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.
Past Awardees
2021 Jylessa Hampton, University of Kansas 2020 Primavera Martinez, Fresno State University 2019 Kristiana Baez, University of Iowa 2018 George Lee, University of Oklahoma 2017 CV Vitolo-Haddad & Jordan Foley, University of Wisconsin 2016 Tommye Weddington, West Virginia University 2015 Max Bugrov, Fresno State
2014 Kurt Fifelski, University of Central Oklahoma
2013 Chris Thomas, Wake Forest University
2012 Scott Odekirk, Idaho State University
2011 Vince Binder, Florida State University
2010 Samantha Godbey, West Virginia University
2009 Theresa Perry, Sacramento State University
2008 Marissa Silber, University of Florida
2007 Matt Grindy, Florida State University