Diamond Coach Recognition
Sixth Diamond Steven Davis began his coaching career at Kansas City Southwest High School in Missouri in 1967. During his 45-year coaching career, Mr. Davis has coached in ten different states including his current role as Assistant Debate and Forensics coach at Washburn Rural u SIXTH DIAMOND u High School in Steven Davis Kansas. Glenbrook North HS, IL Mr. Davis February 18, 2014 has enjoyed 13,001 points an incredibly successful coaching career. His teams have attended 28 National Tournaments and have qualified to 12 National Congresses. During this time, he coached one national champion and two runner-up teams in Policy Debate, plus numerous final round contestants in Extemporaneous Speaking. ln addition, his teams earned District Trophies in 197780, 1987, 1991-1992 & 1995 and District Plaques in 1976, 197879, 1980-84, 1986, 1989-90, 1992-94 and 1998. Also, he has led his teams to 13 Largest Chapter Awards and Leading Chapter Awards in 1979, 1984, 1987, 1993-2002. Mr. Davis has been a recognized leader of the National Speech & Debate Association. He received District Service Plaques in 1977, 1999, and 2003. Furthermore, he served as District Chair in 1975-88 and 2000-03. In 2002, Mr. Davis received a Bronze District Chair Award for his outstanding leadership. Mr. Davis has logged in a long history of commitment and service to the National Speech & Debate Tournament, serving on the Judging Committee yearly since 1990. Additionally, Mr. Davis was recognized by his peers for his commitment to the National Speech & Debate Association by being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Fifth Diamond Doug Springer was a policy debater for four years as an undergraduate of Bradley University. He completed a B.A. in speech in 1968. He became Director of Forensics at Pekin Community High School in the fall of 1968. He coached speech and debate there for 26 years. u Fifth DIAMOND u During that time, Douglas Springer he finished an Glenbrook North HS, IL M.A. at Bradley in February 18, 2014 Speech in 1971, was 13,001 points installed as chair of the Department of Speech and Theatre in 1972, was elected chair of the Illinois Speech and Theatre Association State Debate Tournament Commission in 1972, and president of I.S.T.A. in 1976. He moved to New Trier Township High School in 1994 as Debate Coach. Doug completed an M.A. for Leadership in Educational Administration in 1999. He was elected president of New Trier’s teachers’ association in 2002. He is currently a five-diamond coach of the National Speech & Debate Association, co-author of the textbook Basic Debate, a Key Coach of the Barkley Forum in Debate of Emory University in Atlanta, and was the founding chair of New Trier’s Faculty Senate Ethics Committee. In 2011, Doug received the Citation Award from the National Federation of State High School Associations. At New Trier, Doug coached Policy Debate, LincolnDouglas Debate, Congressional Debate, and Speech Individual Events. He taught New Trier’s freshman course in Public Speaking and Argumentation, as well as Media Workshop, Discussion, and Debate. Doug coached 14 of New Trier’s commencement speakers (the president of each year’s class presents the commencement address at graduation). Doug retired from New Trier in 2008. Doug continues to do private consulting in speech and debate, establishing The Speaker’s Edge in 1988. Since 2013, Doug has been a coach of Speech Individual Events at Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, IL.