Sponsoring the Virginia Forensics League

The National Forensics League, the nation’s oldest high school Speech and Debate student honorary society, prepares students to be active and vibrant members of the professional and business community through teaching skills of communication and persuasion. On the National level, the NFL boasts over 90,000 active student members and 3,500 active high school chapters. On the state level, the NFL Virginia has nearly 1,000 current members in over 80 schools across Virginia. On the National level, Lincoln Financial, Conoco/Phillips, Schwann Foods, the United Nations Foundation, Colorado College, Western Kentucky University, and George Mason University are among the many, many sponsors supporting the NFL.

We actively encourage Corporations, Colleges, and Community Groups to sponsor the NFL Virginia District in our tournament offerings, our scholarships to students, and our trophies and awards. Groups may sponsor named event trophies, from Public Policy Debate to Dramatic Interpretation. We will provide links to your website and be honored to have your representatives just the final rounds of these events.

Please contact the District Chair and Director of Outreach, B.A. Gregg, to find out how your organization can add to the life of youth in the Virginia.

Text Box: The NFL Virginia District Committee is: Rev. B.A. Gregg, Chairman Randolph-Macon Academy 200 Academy Drive Front Royal, Virginia 22630 540.303.0380 (cell) 540.636.5366 (fax) bagregg@rma.edu Bill Wonneberger, Committee Turner-Asby High School Martha L. Carr, Committee W.T. Woodson High School Jason Warren, Alternate
George Mason University Mark Ingerson, Alternate
Salem High School

Arch Painter, Advisor Sherando High School Rebecca Dovi, Advisor
Patrick Henry High School Monica Wheaton, Advisor
Great Bridge High School Lawrence Brooks, Treasurer
Langley High School

The Virginia Forenics League and Virginia District of the National Forensics League

Current NFL Virginia Corporate Sponsors
	Lincoln Financial Group At Lincoln Financial, our goal is to provide you with the clear, understandable financial solutions you need to reach your goals. While we are a large company, we are not a conglomerate. We are a family of companies, joined in the common cause of providing wealth accumulation products and services for your family. Lincoln Financial provides an Afternoon Refresher for our District National Qualifying Tournament.
	Linden Beverage Company, the Makers of Alpenglow Using fresh-pressed apples and grapes, they make five delicious varieties of sparkling cider. These ciders do not contain any alcohol, preservatives, or added sugar. Each bottle maintains a two-year shelf life, but they are consumed long before then! The Apple House of Linden provides Alpenglow and catering for the Judges’ Lounge at our District Tournaments.
Current NFL Virginia Community Sponsors
	The American Legion The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. A community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members -- men and women -- in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide. The American Legion , through its generous support, sponsors Public Forum Debate at the Debate National Qualifier.
Current NFL Mid-Atlantic College Sponsors
	George Mason University George Mason’s nationally ranked Forensics Team competes in over 20 intercollegiate tournaments each year, providing students with the opportunity to develop their communication skills in 15 categories of competition ranging from persuasive and informative speaking to prose and drama interpretation.
The GMU Speech Team supports high school speech and debate programs in the Northern Virginia Forensics League. The George Mason Forensics Team sponsors the George Mason Excellence in Forensics Award for the National Speech Qualifier. Click here to email Dr. Peter Pober, Coach of GMU Forensics.
	James Madison University The James Madison University debate and speech programs operate within the School of Speech Communication and is supported in many ways by the larger university community. Debaters travel to tournaments all over the country and succeed in all levels of competition.
The JMU Debate and Speech Teams support high school speech and debate programs in the Shenandoah Valley Forensics League. The James Madison Debate and Speech Teams sponsor the James Madison Excellence in Policy Debate Award for the National Policy Debate Qualifier. Click here to email Professor Pete Bsumek, Coach of JMU Debate. Click here to email Professor Lee Mayfield, Coach of JMU Speech.
	Bridgewater College The Bridgewater Forensics and Debate Team is sponsored by the Department of Communications for students who desire to excel in speaking and performing arts. In the ten year history of the team, more than 300 trophies and awards have been earned! Students travel, meet new friends and compete in areas such as Persuasive Speaking, Humorous and Dramatic Interpretation, Duo Interpretation and Debate.
The Bridgewater College Forensics and Debate Team supports high school speech and debate programs in the Shenandoah Valley Forensics League. The Bridgewater Forensics and Debate Team sponsors the Bridgewater Small Schools Trophy for the District Debate Tournament. Click hear to email Professor Kim Korcsmaros Larita Jacobs, Coach of Bridgewater Forensics and Debate.
	The University of Mary Washington Debate at the University of Mary Washington (2001 and 2002 ADA Novice National Champions, 2003 ADA Junior Varsity National Champions, and a Top 20 NDT Program) provides undergraduate students with an opportunity to enhance their educational experience by participating in a wide variety of debating activities including intercollegiate debate competitions and public debate exhibitions.
The UMW Debate Team supports beginning CX Debate programs in the NEVaFL area and sponsors the Mary Washington Small Schools Trophy for the District Speech Tournament. The UMW Debate Team also offers a coach scholarship to their summer debate institute. Click here to email Dr. Timothy M. O'Donnell, Director of UMW Debate.
	The Jefferson Literary and Debating Society of The University of Virginia The Jefferson Literary and Debating Society was founded on July 14, 1825. In the intervening 179 years, the Jefferson Society has distinguished itself as the oldest continuously existing collegiate debating society in North America. The Society, named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, father of the University of Virginia, boasts among its membership Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Governor James Gilmore, and President Woodrow Wilson.
The Jefferson Society offers a weekly Speaker Series on campus and directs Campus Debate. The Jefferson Society of UVA sponsors the Jefferson Mid-Sized School Trophy for the District Speech Tournament. Click here to email Mr. Mr. James L. Kennedy, Society President.