World Debate Institute Announces New Fellows for 2014





WDI Fellows
Welcome to our new fellows, Janja Augustin, Sharmila Parmanand and Viktor Prlja. Here are the Wold Debate Institute Fellows, earning this honor because they have demonstrated their excellence through instruction in WDI sponsored and planned programs.
Drew Adamczyk, USA


Drew Adamczyk, USA
Janja Augustin, Slovenia


Janja Augustin, Slovenia
Ratib Ali, Bangladesh


Ratib Ali, Bangladesh
Aman Banboolal, South Africa


Aman Banboolal, South Africa
Jonathan Borock, USA-Japan


Jonathan Borock, USA-Japan
Stephen Boyle, Ireland


Stephen Boyle, Ireland
Jessica Bullock, USA


Jessica Bullock, USA
Kevin Calderwood, USA


Kevin Calderwood, USA
Kimera Chetty, South Africa


Kimera Chetty, South Africa
Maja Cimerman, Slovenia-Qatar


Maja Cimerman, Slovenia-Qatar
Marko Cirovic, Serbia


Marko Cirovic, Serbia
Nicole Colston, USA


Nicole Colston, USA
Brandon Merrell, USA


Brandon Merrell, USA
Geetha Creffield, Singapore


Geetha Creffield, Singapore
Joe Damiba, USA-Burkina Faso


Joe Damiba, USA-Burkina Faso
Lindsey Dixon, USA


Lindsey Dixon, USA
Filip Dobranic, Slovenia


Filip Dobranic, Slovenia
Piyanart Faktangporn, Thailand


Piyanart Faktangporn, Thailand
Loke Wing Fatt, Singapore


Loke Wing Fatt, Singapore
Monica Ferris, Canada


Monica Ferris, Canada
Mandy Frank, USA-Kazakhstan


Mandy Frank, USA-Kazakhstan
Brett Frazer, USA


Brett Frazer, USA
Mariel Golden, USA


Mariel Golden, USA
Sam Greenland, Australia


Sam Greenland, Australia
Paul Gross, USA


Paul Gross, USA
James Hardy, UK


James Hardy, UK
Gina Iberri-Shea, USA


Gina Iberri-Shea, USA
Gavin Ilsley, UK


Gavin Ilsley, UK
Jason Jarvis, USA


Jason Jarvis, USA
Nika Jelaska, Croatia


Nika Jelaska, Croatia
Megan Jenkins, USA


Megan Jenkins, USA
Patricia Johnson-Castle, Canada


Patricia Johnson-Castle, Canada
Branka Josimov, Serbia


Branka Josimov, Serbia
Chris Langone, USA


Chris Langone, USA
Steve Llano, USA


Steve Llano, USA
Bojan Marjanovic, Croatia


Bojan Marjanovic, Croatia
Branka Marusic, Croatia


Branka Marusic, Croatia
Peter Mesarec, Slovenia


Peter Mesarec, Slovenia
Julia Mikic, Croatia


Julia Mikic, Croatia
Rhydian Morgan, UK


Rhydian Morgan, UK
David Moscovici, Romania


David Moscovici, Romania
Madeline Murphy Hall, USA


Madeline Murphy Hall, USA
Arlan Narvaez, Venezuela


Arlan Narvaez, Venezuela
Samuel Nelson, USA


Samuel Nelson, USA
Maja Nenadovic, Hungary-Croatia


Maja Nenadovic, Hungary-Croatia
Kenneth Newby, USA


Kenneth Newby, USA
Debbie Newman, UK


Debbie Newman, UK
Samo Novak, Slovenia


Samo Novak, Slovenia
Mary Nugent, UK


Mary Nugent, UK
Sharmila Parmanand, Philippines


Sharmila Parmanand, Philippines
John Patrick, USA


John Patrick, USA
Steve Penner, Canada


Steve Penner, Canada
Serban Pitic, Romania


Serban Pitic, Romania
Jernej Podgornik, Slovenia


Jernej Podgornik, Slovenia
Viktor Prlja, Serbia


Viktor Prlja, Serbia
David Register, USA


David Register, USA
Arthur Rennels, USA


Arthur Rennels, USA
Ansuya Rungasamy, South Africa


Ansuya Rungasamy, South Africa
John Sadek, USA


John Sadek, USA
Omar Salahuddin bin Abdullah, Malaysia


Omar Salahuddin bin Abdullah, Malaysia
T. J. Senamngern, Thailand


T. J. Senamngern, Thailand
Anja Serc, Slovenia


Anja Serc, Slovenia
Michael Shapira, Israel


Michael Shapira, Israel
Bojana Skrt, Slovenia


Bojana Skrt, Slovenia
Alfred Snider, USA


Alfred Snider, USA
Anne Valkering, Netherlands


Anne Valkering, Netherlands
Milan Vignjevic, Serbia


Milan Vignjevic, Serbia
Ben Woolgar, UK


Ben Woolgar, UK
Marius Yannick Binyou, Cameroon


Marius Yannick Binyou, Cameroon
Ruth Zisman, USA


Ruth Zisman, USA
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