilmour Academy, Ohio
2009 Harlan Downs-Tepper, Stuyvesant HS, New York
2010 Louise Lu, Bellaire High School, Texas

CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE PRESIDING OFFICER AWARD
1997 Ryan Mulholland, Shoshoni HS, Wyoming (Senate)
Clarence Webster, III, Clinton HS, Mississippi (House)
1998 Matthew Ridings, Brebeuf Jesuit School, Indiana (Senate)
Matthew Brennan, Iona Prep School, New York (House)
1999 Matthew Brennan, Iona Prep School, New York (Senate)
Ian Amelkiin, Stoneman Douglas HS, Florida (House)
2000 Smith Lilley, Clinton HS, Mississippi (Senate)
Ned Bandera-Duplantier, WestfieldbHS, Texas (House)
2001 Daniel Shivapour, Burlington HS, Iowa (Senate)
RaShawn Henderson, Zebulon B. Vance HS, North Carolina (House)
2002 Michael Schuster, Suncoast HS, Florida (Senate)
Brian Rozental, Nova HS, Florida (House)
2003 David Zhou, Danville Monte Vista HS, California (House)
Peter Sima, Mauldin HS, South Carolina (Senate)
2004 T. J. Trum, Blue Valley HS, Kansas (House)
Shaun Notman, Nova HS, Florida (Senate)
2005 Eva Z. Lam, Rufus King HS, Wisconsin (House)
Grant Gussman, LaPorte HS, Indiana (Senate)
2006 Varun Hippalgonker, Lake Highland Prep, Florida (House)
Collin Outerbridge, Trinity Prep, Florida (Senate)
2007 Herschel Patel, Myers Park, North Carolina (House)
Varun Hippalgaonkar, Lake Highland Prep, Florida (Senate)
2008 Zachary Cobb, Asheville HS, North Carolina (House)
Ben Berkman, Nova HS, Florida (Senate)
2009 Geoffrey Block, Trinity Preparatory School, Florida (House)
Benjamin J. Tyler, Belen Jesuit Prep School, Florida (Senate)
2010 Stephen Kui, Monte Vista High School, California (House)
Benjamin J. Tyler, Belen Jesuit High School, Florida (Senate)

JOHN C. STENNIS SENATE
This is individual debate in a large group setting. Legislative debaters research and write Congressional legislation they feel will better the society in which we live. At tournaments, debaters speak extemporaneously in defense of or against legislation submitted by attending schools. They listen to other members’ speeches in their chamber, refute opposing arguments, and contribute new arguments to their own side. A student presiding officer facilitates the debate, recognizing speakers, questioners and ruling on motions. Judges evaluate legislators based on argumentation ability, speaking technique, knowledge of parliamentary procedure, and overall participation.

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1938 Harlan Dix, Wooster, Ohio
1939 Karl Kappel, Miami, Oklahoma
1940 Genaro J. Palez, Poughkeepsie, New York
1942 Herschel Sarbin, Massillon, Ohio
1943 Neil Campbell, Bristow, Oklahoma
1944 Robert D. Dedman, North Dallas, Texas
1952 Tommy Kidd, Casper, Wyoming
1953 Don Costley, Oklahoma City-Classen, Oklahoma
1954 Bruce Davie, Los Angeles HS, California
1955 Malcolm Misuraca, Los Angeles-Loyola, California
1956 Jack Horn, Kansas City-Rockhurst, Missouri
1957 Larry Poland, Warsaw, Indiana
1958 Leonard Alaria, Bakersfield, California
1959 Roy Shelton, Nashville-Central, Tennessee
1960 Bob Lindsey, Midwest City, Oklahoma
1961 Eugene Groves, Columbia City, Indiana
1962 George Sullivan, Creighton Prep., Nebraska
1963 Ricky Goldberg, Houston-Bellaire, Texas
1964 Fred Sellers, Houston-Memorial, Texas
1965 Daniel Sherbill, Miami Beach, Florida
1966 Roger B. Davis, Miami Norland, Florida
1967 William Ebert, Topeka-West, Kansas
1968 Billy Shand, Columbia Flora, South Carolina
1969 Chris Pappas, Houston-Lamar, Texas
1970 John R. Creatura, Redlands, California
1971 Larry Jones, Miami-Carol City, Florida
1972 Christopher Myers, Redlands HS, California
1973 Rodney Learned, Wichita-Southeast HS, Kansas
1974 Paul Sunderland, Chesterton HS, Indiana
1980 Doug Curtis, Wheaton-North HS, Illinois
Mark Lieblien, Patrick Henry HS, California
1981 Sudarshan Hebbar, Topeka HS, Kansas
Gregory Lanier, Bellarmine Prep., California
1982 Karl Hilsman, Mountain View HS, Utah
Edward Rategan, Bellarmine College Prep., California
1983 Jonathan Zasloff, Harvard School, California
Evan Williams, Manhattan HS, Kansas
1984 Matthew Hurd, Danville-Monte Vista HS, California
Benjamin Veghte, Tampa Prep School, Florida
Edmond Martin, Midland-Lee HS, Texas
1985 Brad Young, Hutchinson HS, Kansas
1986 Ted Smith, Springfield-Glendale, Missouri
1987 Jonathan Polak, San Antonio-Madison HS, Texas
1988 James Talley, Salina Central, Kansas
1989 Carey Eskridge, Kingwood HS, Texas
1990 Jeff Prescott, Wichita Heights HS, Kansas
1991 Anup Jacob, Wichita Heights, Kansas
1992 Jeff Kulkarni, Brebeuf Prep, Indiana
1993 Dan Mangis, St. James School, Alabama
1994 Ben Peled, Indianapolis North Central HS, Indiana
1995 Emily Monroe, Glendale HS, Missouri
1996 Veena Iyer, James Martin HS, Texas
1997 Ryan Mulholland, Shoshoni HS, Wyoming
1998 Clarence Webster III, Clinton HS, Mississippi
1999 Andrew F. Hagan, Brebeuf Jesuit HS, Indiana
2000 Austen Irrobali, Andress HS, Texas
2001 John B. Horgan, Christian Brothers Academy, New York
2002 Scott Jacobson, Nova HS, Florida
2003 Faris Mohiuddin, Leland HS, California
2004 Matt Futch, Nova HS, Florida
2005 Caleb Seeley, Ridge HS, New Jersey
2006 Eva Z. Lam, Rufus King HS, Wisconsin
2007 Sundeep Iyer, Ridge HS, New Jersey
2008 Kevin Eaton, Duncanville HS, Texas
2009 Robert Colonel, Winter Springs HS, Florida
2010 Benjamin J. Tyler, Belen Jesuit High School, Florida

