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Boldviewsxx (talk) 16:15, 16 May 2009 (UTC) Thomas Glenn Pelham

Born Cairo, Georgia married Susan Tillman 1965 one child Thomas Glenn Pelham Jr. Died Monroe,Georgia

Georgia state senator 1959-1963 Emory University Director of Debate 1961-62; 1963-1972 Active in Speech assn of America Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Delta Modern Barkley Forum High School Debate Tournament NDT 1965(Larry Woods, Charles Clark), 1966(Larry Woods, Bill Boice),1967(Susan Cahoon, Joe Longino),1968(Susan Cahoon, Joe Longino),1969,1970(Nicholas Lotito),1971(Melissa Wade, Bruce Albrecht),1972(Melissa Maxcy,Bruce Albrecht, Lilly Correa, Michael Kidwell) Judge, Monroe Georgia Author, Speaking Easy summer workshops integrated Marsha Houston

Pelham's Speak easy by Thomas Glenn Pelham (Two Tom Publishers, 1979) SOURCE http://openlibrary.org/a/OL1763695A/Thomas-Glenn-Pelham

EMORY DEBATE In 1959, Cairo high school, coached by Glenn Pelham, won the Barkley Forum for High Schools. In 1961, the Barkley Forum membership asked the same Glenn Pelham, who would also serve two terms in the Georgia State Senate, to coach the Emory University debate team. He accepted and the Barkley Forum went on to become one of the most successful debating organizations in the country. In 1967, Emory won its first national title in academic debate when Susan Cahoon, Mark Frankel, Joe Longino, and Bill McDaniel brought home the DSR-TKA national championship. Since 1967, Emory debate has won over twenty national championships. In 1972, Glenn Pelham retired. The Barkley Forum has always been firmly committed to supporting high school forensics. The high school tournament, the Barkley Forum for High Schools, began in 1951, and continues today providing top-flight national competition at the high school level. In addition, the BFHS takes the opportunity of the tournament to showcase successful high school participants in final rounds packed with large audiences. The BFHS also honors the high school teachers who work hard to provide a forensics education to their students. Each weekend throughout the school year, thousands of high school teachers take time to travel to high school debate tournaments out of sheer commitment to the value of forensic pedagogy. The BFHS sponsors the Barkley Forum Key Society, a national honor society of high school coaches inducted for their demonstrated commitment to the art of forensics education.

The Barkley Forum also hosts the Emory National Debate Institute, begun in 1965, to provide training and education for high school teachers and students. This two-week session brings some of the nation's finest forensic minds to campus each summer to explore the scholastic debate topic and learn fundamentals of debate. Members of the Forum are frequently assigned to assist metro area programs as part of a supervised educational studies internship and make guest appearances at schools upon request. The Forum sponsors seven middle school tournaments, six Atlanta UDL high school tournaments, and an Atlanta UDL city championship for high schools and middle schools. The Forum also provides faculty support to workshops and tutorials across the U.S. as the primary consultant and trainer for the UDL national education reform movement.

Beginning in 1960, the Barkley Forum moved beyond public debates and began to use competitive debate to increase civic involvement. Under the direction of Mr. Thomas Glenn Pelham, the Forum began the Emory National Debate Institute, in part to increase debate opportunities, but also to improve the overall educational opportunity for high school students in Georgia and nearby states. Mr. Pelham also initiated the tradition of the Barkley Forum Annual Awards Banquet, at which students, staff, and faculty of Emory are acknowledged for their support of Forum activities and goals. Additionally, the Emory Chapter of Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha, the honorary academic forensics society, awards the Georgia Speaker of the Year. The honor, presented to a Georgian for intelligent, responsible, and effective communication, reaffirms the Barkley Forum's commitment that the art of forensics should be used for the benefit of the broader community. The recipients present a brief speech, usually demonstrating their commitment to civil society. Past recipients include former President Jimmy Carter; former UN Ambassador Andrew Young; Benjamin Mays, leader in education; Mills B. Lane, investment banker; Robert Shaw, former director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; and Leah Sears of the Georgia Supreme Court, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter; actress, activist, and philanthropist Jane Fonda; former United States Senator Max Cleland; Pulitzer Prize Winning political cartoonist Mike Lukovich; and, former United States Congressional Representative Bob Barr among others. Mr. Pelham signified his commitment to public service by serving two terms as a Senator in the Georgia State Legislature. SOURCE http://www.emory.edu/BF/about.php

The National Debate ProjectInspired by the success of the nation's first UDL, Barkley Forum alumni of Emory University founded the Glenn Pelham Memorial Fund, Inc. in 1987

The Glenn Pelham Memorial Fund, Inc. An outgrowth of Emory University’s Barkley Forum, the The Glenn Pelham Memorial Fund is a nonprofit organization designed to administer the program’s finances, foster integrated relationships between the university partners, and implement a long-term fundraising strategy.

The Glenn Pelham Memorial Fund is the most successful nonprofit debate organization in the nation. Since 1996, the Glenn Pelham Memorial Fund has attracted and dispersed more than two million dollars in grant monies to support debater-oriented programs for underserved urban and rural students. More than 600 high school students have received scholarships to summer debate institutes as a results of the foundation’s efforts. Having won 20 national championships since 1995, Emory debaters serve as a consistent source of the most qualified mentors anywhere for traditionally underserved populations. SOURCE http://communication.gsu.edu/special.html

This sets up the Final round of the Emory U. BFHS: The Thomas Glenn Pelham Tutorial to be judged by key coaches.XX debate SOURCE http://gaforensics.com/2008/01/barkley-forum-thomas-glenn-pelham-silver-key-debate-cx.html

[PDF] GLENDA FERGUSON RECEIVES THE GLENN PELHAM COMMENDATION RALPH E ...File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML The Thomas Glenn Pelham Award, estab- lished by the will of the late judge Pelham, en- dowed by the Barkley Forum Foundation of ... www.nflonline.org/uploads/Rostrum/h0999_pelhambruno.pdf

"the Glenn Pelham Memorial Foundation was created in 2002 in honor of Emory University’s beloved visionary and debate coach Glenn Pelham. hrough the influence and support of the Glenn Pelham Memorial Foundation, urban debate leagues were founded in 18 of the nation's largest cities, including Atlanta, New York, Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Miami. Over 37,000 undeserved students and their teachers have participated nationally in urban debate programs and 90% have graduated from high school; 75% have attended college. In addition to the urban debate leagues, the Glenn Pelham Memorial Foundation has supported the creation of The Atlanta Urban Debate League, Nashville Urban Debate League, Miami Dade Urban League, Debate Across the Curriculum, Computer Assisted Debate Project, Georgia Middle School Debate League, The Debate Center at Georgia State University, and the Emory University National Debate Institute." SOURCE http://glennpelham.org/history.html

