Longtime Debate Coach receives Distinguished Service Award
Longtime Debate Coach receives Distinguished Service Award
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DJ Brynteson has been the Cooper Debate coach for well over 20 years and has accumulated a number of awards and honors over those years.
DJ is the recent recipient of the Don Crabtree Distinguished Service Award given by the National Speech & Debate Association.
Don Crabtree Distinguished Service Awards
Coaches who perform service for the Association, such as hosting tournaments, writing or presenting about the Association, recruiting a new chapter school, or writing an article for Rostrum, earn service citations. Those who earn 20 citations are given a special gold key. Those who receive an additional 50 citations are presented with a bronze plaque. In 2018, the awards were named in honor of Don Crabtree, former NSDA Board of Directors president, nine-diamond coach, Hall of Fame member, and service citation record holder.