SENATOR KARL E. MUNDT CONGRESS TROPHY
1955 Wooster, Ohio
1956 Ravenna, Ohio
1957 Youngstown-Rayen, Ohio
1958 Oklahoma City-Classen, Oklahoma
1959 St. Vincent Prep., Pennsylvania
1960 Wadsworth, Ohio
1961 Massillon, Ohio
1962 Cathedral Latin, Cleveland, Ohio
1963 Greensburg, Pennsylvania
1964 North Hills HS, Pennsylvania
1965 Marquette HS, Wisconsin
1966 Los Angeles-Loyola, California
1967 Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
1968 Excelsior HS, California
1969 Houston-Lamar, Texas
1970 Canton-Lehman, Ohio
1971 Monessen HS, Pennsylvania
1972 Enid HS, Oklahoma
1973 New Trier-East HS, Illinois
1974 Los Angeles-Loyola, California
1975 Columbia City HS, Indiana
1976 Morris Hills HS, New Jersey
1977 Overton HS, Nashville, Tennessee
1978 Houston-Memorial HS, Texas
Sarasota HS, Florida
1979 Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pennsylvania
1980 Mullen HS, Colorado
1981 Madison HS, Tennessee
1982 Harvard School, California
1983 Manhattan HS, Kansas
1984 Bellarmine Prep, California
1985 Kettering-Fairmont HS, Ohio
1986 San Francisco-St. Ignatius HS, California
1987 Omaha-Creighton Preparatory, Nebraska
1988 Midland-Lee HS, Texas
1989 Chesterton HS, Indiana
Watertown HS, South Dakota
1990 Modesto Beyer HS, California
Premontre HS, Wisconsin
1991 Hutchinson HS, Kansas
1992 Chaminade HS, New York
1993 Miramonte HS, California
1994 Walt Whitman HS, Maryland
1995 Indianapolis North Central HS, Indiana
1996 Redlands HS, California
1997 Bellarmine College Prep., California
1998 Pattonville HS, Missouri
1999 Iona Prep School, New York
2000 Plano Senior HS, Texas
2001 Nova HS, Florida
2002 Raytown HS, Missouri
2003 Brebeuf Jesuit HS, Indiana
2004 Miramonte HS, California
2005 Nova HS, Florida
2006 Myers Park HS, North Carolina
2007 Shrewsbury HS, Massachusetts
2008 Monte Vista HS, California
2009 Ridge HS, New Jersey
2010 Chaminade High School, New York

PI KAPPA DELTA BRUNO E. JACOB TROPHY
The top honor at the NFL National Tournament is named after the founder and first Executive Director of the League, Bruno E. Jacob. The Pi Kappa Delta Bruno E. Jacob trophy is awarded in his honor to the school that has earned the greatest number of cumulative rounds in main events at the National Tournament. The trophy is endowed by Bruno E. Jacob’s college speech society, Pi Kappa Delta.

Contenders for the 2011 Pi Kappa Delta Bruno E. Jacob Trophy are:
Lincoln East High School, Nebraska 1,424
Parkview High School, Missouri 1,376
Holy Ghost Prep, Pennsylvania 1,370
Plano Senior High School, Texas 1,346
Appleton East High School, Wisconsin 1,327
Albuquerque Academy, New Mexico 1,326
West High School – Iowa City, Iowa 1,249
Plymouth High School, Indiana 1,241
Nova High School, Florida 1,226
Regis High School, New York 1,221