Supporting the work of the National Debate Project academic consortium (Emory, Georgia State, New York, and Tennessee State Universities) debate programs, students learn to express their opinions constructively, rather than resort to violence. Debate education initiatives target undeserved children early in school, when they are the most vulnerable. The Glenn Pelham Memorial Foundation brings debate skills and opportunities to these children through the following programs Urban Debate Leagues Students successfully compete in tournaments against other area schools including the most elite private institutions. Currently there are six urban debate leagues established or supported through the Glenn Pelham Memorial Foundation (Atlanta, Baltimore, New York City, Miami-Dade, Milwaukee, and Nashville). Additional consulting support has been delivered to urban debate league programs in 15 other cities including Kansas City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington D.C. SOURCE http://glennpelham.org/programs.html

1956 - The 54th Annual BARKLEY FORUM - 2009 The Barkley Forum for High Schools is dedicated to those who have built the current tournament experience. The Barkley Forum for High Schools has several institutions dedicated to honoring excellence in forensics. The Hall of Champions remembers the winners of past years. The listing of member Chairs honors schools with strong forensic programs of today and yesterday. Retired Key coaches are recalled and honored. The Forum was in existence long before the birth of any contestant taking part in the 54th tournament. Thus, the tradition that built the 2009 Barkley Forum for High Schools is an integral part of the future.

The Forum salutes those who guide students in education, citizenship, character, creativity and recognition. The Forum congratulates those moderators who know how to teach students to motivate themselves and direct the necessary work to raise funds, to discipline young minds, to run interference where necessary, and to stimulate educational experience rather than pettiness. The Barkley Forum especially appreciates those coaches who can teach the value of vision beyond the trophy.

Your participation in the 54th tournament affirms the pride Emory takes in the efforts of the various schools that have built the Forum. Emory recognizes its debt to you. Thus, in a way thanking you and them, the 54th year will salute success.

BARKLEY FORUM MEMBERSHIP

Two hundred eighteen schools do hold or have held Chairs of Membership in the Barkley Forum for High Schools at Emory University. The currently active schools, all reflecting quality performance of the past, have automatic reservations at the annual January meetings. Their memberships are valid for a minimum of two years. It is not necessary for the schools holding active Chairs to apply for participation in the current year. However, they should complete the application forms for the individual participants and return them by the deadline to facilitate the acceptance of the maximum number of non-member schools. Guaranteed reservations will only be held until December 1 to maximize competitive opportunities for all schools.

A member school may be absent for one year without endangering its standing. The second absence in succession vacates the Chair. Likewise, a member school may render an inferior performance at the Barkley Forum for one year without endangering its standing. Two successive years of substandard performance will question the membership. Guests are optional candidates for membership by two successive years of better-than-average performance or instant success. A number of schools are now under consideration.

Engraved plaques are presented to member schools. Membership recognizes high quality forensics performance resulting from commitments from the schools. Danville High School (KY), Dreyfoos School of the Arts (FL), Hockaday School (TX), Marjory Stoneman Douglas (FL), and Ransom Everglades School (FL) are the 2008 member schools.

GOLD KEY AWARDS

The most prestigious presentation made by the Emory Barkley Forum is the presentation of the GOLD KEY. A select number of Directors of Forensics will be added in 2009 to this exemplary list of previous recipients. The recognition of those so named will take place at the Opening Awards Assembly on Friday, January 23rd to which all participants, coaches, and judges are invited.

The complete listing of the notable coaches and honorary designees can be found from the link “Gold Key Society.” Invitation to the KEY Society is a lifetime designation.

In 2008, Michael Bacon (Newburgh Free Academy, In honorarium), Allen Louden (In honorarium), Tracey McFarland (Dallas Jesuit), and Jim Wakefield (Ft. Lauderdale) were tapped into membership in the KEY society.

AWARDS TO THE PARTICIPANTS The SILVER KEY - In commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Barkley Forum in 1980, the Grand Championship was denoted by the SILVER KEY, a small sterling silver emblem duplicating the design of the prestigious Gold KEY awarded only to the KEY Coaches. The SILVER KEY indicates a Barkley Forum Champion and may be worn only by first-place winners in debate, the first-place individual debater, the first-place winners in Lincoln-Douglas, Extemporaneous Speaking, Original Oratory, Dramatic Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Prose & Poetry (formerly offered), Public Forum and Student Congress. The KEY has no written marking visible to the public and is a piece of fine jewelry suitable for any occasion. While trophies will be granted as usual for the appropriate victories, the SILVER KEY belongs to the Barkley Forum victors of the future.

The Trophy KEY - Uniquely, the Barkley Forum trophy is a larger KEY cast from an antique brass KEY hidden in Georgia from Sherman's March to the Sea in 1864. This original KEY was discovered and donated to the Emory Barkley Forum by Susan and Thomas Glenn Pelham. Nashville attorney Larry David Woods, a distinguished alumnus of Emory and former President of the Forum as well as National President of the Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha debate fraternity, gave a grant to have KEYS cast each year from the original. SOURCE http://www.joyoftournaments.com/defn/8/4/8416/_8416_jot6.htm

