Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award is offered yearly by the Speech Communication Association of South Dakota. The criteria for the award include years of teaching service in South Dakota, leadership in speech communication on the local, state, and national level, coaching of speech activities, service to speech activities by judging and administering contests, and the respect of the speech communication profession.

Outstanding Young Speech Teacher Award

The Outstanding Young Speech Teacher Award is offered yearly by the Speech Communication Association of South Dakota.  The criteria for the award include a maximum of seven years of teaching service, the majority of which must be in South Dakota, teaching speech communication classes as well as coaching speech activities, leadership initiative on the local and state level, and the respect of the speech communication profession.

Community Service Award

The Community Service Award is offered yearly by the Speech Communication Association of South Dakota.  This award is given to someone outside of the forensics community who has contributed in an outstanding way to forensics.  Past recipients have included custodial staff, principals, parents, and community members who go above and beyond through their contributions and time given to the activity.

Past Recipients