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Make a commitment for generations to come
The 1925 Society recognizes the extraordinary commitment of those who have chosen to remember the NSDA in their will or estate plans.
2022-2023 School Year Individual Donors
Finalist
($5,000 and Up)
Anonymous
Richard Bitner
James M. Copeland
Craig Newmark Philanthropies
Cpt. Joseph L. and Jan Pizzo
The Linda & Harvey Saligman Charitable Foundation
Bob and Salli Stockton
William & Audrey West
In Memory of Keith West
Pam & Joe Wycoff
In Honor of Pam’s parents, Bill and Berneeta Campbell, and sister, Pat Krueger
Semifinalist
($2,500 – $4,999)
Joshua Adams
Robert J. Feldhake
David C. Frederick
In Memory of BJ. & Lanny Naegelin
Joshua Adams and Julie Hughes
In Memory of Keith West
Caitlyn Ross
In Memory of Keith West
Quarterfinalist
($1,000 – $2,499)
Alan and Laura Coverstone
Kristen Soltis Anderson
Susan Anderson
In Memory of Keith E. Anderson
Hunter and Michael Arton
Ted W. Belch and Scott P. Thomas
JEPS Foundation
In Memory of Lanny and BJ Naegelin
Yvonne and Kirby Chin
Mark Ferguson
Donus and Lovila Roberts
Lorraine Ross
Deborah Simon
In Honor of Dale DeLetis and in memory of Donovan Cummings
J. Scott & Megan Wunn
Octafinalist
($500 – $999)
Anonymous
David & Kathie Abel
Jenna Green Alden
Anonymous
Gay Brasher
Dale DeLetis
In Honor of Debbie Simon
Tony Garcia
In honor of Pam and Joe Wycoff, and all the teachers, coaches, facilitators, and staff that have had such an awesome impact on so many of us
Mary Gormley
Shannon Heim
Vicki Joss
Andrea Keohane
Adam Koering
In Honor of The Koering Family
Tharan Lanier
Dr. Robert S. Littlefield
Pam and Ray McComas
Chase and Lauren McCool
Anoop Mishra
Mel Olson
Olusheun Olupitan
Michael Reszler
Joshua D. Swartsel
In Memory of Harold C. Keller
Daniel and Charlotte Tyree
Darrell & Lisa Vossekuil
In Memory of Delores Vossekuil
Holly Williams
David Zarefsky
Double Octafinalist
($250 – $499)
Dr. Kenny and Nancy Barfield
Margo Batha
Grant Bent
Elizabeth Brama
David Brown
Kaitlin Coltin
Don and Ann Crabtree
Bret Culpepper
David and Barbara Dansky
Rajive Dhar
Rev. Bob & Sarah Dillingham
In Memory of Keith West
Dr. Mike Edmonds
Matt & Erica Forsman
Sara Gibson
Mike Harris, Ad Astra Debate Foundation
Tim Hogan
David and Judy Huston
Jill Irvine and Ron Halterman
In Honor of Nicky Halterman
Beth and Pat Ingram
Adam J. Jacobi and J. Scott Baker
Dawn Jenkins
Sarah Knobloch
Christopher McDonald
Susan Napier and Alex Berger
Dr. Randy Patterson
Sarah and Jim Poker
James Rye
Blake and Yvonne Schaeffer
Kirsten Schubring
Paul Sevigny
Susan Sprung and Christopher Keyser
Michael E. Starks
David Wendt
West Monroe Partners
Competitor
($100 – $249)
Marisa Anderson
Tim Averill
In Memory of Lauren Averill
David and Lori Baker
Chris Bentley
Nicolle Berg
Patricia Black
Georgia Brady
Roger Brannan
Jennifer Burton
Christine Campbell
Glenn R. Cavanaugh
Adrine Chung
Gary Derheim
Aaron Drews
In Honor of Dirk Drews
Kathy and Dan Dumke
In Memory of Billy Tate
Michael A. Eick
Vickie and Joe Fellers
Lauren Grimm
Betsy Hanmer
Aaron Hardy
Rachel Haselhuhn
Jan Heiteen
Robert H. Ihrig
In Memory of Dr. Scott Nobles
Jennifer Jerome
Robert Kelly
Jennifer Keohane
Ann Kim
Susan Gerbensky Klammer
Peter and Vered Klein
In Honor of Nicole Wanzer- Serrano
Ellen Koblitz
Robert and Sandra Krueger
Vicki Larsen
Clare Lascelles
Marshall Lichty
David Lillehaug
In Memory of Jim Carlson
Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr.