The Gold KEY Society of the Barkley Forum 1. Evelyn Anderson Campbell* 1964 Montgomery Bell Academy 2. Rose B. Johnson 1964 Woodlawn 3. Dorothy McColl Lupold 1964 A. C. Flora 4. Harold Donald Phillips 1964 Central Gwinnett 5. Elliot Tourret Schmidt 1964 McCallie 6. Elizabeth Hall Vickery 1964 Hart County 7. Peggy Maxwell Childs* 1965 Cross Keys 8. Matilou Bolton Duke 1965 BGA 9. Sandra Worthington Silvers* 1965 Calhoun 10. Robert H. Woodland 1965 Clarkesville 11. Michael James Longsdon* 1966 Leon 12. Sister Mary Elaine Ryan* 1966 St. Pius X 13. Etta Scarborough* 1966 Sarasota 14. Hunter A. Strickland* 1966 Putnam County 15. Jane Wright Eldridge 1967 Madison (Hunters Lane) 16. Franklin Dean Grant* 1967 Chamblee 17. Hazel Green Gann 1968 Unicoi County 18. Eugene C. Loring* 1968 Central Gwinnett 19. Anne Douglas White 1968 John Overton 20. Robert Dillard Ballentine 1969 Woodward 21. James Lewis Mann II 1969 Dreher 22. Linda Whitaker Rothwell 1969 Dutch Forte (Irmo) 23. Mary Dean 1970 Bluefield 24. Charles Frederick Clark 1971 North Springs 25. James Madison Copeland 1971 Marquette University HS 26. John Robert Hester* 1971 Frayser 27. Selma Earnest Ridgway 1971 Montgomery Bell Academy 28. Kenneth H. Rosenthal 1972 Coral Gables 29. Thomas Edward Shoemate* 1972 Lakeside 30. David Thomas Mellon Horn, Jr. 1973 Bishop McDevitt 31. Harry T. Klugel 1973 Wheaton 32. John Sexton 1973 St. Brendan 33. Ralph E. Carey* 1974 Miami Beach 34. Brother Gregory Rene Sterner 1974 Calvert Hall 35. William Miles Vogel 1975 Lakeland 36. Theodore Phillip Wolf 1975 North Springs 37. Phyllis Flory Barton* 1976 Princeton 38. Charles Edwin Brower* 1976 Dallas-Jesuit 39. Robert Stanley Erwin 1976 Virgil T. Grissom (Calhoun) 40. Tony Wayne Anderson 1977 Peachtree 41. Charline Ladd Burton 1977 Heritage Hall 42. Esther Wolf Kalmbach 1977 Whitmer 43. Thomas Glenn Pelham* 1977 In honorarium 44. Ted Woodrow Belch 1978 Glenbrook South (GBN) 45. Julia Blyton Roberts 1978 Paducah-Tilghman 46. Richard B. Sodikow 1978 Bronx Science 47. George King Mengert 1979 Pace 48. Rhoda Kirchner Radow* 1979 Nova 49. Thomas Wooten Williams 1979 Chillicothe 50. Ralph Eugene Bender 1980 Centerville 51. Dale Lauder McCall 1980 Twin Lakes (Wellington) 52. George Henry Stege 1980 Glenbrook South 53. Virginia Priest Sutherland 1980 Myers Park 54. Melissa Maxcy Wade 1980 In honorarium 55. Kenny Dale Barfield 1981 Mars Hill 56. Thomas Donald Smith 1981 Firestone 57. Barbara Burns Swisher 1981 Charles Henderson 58. Dennis Duane Winfield 1981 In honorarium 59. Lanny Dean Naegelin* 1982 Winston Churchill 60. Paula Harris Nettles 1982 Woodward 61. James John Unger 1982 In honorarium 62. James E. Fleissner 1983 Kinkaid 63. Susan Tillman Pelham 1983 In honorarium 64. William Woods Tate, Jr. 1983 Montgomery Bell Academy 65. Daryl J. Fisher 1984 Isidore Newman 66. Lois Cromar Hintze 1984 Heritage Hall 67. James Shipp 1985 Marysville 68. Charles Spurlock 1985 Pace 69. Paul Allen Newman 1986 Kinkaid 70. Leslie Earl Phillips 1986 Lexington 71. Rhae Martin Swisher, Jr. 1986 In honorarium 72. Lee James Turner 1986 Pine Crest 73. Greg Edward Varley 1986 Lakeland 74. Patricia Bailey 1987 Homewood 75. Roberta Dawes 1987 Overton 76. Bob Frank 1987 Great Bridge 77. Father Raymond Hahn 1987 Cathedral Prep 78. Walter Alan Ulrich* 1987 In honorarium 79. David Baker 1988 St. Mark’s 80. Eric Brannen 1988 Westminster 81. Sally Schecter 1988 Hendrick Hudson 82. Tim Averill 1989 Manchester 83. Dennis DeYoung 1989 Montgomery Bell Academy 84. Fran Berger 1990 Miami Palmetto 85. Eric DiMichele 1990 Regis 86. Marilee Dukes 1990 Vestavia 87. Glenda Ferguson 1990 Heritage Hall 88. Alex Pritchard 1991 Greenhill (Westwood) 89. Randy Shaver 1991 Thomas Wingate Andrews 90. Jeffrey Wortman 1991 Glenbrook North 91. Byron Arthur 1992 Jesuit – New Orleans 92. Brent Farrand 1992 Newark Science 93. David Richardson 1993 Omaha Westside 94. Merle Ulery 1993 North Miami Beach 95. James Paul Hunter 1994 Oak Park-River Forest 96. Gloria Robison-Robinson 1994 St. James (Ronald Reagan) 97. Paul Slappey* 1994 In honorarium 98. Chris Wheatley 1994 Pace 99. Marie Dzuris 1995 Centerville 100. Rich Edwards 1995 In honorarium 101. Julie Sheinman 1995 Stuyvesant 102. John Woollen 1995 Enloe 103. Richard Bracknell 1996 Carrollton 104. Randy McCutcheon 1996 Albuquerque Academy 105. Bruce Rogers 1996 Northside 106. Ed Williams 1996 Charlotte-Latin (Woodward) 107. Sandra Davis 1997 Battle Ground Academy 108. Rose Joyce 1997 Monticello 109. Michele Coody 1997 St. James 110. Tom Sullivan* 1998 In honorarium 111. David Glass 1998 Edgemont 112. Sheryl Kaczmarek 1998 Newburgh Free Academy 113. Matthew Whipple 1998 Glenbrook South 114. Alan Coverstone 1999 Montgomery Bell Academy 115. Aaron Timmons 1999 Greenhill 116. David Cheshier 2000 In honorarium 117. Betty Maddox 2000 In honorarium 118. Greg Myrberg 2000 Iowa City West 119. Charles Oakes 2000 Battle Ground Academy 120. J.W. Patterson 2000 In honorarium 121. Kandi King 2001 Winston Churchill 122. Michael Jablonski 2001 In honorarium 123. Dan Lingel 2002 Dallas-Jesuit 124. Jim Wade 2002 Milton 125. Jane Boyd 2003 Grapevine 126. Frank Seaver 2003 Woodward Academy 127. Tommie Lindsey 2004 James Logan 128. Lisa Miller 2004 Nova 129. Bill Newnam 2004 Emory University 130. David Huston 2005 Highland Park 131. Linda Oddo 2005 New Trier 132. Warren Sprouse 2005 Cedar Rapids Washington 133. Jonathan Alston 2006 Newark Science 134. Sharon Semmens 2006 In honorarium 135. Doug Springer 2006 New Trier 136. Tara Tate 2006 Glenbrook South 137. Scott Wunn 2006 National Forensics League 138. Eric Emerson 2007 Kinkaid 139. Lexy Green 2007 College Preparatory 140. Jenny Heidt 2007 Westminster 141. Jay Rye 2007 Montgomery Academy 142. Pam Cady Wycoff 2007 Apple Valley 143. Michael Bacon* 2008 Newburgh Free Academy, In honorarium 144. Allen Louden 2008 In honorarium 145. Tracey McFarland 2008 Dallas Jesuit 146. Jim Wakefield 2008 Ft. Lauderdale *Deceased SOURCEhttp://www.joyoftournaments.com/defn/8/4/8416/goldkey.htm

