Alfred charles snider

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

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  Editorial Board, Eris: Journal of Argument & Debate Theory & Practice, Padua, Italy. 2013-
  
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  Chief Adjudicator, US Universities Debate Championship, Willamette University, April 2012. Attended by over 500 debaters and coaches.
  
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  Director of Tabulation, CMUDE/World Debating championships in Spanish, Caracas, Venezuela, July 2011.
  
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  Director of Tournament Operations, National Forensic League, national high school speech and debate championship tournament, Dallas, Texas, June, 2011. Coordinate competitions involving over 5,500 people.
  
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  Convener, United States Universities Debating Championships, held at UVM, April 1-2-3 2011. 200 teams.
  
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  Advisory Committee, World Debate Forum, conference held in Gaborone, Botswana, January 2011. Sponsored by World Universities Debating Championship and Open Society Foundation.
  
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  Curriculum consultant, National Institute of Education, Republic of Slovenia, 2004-
  
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  President, World Debate Organization, 2000-2010
  
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  Member, National Debate Coaches Association, 2002-
  
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  Member, International Debate Education Association, 2002-
  
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  Member, Cross Examination Debate Association, 1988-
  

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  Associate Editor, Controversia: An International Journal of Debate and Democratic Renewal, 2000-
  
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  Board of Directors, Association for Creative Communication & Debate [Serbia], 1998-
  
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  Advisory Board, International Public Policy Forum, Bickel & Brewer Foundation, 2004-
  
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  Director of Tournament Operations, National Forensic League, national high school speech and debate championship tournament, Kansas City, Missouri, June, 2010. Coordinate competitions involving 5,500 people.
  
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  Director of Tournament Operations, National Forensic League, national high school speech and debate championship tournament, Birmingham, Alabama, June, 2009. Coordinate competitions involving 5,500 people.
  
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  Convener, United States Universities Debating Championships, held at UVM, April 3-5 2009. Over 120 teams attended.
  
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  Director of Tournament Operations, World Schools Debating Championships, Washington, DC. September 2008. Attended by teams from 39 countries.
  
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  Director of Tournament Operations, National Forensic League, national high school speech and debate championship tournament, Las Vegas, Nevada, June, 2008. Coordinate competitions involving 5,500 people.
  
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  Core Adjudication Team, World Universities Peace Invitational Debates, December 16-19 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sponsored by CIMB Group.
  
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  Director of Tournament Operations, National Forensic League, national high school speech and debate championship tournament, Wichita, KS, June, 2007. Coordinate competitions involving 5,000 people.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation and Results, Bilingual High School Lendava, Lendava, Slovenia, 9 December 2006. Over 280 people attending.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulations and Results, Ljutomer International Schools Tournament, Ljutomer, Slovenia, 13-14 October 2007. 40 teams from 5 nations competing.
  
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  Director of Tournament Operations, National Forensic League, national high school speech and debate championship tournament, Dallas, TX, June, 2006. Coordinate competitions involving 5,000 people.
  
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  Director of Tournament Pairing and Tabulation, American Forensic Association District 8 Qualifier Tournament, top teams earn bids to the 2006 National Debate Tournament. Western Connecticut State University, February 25-26 2006.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, National Invitational Debate Tournament, University of Texas at Dallas, January, 2006.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, National Invitational Debate Tournament, University of North Texas, January, 2006
  
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  Director of Tournament Operations, National Forensic League, national high school speech and debate championship tournament, Philadelphia, PA, June, 2005. Coordinate competitions involving 5,000 people.
  
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  Director of Tournament Operations, National Forensic League, national high school speech and debate championship tournament, Salt Lake City, Utah, June, 2004. Coordinated competitions involving 5,000 people.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, Brad Smith Debates, University of Rochester, October, 2004.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, Buffalo Debates, SUNY Buffalo, October, 2004.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, East Region Debate Championships, Marist College, February, 2004
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, National Invitational Debate Tournament, University of Texas at Dallas, January, 2004.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, National Invitational Debate Tournament, University of North Texas, January, 2004.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, Brad Smith Debates, University of Rochester, September, 2003.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, Joe Jackson Debates, University of Central Oklahoma, November 2003.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, DeMougeot Debates, University of North Texas, January 2004.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, Debate Tournament, University of Texas at Dallas January 2004.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, Russell Martin Debates, Cornell University, February 2004.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, 16^th Annual Forensic festival, Binghamton University, February 2004.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, East Regional Debate Championships, Marist College February 2004.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, Vermont High School Debate Championship, University of Vermont, March 2004.
  
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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, National Forensic League, national high school speech and debate championship tournament, Atlanta, GA, June 10-20 2003.
  

