[GFCA] From Frank Seaver

[Jeffrey Miller]

Frank Seaver, long time coach at Woodward Academy, wanted me to share this
with our community:

"I was both very surprised and rather touched when I heard the news from
Jeffrey that I was being inducted into the GFCA Hall of Fame. While my
debate career began in Michigan as both a debater and as a coach, it was
the State of Georgia that introduced me to what the debate activity looks
like at its very highest level. This experience began as a student
competing at the Barkley Forum and then continued as a freshman debater at
Georgia State. I returned to Georgia as a grad student where I paid my
bills by judging virtually every weekend while serving as a glorified bus
driver for the Emory debate team. It was in Georgia that I found what I
thought was the epitome of what an outstanding debate coach by meeting  and
observing Greg Myrberg. His teams always had the most insightful levels of
argumentation. I admired how his supremely gifted students clearly had the
utmost respect for his perspective. And I appreciated the way in which he
interacted with his students as intellectual peers. Later, when my flailing
career in the local film industry afforded me the opportunity to teach a
Television Production class at Woodward Academy while serving as an
assistant debate coach, I knew I had a great opportunity there. From
college to high school to middle school programs, Georgia is likely the
strongest state in the union when it comes to competitive debate. The
luxury of finding great competition at all levels every weekend was so
beneficial to our program. I hope everyone appreciates the foundation that
the Georgia Forensics Coaches Association has provided over the years in
playing an essential role in the health of the Georgia High School Debate
community. They help raise the level of play for every debate program in
the State. I also had the great fortune of working closely with two
outstanding debate coaches in Paula Nettles and Ed Williams who both played
essential roles in our program and who I could not have lived without. I am
grateful to both of them. With it being nine years after retiring from
coaching debate — and, in debate, that is two or three lifetimes -- it is
very gratifying to be inducted into the GFCA Hall of Fame representing a
State and a circuit that means very much to me for a whole host of reasons.
I am proud to have played a very small role in a State with such an
outstanding legacy in debate. A very heartfelt thank you."

-- 
Jeffrey Miller
Marist School
Director of Speech & Debate
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