The Hall of Barkley Forum Champions Year School Coach 1956           Woodlawn Rose B. Johnson 1957           Perry (Georgia) Mrs. J.O. Coleman 1958           Central Gwinnett Harold Don Phillips 1959           Cairo (Georgia) Thomas Glenn Pelham 1960           Hart County Elizabeth Hall Vickery 1961           Hart County Elizabeth Hall Vickery 1962           Clarksville Robert H. Woodland 1963           Sarasota Etta Scarborough 1964           Madison Jane Wright Eldridge 1965           Clarksville Robert H. Woodland 1966           Calhoun Sandra Worthington Silvers 1967           Calhoun Sandra Worthington Silvers 1968           Coral Gables

Pittsburgh-Central Kenneth N. Rosenthal

Brother Gregory Rene Sterner 1969           Marquette UHS

Enterprise James Madison Copeland

Rebecca Baker 1970           St. Brendan

Murrah John Sexton

Ruth McDonald 1971           Marquette UHS

Marquette UHS James Madison Copeland

James Madison Copeland 1972           Marquette UHS

St. Brendan James Madison Copeland

John Sexton 1973           Miami Beach

Marquette UHS Ralph E. Carey

James Madison Copeland 1974           Miami Beach

Bronx Science Ralph E. Carey

Richard B. Sodikow 1975           St. Brendan

Miami Beach John Sexton

Ralph E. Carey 1976           Montgomery Bell

Nova Selma Earnest Ridgway

Rhoda Kirschner Radow 1977           Bronx Science

Montgomery Bell Richard B. Sodikow

Selma Earnest Ridgeway 1978           Pace

Jesuit-New Orleans George King Mengert

Kevin Twohy 1979           Calhoun

Firestone Sandra Worthington Silver

Thomas Smith 1980           Newark

Bronx Science Thomas Sullivan

Richard B. Sodikow 1981           Lakeland

Maine East William Miles Vogel

Lisa Hamm 1982           Bronx Science

Glenbrook North Richard B. Sodikow

Pamela Schultz 1983           Glenbrook North

Bronx Science Pamela Schultz-Tacoma

Richard B. Sodikow 1984           Bronx Science

Glenbrook North Richard B. Sodikow

Thomas Sullivan 1985           St. Mark’s

Caddo Magnet David Baker

Don Bellanger 1986           Kinkaid

Westminster Schools Paul Newman

Eric Brannen and Greg Myrberg 1987           Westminser Schools

Stuyvesant Eric Brannen and Greg Myrberg

Julie Sheinman 1988           Westminster Shools

Edgemont Eric Brannen and Greg Myrberg

Robert Bunten 1989           Lake Braddock

Roosevelt Vicki Drinnon

Paul Klousia and David J. O’Connor 1990           St. Mark’s

Glenbrook North David Baker

Jeff Wortman 1991           Upper Arlington

Omaha-Westside Marie Dzuris

G. David Richardson 1992           Glenbrook North

Pace Jeff Wortman

Chris Wheatley 1993           Westminster Schools

Lexington Eric Brannen and Greg Myrberg

Leslie Phillips 1994           Greenhill

Charlotte Latin Alex Pritchard and Aaron Timmons

Edward Williams 1995           Lexington

T.A. Edison Leslie Phillips

Timothy Kane 1997 Caddo Magnet

Greenhill Don Bellanger

Alex Pritchard and Aaron Timmons 1998 Greenhill

East Grand Rapids Alex Pritchard and Aaron Timmons

Rebecca Knack 1999 Glenbrook South

Montgomery Bell Matthew Whipple

William Woods Tate, Jr., Dennis DeYoung, and Alan Coverstone 2000 Glenbrook North Ted Belch College Preparatory Ryan Mills 2001 Greenhill

Woodward Alex Pritchard and Aaron Timmons

Frank Seaver, Ed Williams, and Paula Nettles 2002 Woodward

Pace Frank Seaver and Paula Nettles

Chris Wheatley, Jenny Heidt, and Josh Coffman 2003 Woodward

College Preparatory Frank Seaver and Paula Nettles

Lexy Green 2004 C.R. Washington

Glenbrook North Warren Sprouse

Ted Belch 2005 Kinkaid School

Highland Park Eric Emerson

David Huston 2006 Westminster

Woodward Jenny Heidt

Frank Seaver and Paula Nettles 2007 Westminster

Greenhill Jenny Heidt and David Heidt

Aaron Timmons 2008 Cathedral Prep

St. Mark's Father Ray Hahn and Brian Manuel

Tim Mahoney and Jason Peterson SOURCE http://www.joyoftournaments.com/defn/8/4/8416/hallchamps.htm

