JW PATTERSON TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS (TOC)
Presented at the Lexington, Kentucky
A national high school annual debate award has been established, and was presented for the first time at the national Tournament of Champions, held at the University of Kentucky on May 6-8 of 2000. The purpose of this award is to recognize a high school policy debater who achieves competitive excellence in high school policy debate on the national circuit, and who demonstrates goodness of heart despite the pressures of competition at the highest level. The award includes a perpetual and an individual trophy, a $4,000 college scholarship, and a $4,000 contribution to the charity designated by the recipient.
Click here to read the speech by Ryan Mills from the TOC award ceremony on May 5, 2003
Trophies by Randy Strong
2019 RECIPIENT
Julian Habermann
School: Montgomery Bell Academy,
Nashville, Tennessee
2017 RECIPIENT
Celia Buckman
School: New Trier High School,
Winnetka, Illinois
Designated Charity: United Nations
“Girls Up” Program
2016 RECIPIENT
Emily Gordon
School: Rowland Hall, Upper School,
Salt Lake City, Utah
Designated Charity: National Ability Center
Sponsor A Horse
2015 RECIPIENT
Kate Gehling
School: Wayzata High School,
Plymouth, Minnesota
Designated Charity: Women’s Debate Institute
2014 RECIPIENT
Aron Berger
Notre Dame High School, Los Angeles
Designated Charity: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
2013 RECIPIENT
John Vitzileos
Whitney Young High School,
Chicago, Illinois
Designated Charity: National Association
for Urban Leagues
2012 RECIPIENT
Miriam Sergent-Leventhal
Edina High School,
Edina, MN
Designated Charity: Friends For
A Nonviolent World
2011 RECIPIENT
NADEEM FAROOQI
Damien High School,
La Verne, CA
Designated Charity: Tijuana Outreach
2010 RECIPIENT
MISAEL GONZALES
Whitney M. Young High School,
Chicago, Illinois
Designated Charity:Chicago Debate Comission
2009 RECIPIENT
KATRYNA CADLE
Bishop Guertin High School. Nashua,
New Hampshire.
Designated Charity: National Alliance to
End Homelessness
2008 RECIPIENT
JAMES HAMRAIE
Colleyville High School.
Colleyville, Texas
Designated Charity: The Dallas Urban Debate Alliance
2007 RECIPIENT
ELI JACOBS
Centerville High School.
Centerville, Ohio
Designated Charity: Centerville High School
Spirit Chain
2006 RECIPIENT
WILL SEARS
Lexington High School.
Lexington, Massachusetts
Designated Charity: UU Urban Ministry,
Roxbury, MA
2005 RECIPIENT
ELIZABETH KIM
Glenbrook South High School.
Glenview, Illinois
Designated Charity: Chicago Urban
Debate League
2004 RECIPIENT
MICHAEL ROSECRANS
Glenbrook North High School.
Northbrook, Illinois
2003 RECIPIENT
NOAH CHESTNUT
Tampa Preparatory School.
Tampa, Florida
Designated Charity: Chicago Urban
Debate League
2002 RECIPIENT
MANAV BHATNAGAR
Marquette University High School.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Designated Charity: The Stroke and
Aphasia Society of India
2001 RECIPIENT
MAGGIE BERTHIAUME
The Blake School.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Designated Charity: Bay Area
Urban Debate Program
2000 RECIPIENT
HENRY LIU
Centerville High School.
Centerville, Ohio
Designated Charity: Centerville
High School Spirit Chain.
Robbie Murphy, JBF BOD and Ron Bratt
Capital Debate at the 2011
Tournament of Champions
Robbie Murphy, JBF BOD and Ron Bratt
Capital Debate at the 2011
Tournament of Champions
Robbie Murphy, JBF BOD and Ron Bratt
Capital Debate at the 2011
Tournament of Champions
Trophies by Randy Strong
JW Patterson Tournament of Champions Julia Burke Award Nominations are open.
Deadline for nominations March 12, 2024.
To submit a nomination please select the award link below.