1936 Topeka, Kansas
1937 DuQuoin, Illinois
1938 Classen HS, Oklahoma
1939 Granite City, Illinois
1940 Wooster, Ohio
1941 Dickson, Tennessee
1946 Kenosha, Wisconsin
1947 Classen HS, Oklahoma
1948 DuQuoin, Illinois
1949 Oklahoma City-Central, Oklahoma
1950 Davenport, Iowa
1951 Lincoln, Illinois
1952 Sioux Falls, South Dakota
1953 Dayton-Oakwood, Ohio
1954 Canton-McKinley, Ohio
1955 South St. Paul, Minnesota
1956 Independence-Chrisman, Missouri
1957 Laconia, New Hampshire
1958 Kenosha, Wisconsin
1959 Louisville, Ohio
1960 Watertown, South Dakota
1961 Seminole, Oklahoma
1962 Muskogee, Oklahoma
1963 Miami Beach, Florida
1964 Omaha-Central, Nebraska
1965 Casper, Wyoming
1966 Massillon, Ohio
1967 Houston-Bellaire, Texas
1968 Lafayette-Jefferson, Indiana
1969 Houston-Lamar, Texas
1970 Houston-Memorial, Texas
1971 Northwest Classen HS, Oklahoma
1972 Marquette University HS, Wisconsin
1973 Central Catholic HS, Pennsylvania
1974 Miami Beach HS, Florida
1975 Houston-Bellaire, Texas
1976 Marquette University HS, Wisconsin
1977 Sunnyvale-Fremont HS, California
1978 Beverly Hills HS, California
1979 Cardinal Mooney HS, Ohio
1980 Fargo-North HS, North Dakota
1981 Sioux Falls-Lincoln, South Dakota
1982 Marquette University HS, Wisconsin
1983 Eau Claire-Memorial, Wisconsin
1984 Milton Academy, Massachusetts
1985 Houston-Bellaire HS, Texas
1986 San Antonio-Churchill HS, Texas
1987 Chesterton HS, Indiana
1988 Bellarmine HS, California
1989 Munster HS, Indiana
1990 Watertown HS, South Dakota
1991 Cherry Creek HS, Colorado
1992 Bronx HS of Science, New York
1993 Glenbrook-North HS, Illinois
1994 Chesterton HS, Indiana
1995 Albuquerque Academy, New Mexico
1996 West Des Moines Valley HS, Iowa
1997 Milton Academy, Massachusetts
1998 Apple Valley, Minnesota
1999 Topeka HS, Kansas
2000 Marquette University HS, Wisconsin
2001 Evansville-Reitz HS, Indiana
2002 Bellarmine College Prep, California
2003 Downers Grove South HS, Illinois
2004 San Antonio Churchill, Texas
2005 Eagan HS, Minnesota
2006 James Logan HS, California
2007 Sioux Falls Lincoln HS, South Dakota
2008 Munster HS, Indiana
2009 Chesterton HS, Indiana
2010 Neosho High School, Missouri

BRUNO E. JACOB COMMENDATION
If more than 50 per cent of the points necessary for the procurement of the Bruno E. Jacob award were gained under the direction of one instructor, such instructor shall receive a miniature replica of the trophy in recognition of his/her service in effective speech education.

1936 J. Edmund Mayer
1937 R. P. Hibbs
1938 Elaine Tucker
1939 Mary Blackburn
1940 Russell L. Caldwell
1941 Mrs. Joe B. Weems
1946 John Davies
1947 C. E. Grady
1948 R. P. Hibbs
1949 Maybelle Conger
1950 A. E. Keiber
1951 Clayton E. Mott
1953 John M. Martin
1954 Robert C. Pfendler
1955 R. J. Happe
1956 Margaret Meredith
1957 Ruth P. Estes
1958 John Davies
1959 Karl Boyle
1960 James C. McCroskey
1961 H. B. Mitchell
1962 Jack Gregory
1963 Myrtle Gillen
1965 Francis F. Ferris
1967 Bill Henderson
1968 James Hawker
1969 Emerson Turner
1970 Rex Fleming
1971 Charline Burton
1972 James M. Copeland
1973 Bro. Rene Sterner FSC
1974 Ralph E. Carey
1975 David Johnson
1976 James M. Copeland
1977 Carmendale Fernandes
1979 Dennis Barrett
1981 Carl Swanson
1982 James M. Copeland
1983 Arthur McMillion
1984 Dale DeLetis
1985 David Johnson
1986 L. D. Naegelin
1987 Joseph Wycoff
1988 James Harville
1989 Helen Engstrom
1990 Donus D. Roberts
1991 Gary Addington
1992 Richard B. Sodikow
1993 Deborah Middleton
1994 Joseph Wycoff
1995 Randall McCutcheon
1996 Thomas Castle
1997 Deborah Simon
1998 Pam Cady
1999 Pam McComas
2001 Dan Durbin
2003 John M. Hires
2005 Joni Anker
2006 Tommie Lindsey, Jr.
2007 Kim Maass
2008 Helen Engstrom
2009 James Cavallo
2010 David Watkins

Albert S. Odom, Jr. Commendation
The Albert S. Odom Jr. Commendation is presented to the current director of the school winning the Pi Kappa Delta Bruno E. Jacob Trophy. The award is named in honor of one of the most outstanding supporters of the NFL and former assistant to Mr. Jacob, the late Albert Odom.

2003 Jan Heiteen, Downers Grove South, Illinois
2004 Kandi King, San Antonio Churchill Hs, Texas
2005 Joni Anker, Eagan HS, Minnesota
2006 Tommie Lindsey, Jr, James Logan HS, California
2007 Kim Maass, Sioux Falls Lincoln HS, South Dakota
2008 Helen Engstrom, Munster HS, Indiana
2009 James Cavallo, Chesterton HS, Indiana
2010 David Watkins, Neosho High School, Missouri

JAMES M. COPELAND COACH OF THE YEAR
1953 Dean Berkley
1954 R.C. Corder
1955 Ruby Parks
1956 R.J. Happe
1957 Margaret Meredith
1958 Mollie Martin and Cecil Pickett
1959 Mollie Martin and Cecil Pickett
1960 Margaret Meredith
1961 Hazel Heiman
1962 Myrtle Gillen
1963 L. Earnest Beresch
1964 James Hawker
1965 James Hawker
1966 James Copeland and Dorothy Andreasen
1967 Rex Fleming
1968 June Smith
1969 Charline Burton
1970 June Smith and Bill Henderson
1971 James Copeland and Edward Konat, SJ
1972 James Copeland and Edward Konat, SJ
1973 James Copeland and Kenneth Thames
1974 James Copeland and Kenneth Thames
1975 James Copeland and Bradley Bloch
1976 James Copeland and James Fleissner
1977 James Copeland and James Fleissner
1978 Ron Krikac and Lee Turner
1979 L. D. Naegelin and Ira Evers
1980 L. D. Naegelin and Carolyn DeLecour
1981 Carl Swanson and Rosella Blunk
1982 James Copeland and Ron Krikac
1983 L. D. Naegelin and Ron Krikac
1984 David Johnson
1985 L. D. Naegelin and Steve Davis
1986 James Copeland and Adam Schwartz
1987 Randall McCutcheon and Debbie Simon
1988 Sally Robertson
1989 Joseph Wycoff and James Cavallo
1990 Joseph Wycoff and James Cavallo
1991 Joseph Wycoff and James Cavallo
1992 Robert Kelly and James Cavallo
1993 Robert Kelly and James Cavallo
1994 James Harville and Kim Jones
2000 Tommie Lindsey, Jr.
2001 Gay Brasher
2002 David Johnson
2003 Derek Yuill
2004 Vivian Chien
2005 Timothy J. Averill
2006 Jay Stubbs
2007 David McKenzie
2008 Eric DiMichele
2009 Pam Cady Wycoff
2010 Kim Jones