Member Schools of the Barkley Forum for High Schools

1963 Chair 1 Hart County (v) Hartwell, Georgia Chair 2 Montgomery Bell Academy Nashville, Tennessee Chair 3 Woodward Academy College Park, Georgia Chair 4 Clarksville (v) Clarksville, Tennessee Chair 5 Sarasota (v) Sarasota, Florida Chair 6 St. Pius X Atlanta, Georgia Chair 7 Cross Keys (v) Atlanta, Georgia Chair 8 A.C. Flora (v) Columbia, South Carolina Chair 9 Battle Ground Academy Franklin, Tennessee Chair 10 Leon (v) Tallahassee, Florida Chair 11 Dreher Columbia, South Carolina Chair 12 Central Gwinnett (v) Lawrenceville, Georgia Chair 13 Shades Valley (v) Birmingham, Alabama Chair 14 E.W. Grove (v) Paris, Tennessee Chair 15 Cohn (v) Nashville, Tennessee Chair 16 Clarkston (v) Clarkston, Georgia Chair 17 Jonesboro (v) Jonesboro, Georgia Chair 18 Science Hall (v) Johnson City, Tennessee Chair 19 Unicoi County (v) Erwin, Alabama Chair 20 Indian Springs (v) Helena, Alabama Chair 21 Woodlawn (v) Birmingham, Alabama Chair 22 Central (v) Knoxville, Tennessee Chair 23 Sylacauga (v) Sylacauga, Alabama Chair 24 Gainesville (v) Gainesville, Georgia Chair 25 McCallie (v) Chattanooga, Tennessee Chair 26 Calhoun Calhoun, Georgia Chair 27 Westminster Schools Atlanta, Georgia Chair 28 Sewanee Military Academy (v) Sewanee, Tennessee Chair 29 Putnam County (v) Eatonton, Georgia Chair 30 Spring Valley (v) Columbia, South Carolina 1964 Chair 31 Hunter’s Lane (Madison) Madison, Tennessee Chair 32 Baker (v) Columbus, Georgia 1965 Chair 33 Commerce (v) Commerce, Georgia Chair 34 Chamblee (v) Chamblee, Georgia Chair 35 High Point Central High Point, North Carolina Chair 36 W.P. Davidson (v) Mobile, Alabama Chair 37 Mary Persons (v) Forsyth, Georgia 1966 Chair 38 John Overton Nashville, Tennessee Chair 39 Asheville (Lee H. Edwards) (v) Asheville, North Carolina Chair 40 Avondale (v) Avondale Estates, Georgia 1967 Chair 41 Dalton (v) Dalton, Georgia 1968 Chair 42 Coral Gables Coral Gables, Florida Chair 43 Clarke Central (v) Athens, Georgia Chair 44 McGill Institute (v) Mobile, Alabama 1969 Chair 45 Marquette UHS Milwaukee, Wisconsin Chair 46 Enterprise (v) Enterprise, Alabama Chair 47 Central Catholic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Chair 48 Lakeside (v) Atlanta, Georgia Chair 49 Bluefield (v) Bluefield, West Virginia Chair 50 North Springs (v) Atlanta, Georgia 1970 Chair 51 Northside Warner Robins, Georgia Chair 52 Frayser (v) Memphis, Tennessee Chair 53 St. Brendan (v) Brooklyn, New York Chair 54 Bishop McDevitt (v) Wyncote, Pennsylvania 1971 Chair 55 R.J. Reynolds (v) Winston-Salem, North Carolina Chair 56 Wheaton (v) Wheaton, Maryland 1972 Chair 57 T. Wingate Andrews High Point, North Carolina Chair 58 Boston College HS (v) Boston, Massachusetts Chair 59 Miami Beach (v) Miami Beach, Florida Chair 60 Ursuline Academy (v) Bethesda, Maryland 1973 Chair 61 Baldwin (v) Milledgeville, Georgia Chair 62 Bronx Science Bronx, New York Chair 63 Peachtree (v) Atlanta, Georgia Chair 64 West Springfield (v) Springfield, Virginia Chair 65 Whitmer (v) Toledo, Ohio 1974 Chair 66 Dallas-Jesuit Dallas, Texas Chair 67 Lakeland Shrub Oak, New York Chair 68 Pace Academy Atlanta, Georgia Chair 69 Upper Arlington (v) Columbus, Ohio 1975 Chair 70 Bremen (v) Bremen, Georgia Chair 71 Grissom (v) Hunstville, Alabama Chair 72 Paducah-Tilghman (v) Paducah, Kentucky Chair 73 Princeton (v) Cincinnati, Ohio Chair 74 Walter Panas (v) Peekskill, New York 1976 Chair 75 Heritage Hall Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Chair 76 Norland (v) Miami, Florida Chair 77 North Miami Beach North Miami Beach, Florida Chair 78 Nova Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Chair 79 St. Frances de Sales (v) Toledo, Ohio 1977 Chair 80 Chillicothe (v) Chillicothe, Ohio Chair 81 Charles Henderson Troy, Alabama Chair 82 La Rue County (v) LaRue, Kentucky Chair 83 Mars Hill Mars Hill, Alabama Chair 84 Oviedo (v) Orlando, Florida 1978 Chair 85 Jesuit New Orleans, Louisiana Chair 86 Myers Park Charlotte, North Carolina Chair 87 Rockland (v) Rockland, Massachusetts 1979 Chair 88 Centerville Centerville, Ohio Chair 89 Firestone (v) Firestone, Ohio Chair 90 Glenbrook North Northbrook, Illinois Chair 91 Glenbrook South Glenview, Illinois Chair 92 Marysville (v) Marysville, Ohio Chair 93 Newark Academy (v) South Orange, New Jersey Chair 94 Parkview Lilburn, Georgia Chair 95 Palm Beach Lakes (Twin Lakes) West Palm Beach, Florida Chair 96 Vero Beach (v) Vero Beach, Florida 1980 Chair 97 Kinkaid Houston, Texas Chair 98 Savannah Country Day (v) Savannah, Georgia Chair 99 Terry Parker (v) Jacksonville, Florida 1981 Chair 100 Winston Churchill San Antonio, Texas Chair 101 LaSalle Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chair 102 Isidore Newman New Orleans, Louisiana Chair 103 Pine Crest Fort Lauderdale, Florida Chair 104 Pius XI (v) Milwaukee, Wisconsin Chair 105 Selma (v) Selma, Alabama 1982 Chair 106 Irmo (v) Irmo, South Carolina 1983 Chair 107 Putnam City (v) Putnam City, Oklahoma Chair 108 Valley Des Moines, Iowa 1984 Chair 109 Americus (v) Americus, Georgia Chair 110 Caddo Magnet Shreveport, Louisiana Chair 111 Cathedral Prep Erie, Pennsylvania Chair 112 Detroit-Catholic Central (v) Detroit, Michigan Chair 113 Palmetto Miami, Florida 1985 Chair 114 Hendrick Hudson New York, New York Chair 115 Hillsboro (v) Nashville, Tennessee Chair 116 Lexington Lexington, Massachusetts Chair 117 St. Mark’s Dallas, Texas 1986 Chair 118 Great Bridge (v) Chesapeake, Virginia Chair 119 Homewood Birmingham, Alabama Chair 120 Mauldin Mauldin, South Carolina Chair 121 Southridge (v) Miami, Florida Chair 122 Stuyvesant New York, New York Chair 123 George Washington Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1987 Chair 124 Greenhill Dallas, Texas Chair 125 Loyola Wilmette, Illinois Chair 126 Manchester Manchester, Massachusetts 1988 Chair 127 Edgemont Scarsdale, New York 1989 Chair 128 Carrollton Carrrollton, Georgia Chair 129 Mountain Brook Birmingham, Alabama Chair 130 Oak Park-River Forest (v) Oak Park, Illinois Chair 131 Prince Edward (Fuqua) (v) Farmville, Virginia Chair 132 Regis New York, New York Chair 133 Vestavia Vestavia Hills, Alabama 1990 Chair 134 Athens College (v) Athens, Greece Chair 135 Bishop O’Dea (v) Seattle, Washington Chair 136 Henry Clay (v) Lexington, Kentucky Chair 137 Newark Science Newark, New Jersey 1991 Chair 138 Enloe Raleigh, North Carolina Chair 139 Hume Fogg (v) Nashville, Tennessee Chair 140 Jesuit Tampa, Florida Chair 141 Monticello Monticello, New York Chair 142 Thomas Jefferson (v) Alexandria, Virginia Chair 143 Westside Omaha, Nebraska 1992 Chair 144 Head Royce Oakland, California Chair 145 New Trier Winnetka, Illinois Chair 146 Providence Charlotte, North Carolina Chair 147 Wheaton North (v) Wheaton, Illinois 1993 Chair 148 Albuquerque Academy Albuquerque, New Mexico Chair 149 Brookwood Snellville, Georgia Chair 150 Decatur Decatur, Alabama Chair 151 St. James School Montgomery, Alabama 1994 Chair 152 Charlotte Latin School Charlotte, North Carolina Chair 153 Martin Luther King (v) Nashville, Tennessee Chair 154 Shenendehowa Clifton Park, New York Chair 155 Wellington West Palm Beach, Florida 1995 Chair 156 Bellaire Bellaire, Texas Chair 157 Buchholz Gainesville, Florida Chair 158 Collegiate School New York, New York Chair 159 MacArthur San Antonio, Texas Chair 160 T.A. Edison Alexandria, Virginia 1996 Chair 161 Georgetown Day Washington, D.C. Chair 162 Grapevine Grapevine, Texas Chair 163 Iowa City West Iowa City, Iowa Chair 164 Newburgh Free Academy Newburgh, New York Chair 165 South Plantation Plantation, Florida 1998 Chair 166 East Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Michigan Chair 167 Elk Grove Elk Grove Village, Illinois Chair 168 Highland Park Dallas, Texas Chair 169 Memorial Houston, Texas Chair 170 Taylor Katy, Texas Chair 171 University School Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1999 Chair 172 El Cerrito El Cerrito, California Chair 173 Robert E. Lee San Antonio, Texas 2000 Chair 174 College Preparatory Oakland, California Chair 175 Maine Township East Park Ridge, Illinois 2001 Chair 176 Auburn Senior Auburn, Washington Chair 177 Bergenfield Bergenfield, New Jersey Chair 178 Christopher Columbus Miami, Florida Chair 179 Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Chair 180 Hunter College New York, New York Chair 181 Millard West Omaha, Nebraska Chair 182 Milton Alpharetta, Georgia Chair 183 Trinity Preparatory School Winter Park, Florida Chair 184 Westwood Austin, Texas 2002 Chair 185 Benjamin E. Mays Atlanta, Georgia Chair 186 James Logan Union City, California Chair 187 Leland San Jose, California 2003 Chair 188 Brentwood Academy Brentwood, Tennessee Chair 189 Chattahoochee High School Alpharetta, Georgia Chair 190 Dupont Manual Louisville, Kentucky Chair 191 Grady High School Atlanta, Georgia Chair 192 Harker Upper School San Jose, California Chair 193 Holy Ghost Preparatory Bensalem, Pennsylvania Chair 194 St. Andrews Episcopal Ridgeland, Mississippi Chair 195 Tampa Preparatory Tampa, Florida 2004 Chair 196 Apple Valley Apple Valley, MN Chair 197 Colleyville Heritage Colleyville, TX Chair 198 Morristown West Morristown, TN Chair 199 Pennsbury Fairless Hills, PA 2005 Chair 200 Celebration Celebration, FL Chair 201 Clear Lake Houston, TX Chair 202 Niceville Niceville, FL 2006 Chair 203 Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart Miami, FL Chair 204 Dulles High School Sugar Land, TX Chair 205 Lake Highland Preparatory Orlando, FL Chair 206 Royal Palm Beach High School Royal Palm Beach, FL Chair 207 The Montgomery Academy Montgomery, AL 2007 Chair 208 Bishop Guertin High School Nashua, NH Chair 209 Gulliver Preparatory Miami, FL Chair 210 Lynbrook High School San Jose, CA Chair 211 Oak Mountain High School Birmingham, AL Chair 212 Scarsdale High School Scarsdale, NY Chair 213 Southern Lehigh High School Center Valley, PA 2008 Chair 214 Danville High School Danville, KY Chair 215 Dreyfoos School of the Arts West Palm Beach, FL Chair 216 Hockaday School Dallas, TX Chair 217 Marjory Stoneman Douglas Parkland, FL Chair 218 Ransom Everglades School Coconut Grove, FL SOURCE http://www.joyoftournaments.com/defn/8/4/8416/members.htm

