The JMU Debate Team received more named or merit awards than any other school in the nation this year. The team finished the 2021-2022 season ranked #4 in the nation by the CrossExamination Debate Association (CEDA), JMU’s highest finish in its debate history.
National Recognition for JMU Debate Team
Adonis Ortiz (’23) earned the Outstanding Newcomer Award, given to the top-rated firstyear debater nationally, and Ian Lowery (’22M) received the Matt Grindy Outstanding Graduate Student Coach Award. The CEDA Alumnus Award was given to Chaz Wyche, the departing Assistant Director of Debate, recognizing him as one of the nation’s top innovative coaches for his work addressing political, philosophical, social, and psychological challenges facing students of color and secondlanguage learners.
MEASURING SUCCESS Undergraduate Employment Still Seeking 16.7%
Graduate Employment Still Seeking 12.3% Continuing Education 3.5%
Continuing Education 18.8% Employed 62.5% Military 2%
2022 Fulbright Scholars Matthew Boyd ('22), Spanish Kyle Chambers ('18, '21M), History Lauren Evers ('22), Justice Studies, German Boren Scholars (2020, 2022) Cameron Wade ('22), Anthropology Ashley Harrell ('22), History
Employed 84.2%
Spring 2022 Gilman Scholarship Recipients Hanna Dunn ('22), Political Science, Spanish Emilia Petty ('23), English Noelle Cooper ('24), Media Arts and Design Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program Madison Kambic ('18, '19 M), English
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