(CAM) CAM High School Head Speech and Debate coach Manda Thomas recently received the Don Crabtree Distinguished Service Award on behalf of the National Speech and Debate Association.
This award is given to 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, and 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.
It was noted, “Mrs. Thomas has put in a great deal of extra work into not only the CAM program, but programs at the state and national levels. She has spent endless hours volunteering to host tournaments and has put in hours of extra work. She was recognized at the home basketball games on December 17th. Congratulations, Mrs. Thomas.”
Written by: Ada Hansen
