Revisions to Process
and Adjustment of Criteria for CEDA Annual Awards
Submitted 2-21-09
Currently:
Among the awards given by the Association at the National
Tournament are the following:
Section 1: Scholastic All-American. First team Scholastic
All-Americans must have (1) at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA, (2) have attained
at least sophomore standing, and (3) a winning record in the open division
(minimum of 18 rounds). Second team Scholastic All-Americans must have (1) at
least a 3.25 cumulative GPA, (2) have attained at least sophomore standing, and
(3) competed in at least 18 rounds in the open division.
Honorable Mention Scholastic All-Americans must have (1) at
least a 3.00 cumulative GPA, (2) have attained at least sophomore standing, and
(3) competed in at least 18 rounds. There will be no minimum or maximum number
of students eligible for any of these awards. CEDA should provide trophies to
all First Team Scholastic All-Americans. Section 2: All-American Debate Squad
Award, which will be given annually to a maximum of thirty CEDA debaters for
their competitive success; good conduct; and squad contributions.
A. Criteria.
Recipients should demonstrate their competitive excellence, measured
qualitatively or quantitatively; evidence of their commitment to fair play in
the activity; and evidence of their contribution to the success and well-being
of their forensics program.
B. Selection
Process. There will be at least one recipient from each of the CEDA regions and
at-large recipients (who may come from any district) to total no more than
thirty. At least two recipients must be from community college programs. The
President will appoint a selection committee. No more than two students from a
given school shall receive this award.
C. Awards.
Suitable awards, funded by proceeds from the National Tournament, will be given
to recipients at the National Tournament. The Public Relations Committee will
publicize the winners to the news media and universities.
Section 3: Founders’ Award. The Founders’ Award will be
given annually to the school accumulating the most points over time in CEDA
sweepstakes. When a school wins the Founders’ Award, their accumulated points
revert to zero and they begin accumulating points anew the following year.
Section 4: Garrison Newcomers’ Award. The Garrison
Newcomers’ Award is given annually to the school with highest sweepstakes
points who currently is an affiliate member and who has not previously won the
award.
Section 5: Brownlee Award. The Brownlee Award is given
annually to a forensic educator who demonstrates outstanding achievement in
scholarship, education and service to CEDA.
Section 6: Future engraving costs for any travelling awards
presented by CEDA shall be borne by the CEDA treasury as an annual expense.
Section 7: Teams that attend and participate in six or fewer
CEDA sanctioned debate tournaments, excluding the CEDA National Tournament,
will be eligible for the Select Sweepstakes award. The same formula for
determining the national sweepstakes will be used. Teams eligible for the
Select Sweepstakes award will be equally eligible for national and regional
awards.
Section 8: The National Public Debate Award.
A. This
award is given to the intercollegiate debate program which, over the course of
the past academic year, has best advanced the values of debate in the public
sphere through sponsorship of one or more public debate activities including
international public debates, radio or television debates, public debates on
campus or for community groups, and through general promotion of public
discourse through diverse for a to promote critical examination of public
issues for general audiences.
B. Programs
seeking this recognition should submit a portfolio including a narrative
description of their public debate activities. Programs are also asked to
submit supporting materials of their choosing which might include participant
lists, publicity and promotional materials, attendance figures, transcripts or
recordings (audio, video, CD, etc.), commendations and letters of appreciation,
and any other materials that they feel are appropriate.
C. The CEDA
President shall designate appropriate individuals or a committee to receive,
evaluate, and archive materials. The individuals or committee may elect to give
up to three awards (recognized by plaques or trophies) and may also recognize
as many Honorable Mention entrants as they deem appropriate. Each recipient and
Honorable Mention will receive recognition through letters sent to the
appropriate officers of their academic institutions.
Portfolios will be submitted to the designated individual or
committee representative no later than the entry due date of the CEDA national
tournament.
Section 9: Galentine Award. The annual award named in honor
of Rebecca Galentine is designed to recognize an outstanding female debate
coach in CEDA. Service to programs and the organization, community building and
competitive success are the criteria for award selection.
