PUBLIC ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR

2023 Award Winner

George Lee

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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.

Previous Awardees

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2007

Steven Colbert, Colbert Report

2008

Donna Shalala, University of Miami

2009

Nate Silver, 538.com

2010

Arthur N. Rupe

2011

Mark Parkinson, Governor, Kansas

2012

Gabe Cook, Director DEBATE-Kansas City

2013

 

2014

Glenn Greenwald

2015

Jonathan Alger, President, James Madison University

2016

 

2017

 

2018

Marjory Stoneman Douglas students

2019

CV Vitolo-Haddad, University of Wisconsin

2020

**Not Awarded ? Tournament Canceled ? COVID-19**

2021

**Not Awarded ?COVID-19**