Each year at the Heart of Texas Invitational at the St. Mark’s School of Texas, two special awards are given to deserving students and coaches: the Senior Speaker Award and the Acolyte Award. This year’s recipients were Evan McCarty of Mountain Brook High School and Jon Voss of Glenbrook South High School, respectively. A list of the past recipients of these awards is available below the fold.

Senior Speaker Award

“The award seeks to provide an opportunity for a prominent and nationally recognized debater to reflect on the values and meaning of debate.” — Tracy McFarland

1997: Alex Berger — Georgetown Day (DC)
1998: Caitlin Talmadge — Greenhill (TX)
1999: Dan Shalmon — Glenbrook North (IL)
2000: Nermin Ghali — Caddo Magnet (LA)
2001: Stephen Chaudoin — Westminster (GA)
2002: Aimi Hamraie — Colleyville Heritage (TX)
2003: Cara Bader — Cedar Rapids Washington (IA)
2004: Leo Zimmermann — Lexington (MA)
2005: Aliya Bhatia — Woodward Academy (GA)
2006: Jonathan Warsh — Groves (MI)
2007: Daniel Sharp — The Kinkaid School (TX)
2008: Katryna Cadle — Bishop Guertin (NH)
2009: Will Thibeau — Glenbrook South (IL)
2010: Ryan Gorman — Dallas Jesuit (TX)
2011: Evan McCarty — Mountain Brook (AL)

Acolyte Award

The Acolyte Award recognizes an Outstanding Assistant Coach for their contributions to the debate community.

1988: Greg Myrberg — Westminster (GA)
1989: David O’Connor — Des Moines Roosevelt (IA)
1990: Steve Griesinger — Princeton (OH)
1991: Paul Bellus — Omaha Westside (NE)
1992: Kirby Chin — Bronx Science (NY)
1993: Tim Alderete — New Trier (IL)
1994: Alan Coverstone — Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
1995: Dana Vavroch — Bettendorf (IA)
1996: Eric Truett — T.A. Edison (VA)
1997: Wayne Tang — Maine East (IL)
1998: Stefan Bauschard — Cathedral Prep (PA)
1999: Jason Patil — Glenbrook North (IL)
2000:
2001:
2002: Tara Tate — Blake (MN)
2003:
2004:
2005: Michael Risen — Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
2006: Jason Sykes — Grapevine (TX)
2007:
2008: Calum Matheson — Glenbrook South (IL)
2009: Jason Peterson — St. Mark’s (TX)
2010: Claire McKinney — Kinkaid (TX)
2011: Jon Voss — Glenbrook South (IL)

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