National Forensic Association memberships

At the 2023 American Forensic Association Annual Business Meeting on November 15, the organization announced winners of its research and service awards. 2022 Winners were not selected soon enough to announce during the 2022 business meeting, so some 2022 and 2023 awards were announced at this year’s meeting. Daniel Rohrer Memorial Outstanding Research Award The Daniel…

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The NDT Board of Trustees is seeking nominations for the following awards for 2023: Dr. Lucy M. Keele Excellence in Service Award Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award Dr. George W. Ziegelmueller Award for Excellence in Education Laurence H. Tribe Distinguished Alumni Award Deadline for application is March 1, 2023. Send nominations to…

2020 Results Unfortunately, due to the COVID pandemic, both the National Debate Tournament and National Speech Tournament governing committees decides to cancel the 2020 tournaments. Future NDT Hosts: 2021 – Harvard University (online) 2022 – James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA) 2023 – Wake Forest University (Chantilly, VA) NST tournament news: The National Individual Events Tournament…

One of the most important tasks of the organization is to celebrate outstanding achievement by our members. In November, the AFA Professional Development and Research Committees recognized the follow members for their outstanding accomplishments: The 2020 Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha Lifetime Achieve Award winner was: Larry Schnoor, Minnesota State University, Mankato The 2020 Daniel…

The AFA sponsors two intercollegiate national championships in debate and speech. We applaud the competitors, coaches, and administrations who worked tirelessly to provide a successful season and end-of-the-year tournaments despite the many barriers posed by COVID-19 and hybrid working environments. 2022 AFA-National Speech Tournament hosted by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Final Results Full final results packet…