CIRCLE OF CHAMPION COACHES
2006 Joseph Wycoff, Pam Cady Wycoff, Cindy Rockwell, James W. Rye III, Annie
Smith, Karen Wilbanks, Elizabeth Dlaton, Teresa Fester, Wayne Sager,
Christina Tallungan, Julie Sheinman, Robert Marks, Tommie Lindsey, Jr,
Paul DeMaret, Andrew West, Timothy E. Sheaff, Jonathan Williams,
Adam Jacobi, Bruce Garner and Christopher Wolf.
2007 Jason Warren, Christina Tallungan, David Yastremski, Jack Brimhall, Kathi
Wells, Tony Figliola, Mickey Hutson, Melissa Mustard, Russell Rywell, Crhis
McDonald, James Fedje, Norma Haman, Jessica Fedje, Lisa Miller, Robert
Marks, Lee Ellen Beach, Tommie Lindsey, Jr. & Dr. Peter Pober.
2008 Nicholas Owen, David Huston, Kim Jones, Todd Hering, Chris Palmer, Felisa
(Lisa) Honeyman, Barbara Garner, Karen Wilbanks, Elizabeth Carter, Gay Janis,
Brittany Morgan Janis, James Doyle, Jerry Crist, Carol Duffee-Lunsford, Brian
Danner & Gay Brasher.
2009 Adam Jenkins (Impromptu); Doug Springer (Storytelling); Vicki Fellers
(Expository); David Chamberlain (Commentary); Sal Tinjero (Prose); Daniel
Dominique & Krystle Sims (Poetry); Kathi Wells (Student Congress Senate); Julie
Sheinman (Student Congress House); Jeff Welty (Public Forum Debate); Chuck
Ballingall & Nick Fiori (Policy Debate); Stacy Thomas (Lincoln Douglas Debate);
Bill Healy (U.S. Extemp); Sharon Volpe (International Extemp); Joseph & Pam
Cady Wycoff (Original Oratory); James Fedje (Humorous Interp), Matthew
Madsen (Dramatic Interp); & Tommie Lindsey, Jr. (Duo Interp).
2010Andrew Frank Monteleone, NY (Dramatic Interp); Jonathan Voss, IL (Policy Debate); Sally Pies, SD (Storytelling); Jennifer Baese, MN (Expository); David A. Yastremski, NJ (Commentary and Supplemental Debate); Lynne Coyne (Supplemental Debate); Kandi King, TX (Policy Debate Top Speaker); Shannon D. Pearcy, TX (Policy Debate Top Speaker); Jay Stubbs, TX (Congressional Debate – House); Bill Healy, CA (International Extemp); Michael Bietz, CA (Lincoln Douglas Debate); Charles Donovan, MD (Impromptu); Paul Woods, IL (Original Oratory); Peter Paik, OH (Public Forum Debate); David Matley, CA (Congressional Debate – Final Session Presiding Officer – House); Luis M. Dulzaides, FL (Congressional Debate – Senate); Robert Kelly, IN (United States Extemp); Jacquelyn Young, MO (Duo Interpretation); James Fedje, MN (Humorous Interp)

PROSE READING
Prose expresses thought through language recorded in sentences and paragraphs: fiction (short stories, novels) and non-fiction (articles, essays, journals, biographies). A student may not use the same source used in Duo, Dramatic or Humorous at any NFL tournament.

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1985 Francis Rocco, Holy Ghost Preparatory, Pennsylvania
1986 Valerie Marsh, Forest Lake HS, Minnesota
1987 Kirsten Albrecht, Homewood-Flossmoor, Illinois
1988 Patty Kelley, Evansville-Reitz, Indiana
1989 Randal Arrington, Prince Edward Academy, Virginia
1990 Heidi Zapzalka, Forest Lake HS, Minnesota
1991 Daniel Cohen, Murray HS, Kentucky
1992 Maiysha Simpson, Eagan HS, Minnesota
1993 Liz Kennedy, Stuyvesant HS, New York
1994 Dennis Price, Blacksburg HS, Virginia
1995 Rob Lindgren, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
Stacy Freeman, Downers Grove-South, Illinois
1996 Patrick Quigley, New Orleans-Jesuit HS, Louisiana
1997 Colonsay McPheeters, Valley Center HS, Kansas
1998 Christi Shepherd, Grapevine HS, Texas
1999 David Nagel, Evansville-Reitz HS, Indiana
2000 Nouvelle Stubbs, Our Lady of the Elms HS, Ohio
2001 Seth Bogner, Paxton-Buckley-Loda HS, Illinois
2002 Jennifer Lovell, Creekview HS, Texas
2003 Bradley Hutson, Collierville HS, Tennessee
2004 Adam Sharples, Liberty Sr. HS, Missouri
2005 Lindsay Rice, Plymouth HS, Indiana
2006 Joey DiColandrea, Stuyvesant HS, New York
2007 Francois A. Charles, Cecilia HS, Louisiana
2008 Rachel Kenney, Gilmour Academy, Ohio
2009 Vanessa Garcia, Fullerton Joint Union HS, CA
2010 Nat Zegree, Portage Northern High School, Michigan

POETRY READING
Poetry is writing which expresses ideas, experience, or emotion through the creative arrangement of words according to their sound, their rhythm, their meaning. Poetry may rely on verse and stanza form. Only published, printed works may be used. No plays or other dramatic materials may be used. A student may not use the same source used in Duo, Dramatic or Humorous at any NFL tournament.

