Robert O. Weiss Speaker of the Year Award

2003-2004: Erich Taylor

2004-2005: Alex Spiridonov

2005-2006: J.J. Burns

2006-2007: Jennifer and Tyler Kennedy

2007-2008: Projesh Banerjea

2008-2009: Michael Lutz

 

Margaret Noble Lee Oratory Award*

2003-2004: J.J. Burns: "To the Batcave"

2004-2005: Alex Spiridonov: "Beside the Golden Door"

2005-2006: Tyler Kennedy: "Be Selfish, Consider Others: An Economic Philosophy of Life"

2006-2007: Projesh Banerjea: "The Other Side of the Atlantic"

2007-2008: Katelyn Ruegg: "Stem Cell Research: The Future of Reparative Medicine"

2008-2009: Keelin Kelly: "Girls Rule"

 

*Margaret Noble Lee Contest in Public Speaking: In June, 1927, Edward T. Lee, Dean of the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois, endowed in perpetuity the Margaret Noble Lee contest in Public Speaking.  It was his desire that “problems of public interest be considered, free from the overtechnical, but practically helpful not only to the contestants, but also the auditors.”

 

Lewis Sermon Award

2006-2007: Taylor Penrod: "A Call to Follow, Not to Understand"

2008-2009: Daryl Mowrey: "The Death of Lazarus"