Speakers

1947
Award not presented

1948
1st: Potter Kerfoot, University of Southern California
2nd : Alec MacKenzie, United States Military Academy

1949
1st: Robert Sayre, Willamette University
2nd: Ed Stoollenwerck, University of Kansas

1950
1st: William Carey, Notre Dame University
2nd: Lee Reiffe, Southern Methodist University

1951
1st: Holt Spicer, University of Redlands
2nd: James Q. Wilson, University of Redlands

1952
1st: James Q. Wilson, University of Redlands
2nd: Holt Spicer, University of Redlands

1953
1st: Robert L. Anderson, Augustana College
2nd: Joan Reidy, Univ. of Wisconsin at Eau Claire

1954
1st: Herzl Spiro, University of Vermont
2nd: James A. Robinson, George Washington University

1955
1st: Huber Bell, University of Kansas
2nd: Bill Maynard, Southwest Missouri State College

1956
1st: Phillip Hubbart, Augustana College (IL)
2nd: Henry Ruf, Macalester College

1957
1st: Patricia Stallings, University of Houston
2nd: Phillip Hubbart, Augustana College (IL)

1958
1st: Michel Milller, University of Southern California
2nd: Phillip Hubbart, Augustana College (IL)

1959
1st: James Ray, United States Military Academy
2nd: Ray Nichols, University of Kansas

1960
1st: Don Herrick, William Jewell College
2nd: George Schell, Baylor University

1961
1st: George Schell, Baylor University
2nd: Laurence Tribe, Harvard University

1962
1st Tie: Lee Huebner, Northwestern University
1st Tie: Harold Lawson, Kansas State Teachers College

1963
1st: Daniel Kolb, College of the Holy Cross
2nd: Robert Roberts, University of Alabama

1964
1st: Robert Roberts, University of Alabama
2nd: John Hempelmann, Georgetown University

1965
1st: Robert Shrum, Georgetown University
2nd: Douglas Pipes, University of the Pacific

1966
1st: William Snyder, Northwestern University
2nd: John Holcomb, Augustana College (IL)

1967
1st: Rick Flam, University of Southern California
2nd: Thomas Brewer, Dartmouth College

1968
1st: David Zarefsky, Northwestern University
2nd: Richard Brautigam, Michigan State University

1969
1st: David Seikel, University of Houston
2nd: Joel Perwin, Harvard University

1970
1st: Mike Miller, University of Houston
2nd Tie: Jim Caforio, Loyola University (LA)
2nd Tie: David Goss, Canisius College

1971
1st: Joe Loveland, University of North Carolina
2nd: Joseph Angland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1972
1st: Terry McNight, Canisius College
2nd: Ron Palmieri, University of Southern California

1973
1st: Elliot Mincberg, Northwestern University
2nd: Frank Kimball, University of California at Los Angeles

1974
1st: Michael Higelin, University of Southern California
2nd: Marvin Isgur, University of Houston

1975
1st: Thomas Rollins, Georgetown University
2nd: Robert Feldhake, Augustana College (IL)

1976
1st: Robert Feldhake, Augustana College (IL)
2nd: Thomas Rollins, Georgetown University

1977
1st: Gilbert Skillman, University of Kentucky
2nd: John Walker, Georgetown University

1978
1st: Thomas Rollins, Georgetown University
2nd: Stuart Singer, Northwestern University

1979
1st: Mark Fabiani, University of Redlands
2nd: Michael B. King, Harvard University

1980
1st: Steven Meagher, Dartmouth College
2nd: Don Dripps, Northwestern University

1981
1st: Jeff Jones, University of Kentucky
2nd Tie: Paul Weathington, West Georgia College
2nd Tie: Scott Harris, Wayne State University

1982
1st: Steve Mancuso, University of Kentucky
2nd: John Barrett, Georgetown University

1983
1st: John Barrett, Georgetown University
2nd: Leonard Gail, Dartmouth College

