Rev. Thomas Curry, S.J. Forensic Excellence Awards
Established in 1998, the Rev. Thomas Curry Forensic Excellence Awards are a tribute to Father Curry and his tremendous commitment to the students of Marquette University High School. Father Curry served as a past moderator of the Webster Club and is described by our benefactor as “the epitome of refinement, warmth, intelligence, and priestly dedication.”
Each year, one student from each of the four Webster Club activities—Forensics, Lincoln-Douglas Debate (now also including Public Forum Debate), Policy Debate, and Mock Trial—is selected and awarded this high honor.
The selection criteria for the Rev. Thomas Curry Forensic Excellence Awards include participation, dedication to the activity and to one’s teammates, competitive success, and exemplary leadership. In essence, “overall excellence and performance” within the scope of each activity is the benchmark for receiving the Father Curry award.
Each of the following young men embodies the qualities recognized by this award and the $500 scholarship that accompanies it. The Rev. Thomas Curry Forensic Excellence Award is the highest honor bestowed upon members of the Webster Club.
2008-2009
- Joe Balistreri (Policy Debate)
- Samuel Hope (Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
- Nicholas Nassif (Forensics)
2007-2008
- Garrett Fields (Policy Debate)
- Jacob Swan (Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
- Peter Andersen (Forensics)
2006-2007
- Gaurav Bhatnagar (Policy Debate)
- Dan Garces (Public Forum Debate)
- Greg Herbers (Forensics)
2005-2006
- Tyler Jackson (Policy Debate)
- Patrick Benson (Forensics)
- Arthur Smith (Mock Trial)
2004-2005
- Nikolai Smith (Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
- Daniel Heidenreich (Forensics)
- Joseph Gaouette (Mock Trial)
2003-2004
- Charley Boynton (Policy Debate)
- David Mark (Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
- Peter Woods (Forensics)
- Michael Shiely (Mock Trial)
2002-2003
- Brian Stepp (Policy Debate)
- Paul Bender (Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
- Nick Woods (Forensics)
- Chris Acker (Mock Trial)
2001-2002
- Ankur Aggarwal (Policy Debate)
- Rory Cannon (Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
- Andrew Hofland (Forensics)
- Kevin Collins (Mock Trial)
2000-2001
- Mike Gesinski (Policy Debate)
- Tim Romanowich (Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
- Tony Tagliavia (Forensics)
- Chris Layden (Mock Trial)
1999-2000
- Kevin Thom (Policy Debate)
- Marc Mescher (Forensics)
- Pat Sexton (Mock Trial)
1998-1999
- Paul Flaig (Policy Debate)
- Gopi Kumar (Forensics)
- Brian Anderson (Mock Trial)
Last Updated on May 17th, 2009