Thomas Mahoney
Steve Meadows
Greg Malis and Alma Nicholson
Gideon Mark
Rev. and Mrs. David C. Marx
J.E. Masters
In Memory of Carmendale Fernandes
Rose McDonough
Mike and Jackie Oakes
David & Leela Ortiz
Chris Palmer
Deano Pape
Dwayne Paul
Marissa Pena
Warren Poschman
James Poterba
Zachary Prax
In Memory of Bob Ickes
Jim and Colleen Reisener
In Honor of Annie and Matt Reisener
Jie Qin
Dr. Polly and Bruce Reikowski
In Honor of Joni Anker, Jodene Wartman, and Dennis Swanson
Frank Riccobono
Richard L. Rice
Grace Rogers
Ellen Roos
Michael Sawers
Daniel Serfer
Timothy Schally
Steven and Anna Schappaugh
Lindsay Schleisman
Liora and Ehud Schmidt
Timothy and Christine Sheaff
Jamey Siefert
In Memory of Lanny D. and B.J. Naegelin
Micki W. Smith
W Stephen Smith
Krystyn Spratt
Danielle Strait
Anne M Sullivan
Joshua Tang
Scott and Tzitel Voss
Joe Weigand
Gregory F. Wells
Karen Wilbanks
Hon. Mark E. Windham
Ryan Wood
Lonny & Linda Wunn
Blake Ziegler
Donor
($0 – $99)
Anonymous
Chris Agee
Chansey Agler
Michael Amadeo
Matthew A. Anderson
Joni Anker
Michael Balerite
Alex Baranosky
Laventrice Barrocales
Harisha Bastiampillai
Sarah Batha
In Honor of Margo Batha
Vincent Beard
Jordin Beebe
Duane Benton
Anthony Berryhill
Jon Bradley
Whitney Brimfield
Melesa Butler
Jesus Cardenas Jr
Jennifer Carlson
Margaret Caro
In Memory of Louis Caro
Jim and Theresa Cavallo
Bro. Anthony Cavet
In Memory of Keith West
Frasat Chaudhry
Zachariah Chou
Lorain Clawson
Alicia Cook
Helen S Corry
Melissa Cortes
Scott Cox
Erin Coy
Brooke Crawford
Brandon Criswell
Rebecca Crepeau
Paul Crocker
Sam Crombie
Ty Davis
Mark Deaton
Dominick Delpech
Cheri Deutmeyer
In Honor of Lorraine Ruroden Pape
Caleb DeWitt
Winifred and Henry Dick
William Engler
Jill Englund
Jacqueline Evrard-Vescio
Anthony Figliola
Courtney Foster
Collin Galster
James Gentile
India Grant
Jinping Guo
Michael Hagedorn
Jaron Hansen
Harvard Consulting
Noah Lau Hee
Rikki and Dan Helvick
In Memory of Keith West
Alex Heisel
Tova Hettinger
Laura Hosman
Landon Hudson
Jack Humphrey
Liberty Jones
Cati Kalinoski
Shirley Keller
Melissa King
William and Valerie Koeber
Elliot Bell-Krasner
Susan Kriegel
Ron Krikac
In Honor of Mark Ferguson
Remmy Labbee
Daniel Lehmann
Karen Leifer
Kelcy Lofgren
Mirjam Lynam
Eileen MacDougall
Scott and Beth Maltzie
Rachel Mauchline
Michael Mcbride
Anastasia McCourt
Randall McCutcheon
In Memory of Amy McCutcheon
Edward McGuire
In Memory of Keith West
Tammy Trout McIntyre
Deena McNamara
Zain-alabideen Mirza
Charis Morasch
Kira Nichtawitz
Mel Olson
Christina Palomo
Bailey Patterson
Melody Peters
Maddix Pokorski
Dalila Ramirez
Mandy Ramos
Kimberly Reiner
Annie Reisener
Cynthia Robinson
Sthefany Robles
Daniel Rodriguez
Joseph Rogers
In Memory of Brother Rene Sterner & Brother Kevin Dalmasse
Julie Roos
In Memory of Chevy Geiger
Donald Randolph
Dr. Susan Rhoades
Steven Rios
Liora and Ehud Schmidt
Amy and Ray Seidelman
Daniel I. Siegel, Esq.
