2014-2015 Awards & Honors
James Madison University - The James Madison Cup Debates & Public Forum - Harrisonburg, VA - April 20, 2015
Lee College: Champions – 2015 James Madison Cup
International Public Debate Association - National Championship Tournament - Boise, ID - March 27-29, 2015
Lee College: Champion – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Sweepstakes
Champion – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Community College Sweepstakes
Champion – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Division Sweepstakes
2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Varsity Division Sweepstakes
2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Novice Division Sweepstakes
2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Scholastic Cup
3rd Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Team Debate Squad Sweepstakes
3rd Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Scholastic Cup
5th Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Overall Debate Sweepstakes
5th Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Founders Cup
Cody Bijou: Champion – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Debate
Champion – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Team Debate Speaking
2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Debate Speaking
3rd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Varsity Debate
4th Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Varsity Debate Speaking
Quarterfinalist – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Varsity Debate
Kyle Diamond: Champion – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Varsity Debate
Semifinalist – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Team Debate
4th Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Debate
Double-Octofinalist – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Varsity Debate
Reagan Dobbs: Champion – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Debate
2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Varsity Debate
3rd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Varsity Debate Speaking
Joselyn Mendoza: 8th Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Novice Division
Dax Ramgoolam: 2nd Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Novice Debate
Rigo Ruiz: 2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Novice Debate
2nd Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Novice Debate Speaking
Semifinalist – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Team Debate
Double-Octofinalist – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Novice Debate
University of Central Arkansas - End of Hi-Bear-Nation - Conway, AR - Mar. 13-15, 2015
Lee College: Champion – End of Hi-Bear-Nation Community College Sweepstakes
2nd Place – Tiger Invitational Debate Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou: Octofinalist – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond: 2nd Place - Varsity IPDA
Champion – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Reagan Dobbs: 3rd Place - Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Quarterfinalist – Varsity IPDA Debate
Rigo Ruiz: Champion – Novice IPDA Speaker Award
2nd Place – Novice IPDA Debate
College of the Mainland - Duck Debates - Texas City, TX - Mar. 6-7, 2015
Lee College: Champion – Duck Debates Community College Sweepstakes
3rd Place – Duck Debates Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou: 2nd Place – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond: Semifinalist - Varsity IPDA
Joselyn Mendoza: 2nd Place – Novice IPDA Speaking Award
Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam: Champion – Novice IPDA Speaking Award
Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
Rigo Ruiz: 3rd Place – Novice IPDA Speaking Award
Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Arkansas Tech University - "Team Me Up" / "TECHnically Speaking" Team Debate Swing - Russellville, AR - Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2015
Lee College: Champion – Team Debate Swing Sweepstakes Champion
Cody Bijou: Champion – "Team Me Up" Team IPDA
Champion – "TECHnically Speaking" Team IPDA
Champion – "TECHnically Speaking" Speaking Award
Kyle Diamond: 2nd Place – "Team Me Up" Team IPDA
2nd Place – "TECHnically Speaking" Team IPDA
5th Place – "TECHnically Speaking" Speaking Award
Reagan Dobbs: Champion – "Team Me Up" Team IPDA
Champion – "TECHnically Speaking" Team IPDA
David Issac: 2nd Place – "Team Me Up" Team IPDA
2nd Place – "TECHnically Speaking" Team IPDA
4th Place – "TECHnically Speaking" Speaking Award
Bossier Parish Community College - Eddy Shell Invitational - Bossier City, LA - Feb. 20-22, 2015
Lee College: Champion – Eddy Shell Debates Community College Sweepstakes
2nd Place – Eddy Shell Debates Overall Sweepstakes
2nd Place – Eddy Shell Debates IPDA Sweepstakes
