Holle Award for Excellence in Forensic Competition
The Holle Award for Excellence in Forensic Competition is awarded annually to the winner of the individual sweepstakes award at the Invitational Tournament hosted at The University of Alabama. This award recognizes excellence across the spectrum of individual forensic events and awards the competitor who performs best in each genre: Literary Interpretation, Limited Preparation, and Public Address. In addition to excellent presentation skills, this award goes to the person who demonstrates a nuanced mastery of critical thinking, persuasion, quick interpretation, dissemination of information, and artistic performance.
Who’s eligible?
Forensic competition is offered as a co-curricular activity in the cultivation of argumentation, advocacy, performance, and presentation skills. The Holle Award for Excellence in Forensic Competition is open to currently enrolled undergraduate students who are members of their educational institution’s competitive forensics (speech and debate) team or organization.
Students must compete at the Dr. Frank M. Thompson Jr. Crimson Classic and UA Alumni Individual Events Swing Tournament hosted at The University of Alabama in October of each year. Any college or university forensics team/organization in the nation is invited to register and participate in the Invitational Swing Tournament. Students must compete in all three competition genres during the tournament (Limited Preparation, Public Address, and Interpretation) to be eligible for the award.
The winner of the Holle Award will be determined and announced at the conclusion of the annual tournament.
Submission Guidelines
Complete rules and guidelines for competitors can be found in the Dr. Frank M. Thompson Jr. Crimson Classic and UA Alumni Individual Events Swing Tournament Invitation, which is released each fall. For more information, or to request an invitation to the tournament, contact Dr. Ben Pyle, Director of the Alabama Forensics Council at [email protected].
All applications should align with the mission of the award and the vision of Everett Holle.
Holle Award winners will be required to release the use of their name, image, likeness and representation of their work for promotional purposes but not commercial gain.