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The Shideler Award is the Fraternity's highest undergraduate honor,
presented annually to the most outstanding graduating senior in Phi Kappa Tau.
The award is named for Honored Founder William H. Shideler, Miami '06.
Past Winners
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Name
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Chapter
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School
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Year
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Speech Transcript
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William E. Cromer
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Alpha
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Miami
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1938
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Herman E. Taylor
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Pi
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Southern California
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1940
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Harold H. Short
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Alpha Sigma
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Colorado State
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1940
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Louis Liebl, Jr.
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Rho
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Rensselaer
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1941
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Wallace R. Steffan
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Alpha Omega
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Baldwin Wallace
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1947
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Harold S. Burt
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Zeta
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Illinois
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1948
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R. Douglas Trezise
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Alpha Alpha
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Michigan State
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1949
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John E. Fulker
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Alpha
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Miami
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1950
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John L. Myers
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Beta Tau
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Bowling Green
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1951
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John D. Ray
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Alpha Lambda
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Auburn
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1953
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Gene A. German
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Alpha Alpha
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Michigan State
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1954
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Thomas S. Nichols
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Alpha
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Miami
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1955
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James S. Voorhees
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Zeta
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Illinois
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1955
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James G. Jones
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Alpha
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Miami
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1956
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James J. Kaster
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Alpha Psi
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Texas- El Paso
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1957
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Henry R. Adler
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Beta Tau
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Bowling Green
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1958
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Richard E. Truchses
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Eta
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Muhlenberg
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1959
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Colin A. Heath
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Alpha Delta
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Case Western
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1960
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Thomas L. Stennis II
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Alpha Chi
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Mississippi State
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1961
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Thomas J. Scott
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Kappa
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Kentucky
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1962
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Lawrence H. Westerfield
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Kappa
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Kentucky
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1963
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Lawrence L. Fisher
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Gamma
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Ohio State
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1964
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Thomas L. Good
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Zeta
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Illinois
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1965
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John E. Sullivan
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Pi
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Southern California
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1966
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Oscar F. Westerfield
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Kappa
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Kentucky
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1967
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Forrest S. Kuhn, Jr.
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Beta Beta
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Louisville
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1968
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Tom Lockhard
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Gamma Mu
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Bradley
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1969
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James M. Harvey
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Gamma Chi
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Delta State
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1970
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Chris R. Youtz
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Alpha Lambda
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Auburn
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1971
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Thomas D. Creighton
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Upsilon
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Nebraska Wesleyan
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1972
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Jay E. Smith
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Pi
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Southern California
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1973
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Robin L. Feuerbacher
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Alpha Zeta
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Oregon State
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1974
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Karl S. Bourdeau
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Eta
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Muhlenberg
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1975
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Edwin J. Lowry, Jr
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Beta Beta
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Louisville
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1976
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Stephan M. Nelson
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Beta Epsilon
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Southern Mississippi
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1977
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David L. Arlington
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Gamma Nu
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Rochester Tech
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1978
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Patrick McGrath III
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Alpha Eta
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Florida
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1979
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Gregory C. Stangle
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Alpha Pi
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Washington State
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1980
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Gary R. Bergman
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Phi
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Bethany
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1981
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Robert R. Chiles
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Beta Beta
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Louisville
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1982
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Daniel F. Atherton
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Theta
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Transylvania
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1983
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Steven C. Krohn
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Beta Epsilon
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Southern Mississippi
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1984
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Corey L. Wilson
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Delta Tau
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Cal Poly Pomona
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1985
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Lincoln D. Zehr
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Upsilon
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Nebraska Wesleyan
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1986
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Scott R. Gindlesberger
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Epsilon
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Mount Union
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1987
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Vincent Forte
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Beta Epsilon
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Southern Mississippi
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1988
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Paul D. Hrics
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Epsilon
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Southern Mississippi
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1989
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Jeffery Zaniker
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Lambda
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Purdue
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1990
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Patrick M. Griffin
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Zeta
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Illinois
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1991
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Paul W. Cramer
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Gamma Alpha
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Michigan Tech
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1992
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Scott E. Wagner
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Beta
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Ohio
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1993
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Rodney S. Harl
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Nu
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UC- Berkeley
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1994
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Brent Cutshall
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Upsilon
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Nebraska Wesleyan
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1995
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Craig A. Williams
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Phi
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Bethany
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1996
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Marcus A Osborne
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Theta
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Transylvania
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1997
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Ryan E. Modlinski
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Beta Beta
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Louisville
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1998
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Eric E. Johnson
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Chi
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NC State
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1999
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Robert C. Gates III
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Alpha
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Miami
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2000
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Gabriel E. Sarah
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Epsilon Tau
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Arizona
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2001
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Craig J. Bryan
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Delta Beta
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Evansville
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2002
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Nathan Rodgers
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Beta Tau
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Bowling Green
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2003
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Brandon T. Bisig
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Delta Rho
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Eastern Kentucky
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2004
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Jeffery M. Hesser
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Epsilon Tau
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Arizona
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2005
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C. Andrew Macak
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Beta Iota
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Florida State
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2006
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Michael Lummus
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Zeta Alpha
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Belmont
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2007
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Daniel J. Ginter
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Delta Epsilon
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St. Cloud
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2008
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2008 speech
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Jeffrey Steller
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Kappa
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Kentucky
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2009
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2009 speech
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Brian Browne
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Alpha Delta |
Case Western |
2010 |
2010 speech |
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Philip Frandina
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Gamma Nu |
RIT |
2010 calendar year |
2010 calendar year speech |
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