3rd Place – Eddy Shell Debates Team IPDA Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou: 2nd Place – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond: Champion – Varsity IPDA
Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA
Reagan Dobbs: Quarterfinalist – Varsity IPDA
David Issac: 2nd Place – Novice IPDA
Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA
Joselyn Mendozz: Semifinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam: Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
John Brown University - Southern Forensics Championships - Siloam Springs, AR - Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2015
Lee College: Champion – SFCT Community College Sweepstakes
3rd Place – SFCT Overall Debate Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou: 2nd Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA
Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA
Kyle Diamond: 2nd Place - Varsity IPDA
Octofinalist – Team IPDA
Reagan Dobbs: 4th Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Quarterfinalist - Varsity IPDA
Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA
David Issac: Champion – Novice IPDA Debate Speaker Award
Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
Joselyn Mendoza: Semifinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Emily Trevino: Octofinalist – Team IPDA
Texas Christian University - The "It's Not 30 Below" Swing - Fort Worth, TX - Jan. 16-17, 2015
Lee College: Champion – "It's Not 30 Below" Community College Sweepstakes
2nd Place – Tiger Invitational Debate Sweepstakes
Himmler Assing: 4th Place – Novice IPDA Speaker Award
Cody Bijou: Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond: Quarterfinalist - Varsity IPDA
Reagan Dobbs: Champion – Varsity IPDA
3rd Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Joselyn Mendoza: Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
2nd Place – Novice IPDA Speaker Award
Dax Ramgoolam: Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
Rigo Ruiz: Champion – Novice IPDA
Champion – Novice IPDA Speaker Award
Mississippi College - Deep South Debates - Clinton, MS - Dec. 5-6, 2014
Lee College: Champion – Deep South Debates Community College Sweepstakes
2nd Place – Deep South Debates Overall Sweepstakes
Himmler Assing: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Cody Bijou: Octofinalist – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond: Octofinalist – Varsity IPDA
Reagan Dobbs: Champion – Varsity IPDA
4th Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Joselyn Mendoza: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Rigo Ruiz: Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
East Texas Baptist University - Tiger Invitational - Marshall, TX - Nov. 14-15, 2014
Lee College: Champion – Tiger Invitational Community College Sweepstakes
2nd Place – Tiger Invitational Debate Sweepstakes
Himmler Assing: Semifinalist – Novice IPDA
5th Place – Novice IPDA Speaker Award
Cody Bijou: Octofinalist – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond: Champion – Varsity IPDA
Champion – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Reagan Dobbs: Quarterfinalist – Varsity IPDA
2nd Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Cassie Kutev: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Joselyn Mendoza: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Rigo Ruiz: Champion – Novice IPDA
LSU-Shreveport - 40th Annual Red River Swing - Shreveport, LA - Nov. 7-9, 2014
Lee College: Jarzabek Award for Debate Ethics
Champion – Red River Swing Community College Sweepstakes
3rd Place – Red River Swing Overall Debate Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou: Champion – Team IPDA
Champion – Team IPDA Speaker Award
Champion – Varsity IPDA
5th Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Kyle Diamond: 3rd Place – Team IPDA Speaker Award
Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA
Reagan Dobbs: Champion – Team IPDA
Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA
4th Place – Team IPDA Speaker Award
Rigo Ruiz: Semifinalist – Novice IPDA
Quarterfinalist - Team IPDA
University of Arkansas - Monticello - Weevil Wars - Monticello, AR - Oct. 3-5, 2014
Lee College: Champion – UAM “Wrecking Crew” Sweepstakes (Highest Winning Percentage)
Champion – UAM “Weevil Wars” Community College Sweepstakes
3rd Place – UAM “Weevil Wars” Combined IPDA Sweepstakes
3rd Place – UAM “Weevil Wars” Team IPDA Sweepstakes
3rd Place – UAM “Weevil Wars” Individual IPDA Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou: Champion – Team IPDA
4th Place – Team IPDA Speaker Award
Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA
2nd Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Kyle Diamond: Quarterfinalist – Varsity IPDA
5th Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Reagan Dobbs: Champion – Team IPDA