The final round of the Barkley Forum is the Thomas Glenn Pelham Exhibition. Pelham was tournament director of the Barkley Forum for High Schools for thirty-one years. After coaching the winning team — Georgia’s Cairo High School — in 1959, Pelham was appointed director of forensics at Emory University itself. SOURCE http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2006/01/24/debate-history-a-spotlight-on-the-barkley-forum-tutorials/

The Barkley Forum notes that “he was the architect who crafted the traditions of the tournament and of the Barkley Forum Organization. His death in April 1987 created a void in national forensics, which simply cannot be filled. In recognition of his striking achievements, the Barkley Forum honored him by naming the policy debate competition, the Pelham Debates.”

Among Pelham’s contributions to the tournament was the introduction of the unique key awards. This symbol of the Barkley Forum is cast from an antique brass key hidden in Georgia before Sherman’s March in 1864. The original key was found and donated to Emory’s debate program by Pelham and his wife, Susan. The honor society that Pelham founded in 1964 would later be renamed the Gold Key Society.

Barkley Forum Emory University 09/26/06

Every year since 1967, the Barkley Forum honors an outstanding communicator from the state of Georgia with the presentation of the Georgia Speaker of the Year Award. The recipient is presented with the award at the annual Barkley Forum Award Banquet held in conjunction with the Barkley Forum for High Schools. The banquet invites members of the Emory community, high school forensics, and Barkley Forum members, alumni, and their families to honor the students of the Barkley Forum and thank their supporters. The Award reminds us that the art of forensics plays a part in life outside of debate. Public argument, ethical persuasion, and communication are critical components of a good civic life. Debate strives to teach these skills. The Georgia Speaker of the Year represents these skills in a much larger community than competitive forensics.

1967 Charles Longstreet Weltner 1985 John Portman

1968 William H. Burson 1986 Fletcher Wolfe

1969 Ralph E. McGill 1987 Thomas Glenn Pelham

1970 Elliot H. Levitas 1988 Robert Stephen Kahn

1971 Bishop John Owen Smith 1989 Jane O. Hansen

1972 Grace T. Hamilton 1990 Robert DeHaan

1973 Ellis McDougal 1991 Edward Turner

1974 Andrew Young 1992 Leah Sears

1975 Jimmy Carter 1993 Frances Pauley

1976 Benjamin Elijah Mays 1994 Kenny Leon

1977 Robert Shaw 1995 Robert Benham

1978 Horace T. Ward 1996 David Satcher

1979 Zell Miller 1997 Austin Ford

1980 Gudmund Vigtel 1998 Johnetta Cole

1981 Mills B. Lane III 1999 William Chace

1982 Wyche Fowler, Jr. 2000 Roy E. Barnes 1983 Lewis Grizzard 2001 Jane Fonda 1984 Ted Turner 2002 Rosalynn Carter 2003 Renee Glover 2004 Max Cleland

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2004 Max Cleland is a former United States Senator from the State of Georgia. Senator Cleland, an alumnus of Emory University graduate school, served in the Army during the Vietnam War. While there he was severely injured and suffered the debilitating loss of both legs and one arm. He returned to Georgia and finished his graduate degree at Emory. Later, he served as the head of the Department of Veteran Affairs in the Jimmy Carter Administration where he worked tirelessly to improve benefits for veterans, including seeing the first benefits ever for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Most recently, he served on the 911 Commission and later as Chair of the Export-Import Bank.