Section 10: Brian “Baby Jo” Johnston Debater of the Year
Award. The annual award named in honor of 1994 CEDA National Champion Brian
Johnston is designed to recognize an outstanding debater in CEDA. Competitive
success and service to the community are criteria for award selection.
Section 11: Outstanding New Competitor Award
A. Criteria:
The recipient will be selected among a pool of applicants who began their
participation in interscholastic debate in college, are in their first year of
competition and are participating at the CEDA championship tournament. Their
application should show evidence of growth and participation in the activity. The
student’s participation during the year may have been at any level of
competition (e.g. varsity, junior varsity or novice). No preference will be
given for either regional or national travel schedules.
B. Selection
Process: Criteria will be developed for the Awards Committee, as well as a
Nomination Form. Nominations must be in writing, including
completion of the nomination form and a letter of recommendation from a
student’s coach verifying their eligibility for the award. Nominations may come
from any member school.
Section 12: CEDA Alumni Award
A. Criteria:
The award recognizes outstanding achievement, contribution and service by a
program alumna of a member school. The recipient need not necessarily need be
present at national championship tournament to win the award.
B. Selection
Criteria will be developed for the Awards Committee, as well as a Nomination
Form. Nominations must be in writing, including completion of the nomination
form which articulates the specific contributions and a letter of recommendation
from a student’s coach verifying their eligibility for the award. Nominations
may come from any member school.
Section 13: Outstanding Graduate Student Coach
A. Criteria:
This award is intended to recognize both the pedagogical and competitive
contributions to the growth and development of policy debate by graduate
student coaches, who are balancing their obligations to their school work and
that of their programs. The recipient needs to demonstrate excellence in
graduate and professional obligations as well as their work as coaches.
Preference will be given to candidates who are present at the CEDA national
championship tournament.
B. Selection
Process: Criteria will be developed for the Awards Committee, as well as a
Nomination Form. Nominations must be in writing, including completion of the
nomination form which articulates the specific contributions and a letter of
recommendation from a student’s coach or director verifying their eligibility
for the award. Nominations may come from any member school.
Section 14: Speaker of the Year
A. Criteria:
The award acknowledges the contribution of an individual during the past year
that made a positive contribution to public discourse on matters of social
import. The award recipient is a public personality involved in local,
regional, national or international affairs.
B. Selection
Process: Criteria will be developed for the Awards Committee, as well as a
Nomination Form. Nominations must be in writing, including completion of the
nomination form which articulates the specific contributions and letter(s) of
support. Nominations may come from any member school.
XII. AWARDS
Amend to:
Section 1: National Recognition Awards. Each year the
organization should solicit nominations and recognize members of the community
by awarding the following honors. Each of these awards should be presented at
the national tournament. An awards committee should be composed by the First
Vice President to review nominations. Attendance at the national tournament is
not a requirement for nomination. Suitable awards, funded by proceeds from the
National Tournament, will be given to
recipients at the National Tournament. A budget for all
trophies should be approved by the Executive Council as part of the annual
budget. Future engraving costs for any travelling awards presented by CEDA
shall be borne by the CEDA treasury as an annual expense. The organization will
publicize the winners.
Section 2: Student Awards. The organization should solicit
nominations of outstanding students for each of the following awards. Awards
nominations should proceed in a uniform fashion, so that students nominated for
the most exclusive award are also applying, if eligible, for all other student
awards. Students may win multiple awards.
A. Brian “Baby
Jo” Johnston Debater of the Year Award. The annual award named in honor of 1994
CEDA National Champion Brian Johnston is designed to recognize an outstanding
debater in CEDA. The ideal candidate demonstrates competitive success and a
commitment to represent the highest values of the debate community.
B. Outstanding
New Competitor Award. The recipient will be selected among a pool of applicants
who began their participation in interscholastic debate in college, are in
their first year of competition and are participating at the CEDA championship
tournament. Their application should show evidence of growth and participation
in the activity. The student’s participation during the year may have been at
any level of competition (e.g. varsity, junior varsity or novice). No
preference will be given for either regional or national travel schedules.
C. All-American
Debate Squad Award. The organization should honor a maximum of thirty CEDA
debaters as those students who represent the best of intercollegiate debate.