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1938 Ben Morris, Oklahoma City-Classen, Oklahoma
1939 Bette Askeland, Minneapolis-West, Minnesota
1940 Helen Prince, Liberty HS, Missouri
1941 Lydia Clark, Two Rivers HS, Wisconsin
1950 Sandra Lee Kitchin, Bluefield HS, West Virginia
1951 Phyllis McDandel, Independence HS, Missouri
1952 Sonya Chrin, Greensburg HS, Pennsylvania
1955 Marilyn Gottschalk, Watertown HS, South Dakota
1956 Carol Goddard, Neosho HS, Missouri
1957 Jo Anne Blower, Casper HS, Wyoming
1958 Denise Anne Jeffries, Boulder HS, Colorado
1959 Mike Pollard, Abilene HS, Texas
1960 Dale Iwataki, Rockhurst HS, Missouri
1961 Douglas Anderson, Denver South, Colorado
1962 Elizabeth Ofstad, Minnehaha Academy, Minnesota
1963 James R. Eichelberger, Pekin HS, Illinois
1985 Tania Robinson, Sioux Falls-Lincoln, South Dakota
1986 Lauri Reese, Manhattan HS, Kansas
1987 Debbie Mott, Calloway County HS, Kentucky
1988 Scott Cox, Gregory-Portland, Texas
1989 Jennifer Cope, Wadsworth HS, Ohio
1990 Andrea Foltz, Munster HS, Indiana
1991 Catharine Dommer, Chesterton HS, Indiana
1992 Ashley Eiler, Rossville HS, Indiana
1993 Emily Bergl, Glenbrook-South, Illinois
1994 Maya May, Downers Grove-South HS, Illinois
1995 Jessica Corbett, Evansville-Reitz HS, Indiana
1996 Susan Szadkowski, Fort Wayne-Snider HS, Indiana
1997 Abby Johnson, Sioux Falls-O’Gorman HS, South Dakota
1998 Julian Thomas, Tulsa-Washington HS, Oklahoma
1999 John Croke, Hattiesburg HS, Mississippi
2000 Margaret Au, Evansville-Reitz HS, Indiana
2001 Alex Maldonado, Westlake HS, Texas
2002 Courtney Wright, Evansville Reitz HS, Indiana
2003 Bianca Anderson, Duncanville HS, Texas
2004 Jesse Gall, Battle Ground Academy, Tennessee
2005 Alexandra Barth, Lincoln East HS, Nebraska
2006 Josh Toney, Duncanville HS, Texas
2007 Danyon Satterlee, Powell HS, Wyoming
2008 Meghan Kreidler, Eagan HS, Minnesota
2009 Andy LaRocca, Riverdale HS, Louisiana
2010 A. J. Taula, Blue Springs High School, Missouri

STORYTELLING
Storytelling rules state a single published, printed story, anecdote, tale, myth or legend must be retold without notes or props. The student may not tell a story used previously in any NFL district and/or national tournament. The delivery must be extempore, not read. No book or script may be used. The contestant must not add original material or materially change the content of the story.

2000 Lashonda Richardson, Hickman Mills HS, Missouri
2001 Tracey Randall, Parkway-South HS, Missouri
2002 Jerry Schultz, Jr., DeSmet Jesuit HS, Missouri
2003 Evan C. Figg, Roseville Area HS, Minnesota
2004 Ben Adams, Bob Jones Academy, South Carolina
2005 Jessica K. Boyd, Laurel HS, Mississippi
2006 Ryan Glenn, Plano Sr. HS, Texas
2007 Hannah Ubl, Lakeville North HS, Minnesota
2008 Antonia Lassar, Newton South HS, Massachusetts
2009 Francis Ian Blaise Austin, New Trier Township HS, IL
2010 Zachary Kantack, Brookings High School, South Dakota

IMPROMPTU
The Impromptu speech should be regarded as an original interpretation by the speaker of the designated topic as supported by varied materials and gives a contestant opportunity to be creative and imaginative. An impromptu speech should reveal the student’s ability to organize her/his thoughts in a logical manner.

