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.
The
New Julia Burke Debate Center Dedication December 26, 2006
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 $2,000 college scholarship, and a
$2,000 contribution to the charity designated by the recipient.
Robbie Murphy, JBF Board of Directors and Ron Bratt, Capitol Debate at the 2011 Tournament of Champions.
2012
RECIPIENT: Miriam Sergent-Leventhal
High School:
City:
Went on to University of
California at Berkeley '16
Designated Charity: Friends
For A Nonviolent World
2011
RECIPIENT: NADEEM FAROOQI
Damien High School
La Verne, CA
Went on to Claremont McKenna College '15
Designated Charity: Tijuana Outreach
2010
RECIPIENT: MISAEL GONZALES
Whitney M. Young High School
Chicago, Illinois
Went on to Trinity University '14
Designated Charity:Chicago Debate Comission
2009
RECIPIENT: KATRYNA CADLE
Bishop Guertin High School
Nashua, New Hampshire
Went on to Harvard University '13
Designated Charity: National Alliance to End Homelessness
2008
RECIPIENT: JAMES HAMRAIE
Colleyville High School
Colleyville, Texas
Went on to Emory University '12
Designated Charity: The Dallas Urban Debate Alliance
2007
RECIPIENT: ELI JACOBS
Centerville High School
Centerville, Ohio
Went on to Harvard University ‘11
Designated Charity: Centerville High School Spirit Chain
2006
RECIPIENT: WILL SEARS
Lexington High School
Lexington, Massachusetts
Went on to Wake Forest University '10
Designated Charity:
UU Urban Ministry, Roxbury, MA
2005
RECIPIENT: ELIZABETH KIM
Glenbrook South High School
Glenview, Illinois
Went on to Wellesley College '09
Designated Charity: Chicago Urban Debate League
2004
RECIPIENT: MICHAEL ROSECRANS
Glenbrook North High School
Northbrook, Illinois
Went on to Emory University '08
2003
RECIPIENT: NOAH CHESTNUT
Tampa Preparatory School
Tampa, Florida
Went on to Northwestern University
'07
Designated Charity: Chicago Urban Debate League
2002
RECIPIENT: MANAV BHATNAGAR
Marquette University High School
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Went
on to Harvard University '06
Designated Charity: The Stroke and Aphasia Society of India
2001 RECIPIENT:
MAGGIE
BERTHIAUME The
Blake School,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Went on to Dartmouth College '05
Designated Charity: Bay Area Urban Debate Program
Trophies by Randy
Strong
Phone: 510-525-3150 rstrong@vdn.com
2000
RECIPIENT:
HENRY LIU
Centerville High School,
Centerville, Ohio
Went on to Emory University '04
Designated Charity: Centerville
High School Spirit Chain.
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.
2012 RECIPIENT BRENDAN BENEDICT
Went on to attend Boston College '16
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
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.
The
College Preparatory School
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 $2,000 donation to the charity chosen by the award recipient.
Designated Charity:
Seymour High School Band Booster
2009
RECIPIENT:
Sean Andrew Lowry
James Madison University
Class of '09
Designated Charity:
Central Virginia Food Bank and Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network.
2008
RECIPIENT:
Mary Mosley
James Madison University
Class of '08
Designated Charity:
First Book
2007
RECIPIENT:
Matthew
Scorcio...
United States
Naval Academy
Class of '07
Designated Charity:
Action Against Hunger
2006
RECIPIENT:
Shawntia
Diggs ...
Towson University Graduate
Designated Charities:
Baltimore Urban Debate League
Bread for the World Institute
2004
RECIPIENT:
Carly
Woods...
Mary Washington College
Class of '02
Designated Charities:
National Breast Cancer Coalition
Seattle Debate Foundation
2003
RECIPIENT:
Andrew
Barnes ...
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.
2002
RECIPIENT:
Elizabeth
Wiley...
John Carroll University
Pace College
Smith College
Class of '02
Designated Charities:
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Northeast Ohio
Impact Coalition
PRESENTATION TO ELIZABETH WILEY Neil Butt
John Carroll University
Cleveland, Ohio
Bay Area Urban Debate League
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
