Established in 1994, The Gator Guard is a society established by Florida Blue Key in order to recognize individuals for outstanding dedication to the forensics art. Membership in the Gator Guard is an honor bestowed upon the individual in order to recognize them for the tremendous dedication to the Florida Blue Key Speech and Debate Tournament, the University of Florida, and the National Forensic League. This lifetime achievement award will be given by the Speakers Bureau Executive Committee whenever they feel there are individuals worthy of recognition.
Hoang Vu, 1994
John T. McGovern, 1994
Dale McCall, 1994
Rhoda Radow, 1994
Lee Turner, 1995
Merie Ulery, 1995
Earl English, 1995
Beth McMahon, 1996
Sister Mary Patricia Plumb, 1996
Kirsten Flamand, 1997
Mary Schick, 1997
Nicole Heather Fried, 1997
Lisa Miller, 1998
Fran Berger, 1998
Brent A. Gordon, 1998
Hunter Carroll, 1999
Eden Heilman, 1999
Rich Edwards, 1999
Carmen Adkins, 2000
Brain Koch, 2000
Mindy Freedman, 2000
Melissa Korn, 2001
Darcy Butrimas, 2001
Ann Hicks, 2001
Marissa Brodsky, 2002
Chris Pezon, 2002
John Rains III, 2002
Tucker Curtis, 2002
Denise Kim, 2003
Beth Goldman, 2003
Dean Rhodes, 2003
James Ferraro, 2004
Marc Adler, 2004
Andrea Shwayri, 2005
Laura Murray, 2005
Willie Warren, 2006
Rebecca Siegel, 2006
Lauren Schlosberg, 2007
Jessica Meloy, 2008
William Shwayri, 2008
Jennifer Cohen, 2009
Ryan Ross, 2009
Charles Williams, 2009
Chelsey Campbell, 2010
James Wakefield, 2010
Harry Strong, 2010
Jen Kwasman, 2011
Carol Cecil, 2011
Dario Camara, 2012
Nancy Dean, 2013
Michael Vigars, 2013
George Clemens, 2014
Olivia Barket, 2014
Robert Sheard, 2014
Paras Saxena, 2015
Kristen Taylor, 2015