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.
The 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.
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SUBMIT A NOMINATION FOR THE TOC JULIA BURKE AWARD HERE
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| 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. |
Presented at the Lexington, Kentucky
Tournament of Champions
(TOC)
The Julia Burke Flame for Character and Excellence in National
High School Policy Debate
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 $1,000 college scholarship, and a
$1,000 contribution to the charity designated by the recipient.
SUBMIT A NOMINATION FOR THE TOC JULIA BURKE AWARD HERE
Click here to read
the speech by Ryan Mills from the TOC award
ceremony on May 5, 2003
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2008
RECIPIENT: Went on to Emory University '12 |
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2007
RECIPIENT: Went on to Harvard University ‘11 |
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2006
RECIPIENT: WILL SEARS Lexington High School Lexington, Massachusetts Went on to Wake Forest University '10 |
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2005
RECIPIENT: ELIZABETH KIM Glenbrook South High School Glenview, Illinois Went on to Wellesley College '09 Designated Charity: Chicago Urban Debate League |
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2004
RECIPIENT:
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2003
RECIPIENT:
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2002
RECIPIENT: Went
on to Harvard University '06 |
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2001
RECIPIENT: Went on to Dartmouth College '05 |
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RECIPIENT: Went on to Emory University '04 Click here to watch a video from the presentation of the first award. |
The
College Preparatory School
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. The Foundation has added
a $500 college scholarship for the recipient of the award.
Presented
at The College Preparatory School, Oakland California
The
Julia Burke Endowment Fund for Debate
This fund is used to enhance the nationally prominent debate
program at The College Preparatory School and to provide additional students
the opportunity for national competition. The new Julia Burke Debate Center
is nearly three times the size of the old office with enough space for students
to work and even hold a practice round. The Julia Burke Foundation was pleased
to assist with this upgrade, including a handsome trophy case to display
the nationally prominent team's many awards.
6100 Broadway
Oakland, California 94618
Contact: Lexy Green, Director of Forensics
Phone: 510-652-0111
www.college-prep.org
Presented by the American Debate Association
The Julia Burke Award for Character and Excellence in American Debate Association
Policy Debate
The American Debate Association in
conjunction with The Julia Burke Foundation established "The
Julia Burke Award" to recognize the American Debate Association
college policy debater who most closely upholds the combination of characteristics
that
Julia Burke displayed in her love for the activity. These qualities include
excellence in and passion for debate, a commitment to helping others,
love
and respect for the American Debate Association policy debate community
and dedication to maintaining friendships despite the pressures of competition.
This award is presented annually at the American Debate Association
National Championship Award Ceremony. The award includes an individual
trophy and a $1,000 donation to the charity chosen by the award recipient.
2008
RECIPIENT:
James Madison University Class of '08 Designated Charity: First Book |
| 2007
RECIPIENT:
United States Naval Academy Class of '07 Designated Charity: Action Against Hunger |
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2006
RECIPIENT:
Towson University Graduate Designated Charities: Baltimore Urban Debate League Bread for the World Institute |
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2004
RECIPIENT:
Mary Washington College Class of '02 Designated Charities: National Breast Cancer Coalition Seattle Debate Foundation |
Clarion University of Pennsylvania Class of '02 Designated Charity: Andrew would like his charity contribution to assist with the formation of a new rural debate league in Western Pennsylvania. |
John Carroll University Pace College Smith College Class of '02 Designated Charities: National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Northeast Ohio Impact Coalition |
Click here to read
the speech, by Alex Berger, Dartmouth '02, from the American Debate Association
award ceremony on March 10, 2002
Click
on the titles below to see video excerpts from the first presentation of the
award:
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OVERVIEW OF THE AWARD |
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ORIGIN OF THE PURPLE FLAME Marilyn Burke Director, The Julia Burke Foundation Lafayette, California |
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REMEMBERANCES OF JULIA Alex Berger, Dartmouth College '02 Hanover, New Hampshire Copeland Award and NDT Top Speaker 2002 |
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JULIA AS A ROLE MODEL Melissa Wade, Director of Debate Emory University Atlanta, Georgia |
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PRESENTATION TO ELIZABETH WILEY Neil Butt John Carroll University Cleveland, Ohio |
The Bay Area Urban Debate League Program establishes high school policy debate teams at schools that are economically disadvantaged and is part of the National Urban Debate League.
The Julia Burke Foundation has sponsored fourteen Bay Area Urban Debate League students to attend summer debate institutes nationwide and has assisted with other program operations. There were six accomplished debaters also recognized as Julia Burke Scholars but who were unable to attend the institutes. The students were provided with the opportunity both to build friendships with debaters nation-wide, and to strengthen the research, analytical, and critical thinking skills necessary for debate competition.
Guests attending last year’s Memorial Walk included two
Julia Burke Scholars. Jael Myrick, on the right, and David Wasserman attended
the National High School Institute at Northwestern University during the summer
of 2002. The Julia Burke Scholars are looking forward to successful college
careers.
Bay Area Urban Debate League
c/o Political Science Department
210 Barrows Hall
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720
Contact: A.Freya Thimsen, Program Director
Phone: 510-643-4525
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