The 2011 NAUDL Annual Dinner
Please join the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL) at our Fourth Annual Dinner in New York City.
The NAUDL Annual Dinner
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Hilton New York
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
Pre-Dinner Reception: 6:00 PM
Annual Dinner: 7:00 PM
Urban Debate Leagues have produced life-changing academic outcomes for minority students, helping prepare them for college and beyond. Recent peer-reviewed research found that debaters in Chicago Public Schools graduated at a near 80 percent rate, compared to 55 percent for non-debaters. The study also showed that African American male debaters were three times less likely to drop out than their non-debating peers.
Celebrating the Growth of Urban Debate
This year, we will celebrate the growth of urban debate and its life-changing impact on students nationwide at our annual dinner, Thursday, April 14, 2011, at the Hilton in New York.
We are requesting your support for this important work by purchasing a table sponsorship for the 2011 Annual Dinner. The Annual Dinner is a crucial fundraising event for the NAUDL, raising nearly half of our annual revenue. Your efforts help ensure that young people attending school in our nation’s urban communities have access to high-quality debate programs and benefit from the attention of trained, caring adults as coaches.
Keynote Speaker: Ben Sherwood
We will welcome Ben Sherwood as keynote speaker this year. Ben Sherwood was named president of ABC News in December 2010. In this position he is responsible for all aspects of ABC News' broadcasts, including "World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer," "Nightline," "Good Morning America," "20/20," "Primetime" and "This Week with Christiane Amanpour." In addition, Mr. Sherwood oversees ABC News Radio, ABCNEWS.com, ABC News' satellite service, NewsOne and ABC News NOW.
Hear from Last Year's National Champions
This year's Dinner also welcomes back special guests Misael Gonzalez and Kevin Hirn, the 2010 Urban Debate National Champions. Mr. Gonzalez is a student at Trinity University, while Mr. Hirn attends Wake Forest University. The two champions will share their thoughts about the impact of urban debate on their lives and their paths to college.
Annual Dinner Sponsors
Dinner Patrons
- Disney-ABC Television Group
Table Sponsors
- Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
- Covington & Burling
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
- The Hersh Foundation
- The Joyce Foundation
- Littler Mendelson
- Jenner & Block
- Massey & Gail
- Meredith McClintock
- Matt and Katrina Nichols
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Palisades Associates
- The Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation
- Randal and Liz Sandler
- Schulte Roth & Zabel
- Sidley Austin Foundation
- Ben Sherwood
- TrialGraphix
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
- Jennifer and Peter Wade
- Williams & Connolly
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
Additional Dinner Supporters
- Boston Debate League
- Chicago Debate Commission
- Dawn and Craig Budner
- The Greystone Foundation
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Chrissy Mahoney and Erik Jaffe
- Lawrence Summers
- Walmart
- White & Case