2nd Place – Varsity IPDA
Cassie Kutev: Double-Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Lee College: Champions – 2015 James Madison Cup
International Public Debate Association - National Championship Tournament - Boise, ID - March 27-29, 2015
Lee College: Champion – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Sweepstakes
Champion – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Community College Sweepstakes
Champion – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Division Sweepstakes
2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Varsity Division Sweepstakes
2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Novice Division Sweepstakes
2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Scholastic Cup
3rd Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Team Debate Squad Sweepstakes
3rd Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Scholastic Cup
5th Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Overall Debate Sweepstakes
5th Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Community College Season Founders Cup
Cody Bijou: Champion – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Debate
Champion – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Team Debate Speaking
2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Debate Speaking
3rd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Varsity Debate
4th Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Varsity Debate Speaking
Quarterfinalist – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Varsity Debate
Kyle Diamond: Champion – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Varsity Debate
Semifinalist – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Team Debate
4th Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Debate
Double-Octofinalist – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Varsity Debate
Reagan Dobbs: Champion – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Team Debate
2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Varsity Debate
3rd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Varsity Debate Speaking
Joselyn Mendoza: 8th Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Novice Division
Dax Ramgoolam: 2nd Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Novice Debate
Rigo Ruiz: 2nd Place – 2014/2015 IPDA Season Novice Debate
2nd Place – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Novice Debate Speaking
Semifinalist – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Team Debate
Double-Octofinalist – 2015 IPDA National Championship Tournament Novice Debate
University of Central Arkansas - End of Hi-Bear-Nation - Conway, AR - Mar. 13-15, 2015
Lee College: Champion – End of Hi-Bear-Nation Community College Sweepstakes
2nd Place – Tiger Invitational Debate Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou: Octofinalist – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond: 2nd Place - Varsity IPDA
Champion – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Reagan Dobbs: 3rd Place - Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Quarterfinalist – Varsity IPDA Debate
Rigo Ruiz: Champion – Novice IPDA Speaker Award
2nd Place – Novice IPDA Debate
College of the Mainland - Duck Debates - Texas City, TX - Mar. 6-7, 2015
Lee College: Champion – Duck Debates Community College Sweepstakes
3rd Place – Duck Debates Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou: 2nd Place – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond: Semifinalist - Varsity IPDA
Joselyn Mendoza: 2nd Place – Novice IPDA Speaking Award
Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam: Champion – Novice IPDA Speaking Award
Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
Rigo Ruiz: 3rd Place – Novice IPDA Speaking Award
Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Arkansas Tech University - "Team Me Up" / "TECHnically Speaking" Team Debate Swing - Russellville, AR - Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2015
Lee College: Champion – Team Debate Swing Sweepstakes Champion
Cody Bijou: Champion – "Team Me Up" Team IPDA
Champion – "TECHnically Speaking" Team IPDA
Champion – "TECHnically Speaking" Speaking Award
Kyle Diamond: 2nd Place – "Team Me Up" Team IPDA
2nd Place – "TECHnically Speaking" Team IPDA
5th Place – "TECHnically Speaking" Speaking Award
Reagan Dobbs: Champion – "Team Me Up" Team IPDA
Champion – "TECHnically Speaking" Team IPDA
David Issac: 2nd Place – "Team Me Up" Team IPDA
2nd Place – "TECHnically Speaking" Team IPDA
4th Place – "TECHnically Speaking" Speaking Award
Bossier Parish Community College - Eddy Shell Invitational - Bossier City, LA - Feb. 20-22, 2015
Lee College: Champion – Eddy Shell Debates Community College Sweepstakes
2nd Place – Eddy Shell Debates Overall Sweepstakes
