Tim is currently in his tenth year as speech and debate coach at Washburn Rural High School.
He is a seven-time state champion coach in policy debate with students reaching this pinnacle
of achievement in KSHSAA’s 2-speaker and 4-speaker divisions. Tim is also a three-time national
champion coach in policy debate, once for the NDCA and twice for the NSDA. Additionally, he
has coached a four-time KSHSAA runner-up team in state forensics and has coached eight state
champions in individual events.

Regarding personal accolades, Tim is the two-time recipient of the Ted Belch award for NSDA
national coaches, a two-time Unger Cup award winner, and a KSCA and DCI Educator of the Year.

Tim graduated from KU with a B.S. in Chemistry and with a MSEd and was part of the Knowles
Teaching Initiative National Cohort of 2014 in Chemistry. Tim currently teaches AP Chemistry,
AP Biology, anatomy, and physical science alongside debate and forensics.