1964 Richard Patterson, Oskaloosa HS, Iowa
1965 James Kay, Fullerton HS, California
1966 Keith Dodds, Antelope Valley HS, California
1967 Michael Biggers, Houston-Memorial, Texas
1968 William Rosenberg, Denver-Washington, Colorado
1969 David Alley, Springfield-Parkview, Missouri
1970 Gene Alesandrini, Pekin HS, Illinois
1971 John Campbell, San Marino HS, California
1972 Roy Osborne, Nashville-Overton, Tennessee
1973 David Miller, Denver-Regis, Colorado
1974 Robert Meadow, Richmond-Kennedy, California
1975 David Burton, San Antonio-MacArthur, Texas
1976 James Attridge, Denver-Regis, Colorado
1977 Denise Antolini, Harbor HS, California
1978 Mary Joekel, Lincoln-Southeast, Nebraska
1979 Bill Frank, Perry HS, Ohio
1980 Beth Barlet, Carthage HS, Missouri
1981 Robert Verchick, Chaparral HS, Nevada
1982 Mary Shamshoian, Clovis HS, California
1983 Paul Mapp, South Eugene HS, Oregon
1984 Susan Foster, Gonzaga Preparatory, Washington
1985 Jon Garcia, Bellarmine Preparatory, California
1986 Elaine Barnett, Fresno HS, California
1987 James Wallace, Leilehua HS, Hawaii
1988 Ann Joseph, Robinson Secondary HS, Virginia
1989 Breean Stickgold, Redlands HS, California
1990 Chris Snowbeck, Wheaton Central HS, Illinois
1991 Samantha Burton, Bakersfield HS, California
1992 Arthur Krause, Polytechnic School, California
1993 Jill Van Pelt, Plano HS, Texas
1994 Chris Walker, Dobson HS, Arizona
1995 Razimera Heywood, Redlands HS, California
1996 Ryan Syrek, Millard-South HS, Nebraska
1997 Barrett Huddleston, Putnam City HS, Oklahoma
1998 Peter Stone, Johansen HS, California
1999 Joe Shapiro, Beaverton HS, Oregon
2000 Bethany Kenny, Neosho HS, Missouri
2001 Lexi Menish, Assumption HS, Kentucky
2002 Georgios Theophanous, Miramonte HS, California
2003 Ron Kendler, Newton South HS, Massachusetts
2004 Megan Loden, Aubrey HS, Texas
2005 Lauren K. Nelson, Wheaton North HS, Illinois
2006 Jessica Furgerson, Sandra Day O’Connor, Texas
2007 Treza Hirsch, Flathead County HS, Montana
2008 Taman Narayan, Leland HS, California
2009 Jessica Petrie, Belleville West HS, Illinois
2010 Adam Conner, Loyola Blakefield High School, Maryland

EXPOSITORY SPEAKING
Expository speeches are original compositions of the contestant. The Expository speech is a speech to inform, not a performance. It should describe, clarify, illustrate or define an object, idea, concept, or process. A fabricated topic/subject may not be used. In Expository, a student may not use any portion of his/her original oration entered at any NFL tournament. Maximum time of presentation is five minutes.

1989 Mona Abo-Zena, Burlington HS, Iowa
1990 Ben Moore, Heyworth HS, Illinois
1991 Mathew L. Harrington, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
1992 Mohamed Marei, Lodi HS, California
1993 Michelle Turner, Ritenour HS, Missouri
1994 Kevin Bravo-Ferrer, Miramonte HS, California
1995 Matthew Harris, Stockton-Edison HS, California
1996 Jessica A. Trent, Muscatine HS, Iowa
1997 Jessica Bailey, Apple Valley HS, Minnesota
1998 Morgan Grunerud, Johansen HS, California
1999 Zachary McClure, Lyons HS, Kansas
2000 Jason Hoover, Mount Miguel HS, California
2001 Justin Welch, Trinity HS, Pennsylvania
2002 Patrick Heil, Bellarmine College Prep, California
2003 Julia Cain, Milton Academy, Massachusetts
2004 Blake Jones, Dickson County, Tennessee
2005 Patrick Bishop, Dickson County HS, Tennessee
2006 John D. Michels, O’Gorman HS, South Dakota
2007 Kathleen T. Beach, Rossview HS, Tennessee
2008 Allison Stuewe, Salina High Central, Kansas
2009 Evan M. Hernandez, Wichita East HS, Kansas
2010 Karen Zhou, Lakeville North High School, Minnesota

EXTEMPORANEOUS COMMENTARY
Twenty minutes prior to the beginning of the round, the contestant will draw three topics, select one, and prepare a speech of no more than five minutes, consulting sources pursuant to the same rules governing materials and evidence in Extemporaneous Speaking. The presentation will be delivered seated at a table or desk, striving for a delivery similar to that suitable for public commentary before community groups and/or media audiences. The contestant should speak clearly, persuasively, and conversationally. Word choice should be precise for accuracy and clarity. The contestant’s content is to be judged on the general effectiveness of the delivery, the depth of the position developed, and the evidential, logical, and emotional support for the position taken. Contestants are not required to take a specific stance, but could choose any one of several possible positions, e.g., advocacy, criticism, concern, balanced objectivity, commendation, etc.

1985 Sara Levine, Walt Whitman HS, Maryland
1986 Cheri Harder, Los Alamos HS, New Mexico
1987 Marc Daniels, Modesto Downey, California
1988 Doug Henry, Oolagah HS, Oklahoma
1989 Scott Johnson, Gonzaga Preparatory, Washington
1990 Krista McGruder, Neosho HS, Missouri
1991 Scott Howard, Hanks HS, Texas
1992 Theodore Scutti, Canon City HS, Colorado
1993 Todd Siesky, Evansville-Reitz HS, Indiana
1994 Kavilash Chawla, Mayo HS, Minnesota
1995 Germaine Hunter, Denver-Washington HS, Colorado
1996 Michael Shumsky, Blacksburg HS, Virginia
1997 Mathu Subramanian, Walt Whitman HS, Maryland
1998 James Shead, Friendswood HS, Texas
1999 Andy Litinsky, Pine Crest School, Florida
2000 Gwendolyn Carroll, Ladue Horton Watkins HS, Missouri
2001 Amanda Breaux, Teurlings-Catholic HS, Louisiana
2002 Kim A. Schlesinger, Canon City HS, Colorado
2003 Joe B. Poore, Bob Jones Academy, South Carolina
2004 Ryan Hamilton, Chaparral HS, Nevada
2005 Jacob Candelaria, St. Pius X HS, New Mexico
2006 Sarah A. Hinkfuss, Rufus King HS, Wisconsin
2007 Allison Pena, Nova HS, Florida
2008 Alex E. Tolkin, Newton South HS, Massachusetts
2009 Anuv Ratan, Claremont HS, California
2010 Rohun Pai, Ridge High School, New Jersey