Yatesh Singh
Laura Stein
Cathy Stevermer
Charles Strong JR
Josette C. Surratt
Karen Swanegan
Venu Thirumala
Margaret Owen Thorpe
James and Joanne Trees
In Memory of Keith West
Gabriel Valadez
Jami Vander Zee
In Memory of Keith West
Nicole and Darrel Wanzer-Serrano
Joe Weigand
In Honor of Kathie Abel
Ryan Westwood
Gabrielle Wexler
Betty Whitlock
Ellana Willette
Caitlin Williams
Joshua Wimberley
In Honor of the Rebel Speech & Debate Club
Jill Wodnick
Lonny and Linda Wunn
David and Tatiana Yastremski
Teresa Young
Disha Yadav
Claire and Steve Zawistowski
2021-2022 School Year Individual Donors
August 1, 2021 – July 31, 2022
Finalist
($5,000 and Up)
Anonymous
Richard Bitner
James Copeland
Robert J. Feldhake, Esq
In Honor of Carmendale Fernandes
Jan and Lynn Pizzo
Adam Saligman
Bob & Salli Stockton
William & Audrey West
In memory of Keith West
Pam & Joe Wycoff
In Honor of Pam’s parents, Bill and Berneeta Campbell, and sister, Pat Krueger
Semifinalist
($2,500 – $4,999)
Joshua Adams
Quarterfinalist
($1,000 – $2,499)
Doug Anderson
In Honor of Pam Wycoff, Jason Woehler, Joni Anker, and Pam Tremblay
Kristen Soltis Anderson
Hunter & Michael Arton
Elizabeth Brama
In Honor of AVHS Speech and Debate Classes of 1992-1994
Yvonne & Kirby Chin
In Memory of Richard B. Sodikow
Dale DeLetis
in Honor of Debbie Simon
Jose Ferreira & Amy Felkner
Mark Ferguson
Harvard Consulting
In Memory of Keith West
Greg and Rochelle Lanier
Robert S Littlefield
in Honor of Lindsay & Brady Littlefield
David Lopez
In Memory of Lanny & BJ Naeglin
Anoop Mishra
Wendy Orthman
Lindsey and Andy Poker
Donus & Lovila Roberts
David Singh
Ge Wang
J. Scott & Megan Wunn
Octafinalist
($500 – $999)
David and Kathie Abel
Anonymous
Gay Brasher
in Memory of Donovan Cummings
Fan Chen
Rajive Dhar
Project Dialogue
Lance Fensterman
Mary Gormley
Vicki Joss
Matthew Kaler
In Memory of Chris Reiland
Louie Mattachione
Dana R. Matsushita & Rokaya Hassaballa
In Honor of Beth & Ben Cukier
Dr. Randy Patterson
Michael Reszler
Andrea Singh
Ryan Struve
Deborah Simon
In Honor of Dale DeLetis and In Memory of Lanny D Naeglin and BJ Naegelin
Joshua D. Swartsel
In Memory of Harold Keller
Daniel & Charlotte Tyree
David Zarefsky
Double Octafinalist
($250 – $499)
Anonymous
In Memory of Chris Reiland
Jenna Robinson Andrew
Dr. Kenny & Nancy Barfield
Ted W. Belch
Susan Napier & Alex Berger
Mike & Sheila Carter
Peter Coffey and Kristine Clearly
Chevala Conner
Alan Coverstone
Don & Ann Crabtree
David & Barbara Dansky
Mike Edmonds
In Honor of Timmy Jenkins
Eric Engstrom
Sara Gibson
Colin Goodson
John Halbach
In Honor of Scott Voss
Seth Halvorson
