Past Prize Winners

2025 Winners

Front Row: Sydney O'Connor, Tula Nicholson, Noah Canada, Beatrice Burack, Jackson Weinstein, Tyler Brown. Back Row: Tristan Holmbeck, Reece Sharp, Gideon Gruel, Jacob Garland, Nathaniel Miller

Prize winners were as follows:

Benjamin F. Barge Prize for Oratory (established 1901) was awarded to Tristan Holmbeck '25, who received a bronze medal and cash prize.
Class of 1866 Prizes for Oratory (established 1905) were awarded to Beatrice Burack '25 and Reece Sharp '28, who each received a commemorative book and cash prize.
Speech at Dartmouth Prizes for Oratory, supported by the Gerald D. Kleinman '55 Memorial Fund, were awarded to Tyler Brown '26 and Jackson Weinstein '27, each receiving a cash prize.

2024 Winners

(Left to right) Julia Abbott '26 (Speech at Dartmouth Prize for Oratory); Yuri Naidu '27 (Class of 1866 Prize for Oratory), Vynateya (Teya) Purimetla '25 (Prize for Oratory); Jahnavi Sodhi '24 (Benjamin F. Barge Prize for Oratory); Adam Salzman '24 (Class of 1866 Prize for Oratory); Michael Oddo '25; Muhammad Aizaz Salahuddin '27; Shreya Ghandi '26; Tyler Brown '26; Gemma Stowell '27; Madison Davis '26.

2024 SPEECH CONTEST WINNERS

Benjamin F. Barge Prize for Oratory: Jahnavi Sodhi '24, Chilling Bias: The Case for Raising the Thermostat in our Workspaces
Class of 1866 Prize for Oratory: Adam Salzman '24, Damn Bottled Water!
Class of 1866 Prize for Oratory: Yuri Naidu '27, On The Mortifying Concoction That Is Fabric Softener
Speech at Dartmouth Prize for Oratory
- Vynateya Purimetla '25, Against Anti-Americanism
- Julia Alexa Abbott '26, The Path To Peace

2023 Finalists

Benjamin F. Barge Prize for Oratory: John Chibuike Ejiogu '23, The Median Notation: A Net Enemy to the Learning Enterprise at Dartmouth
Class of 1866 Prize for Oratory: Zippy Abraham Paiss '23, The Need for the Legalization of Psilocybin; Grace Casale '26, The Prisoner
Speech at Dartmouth Prizes for Oratory:
- Thomas Lane '24, The Forgotten Case for Single-Payer Medicare for All
- Nathan Syvash '25, Green Peace Is Wrong On Nuclear Energy2

2023 Speech Contest Program

2022 Winners

The 2022 speech prize contestants pose for a photo.

From left to right: Svetlana Grushina, Thomas Lane '24, Federico Cigolot '24, Kailah Hester '24, Awo Adu '22, Michael Carlowicz '22, John Ejiogu '23, Annie Michalski '23, Alex Wojcik '23, Nick Mancini '23, David Millman '23, Josh Compton, and Darlene Drummond.

Benjamin F. Barge Prize for Oratory: Awo Adu '22, The Ism We Don't Talk About
Class of 1866 Prize for Oratory: Michael Carlowicz '22, Attention-Grabbing Title
Speech at Dartmouth Prizes for Oratory:
- John Ejiogu '23, Why You Should Prioritize Getting Quality Sleep
- Federico Cigolot '24, The Value of Intercultural Experience

2022 Speech Contest Program

2019 Winners

2018 Winners

Students pose for a picture after the 2018 speech awards.

Contestants for the 2018 Benjamin F. Barge and Class of 1866 Prizes for Oratory.

2018 Benjamin F. Barge Prize for Oratory winner: Carolyn Strauch, Class of 2018, speech title: "Curbing Your Smartphone Addiction"
2018 Class of 1866 Prize for Oratory winners: Azhar Hussain, Class of 2019, speech title: "Not Worth a Penny"; Sofia Franco, Class of 2020, speech title: "Addressing the Problem of Partisan Gerrymandering"

2018 Speech Competition Program

2017 Winners

2017 Benjamin F. Barge Prize for Oratory winner: Titus Kabega, Class of 2017, speech title: "Letter from the Southern Jail, A Call for Empathy"
2017 Class of 1866 Prize for Oratory winners: Jonathan Lu, Class of 2019, speech title: "The Illness No One Likes to Talk About"; Morgan Corley, Class of 2018, speech title: "National Service for National Unity"

2017 Speech Competition Program

2016 Winners

2016 Benjamin F. Barge Prize for Oratory winner: Sophie Hoffman, Class of 2016, speech title: "The Jury is Out"
2016 Class of 1866 Prize for Oratory winners: Max Parker, Class of 2017, speech title: "ADHD: The Danger of Overdiagnosis"; Guillermo Amaro Chacon, Class of 2018, speech title: "Slinging Mud and Strengthening Democracy"

2016 Speech Competition Program

2015 Winners

2014 Winners

2013 Winners

2012 Winners

2012 Benjamin F. Barge Prize for Oratory winner: Jeremy Kaufmann, Class of 2012, speech title: "New York's Justice Courts: A Disturbing Oxymoron"
2012 Class of 1866 Prize for Oratory winners: Rachel Abendroth, Class of 2013, speech title: "Applied Behavioral Analysis: Are We Missing the IDEA?"; Sebastian DeLuca, Class of 2014, speech title: "Humanizing Organizations with Social Media"

2011 Winners

2010 Winners