They should demonstrate competitive success, academic success, good conduct,
and contributions to their squad. No more than two students from a given school
shall receive this award. At least two recipients must be from community
college programs.
D. National
Debate Scholar. The organization should honor students who maintain strong
academic records in addition to their competitive accomplishments. There will
be no minimum or maximum number of students eligible for any of these awards.
To be eligible for any level of national scholar recognition, a student must
have attained at least junior standing, competed in at least 18 rounds on the
current topic, and meet the minimum grade point average for that specific
award.
a. National
Debate Scholar – summa cum laude. Minimum 3.75 GPA.
b. National
Debate Scholar – magna cum laude. Minimum 3.5 GPA.
c. National
Debate Scholar – cum laude. Minimum 3.25 GPA.
d. National
Debate Scholar – Honorable Mention. Minimum 3.0 GPA
Section 3: Coaching Awards. The organization should solicit
nominations of outstanding coaches for each of the following awards.
A. The
Brownlee Award. The Brownlee Award is given annually to a forensic educator who
demonstrates outstanding achievement in scholarship, education and service to
CEDA. The award is named in honor of longtime coach and
founding CEDA member Don Brownlee. The ideal candidate
demonstrates some element of all three factors (scholarship, education and
service to CEDA).
B. The
Galentine Award. The annual award named in honor of Rebecca Galentine is
designed to recognize an outstanding female debate coach in CEDA. The ideal
candidate can demonstrate service to programs and the organization, community
building and competitive success.
C. The Matt
Grindy Outstanding Graduate Student Coach Award. This award is intended to
recognize both the pedagogical and competitive contributions to the growth and
development of policy debate by graduate student coaches, who are balancing
their obligations to their school work and that of their programs. The
recipient needs to demonstrate excellence in graduate and professional
obligations as well as their work as coaches.
Section 4: Program Awards
A. Select
Sweepstakes Award. Teams that attend and participate in six or fewer CEDA
sanctioned debate tournaments, excluding the CEDA National Tournament, will be
eligible for the Select Sweepstakes award. The same formula for determining the
national sweepstakes will be used. Teams eligible for the Select Sweepstakes
award will be equally eligible for national and regional awards.
B. Founders’
Award. The Founders’ Award will be given annually to the school accumulating
the most points over time in CEDA sweepstakes. When a school wins the Founders’
Award, their accumulated points revert to zero and they begin accumulating
points anew the following year.
C. Garrison
Newcomers’ Award. The Garrison Newcomers’ Award is given annually to the school
with highest sweepstakes points who currently is an affiliate member and who
has not previously won the award.
D. The
National Public Debate Award.
1. This
award is given to the intercollegiate debate program which, over the course of
the past academic year, has best advanced the values of debate in the public
sphere through sponsorship of one or more public debate activities including
international public debates, multimedia debates, public debates on campus or
for community groups, and through general promotion of public discourse to
promote critical examination of public issues for diverse and general
audiences.
2. Nominees
should submit a portfolio including a narrative description of their public
debate activities. Programs are also asked to submit supporting materials of
their choosing which might include participant lists, publicity and promotional
materials, attendance figures, transcripts or recordings, commendations and
letters of appreciation, and any other materials that they feel are
appropriate.
3. The
awards committee may elect to provide up to three awards each year and may also
recognize as many Honorable Mention entrants as they deem appropriate. Each
recipient and Honorable Mention will receive recognition through letters sent
to the appropriate officers of their academic institutions.
Section 5: Community Awards. The organization should
recognize the following outstanding members of the extended debate community.
A. CEDA
Alumni Award. This award recognizes outstanding achievement, contribution and
service by a program alumna of a member school. The best candidates are those
who are not active coaches, but those alumni who embody the best values of
debate through their own debate, philanthropy, leadership. These candidates,
trained in debate, should now provide valuable service to our larger
communities.
B. Public
Advocate of the Year. The award acknowledges the contribution of an individual
during the past year that made a positive contribution to public discourse on
matters of social import. The award recipient need not have a direct
relationship to intercollegiate debate, but must be someone who has made a
significant difference in local, regional, national or international affairs.