All-American Individual Events Team Nomination

Rationale: This award is designed with the intent to recognize students beyond the area of competition. While achievement in the forensic activity is taken into account, equal weight should be given to scholarship and service. This award should serve as a crowning touch to those seniors who have demonstrated outstanding qualities in all three areas.

General Qualifications for Nomination: Nominees should demonstrate personal qualities that show their understanding of the role of intercollegiate forensic competition in a liberal education. They should show evidence of success and good conduct in the forensic activity, excellence in their classroom studies as evidenced not only by grade-point average, but also by the range and challenge of study, and show a commitment to the betterment of their community through their forensic and non-forensic activities.

Specific Criteria for Nomination:

The nominee(s) must be designated as a senior at their four-year institution and attending their last AFA-NIET as a competitor.

The nominee(s) must be competing at the NIET during the year nominated.

The nominee(s) must have at least an overall “B” GPA in college coursework. Each nomination must include a copy of the student’s official college transcript of grades.

The nominee(s) must provide a personal statement.

The nominee(s) must provide documentation of forensic success including a resume of awards earned during forensic competition. . Letters of support for each nominee shall convey the value the individual has added to the forensic activity in general (e.g., mentoring, good sportsmanship).

The nominee(s) must provide documentation of service work. This may include forensic-related service. Service outside of the forensic community is a significant criterion. Non-forensic service venues may include the community, civic organizations, the school, etc.

Each nomination must include a letter of support addressing the student’s work in providing community service to their university and the community at large

Nomination Process: Nominations must come from a program director/coach and be submitted to the District Chair. No more than two nominees may come from the same school. District Chairs will inform member schools of deadlines for submission. Each District Committee will select one recipient from their respective district, and forward up to five additional nominations from their district to the Chair of the Selection Committee. There will be at least one recipient from each of the AFA-NIET districts. At-large recipients may come from any district. District chairs must submit all nominations to the Chair of the All-American Team Committee no later than March 15, 2010.

All-American Individual Events Team Nomination
(submit to your District Chair)

Full Name of Nominee:
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University/College:
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Director/Coach of Nominee:
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Mailing address of Director/Coach:

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Office Phone Number: ___________________________

Fax Number: ___________________________________

E-Mail: ________________________________________

Date of Graduation: ______________________________

GPA: ______________________________

Major(s): ______________________________

Attachments:

Official Copy of College Transcript Grades

Personal Statement (limit to one page)

Resume of Forensic Awards (limit to one page)

Resume of Service Work (limit to one page)

Letters of Support (no more than three letters, including letter from a director/coach)

Questions about the nomination process should be directed to your District Chair.