Prose Interpretation Champions

1978 Michael Garcia, Eastern Michigan

1979 Steve Geck, St. Cloud State

1980 Tami Gearing, Bradley

1981 Laura Gordon, Clarion State

1982 Bernard Bell, U of N. Carolina

1983 Carol Hubbard, U of Alabama

1984 Clay David, U of SW Louisiana

1985 Lisa Gillespie, U of Mississippi

1986 Greg Dolph, Bradley

1987 Ken Klawitter, Bradley

1988 Jenny McKnight, U of Alabama

1989 Karin Eliason, Biola

1990 Sarah Braun, Bradley

1991 Celeste Devore, Illinois State

1992 Hilari Weinstein, U of Texas Austin

1993 Terry Parks, U of Oklahoma

1994 David Smith, Brooklyn College

1995 Ed Reed, Bradley

1996 Lori Graybill, Arizona State

1997 Gina Post, Bradley

1998 Nicole Fuller, U of Alabama

1999 David Wilson-Brown, U of Texas, Arlington

2000 Paige Erickson, Hastings College

2001 Ryan Knowles, U of LaVerne

2002 Nathan Jackson, Kansas State Univ.

2003 Nathan Jackson, Kansas State Univ.

2004 Adam Navarro, Orange Coast College

2005 Shannon Maney, Illinois State University

2006 Cadi Kadlecek, Hastings College

2007 Kathy Stout, Seton Hall University

2008 Jessica Clark, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2009 Amanda Voirol, Bradley University

2010 Eddie Gamboa, Arizona State University

2011 Chloe Radcliffe, Gustavus Adolphus College

2012 Thaddeus Fitzpatrick, University of Alabama

2013 Kaybee Brown, Bradley University

2014 Chelsea Rodriguez, University of Texas at Austin

2015 Cade Shelton, Minnesota State University, Mankato

2016 Jaylon Eashmond, William Carey University

2017 Abigail Onwunali, University of Texas at Austin

2018 Abigail Onwunali, University of Texas at Austin

2019 Ameres Groves, University of Nebraska, Omaha

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

2021 Joshua Beckles, Bradley University