The following documents and videos should help ensure you are prepared to review and assess Buchanan Cup applications. Should you have any questions, please reach out to Gene Schurg, task force chairman, or Stacy Nicodemus, staff liaison.
Application Section Videos
Please watch each of the following videos to learn more about the section of the application corresponding to each video. These videos will review the section questions, best practices to look for, and the supplemental documents that could be helpful in your review.
Minimum Standards and Buchanan Cup Rubric
Watch the video below to learn more about minimum standards for SigEp chapters and how to use this year's Buchanan Cup rubric. When you're ready to start reviewing, download the rubric template, rename it to the chapter you're reviewing and pull up the application in mySigEp side-by-side for the best user experience. When you're done, save the rubric and upload it along with your vote (after your team's conference call) in mySigEp.
Download the 2023 Buchanan Cup Rubric
2023 Timeline
The full timeline can be found here. Each review round deadline is listed below.
- March 13 - Applications due
- March 23 - First round of applications assigned to reviewers
- April 10 - Round #1 votes and feedback due
- April 26 - Round #2 votes and feedback due
- May 7 - Round #3 (if applicable) votes and feedback due
2023 Review Teams
Thank you to our 2023 Buchanan Cup reviewers! The first name listed below is the review team's lead.
- Steve Young, Ken Maddox, Logan Holland
- Peter Varney, Tom Teson, Tommy Morrison
- Matt Huggins, Matt Kapszukiewicz, Matt Hillerud
- John Dougherty, Bryson Ridgeway, Roy Sye
- Drew Parrish, Byron Hughes, David Stollman
- Carrie Whittier, Chuck Eberly, Jake Schozer
- Caleb Massey, Andrew Lemens, Bill McCausland
- Van Augur, Jim Barber, Jacques Vauclain
- Micheal Seraphin, Ben Weinberg, David Graziano
- Jason Esau, Tom Szigethy, Chris Purdum
- Josh Yonker, Holly Lovern, Denis Dieker
- Kyle McCoil, John Abraham, Riley Little
- Brian Tahmoush, Frank Ko, Matt Bunch
- Benny Nahrstadt, Tom Diroma, Keith Boatright
- Chris Carroll, Davis Orr, John Schuyler
- Renard Miles, Paul Andersen, Ben Sardinas