2003 Renee Glover is the Director of the Atlanta Housing Authority. She is a pioneer in public housing who had a more holistic vision of the services of public accommodations. Rather than merely providing a roof and a bed, Ms. Glover saw the need to provide complete community support to make public housing a transition to a better life. As a result of her efforts, public housing in Atlanta is now a place to provide other social services such as education, child-care, and other social services.

2002 Rosalynn Carter is the former First Lady of the United States and social activist in her own right. She used her position in the White House to increase public awareness and understanding of mental health issues, pushed for increased access to mental health services and increased acceptance of those suffering from the some times debilitating effects of mental illness. In addition, she has been by former President Jimmy Carter’s side as they traveled the world improving the conditions of the impoverished, monitoring elections, and brokering peace agreements. She has been equally active in Habitat for Humanity’s innovative approach to providing housing for the needy around the world.

2001 Jane Fonda. Noted actress and social activist, Ms. Fonda has sustained a consistent life of attempting to better the lives of socio-economically challenged populations. Her notable work in founding the Georgia Campaign for Pregnancy Prevention exemplifies her particular success on behalf of Georgia children..

2000 Roy E. Barnes. Governor of Georgia, Mr. Barnes played a pivotal role in altering the Georgia state flag orginally created to protest the Civil Rights Act of 1964. His progressive views enhanced Georgia's infrastructure and brought appropriate accountability to education at all levels.

1999 William Chace. The current President of Emory University, Dr. Chace began his career teaching at a historically black college in Alabama. He has been using his place in the academy to advance social causes ever since. While on the faculty at Stanford he earned a national reputation for leading a curriculum change creating more learning opportunities about non-Western cultures. He later became President of Connecticut Wesleyan before moving to Emory.

1998 Johnetta Cole. An anthropology professor by training, Dr. Cole was President of Spelman College for many years. Dr. Cole has served on various governmental commissions on violence, youth, and education. She held an endowed Presidential Distinquished Professorship at Emory University where her scholarship and public service continued until her appointment as president of Bennett College.

1997 Austin Ford. One of Atlanta’s most well-known humanitarians, Austin Ford is a Presbyterian minister and founder of Emmaus House. The House provides shelter and food for Atlanta’s homeless. In his role as provider, Father Ford also assumed the role of spokesperson. He was a skillful advocate for the needs of Atlanta’s less fortunate.

1996 David Satcher. The first doctor to become speaker of the year, Dr. David Satcher was the Director of the Center for Disease Control at the time he received the award. At that time, the CDC had developed an international reputation in the fight against disease outbreaks, made enormous contributions to AIDS research, and had begun to define violent crime as a threat to public health. Later that year, Dr. Satcher was named Surgeon General of the United States. He is now Director of the National Center for Primary Care at the Morehouse School of Medicine.

1995 Robert Benham. Robert Benham is the first African-American to serve as Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. Appointed by Governor Zell Miller, Justice Benham has earned a reputation as a fair-minded jurist and has led the Supreme Court with a progressive vision of justice. Nominated by the Emory Chapter, he was later named the National DSR-TKA Speaker of the Year.

1994 Kenny Leon. Kenny Leon is the first artist to receive the award in nearly a decade. Mr. Leon, the resident director of Atlanta’s Alliance Theater, brought instant national acclaim to the Atlanta theater scene with superb direction, casting, and production in the Alliance’s new theater. His appearance on the cover of Time magazine only solidified what he has done for theater in Atlanta.

1993 Frances Pauley. Frances Pauley is a pioneer in the civil rights movement. An outspoken advocate of the poor, the homeless, and the oppressed, Ms. Pauley led civil rights marches on city halls throughout the region and on the state capital. Where she saw injustice and deprivation, she sought remedy and compassion. She is also the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Emory.

1992 Leah Sears. Leah Sears is the first African American woman to serve on the Georgia Supreme Court. She was appointed to the court by Governor Zell Miller and won re-election in her own right. Her progressive jurisprudence has earned her the respect of the legal community.

1991 Edward Turner. Ed Turner was not to be confused with his boss at the time, Ted Turner. Ed Turner was the Executive Vice-President of CNN International. CNN’s coverage of the Iraqi war demonstrated that the world is indeed a much smaller world in the information age, that the world will watch international news events, and that there is a niche for a total news network.

1990 Robert DeHaan. Doctor DeHaan is the Director of the Center for Ethics in Public Policy and the Professions at Emory University who holds an endowed chair as a Professor of Cell Biology. His program is a national model for an interdisciplinary approach to ethical challenges in contemporary society.

1989 Jane O. Hansen. A Pulitzer prize winning journalist, Jane Hansen used the forum of the Atlanta Journal and Constitution to improve the social consciousness of the city and state. Her in-depth investigative reporting, especially regarding women in poverty, children, and the mentally ill, have earned her a national reputation in journalism and public policy.

1988 Robert Stephen Kahn. "Bobby" Kahn is a former Barkley Forum debater who became the Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia and hosted the 1988 Democratic National Convention. He managed the successful Gubernatorial campaigns of Joe Frank Harris and Roy Barnes. He launched a national movement to sue media outlets for overcharging campaigns for political advertisements. He served as the Executive Secretary of Georgia Governor Roy Barnes.

1987 Thomas Glenn Pelham. Awarded posthumously, Glenn Pelham embodied the award he designed, engaging in intelligent, responsible, and effective speech throughout his life’s work. In addition to his well-documented work with the Barkley Forum, Mr. Pelham served as a State Senator in the Georgia State Legislature, as Director of the State Merit System, and as a small claims judge. Georgia debate thrives today and provides excellent educational opportunities for its students in part due to the legacy of Mr. Pelham. He brought quality competition to Georgia and built a program committed to supporting high school debate and underserved populations.

1986 Fletcher Wolfe. As the Founder and Director of the Atlanta Boys Choir, Fletcher Wolfe communicated through music and brought an international reputation to the city of Atlanta. The Atlanta Boys Choir has performed on stages throughout the world. The obvious success of the Choir underscores the Director’s commitment to educational principals designed to improve academic discipline and self-confidence.

