Awards

The Odenkirk Award Return to Awards Main Page Past Awardees 2019Michael Eisenstadt & Deven Cooper, UC-Long Beach2020**Not Awarded ? Tournament Canceled ? COVID-19**2021Samantha Godbey, West Virginia University Return to Awards...

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 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...

The 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,...

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...

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...

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...

Baby Jo 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...

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...

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...