In Honor of W. Scott Nobles, Richard Lesicko, Rog Mosvick, and the Macalester College Debate Team
Mario Herrera
David & Judy Huston
David Henry Hwang
Andrew Hermansen
Beth & Pat Ingram
Adam Jacobi & Scott Baker
Dawn Jenkins
In Honor of Pam Syren
Annie Kastanek
Ann Kim
In Honor of Pay Wycoff
Sarah Knobloch
Raymond & Pam McComas
In Honor of Natalie McComas Gallecier
Melanie McMahon
In Honor of Sharon & Denis LaComb
Mel Olsen
Sarah Pickell
Dr. Paulette and Bruce Reikowski
Caitlyn Ross
In Honor of Keith West
Blake & Yvonne Schaeffer
Steven and Anna Schappaugh
Peter Simones
In Honor of Joe and Pam Wycoff and all of AVHS Speech
Michael Starks
Gena Stern
Aimee Teslaw
Charis Thatcher
In Honor of Matt Kaler
Maria Thayer
Jonathan Tyree
Brant Ullery
In Honor of Joe and Pam Wycoff
Liz Weas
David Wendt
Eric and Amy Windeknecht
Sheila Wogen
Sally Zimney
Angela Zurick
Competitor
($100 – $249)
Shawn & Lynn Aiken
Lisa Anderson
Tim Averill
in Memory of Lauren B Averill
David Baker
Megan Bartle
Duane Benton
Georgia S. Brady
Glenn Cavanaugh
Alden B Chace
Matthew Clair
Pete Clancy
Cori Coleman
Beena Cook
Bret Culpepper
Rev. Bob & Sarah Dillingham
In Memory of Keith West
Michael A. Eick
In Memory of Keith West
Anotnia Espey
Mindy Fenske
Elizabeth Forslund
Pablo Gannon
Katie Gerbensky Serrano
Robert Gumerlock
Vince Hall
Mary C Hanmer
Aaron Hardy
Rachel Haselhuhn
Jan Heiteen
Matt Herzog
Nicole Hinnebusch
Bill Holscher
Robert Ihrig
Jennifer Jerome
Robert J. Kelly
Michelle Kelsey
Anne Kerber
In Memory of Suzanne V. Loen Berg
Jerry & Cathy Koering
Vicki Larsen
Becki Leahy
J.E. Masters
In Memory of Carmendale Fernandes
Michael Marks
In Honor of Geneva Patterson
Chase & Lauren McCool
Shawn McDougall
Edward McGuire
Steve Meadows
Doug McNaul
In Memory of Bob Ickes
Arlyn and Mark Miller
Robert “Bob” Marks
in Memory of Tom Brasher
Renee Motter
Cynthia Muhamedagic
Lindsey Mollenhauer
Peter Nikolai
In Honor of Jim Agan
Chris Palmer
Jackie & Michael Oakes
Deano Pape
Warren Poscman
James Poterba
in Memory of Edwin M Kelly
Matthew Potter
Zachary Prax
Brian Presnall
Jim & Colleen Reisener
in Honor of Annie & Matt Reisener
Richard L. Rice
in Memory of Ruth Rice
Brian & Missy Roberts
Lorraine Ross
Johanna Russell and Jared Feuerhelm
Jay Rye
Andrew Shaughnessy
Jamey Siefert
In Honor of B.J. and Lanny Naegelin
Caroline & Jon Skidmore
Micki W Smith
W Stephen Smith
Danielle Strait
Michael & Lynn Sullivan
Susan & Eric Sutherland
Lindsey Teigland
In Honor of Apple Valley High School Speech and Debate Team
Marla Tepper
Margaret Owen Thorpe
Steven Tidrick
Cindi & Aaron Timmons
In Honor of Joshua Timmons
Jack Tuckness
Maureen J Voll
