THE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
The Julia Burke Debate Center Dedication, at College Prepatory School in Oakland, California.
The Foundation supports annual high school awards established nationally at the Tournament of Champions at the University of Kentucky and at the College Preparatory School in Oakland, California, and an annual college award to be given at American Debate Association national championship. Additional debate program assistance is given to the Julia Burke Endowment for Debate at the College Preparatory School in Oakland, California, and to the Bay Area Urban Debate League for scholarships to summer institutes and program support.
Foundation representatives Nora Stanton, Jerry Burke, and Jon Cowperthwait, with Director of Debate Lexy Green.
Assistant Director of Debate Nick Coburn-Palo with Lexy Green and Jerry Burke.
The Julia Burke Debater of the Year
Presented at The College Preparatory School “Debater of the Year” award has been renamed, “The Julia Burke Debater of the Year” award.
2019 RECIPIENT
Ana Bittner
Ana Bittner is a frosh at Wake Forest, where she received a debate scholarship.
2018 RECIPIENT
Maya Mundada
Maya Mundada is attending
Brown University.
2017 RECIPIENT
Tristan Harper
College Preparatory High School,
Oakland, California
2016 RECIPIENT
Ryan Jiang
Will attend Harvard
2015 RECIPIENT
Dustin Ping
2014 RECIPIENT
Mollie Fiero
Will attend Emory University ’14
2013 RECIPIENT
Elsa Givan
She is taking a gap year, after which she will attend the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
2012 RECIPIENT
Jordan Trafton
2011 RECIPIENT
Vinny Pai
Went on to attend University of California Berkeley ’15
2010 RECIPIENT
Justin Marduuki
Went on to attend University of Pennsylvania ’14
2009 RECIPIENT
Emma Vance
Went on to attend Dartmouth ’13
2008 RECIPIENT
Tyler He
Went on to attend Yale University ’12
2007 RECIPIENT
Jonathan Chen
Went on to attend Macalester College in Minnesota ’11
2006 RECIPIENT
Jay Bhatnagar
Went on to attend the University of Chicago ’10
2005 RECIPIENT
Andrew Lee
Went on to Duke University ’09
2004 RECIPIENT
Eli Anders
Went on to Harvard ’08
2003 RECIPIENT
Mike Burshteyn
Went on to University of California at Berkeley ’08
2002 RECIPIENT
Dan Donoho
Went on to Dartmouth College ’06
2001 RECIPIENT
Cort Kenney
Went on to Dartmouth College ’05
2000 RECIPIENT
Michael Beckley
Went on to Emory University ’04
1999 RECIPIENT
Jonathan Neril
Jonathan Neril was a nationally prominent high school debater. He was Julia’s debate partner for over a year. Went on to Stanford University ’03
The College Preparatory School
6100 Broadway
Oakland, California 94618
Phone: 510-652-0111
www.college-prep.org