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  Director of Pairing, Tabulation, and Results, National Forensic League, national high school speech and debate championship tournament, Charlotte, NC, June 11-21 2002.
  
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  Consultant, Open Society Institute, NY, to assist in promoting national Urban Debate League projects. 1997-2002
  
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  Tournament Committee, Segundo Torneo Hispanoamericano de Debate, Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, May 2002.
  

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  Executive Committee, Cross Examination Debate Association, 1993-99
  

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  President, Cross Examination Debate Association, 1997-98
  

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  First Vice President, Cross Examination Debate Association, 1996-97
  

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  Chair, Topic Committee, Cross Examination Debate Association, 1996-97
  

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  Second Vice President, Cross Examination Debate Association, 1995-96
  

SELECTED HONORS

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  Championship Trophy permanently named “Alfred Snider World Schools Championship,” National Speech and Debate Association, June 2013.
  
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  Breaking Judge, recognized as one of the world’s best debate judges, World Universities Debating Championship, 2013, Berlin, Germany.
  
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  Chief Adjudicator, US Universities Debating Championship, April 2012. Willamette University, Salem, Oregon.
  
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  Breaking Judge, recognized as one of the world’s best debate judges, World Universities Debating Championship, 2012, Gaborone, Botswana.
  
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  Vermont Director of the Year, award presented in November 2008 by Vermont Community Access Media for the Flashpoint television program.
  
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  Humanitarian Award, National Forensic League, presented at National Tournament, June 2008, Cox Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.
  
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  John A Jacobsohn Award for Service to Debate, presented at West Virginia University, March, 2006.
  
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  Special Service Award, National Forensic League, presented in Salt Lake City, UT, June 18, 2004.
  
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  George Ziegelmueller Career Coaching Award, presented by American Forensic Association, National Debate Tournament, Atlanta, GA, April, 2003.
  
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  Don Brownlee Award for Service to Debate, Cross Examination Debate Association, National Tournament, Fullerton, CA., April 2002.
  
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  Mark Douglas Award for Dedication to Debate, New York Urban Debate League, presented at annual banquet, June 3, 2001.
  
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  Lifetime Achievement Award, Cross Examination Debate Association, presented at National Tournament, Tennessee, March 26, 2001
  
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  Paul Slappey Award for Promoting Diversity in Debate, Barkley Forum for High Schools, Emory University, February, 2001
  

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  Friend of Forensics, Emory University, February, 2001
  

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  Service Award, Binghamton University, November, 2000
  

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  National Service Award, National Forensic League, presented at National Tournament, Portland, OR, June, 2000
  

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  Honorary Membership, Gold Key Honor Society, UVM, 2000
  

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  National Service Award, National Forensic League, June, 1998
  

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  Distinguished Coaching Award, University of Utah, 1997
  

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  Honorary Membership, Carolina Debate, 1997
  

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  Eastern United States Debate Coach of the Year, 1995-96
  

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  Pelham National Debate Coach of the Year, 1993-94
  

SELECTED UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

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  Lead Instructor, debate training for international students, University of Vermont Global Gateway Program, Fall 2015. Using debate training to improve integration of international students into the UVM community.
  
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  “Strategic, Critical Communication and Persuasion,” Breakthrough Leaders Program for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Vermont, 26 June 2013.
  
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  Judge, Sigma Phi Society, UVM Campus Oratory Contest, 19 April 2011.
  
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  Advisory Board, World Debate Forum, Gaborone, Botswana, 4-7 January 2011. Global meeting following the World Universities Debating Championships.
  
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  Moderator, Student Government Association Presidential Debate, March 2010.
  
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  Workshop, “Professional Conversations,” Division of Continuing Education, University of Vermont, 11 February 2008.
  
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  Speaker, UVM Admissions Communication Workshop, August 26, 2003
  
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  Host, Vermont Community Access Media (Channel 15) annual meeting television broadcast, two hours, April 28, 2003.
  
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  Member, UVM Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee, 2002-
  
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  Host, Vermont Community Access Media (Channel 15) Open House, 60-minute television broadcast, February 2002.
  
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  Speaker, UVM Admissions Communication Workshop, August, 2001
  
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  Speaker, UVM Admissions Communication Workshop, April, 2000
  

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  Host, Flashpoint (over 435 regular television shows), 1993-
  

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  Faculty Advisor, WRUV-FM Radio, 1986-2000
  
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  Master of Ceremonies, Vermont Reggae Festival, 1986-2002
  

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  Vice President, Vermont Reggae Festival, Inc., 1995-96
  

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  Treasurer, Vermont Reggae Festival, Inc. 1992-93
  

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  President, Vermont Reggae Festival, Inc. 1992
  

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