Barkley Forum
Emory University
Drawer U
Atlanta, GA 30322
Location
Dobbs U.C., Suite 240E
Phone/Fax
T: 404-727-6189
F: 404-727-5367
Electronic
The Hall of Champions
Since 1961 Thomas Glenn Pelham identified the schools and coaches that won the BFHS policy debate tournament as the Hall of Champions. For decades the names of the winners dating back to the first tournament in 1956 adorned the hall where the final round is held before a large audience. As the tournament became a national event, Mr. Pelham elected to include the second place team on the written invitation. With respect for this history, the Barkley Forum identifies the original debate champions of the tournament through the current day. While other events have been added to the tournament including multiple individual and debate events, the rich tradition of past winners is honored here in the virtual Hall of Champions. The immediate past winners of all events can be viewed here. The member schools of the Barkley Forum can be viewed can be viewed here. And the Key coaches of the Barkley Forum can be viewed here.
Year |
School |
Coach |
| 1956 | Woodlawn | Rose B. Johnson |
| 1957 | Perry (Georgia) | Mrs. J.O. Coleman |
| 1958 | Central Gwinnett | Harold Don Phillips |
| 1959 | Cairo (Georgia) | Thomas Glenn Pelham |
| 1960 | Hart County | Elizabeth Hall Vickery |
| 1961 | Hart County | Elizabeth Hall Vickery |
| 1962 | Clarksville | Robert H. Woodland |
| 1963 | Sarasota | Etta Scarborough |
| 1964 | Madison | Jane Wright Eldridge |
| 1965 | Clarksville | Robert H. Woodland |
| 1966 | Calhoun | Sandra Worthington Silvers |
| 1967 | Calhoun | Sandra Worthington Silvers |
| 1968 |
Coral
Gables
Pittsburgh-Central |
Kenneth
N. Rosenthal
Brother Gregory Rene Sterner |
| 1969 |
Marquette UHS
Enterprise |
James
Madison Copeland
Rebecca Baker |
| 1970 |
St.
Brendan
Murrah |
John
Sexton
Ruth McDonald |
| 1971 |
Marquette UHS
Marquette UHS |
James
Madison Copeland
James Madison Copeland |
| 1972 |
Marquette UHS
St. Brendan |
James
Madison Copeland
John Sexton |
| 1973 |
Miami
Beach
Marquette UHS |
Ralph E.
Carey
James Madison Copeland |
| 1974 |
Miami
Beach
Bronx Science |
Ralph E.
Carey
Richard B. Sodikow |
| 1975 |
St.
Brendan
Miami Beach |
John
Sexton
Ralph E. Carey |
| 1976 |
Montgomery Bell
Nova |
Selma Earnest Ridgway
Rhoda Kirschner Radow |
| 1977 |
Bronx Science
Montgomery Bell |
Richard
B. Sodikow
Selma Earnest Ridgeway |
| 1978 |
Pace
Jesuit-New Orleans |
George
King Mengert
Kevin Twohy |
| 1979 |
Calhoun
Firestone |
Sandra
Worthington Silver
Thomas Smith |
| 1980 |
Newark
Bronx Science |
Thomas
Sullivan
Richard B. Sodikow |
| 1981 |
Lakeland
Maine East |
William
Miles Vogel
Lisa Hamm |
| 1982 |
Bronx Science
Glenbrook North |
Richard
B. Sodikow
Pamela Schultz |
| 1983 |
Glenbrook
North
Bronx Science |
Pamela
Schultz-Tacoma
Richard B. Sodikow |
| 1984 |
Bronx Science
Glenbrook North |
Richard
B. Sodikow
Thomas Sullivan |
| 1985 |
St.
Mark's
Caddo Magnet |
David
Baker
Don Bellanger |
| 1986 |
Kinkaid
Westminster Schools |
Paul
Newman
Eric Brannen and Greg Myrberg |
| 1987 |
Westminser
Schools
Stuyvesant |
Eric Brannen
and Greg Myrberg
Julie Sheinman |
| 1988 |
Westminster Shools
Edgemont |
Eric Brannen
and Greg Myrberg
Robert Bunten |
| 1989 |
Lake Braddock
Roosevelt |
Vicki Drinnon
Paul Klousia and David J. O'Connor |
| 1990 |
St.
Mark’s
Glenbrook North |
David
Baker
Jeff Wortman |
| 1991 |
Upper
Arlington
Omaha-Westside |
Marie Dzuris
G. David Richardson |
| 1992 |
Glenbrook
North
Pace |
Jeff Wortman
Chris Wheatley |
| 1993 |
Westminster
Schools
Lexington |
Eric Brannen
and Greg Myrberg
Leslie Phillips |
| 1994 |
Greenhill
Charlotte Latin |
Alex
Pritchard and Aaron Timmons
Edward Williams |
| 1995 |
Lexington
T.A. Edison |
Leslie
Phillips
Timothy Kane |
| 1997 |
Caddo
Magnet
Greenhill |
Don Bellanger
Alex Pritchard and Aaron Timmons |
| 1998 |
Greenhill
East Grand Rapids |
Alex
Pritchard and Aaron Timmons
Rebecca Knack |
| 1999 |
Glenbrook
South
Montgomery Bell |
Matthew
Whipple
William Woods Tate, Jr. and Alan Coverstone |
| 2000 | Glenbrook North | Ted Belch |
| College Preparatory | Ryan Mills | |
| 2001 |
Greenhill
Woodward |
Alex
Pritchard and Aaron Timmons
Frank Seaver and Paula Nettles |
| 2002 |
Woodward
Pace |
Frank Seaver and Paula Nettles Chris Wheatley and Jenny Heidt |
| 2003 |
Woodward
College Preparatory |
Frank Seaver
and Paula Nettles
Lexy Green |
| 2004 |
C.R.
Washington
Glenbrook North |
Warren Sprouse
Ted Belch |
| 2005 |
Kinkaid School
Highland Park |
Eric Emerson
David Huston |
| 2006 |
Westminster Schools
Woodward |
Jenny Heidt
Frank Seaver and Paula Nettles |
| 2007 |
Westminster Schools
Greenhill |
Jenny Heidt and David Heidt
Aaron Timmons |
| 2008 |
Cathedral Prep
St. Mark's |
Father Ray Hahn and Brian Manuel
Tim Mahoney and Jason Peterson |
| 2009 | Westminster Schools St. Mark's |
Jenny Heidt and David Heidt Tim Mahoney |
| 2010 | Glenbrook South Westminster Schools |
Tara Tate Jenny Heidt and David Heidt |
| 2011 | Mountain Brook Beacon |
Jeff Roberts and Ross Garrett Harry Feder |
| 2012 | Stratford Academy Dunwoody |
Abby Schirmer Kevin Travis |
| 2013 | Pace Academy Stratford Academy |
Shunta Jordan, Jordanna Sternberg, Kirk Gibson Abby Schirmer |
