Debater of the Year

About the Awards

Each year, students at ADA Nationals vote for the Debater of the Year in their division.

Novice Debater of the Year

2022     Grace Blackwell, Samford University

2021     Timothy Phillips, George Mason University

2020     Louis Gleason, Boston College

2019    Ian Morris, George Mason University

2018     Shana Pederson, George Mason University

2017     Julia Lynch, University of Miami

2016     Michael Harrington, Liberty University

2015     Melissa Cavell, University of Miami

Junior Varsity Debater of the Year

2022     Jason Santiago, U.S. Naval Academy

2021     Abbie Amundsen, Minnesota

2020     Shahd Joari, George Mason University

2019     Morgan Copeland, Liberty

2018     John Huebler, University of Mary Washington

2017     Ian Lowery, George Mason University

2016     Rakeem Robinson, Liberty

2015     Michael Crenshaw, Liberty

Varsity Debater of the Year

2022     Nina Fridman, Northwestern

2021     Katie Wimsatt, Berkeley

2020     Ashton Smith, Michigan

2019     Harry Aaronson, Indiana

2018     Hemanth Sanjeev, Harvard

2017     Hemanth Sanjeev, Harvard

2016     Anthony Ogbuli, UT-Dallas

2015     Miranda Ehrlich, Minnesota