1984
1st: Leonard Gail, Dartmouth College
2nd: Bill Brewster, Emory University

1985
1st: Danny Povinelli, University of Massachusetts
2nd: Doug Sigel, Northwestern University

1986
1st: Lyn Robbins, Baylor University
2nd: Scott Segal, Emory University

1987
1st: Lyn Robbins, Baylor University
2nd: John Culver, University of Kansas

1988
1st: Gloria Cabada, Wake Forest University
2nd: Barry Pickens, University of Kansas

1989
1st: Gordon Mitchell, Northwestern University
2nd: Daniel Plants, Baylor University

1990
1st: Marc Rubinstein, University of Redlands
2nd: David Hugin, University of Texas

1991
1st: T. A. McKinney, University of Kentucky
2nd: Marc Rubinstein, University of Redlands

1992
1st: Charles Smith, University of Iowa
2nd: Ryan Goodman, University of Texas

1993
1st: Matthew Shors, University of Michigan
2nd: Ara Lovitt, Dartmouth College

1994
1st: Paul Skiermont, University of Kentucky
2nd: Fred Karem, Harvard University

1995
1st: Paul Skiermont, University of Kentucky
2nd: Sean McCaffity, Northwestern University

1996
1st: Sean McCaffity, Northwestern University
2nd: Chris LaVigne, Wayne State University

1997
1st: Corey Rayburn, University of Iowa
2nd: Scott Hessel, University of Michigan

1998
1st: Michael Gottlieb, Northwestern University
2nd: George Kouros, Emory University

1999
1st: Michael Gottlieb, Northwestern University
2nd: Ryan Sparacino, Northwestern University

2000
1st: Ryan Sparacino, Northwestern University
2nd: Steve Donald, Michigan State

2001
1st: Andy Ryan, University of Iowa
2nd: Wes Lotz, Wake Forest University

2002
1st: Alex Berger, Dartmouth College
2nd: Adrianna Mindence, University of Michigan

2003
1st: Charles Olney, Whitman College
2nd: Calum Matheson, Michigan State University

2004
1st: Tejinder Singh, University of California, Berkeley
2nd: Naveen Ramachandrappa, University of Georgia

2005
1st: Michael Klinger, Harvard University
2nd: Tristan Morales, Northwestern University

2006
1st: Josh Branson, Northwestern University
2nd: Michael Klinger, Harvard University

2007
1st: Gabe Murillo, Wayne State University
2nd: Jessica Yeats, Idaho State University

2008
1st: Martin Osborn, Missouri State University
2nd: Julie Hoehn, Emory University

2009
1st: Kuntal Cholera, University of North Texas
2nd: Brett Bricker, University of Kansas

2010
1st: Stephen Weil, Emory University
2nd: Eric Lanning, Michigan State University

2011
1st: Stephanie Spies, Northwestern University
2nd: Alex Parkinson, Harvard University

2012
1st: Ryan Beiermeister, Northwestern University
2nd: Layne Kirshon, Northwestern University

2013
1st: Andrew Arsht, Georgetown University
2nd: Peyton Lee, Northwestern University

2014
1st: Rashid Campbell, Oklahoma University
2nd: Alex Miles, Northwestern University

2015
1st: Michael Suo, Harvard University
2nd: Bradley Bolman, Harvard University

2016
1st: John Spurlock, University of California, Berkeley
2nd: Taylor Brough, University of Vermont

2017
1st: Devane Murphy, Rutgers University, Newark
2nd: Nicole Nave, Rutgers University, Newark

2018
1st: Natalie Knez, Georgetown University
2nd: Hemanth Sanjeev, Harvard University

2019
1st: Jacob Hegna, University of Kansas
2nd: Anthony Trufanov, University of Kentucky

2020
Tournament Cancelled

2021
1st: Azja Butler, University of Kansas
2nd: Nate Martin, University of Kansas

2022
1st: Eugenia Giampetruzzi, Emory University
2nd: Nina Fridman, Northwestern University

2023
1st: Eugenia Giampetruzzi, Emory University
2nd: Rafael Pierry, University of Michigan