BOYS EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING (discontinued after 1984)
1931 Edward Mantei, West Bend, Wisconsin
1932 Parnell Mahoney, Sioux City-East, Iowa
1933 Robert Dunham, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
1934 Newton Margulies, Rapid City, South Dakota
1935 David Goldberg, Bakersfield, California
1936 Dick Breen, Oklahoma City-Classen, Oklahoma
1937 Dwight Croessmann, DuQuoin, Illinois
1938 Reba June Long, Oklahoma. City-Classen, Oklahoma
1939 Seymour Vinocur, Huntington Park, California
1940 George Grover, Glendale, California
1941 Melvin Milligan, Massillon, Ohio
1945 Bob Henderson, Ravenna, Ohio
1946 Joe Snider, Seminole, Oklahoma
1947 Walter Grosjean, Wooster, Ohio
1948 George Funk, Wooster, Ohio
1949 DeVier Pierson, Oklahoma. City-Classen, Oklahoma
1950 Virginia Landwehr, Elgin, Illinois
1951 Marjorie Wright, Wooster, Ohio
1952 Vic Jackson, Edmond, Oklahoma
1953 Vic Jackson, Edmond, Oklahoma
1954 Frederick Dowart, Muskogee, Oklahoma
1955 James Hoenig, Los Angeles-Marshall, California
1956 Darrell Salomon, Bellarmine Prep., California
1957 John McCullough, Miami, Oklahoma
1958 Rennard Strickland, Muskogee, Oklahoma
1959 Gene Clements, Houston-Lamar, Texas
1960 Eugene Keilin, Houston Bellaire, Texas
1961 Lew Sargentich, Alhambra, California
1962 Steven Mackauf, Miami Beach, Florida
1963 James Robinson, Muskogee, Oklahoma
1964 Robert Walter, Regis HS, New York
1965 Jack Higham, Jefferson HS, Pennsylvania
1966 Michael Morris, Battle Creek, Michigan
1967 Rufus T. Wright, Houston-Memorial, Texas
1968 Don Peters, Houston Bellaire, Texas
1969 Daniel Furniss, Bellarmine Prep., California
1970 Paul Gordon, Antelope Valley, California
1971 Westley Warren, Central HS, High Point, North Carolina
1972 Mark Foley, Marquette University HS, Wisconsin
1973 Tom Rollins, Houston-Westchester, Texas
1974 Stan Dorn, Corona Del Mar HS, California
1975 Ray Agran, New Trier West HS, Illinois
1976 James Poterba, Pennsbury HS, Pennsylvania
1977 John Mullen, Marquette Univ. HS, Wisconsin
1978 Barry Mann, Twin Lakes HS, Florida
1979 Steve Tomlinson, Shawnee HS, Oklahoma
1980 Xavier Jordan, Central Catholic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1981 David Lopez, San Antonio-Churchill, Texas
1982 Bill Thompson, San Antonio-Churchill, Texas
1983 John Culver, Shawnee Mission-North, Kansas
1984 Bill Thompson, San Antonio-Churchill HS, Texas

GIRLS EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING (discontinued after 1984)
1952 Jenonne Walker, Purcell, Oklahoma
1953 Maxine Karpman, Beverly Hills, California
1954 Francine Sangor, Alhambra, California
1955 Sally Thurnau, Elgin, Illinois
1956 Margie Moore, Dallas-Adamson, Texas
1957 Wilma Jo George, Edmond, Oklahoma
1958 Norma Thompson, Louisville, Ohio
1959 June Lynn Skaggs, Monett, Missouri
1960 Margaret Owen, Arcadia, California
1961 Sharon Marshall, Houston Bellaire, Texas
1962 Jill Gregory, Chula Vista Hilltop, California
1963 Janet Gabbert, St. Bernard HS, California
1964 Betsy Urban, Houston-Memorial, Texas
1965 Linda Tapsak, Houston-Memorial, Texas
1966 Jane Scholz, Muscatine, Iowa
1967 Cory Wade, Sunnyvale-Fremont, California
1968 Jean Anne Johnson, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
1969 Carolyn Ervin, Tustin, California
1970 Susan Williams, Palos Verdes, California
1971 Julienne Christensen, Lafayette HS, Louisiana
1972 Mende Snodgress, Heritage Hall, Oklahoma
1973 Becky Blank, Alexander Ramsey HS, Minnesota
1974 Emily Reynolds, Nashville-Hillsboro HS, Tennessee
1975 Vicky Rideout, Silver Lake Regional HS, Massachusetts
1976 Kay Rever, Midland HS, Texas
1977 Cynthia Sawyer, Acadiana HS, Louisiana
1978 Claudia Burke, Stockton-Lincoln HS, California
1979 Margaret Grayden, Manhattan HS, Kansas
1980 Jana Cohen, North Miami Beach, Florida
1981 Beth Garrett, Putnam City-North, Oklahoma
1982 Elyse Ellis, Santa Fe HS, New Mexico
1983 Jennifer Ford, St. Michael’s HS, New Mexico
1984 Stacey Leyton, Bellevue-Interlake HS, Washington

ORATORICAL DECLAMATION (discontinued after 1951)
1931 Howard Wilson, Granite City HS, Illinois
1932 Howard Smather, Lexington HS, Kentucky
1933 Harold Stark, Granite City HS, Illinois
1934 Jack Ewing, Enid HS, Oklahoma
1935 Russell Black, Oklahoma City-Central, Oklahoma
1936 Carter Hardwick, Oklahoma City-Classen, Oklahoma
1937 Francis Butler, St. Cloud HS, Minnesota
1938 Margaret Freerksen, Freeport HS, Illinois
1939 Edward Gunz, San Francisco-Sacred Heart, California
1940 Ray Montgomery Los Angeles HS, California
1941 Francis Woidich, Hollywood HS, California
1946 Barbara Ann Frank, Longmont HS, Colorado
1947 Virginia Felten, Sheboygan-Central, Wisconsin
1948 Dan Striepeke, Santa Rosa HS, California
1949 Pat Schlaht, Sheboygan-Central, Wisconsin
1951 Frank Dale, Santa Rosa HS, California