In Memory of Carl Grecco
Natalie Weber
Gregory F. Wells
Jonathan Wolshuck
Lonny & Linda Wunn
Yale University Parent Gifts Team
Donor
($0 – $99)
Isaac Adams
Elijah Allen
Kenneth Anderson
Matthew Anderson
Anonymous
Lily Antor
Byron Arthur
Harisha Bastiampillai
Carmela Benavides
Christine Berros
Elizabeth Blair
Doris & Roger Brannan
Alexander Brookins
Stephan Brooks
Kate Burnite
Jennifer Burton
Ryann Burton
Karen Bush
in Memory of Keith West
Christine Campbell
Margaret Caro
Jim & Theresa Cavallo
Meghan Cavanagh
Bro. Anthony Cavet
in Memory of Charles Donovan
Buddy Cook
In Memory of Bob Ickes
Scott Cox
Mark Deaton
Rob Dekoven
Jesus Delgado
Winifred & Henry Dick
Rodolfo Dominguez
Aaron Drews
Marina Fang
Tony Figliola
Carly Fitzgerald
Jason Foley
Collin Galster
Charlie Grabois
Parker Gay
James Gentile
Sara Gison
Amber Gracia
Carey Grady
Jinping Guo
Michael Hagedorn
Andrew Harding
Rikki and Dan Helvick
Benjamin Horlick
Brian Howe
Meg Howell-Haymaker
Alexandra Hyler
Jason Kanetakis
Samhita Kashyap Kiran
In Memory of Bob Ickes
Jacob Kinman
Peter & Vered Klein
in Honor of Nicole Wanzer-Serrano
Chad Kuyper
In Memory of Suzanee V. Loen Berg
William & Valerie Koeber
Susan Kriegel
Ron Krikac
In Honor of James Copeland
Holly Kyle
In Honor of Kevin Klein
Jacquleyn Langston
Clare Lascelles
Ed Lee
Marshall Lichty
Madison Liska
Kelcy Lofgren
J Mabrier
Bryn Malone
Eileen MacDougall
Caitlin Marsch
Timohty McAuliffe
Colleen McCluskey
Seth McCutchen
Maggie McEnerny
Angela McMillan
Deena McNamara
Doug McNaul
James Menchinger
in Memory of Margaret Miller
Taylor Mills
Chase Morris
Ambre Moton
Davansh Pandey
In Honor of Louis D. Caro
Joanna Miller
Melissa Narvaez
Brenda Parrett
Alyssa Payne
Margaret Pence
Melody Peters
Mateo Portelli
Paul Porter
J Purkaple
Bilal Qureshi
Liam Reaser
Annie Reisener
Frank Riccobono
Jocelin Rivera
Grace Rogers
Daniel Rodriguez
Harmony Rutherford
Mackenzie Ryan
Jorie St. Clair
Ronda Scott
Amy and Ray Seidelman
Daniel Shafir
Alicia Shankland
Daniel Siegel
Jill Sitnick
Shannon Southam
Laura Stein
Joshua Tang
Venu Thirumala
Joseph Thompson
Lacy Tooker-Kirkevold
James & Joanne Trees
in Memory of Keith West
Tobias Uecker
Katrina Umbaugh
Sabrina Umbaugh
Rhianna Urban
Nicole and Darrel Wanzer-Serrano
Lisa Weber
Terri Webley
Betty Whitlock
Amanda (Freel) Wille
Charlie Woodruff
Tanush Yadav
Justin Yang
Xiaohan Zhou
Blake Ziegler
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The National Speech & Debate Association’s Annual Report reviews changes in the Association over the past year and provides information about its fiscal health.
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