2nd Place – Eddy Shell Debates IPDA Sweepstakes
3rd Place – Eddy Shell Debates Team IPDA Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou: 2nd Place – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond: Champion – Varsity IPDA
Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA
Reagan Dobbs: Quarterfinalist – Varsity IPDA
David Issac: 2nd Place – Novice IPDA
Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA
Joselyn Mendozz: Semifinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam: Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
John Brown University - Southern Forensics Championships - Siloam Springs, AR - Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2015
Lee College: Champion – SFCT Community College Sweepstakes
3rd Place – SFCT Overall Debate Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou: 2nd Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA
Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA
Kyle Diamond: 2nd Place - Varsity IPDA
Octofinalist – Team IPDA
Reagan Dobbs: 4th Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Quarterfinalist - Varsity IPDA
Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA
David Issac: Champion – Novice IPDA Debate Speaker Award
Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
Joselyn Mendoza: Semifinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Emily Trevino: Octofinalist – Team IPDA
Texas Christian University - The "It's Not 30 Below" Swing - Fort Worth, TX - Jan. 16-17, 2015
Lee College: Champion – "It's Not 30 Below" Community College Sweepstakes
2nd Place – Tiger Invitational Debate Sweepstakes
Himmler Assing: 4th Place – Novice IPDA Speaker Award
Cody Bijou: Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond: Quarterfinalist - Varsity IPDA
Reagan Dobbs: Champion – Varsity IPDA
3rd Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Joselyn Mendoza: Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
2nd Place – Novice IPDA Speaker Award
Dax Ramgoolam: Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
Rigo Ruiz: Champion – Novice IPDA
Champion – Novice IPDA Speaker Award
Mississippi College - Deep South Debates - Clinton, MS - Dec. 5-6, 2014
Lee College: Champion – Deep South Debates Community College Sweepstakes
2nd Place – Deep South Debates Overall Sweepstakes
Himmler Assing: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Cody Bijou: Octofinalist – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond: Octofinalist – Varsity IPDA
Reagan Dobbs: Champion – Varsity IPDA
4th Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Joselyn Mendoza: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Rigo Ruiz: Quarterfinalist – Novice IPDA
East Texas Baptist University - Tiger Invitational - Marshall, TX - Nov. 14-15, 2014
Lee College: Champion – Tiger Invitational Community College Sweepstakes
2nd Place – Tiger Invitational Debate Sweepstakes
Himmler Assing: Semifinalist – Novice IPDA
5th Place – Novice IPDA Speaker Award
Cody Bijou: Octofinalist – Varsity IPDA
Kyle Diamond: Champion – Varsity IPDA
Champion – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Reagan Dobbs: Quarterfinalist – Varsity IPDA
2nd Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Cassie Kutev: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Joselyn Mendoza: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Rigo Ruiz: Champion – Novice IPDA
LSU-Shreveport - 40th Annual Red River Swing - Shreveport, LA - Nov. 7-9, 2014
Lee College: Jarzabek Award for Debate Ethics
Champion – Red River Swing Community College Sweepstakes
3rd Place – Red River Swing Overall Debate Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou: Champion – Team IPDA
Champion – Team IPDA Speaker Award
Champion – Varsity IPDA
5th Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Kyle Diamond: 3rd Place – Team IPDA Speaker Award
Quarterfinalist – Team IPDA
Reagan Dobbs: Champion – Team IPDA
Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA
4th Place – Team IPDA Speaker Award
Rigo Ruiz: Semifinalist – Novice IPDA
Quarterfinalist - Team IPDA
University of Arkansas - Monticello - Weevil Wars - Monticello, AR - Oct. 3-5, 2014
Lee College: Champion – UAM “Wrecking Crew” Sweepstakes (Highest Winning Percentage)
Champion – UAM “Weevil Wars” Community College Sweepstakes
3rd Place – UAM “Weevil Wars” Combined IPDA Sweepstakes
3rd Place – UAM “Weevil Wars” Team IPDA Sweepstakes
3rd Place – UAM “Weevil Wars” Individual IPDA Sweepstakes
Cody Bijou: Champion – Team IPDA
4th Place – Team IPDA Speaker Award
Semifinalist – Varsity IPDA
2nd Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Kyle Diamond: Quarterfinalist – Varsity IPDA
5th Place – Varsity IPDA Speaker Award
Reagan Dobbs: Champion – Team IPDA
2nd Place – Varsity IPDA
Cassie Kutev: Double-Octofinalist – Novice IPDA
Dax Ramgoolam: Octofinalist – Novice IPDA