RADIO SPEAKING
1939 Mackie Quave, Ashville HS, North Carolina
1940 Vincent Mulvaney, Casper HS, Wyoming
1941 Alec McKenzie, Savana HS, Illinois
1948 Wanda Koenig, Normandy HS, Missouri
1949 Lloyd Richards, Omaha-Central, Nebraska
1950 Kathryn Bowser, Springfield HS, Ohio
1951 Dwight Clark, Fort Collins HS, Colorado
1952 Allen Greer, Dayton-Oakwood, Ohio
1953 Jim Bernhard, Houston-Lamar, Texas
1954 Leroy Howe, Carol Gables HS, Florida
1955 Sandy Arroyo, San Jose-Lick, California
1956 Gary Higdon, Neosho HS, Missouri
1957 Roger McManus, Wooster HS, Ohio
1958 Rodger Gabrielson, Kenosha HS, Wisconsin
1959 Paul Weyrich, St. Catherine HS, Wisconsin
1960 Jim Pierson, Great Falls-Catholic, Montana
1961 John Cusick, St. Ignatius HS, Ohio
1962 Dan Wick, Great Falls HS, Montana
1963 Craig Shives, Newton HS, Iowa
1964 Lorraine Artus, Canevin HS, Pennsylvania
1965 Wayne Keup, Watertown HS, South Dakota
1966 Kathy Patnode, Oklahoma City-Northeast, Oklahoma
1967 Nancy Adams, Arsenal Technical HS, Indiana
1968 Mary-Ann Wilson, New Trier-West, Illinois
1969 Ron Waife, Indianapolis-North Central, Indiana
1970 Pete Williams, Casper-Natrona County, Wyoming
1971 Greg Robison, Seattle Preparatory, Washington
1972 Michel Sage, Fayetteville HS, Arkansas
1973 John Goode, Trigg County HS, Kentucky
1974 Donald Crawford, Toledo-Whitmer, Ohio

PROSE/POETRY
1975 Susan Finque, Van Nuys HS, California
1976 Lori Herbison, Paris HS, Tennessee
1977 Laura Leggette, Southhaven HS, Mississippi
1978 Carol Hubbard, Homewood HS, Alabama
1979 Toni Williams, Dobie HS, Texas
1980 Elizabeth Lindley, Tampa Preparatory, Florida
1981 Kellie Overbey, Murray HS, Kentucky
1982 Patrick Kennelly, Gonzaga Preparatory, Washington D.C.
1983 Sally Nystuen, Menomonie HS, Wisconsin
1984 Mark Silence, Shawnee Mission-Northwest, Kansas

PAST TOURNAMENT HOSTS
1931 Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin
1932 East High School, Sioux City, Iowa
1933 Wooster High School, Wooster, Ohio
1934 Topeka High School, Topeka, Kansas
1935 Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
1936 Classen High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1937 Jacksonville High School, Jacksonville, Illinois
1938 Wooster High School, Wooster, Ohio
1939 Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, California
1940 Wiley High School, Terre Haute, Indiana
1941 Henry Clay High School, Lexington, Kentucky
1942 Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin
1943 Ohio State Capitol Annex, Columbus, Ohio
1944 Indiana State House, Indianapolis, Indiana
1945 Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
1946 Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
1947 Jennings High School, Jennings, Missouri
1948 McKinley High School, Canton, Ohio
1949 Longmont High School, Longmont, Colorado
1950 Kenosha High School, Kenosha, Wisconsin
1951 George Pepperdine College, Los Angeles, California
1952 University of Boston, Massachusetts
1953 University of Denver, Colorado
1954 Greensburg High School, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
1955 San Jose State College, San Jose, California
1956 Muskogee High School, Muskogee, Oklahoma
1957 University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
1958 Washington High School, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
1959 University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
1960 University of San Diego, California
1961 University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1962 Montana State University, Missoula, Montana
1963 Rice University, Houston, Texas
1964 The University of Akron, Ohio
1965 Omaha, Nebraska
1966 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1967 David Lipscomb College, Nashville, Tennessee
1968 Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota
1969 George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
1970 Shawnee Mission South High School, Kansas
1971 Stanford University, Stanford, California
1972 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1973 University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1974 Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
1975 Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis, Indiana
1976 United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1977 Seattle, Washington
1978 Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
1979 Princeton High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
1980 Grissom High School, Huntsville, Alabama
1981 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
1982 University of San Francisco, California
1983 Park Hill and Oak Park Schools, Missouri
1984 Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
1985 University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
1986 Jenks High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma
1987 Princeton High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
1988 McGavock High School, Nashville, Tennessee
1989 Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
1990 San Jose State University, California
1991 Glenbrook Schools, Illinois
1992 North Dakota State University, North Dakota
1993 Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis, Indiana
1994 Park Hill High School, Kansas City, Missouri
1995 Nova High School, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
1996 South View High School, Fayetteville, North Carolina
1997 Jefferson High School, Bloomington, Minnesota
1998 Pattonville High School, St. Louis, Missouri
1999 Desert Visa High School, Phoenix, Arizona
2000 Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
2001 University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
2002 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, North Carolina
2003 Georgia State University, Atlanta Georgia
2004 Salt Lake City, Utah
2005 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2006 Grapevine/Colleyville, Texas
2007 Derby/Wichita, Kansas
2008 Las Vegas, Nevada
2009 Birmingham, Alabama
2010 Kansas City, Missouri
2011 Dallas, Texas
2012 Indianapolis, Indiana
2013 Birmingham, Alabama
2014 Kansas City, Missouri

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