1985 John Portman. Architect John Portman is well-known in Atlanta for his office towers and dramatic structures. He is internationally famous for the atrium hotel design reflected in the Peachtree Center Plaza Hotel. Portman attempted to use architecture to connect its users with the world and the atrium hotel, with its emphasis on green space within space, is his most visible legacy.

1984 Ted Turner. Ted Turner is a unique Atlanta success story. He turned his father’s failing billboard business into a modern multi-media corporation launching the first cable television station, channel seventeen, now known as the Superstation. He then added the international cable news network, two other networks, won the America’s cup regatta, kept the Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Hawks in town, built an arena and a baseball stadium, and gave a billion dollars to the United Nations. He also debated for McCallie High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, one of the first member schools of the Barkley Forum for High Schools.

1983 Lewis Grizzard. Lewis Grizzard was a local writer for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, syndicated columnist, and the author of many books of folk humor. Grizzard was known for his amusing southern stories, lively characters, good sense of humor, and effective communication.

1982 Wyche Fowler, Jr. A former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Wyche Fowler was a member of the US House of Representatives until winning a Senate seat in 1986. Fowler represented Georgia with a progressive voice during his years in the Congress and the US senate.

1981 Mills B. Lane III. Mills Lane is one of the most important developers in the history of metro Atlanta. His work as president of prominent financial institutions, chair of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and civic activist helped define the role of community leadership. His efforts help to negotiate peaceful and progressive solutions during the civil rights crisis of the 1950s and 1960s. His vision helped to secure a progressive future for Atlanta by providing economic opportunity for previously neglected members of the community.

1980 Gudmund Vigtel. Gudmund Vigtel came to Atlanta from Scandinavia and brought instant respect and credibility to the effort to transform the High Museum of Art into a respectable showcase. Under his leadership and his understanding of art as intelligent communication, the High expanded its collection and designed one of the most accessible museums in the world.

1979 Zell Miller. At the time he received the award, Zell Miller had served for many years as Lieutenant Governor in Georgia. This former college professor from Young Harris College in the North Georgia mountains made education commitment the centerpiece of his governorship beginning in 1990. A former competitive debater, Zell is most famous for initiating the HOPE scholarship program for Georgia high school students.

1978 Horace T. Ward. Horace Ward is a federal senior court judge for the Northern District of Georgia. A graduate of Atlanta University, he applied to admission to the University of Georgia Law School. Denied admission for six straight years, he ultimately attended Northwestern University School of Law and returned to Georgia. He later was an attorney in the suit that integrated the University of Georgia. Once one of two dozen African American attorneys in Georgia, today there are thousands of African American lawyers practicing in the state of Georgia.

1977 Robert Shaw. Former conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw vaulted Atlanta into international respectability in music with his appointment as Director of the Symphony. Famous throughout the world as a conductor, Shaw’s commitment to music also included commitment to teaching, especially voice.

1976 Benjamin Elijah Mays. An education professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Benjamin Mays was famous for his innovations in teaching and education. He was an outspoken individual who demanded an end to inequality in education. He recognized that education was the only way out of centuries of deprivation and worked arduously to that end. As a former debater at Bates College in Maine, he recognized the value of debate in the world education.

1975 Jimmy Carter. At the time he received the award, Jimmy Carter was best known as a governor from a rural state. Two years later he was sworn in as President of the United States. He remains an active member of the political and social community, leading commitments to election monitoring, health care for poor nations, subsistence development for small nations, and conflict resolution through the nearby Carter Center of Emory University. His Nobel Prize recognized a life of servant leadership.

1974 Andrew Young. He first came to prominence as a freedom rider attempting to overturn Jim Crow laws which legally enforced segregation. Andrew Young became an advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr. and then Governor Jimmy Carter. After serving in Congress, in 1976 he joined the Carter presidency, becoming United States Ambassador to the United Nations. He later served two terms as mayor of Atlanta.

1973 Ellis McDougal. As Director of State Prisons, he instituted humane reforms which increased the rights of those incarcerated, served as a model for other states and launched prison reform in various state and local penal institutions. His role in giving prisons a progressive role exemplifies responsible speech.

1972 Grace T. Hamilton. As a member of another of Atlanta’s prestigious and progressive families, Grace Hamilton was an active community philanthropist and an outspoken supporter of civil rights. She was well known for exerting her influence to advance the cause of civil rights in her role as a State Senator in Georgia.

1971 Bishop John Owen Smith. A methodist minister, Bishop Smith was at the forefront of the Civil Rights movement in Atlanta. He joined forces with various ministries around the city to negotiate solutions to racial problems during the civil rights era and was responsible for integrating the Methodist Church in Georgia.

1970 Elliot H. Levitas. A former U.S. Congressman, Mr. Levitas is an Emory University alumnus and former Barkley Forum debater. Mr. Levitas served two terms in the Congress as part of a long history of public service and progressive views which contributed to Georgia's advancement in race relations and economic growth. He is currently a partner in the law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton.

1969 Ralph McGill. The nationally famous editor of the Atlanta Constitution drew international attention to a progressive Atlanta with his fiery editorials demanding civil rights for African Americans. He worked tirelessly with city leaders, the business community, and minority leaders to generate real civil rights reform within the city of Atlanta.

1968 William H. Burson. Willam Burson was Secretary of State for Georgia who generated economic reform, helped solve Atlanta’s annexation and tax base issues, and advocated for the poor. His dedication to civil service and commitment to the underprivileged demonstrated responsible communication. SOURCE http://www.atlantahousingauth.org/pressroom/index.cfm?Fuseaction=printpubs_full&ID=137

1987 NFL Hall of Fame SOURCE http://www.nflonline.org/AboutNFL/HallofFame

featured Glenn Pelham as speaker. The twelfth annual high school debate workshop was attended by twenty-five schools from middle Tennes- ... www.informaworld.com/index/910118596.pdf - Similar pages by WA Linsley - SUSAN TILLMAN  PELHAM Painting Professionally since 1965, Susan’s work is represented in homes and businesses throughout the United States, and she is currently collected in Sweden. Susan’s work has been featured in Southern Homes Magazine, and Lake Oconee Magazine. She has won may prizes and received much recognition in the region. She was commissioned to do a painting of the Jimmy Carter Tribute (sculpture on the Capitol grounds) which was presented to President Carter and is now on display at the Carter Center in Atlanta. Susan Earned her A.B. in Fine Art at Florida State University, a Major in painting and a minor in Art history, studying with Karl Zerbe, and Fred Holschuh. She later studied at Southeby’s in London. Her portraits hang at the National Forensic League in Ripon, Wisconsin, Appleby South headquarters in Madison, Georgia, and in many public places in Monroe, Georgia. SOURCE http://wildchildarts.net/teachers.html