• NFA Hall of Fame

    Criteria for inclusion to the NFA Hall of Fame includes not just achievements at the NFA National Tournament, but also the overall achievement of the individual, including the development of forensics, of NFA, of good interpersonal relations with other competitors, and the development of their careers. Nomination forms are available on the website .

    Process of (and Criteria for) Acceptance into the NFA Hall of Fame

    1. Anyone may submit an application on behalf of any potential nominee. (Exception: Self-nominations are not allowed)
    2. Nominees in any given year must have completed their competitive careers a minimum of 5 years previously. Thus, students, who (for example) complete their competitive career at the 2011 NFA Nationals would not be eligible for admission to the Hall of Fame until April 2017.
    3. Applications may be submitted at any time, but only those received by March 15th of any given year will be considered for admission into the Hall of Fame at the subsequent April’s NFA tournament. Applications received after the deadline will be held and considered the following year.
    4. Applications must be submitted to the NFA Hall of Fame Committee, which will be composed on one member of the NFA National Council (this person will serve as the Chair of the Committee) and three other members selected from among volunteers and/or people solicited for membership by or on behalf of the NFA President. All members shall be appointed by the NFA President.
    5. The Hall of Fame Committee shall review all applications.
    6. Inductees will receive a Hall of Fame pin and will not be announced until that year’s NFA National Championship Tournament.

    Justification for Nomination and/or Induction into the Hall of Fame

    The nominator should provide the awards committee with information not only pertaining to the nominee’s background and participation in forensics, but also include material as to what this person has contributed to forensics since their graduation from college, etc. Remember that this award is to honor those that made an impact while competing in forensics and continued to make an impact after leaving the activity. The Distinguished Service Award honors coach participants and the Hall of Fame honors student participants.

    Specific criteria can be found in the nomination form linked above.

    Members of the NFA Hall of Fame:

    Induction Class: Era: Name: College/University:
    April 2000 1970-1975 David Beal Ohio University
    April 2000 1970-1975 Greg Denaro Southern Connecticut State University
    April 2000 1970-1975 Jim Molnar Ohio University
    April 2000 1970-1975 Judy Sturgis-Hill Eastern Michigan University
    April 2000 1970-1975 Danny Vice Eastern Michigan University
    April 2000 1976-1980 Jon Capecci Eastern Michigan University
    April 2000 1976-1980 Michael Garcia Eastern Michigan University
    April 2000 1976-1980 Theresa McElwee Eastern Michigan University
    April 2000 1976-1980 Donald Smith Southern Connecticut State University
    April 2000 1976-1980 Elighie Wilson Ball State University
    April 2000 1981-1985 Marco Benassi Bradley University
    April 2000 1981-1985 Greg Dolph Bradley University
    April 2000 1981-1985 Sam Marcosson Bradley University
    April 2000 1986-1990 David Bickford Brown University
    April 2000 1986-1990 Sarah Braun Bradley University
    April 2000 1986-1990 Cam Jones Cornell University
    April 2000 1986-1990 Stephanie Kaplan University of Wisconsin-Madison
    April 2000 1986-1990 Kim Roe Eastern Michigan University
    April 2000 1991-1995 Jason Berke Illinois State University
    April 2000 1991-1995 Karon Bowers Bradley University
    April 2000 1991-1995 George LaMaster Bradley University
    April 2000 1991-1995 Kevin Minch Wayne State University
    April 2000 1991-1995 Patrick O’Shaughnessy Bradley University
    April 2000 1996-2000 August Benassi Bradley University
    April 2000 1996-2000 Brian Davis Arizona State University
    April 2000 1996-2000 Matt MacDonald Bradley University
    April 2000 1996-2000 Jill Valentine Bradley University
    April 2001 1996-2000 Ben Lohman Bradley University
    April 2001 1996-2000 Chris Grove Illinois State University
    April 2001 1991-1995 Stacy Nekula Illinois State University
    April 2001 1991-1995 Mona Dworzak Illinois State University
    April 2001 1986-1990 Celeste Devore Matheson Illinois State University
    April 2001 1976-1980 William Allen Young University of Southern California
    April 2001 1976-1980 Nancy Cartwright Ohio University
    April 2001 1976-1980 Mark Hickman Marshall University
    April 2002 1970-1975 Keith Semmel Mansfield State College
    April 2002 1970-1975 Paul Van Dyne Penn State University
    April 2002 1976-1980 Christina Collier Reynolds Bowling Green State University/Ohio University
    April 2002 1981-1985 J.G. Harrington Rutgers University
    April 2002 1986-1990 Penny Geurink O’Connor University of Northern Iowa
    April 2002 1986-1990 Joel Schwartzberg Emerson College
    April 2002 1991-1995 Andrew Billings Indiana University
    April 2002 1991-1995 Adam Black Western Kentucky University
    April 2002 1991-1995 Michael Malloy Saint Joseph’s University
    April 2002 1991-1995 Andy Wood St. Petersburg JC/Berry College
    April 2002 1996-2000 Brendan Kelly Eastern Michigan University
    April 2002 1996-2000 David Lindrum Berry College
    April 2002 1996-2000 Robert Pieranunzi Indiana University
    April 2003 1986-1990 Liesel Reinhart University of Colorado
    April 2003 1976-1980 Kendra Keasey Dean Miami University
    April 2006 1976-1980 Ray Quiel Eastern Michigan University
    April 2006 1981-1985 Mitchell “Bucky” Fay University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    April 2006 1986-1990 Ken Klawitter Bradley University
    April 2006 1991-1995 Rita Rahoi University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    April 2008 1981-1985 Tom Doyle Bradley University
    April 2008 1996-2000 Jason Davidson Bradley University
    April 2008 1996-2000 Sarah Meinen Jedd Bradley University
    April 2009 1996-2000 Jaime Riewerts Bradley University
    April 2009 2001-2005 Aaron Unseth University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    April 2010 1976-1980 Margaret Langford George Mason University
    April 2010 2001-2005 John Coleman Berry College
    April 2010 2001-2005 Robert Barnhart Ohio University
    April 2010 2001-2005 Erin Gallagher Barnhart Ohio University
    April 2010 2001-2005 Bryan McCann Illinois State University
    April 2011 1981-1985 Andrew Heaton Bradley University
    April 2011 1986-1990 Jeff Seasholtz Eastern Michigan University
    April 2011 1986-1990 Tom Zeidler-Adamson Illinois State University
    April 2011 1996-2000 Will Koch Illinois State University
    April 2011 2001-2005 Rob Telfer Illinois State University
    April 2011 2001-2005 Shannon Maney Illinois State University
    April 2012 1996-2000 Justin Zabor Ohio University