Impromptu Speaking Champions

1979 Dwight Rabuse, Macalester College

1980 Camille Bammes, U of New Mexico

1981 Andy Heaton, Bradley

1982 Kate Joeckel, U of Nebraska Lincoln

1983 Bart Coleman, Concordia

1984 Dave Fowler, George Mason

1985 Bucky Fay, U of Wisconsin Eau Claire

1986 Debra Williams, Gonzaga University

1987 David Bickford, Brown University

1988 Cam Jones, Cornell

1989 Cort Sylvester, Concordia

1990 Michael Jacoby, Bradley

1991 Randy Cox, University of Texas at Austin

1992 Joe Kennedy, George Mason

1993 Mark Price, U of Colorado Boulder

1994 Joe Kennedy, George Mason

1995 Eric Wolff, Concordia

1996 Kurtis McCathern, Rice

1997 Chris Grove, Illinois State

1998 Amir Brown, Rice

1999 Julie Bolcer, Seton Hall

2000 Chris McLemore, Kansas State

2001 Bryan Gray, University of Texas at Austin

2002 Rob Barnhart, Ohio University

2003 Rob Barnhart, Ohio University

2004 Jackson Hataway, University of Alabama

2005 Stephanie Cagniart, University of Texas at Austin

2006 Stephanie Cagniart, University of Texas at Austin

2007 Jill Collum, University of Texas at Austin

2008 Saeed Jones, Western Kentucky University

2009 Jessica Furgerson, Western Kentucky University

2010 Dan Glaser, Ohio University

2011 Omar Orme, Eastern Michigan University

2012 Dexter Strong, UNiversity of Alabama

2013 Harrison Postler, University of Northern Iowa

2014 Andrew Neylon, Ball State University

2015 James Qian, Arizona State University

2016 Nathan Leys, George Mason University

2017 Lily Nellans, Western Kentucky University

2018 Suchinder Kalyan, University of Texas at Austin

2019 Nathan Dowell, Kansas State IE

2020 No Champion. NST cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 Rahmane Dixon, Western Kentucky University