List of National Debate Tournament winners

The National Debate Tournament is an American inter-college debate competition, held annually since 1947. The Rex Copeland award, inaugurated in 1989 for the team with the best performance over the whole season, is presented on the same occasion.

National Debate Tournament champions

Wake Forest University maintains a list of champions, runners-up, and semi-finalists.[1]

YearNational ChampionsSchool
1947W. Scott Nobles & Gerald Sanders Southeastern State College
1948Keith Parks & David Cotton North Texas State College (University of North Texas)
1949Oscar Newton & Mitchell Latoff University of Alabama
1950Richard O'Connell & Thomas Hayes University of Vermont
1951James Q. Wilson & Holt Spicer University of Redlands
1952James Q. Wilson & Holt Spicer University of Redlands
1953Gerald Kogan & Lawrence Perlmutter University of Miami
1954William Amold & Hubert Bell University of Kansas
1955Dennis Holt & Elis Storey University of Alabama
1956George Walker & James Murphy United States Military Academy
1957Norman Lefstein & Phillip Hubbart Augustana College
1958William Welsh & Richard Kirshberg Northwestern University
1959William Welsh & Richard Kirshberg Northwestern University
1960Anthony Roisman & Saul Baernstein Dartmouth College
1961Laurence Tribe & Gene Clements Harvard University
1962Dale Williams & Sarah Benson Ohio State University
1963Fank Wohl & Stephen Kessler Dartmouth College
1964Raoul Kennedy & Douglas Pipes University of the Pacific
1965John Wittig & Barnett Pearce Carson-Newman College
1966Bill Snyder & Mike Denger Northwestern University
1967Tom Brewer & John Isaacson Dartmouth College
1968Robert Shields & Lee Thompson Wichita State University
1969Richard Lewis & Joel Perwin Harvard University
1970Robert McCulloh & David Jeans University of Kansas
1971Don Hornstein & Barrett McInerney University of California, Los Angeles
1972Mike Clough & Mike Fernandez University of California, Santa Barbara
1973Elliot Mincberg & Ron MarmerNorthwestern University
1974Charles Garvin & Greg RosenbaumHarvard University
1975Jay Hurst & David KentBaylor University
1976Robin Rowland & Frank CrossUniversity of Kansas
1977John Walker & David OttosonGeorgetown University
1978Mark Cotham & Stuart H. SingerNorthwestern University
1979Michael King & John BredehoftHarvard University
1980Don Dripps and Tom FulkersonNorthwestern University
1981Michael Alberty & Stephen MarzenUniversity of Pittsburgh
1982Dave Sutherland & Dan SutherlandUniversity of Louisville
1983Mark Gidley & Rodger PayneUniversity of Kansas
1984Leonard Gail & Mark KoulogeorgeDartmouth College
1985Jonathan Massey & Ed SwaineHarvard University
1986David Brownell & Ouita PapkaUniversity of Kentucky
1987Griffin Vincent & Lyn RobbinsBaylor University
1988Shaun Martin & Rob WickDartmouth College
1989Martin Loeber & Daniel PlantsBaylor University
1990David Coale & Alex LennonHarvard University
1991Roger Cole and Marc RubinsteinUniversity of Redlands
1992Ahilan Arulanantham & Kevin KuswaGeorgetown University
1993Ara Lovitt & Steven SklaverDartmouth College
1994Sean McCaffity & Jody TerryNorthwestern University
1995Sean McCaffity & Jody TerryNorthwestern University
1996Kate Shuster & David HeidtEmory University
1997Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Brian PrestesWake Forest University
1998Michael Gottlieb & Ryan SparacinoNorthwestern University
1999Michael Gottlieb & Ryan SparacinoNorthwestern University
2000Michael Horowitz & Jon Paul LupoEmory University
2001Andy Peterson & Andy RyanUniversity of Iowa
2002Jake Foster & Jonathan PaulNorthwestern University
2003Geoff Garen & Tristan MoralesNorthwestern University
2004Greta Stahl & Dave Strauss Michigan State University
2005Tristan Morales & Josh BransonNorthwestern University
2006Ryan Burke & Casey Harrigan Michigan State University
2007Aimi Hamraie & Julie HoehnEmory University
2008Seth Gannon & Alex Lamballe Wake Forest University
2009Brett Bricker & Nate Johnson University of Kansas
2010Carly Wunderlich & Eric Lanning Michigan State University
2011Matt Fisher & Stephanie Spies Northwestern University
2012Andrew Arsht & Andrew Markoff Georgetown University
2013Elijah Smith & Ryan Wash Emporia State University
2014Andrew Arsht & Andrew Markoff Georgetown University
2015Alex Miles & Arjun Vellayappan Northwestern University
2016David Herman & Hemanth Sanjeev Harvard University

Rex Copeland Award

The Rex Copeland award, presented on the eve of the NDT, goes to the team with the best season-long performance, ranked #1 among the 16 teams with automatic bids to the tournament.[2] Rex Copeland, a debater at Samford University, was murdered by his debate coach, William Slagle, in 1989.

Wake Forest University maintains a list of the top 5 finishers for the Copeland Award.[3]

Academic YearCopeland Award WinnerSchool
TOP FIRST ROUND TEAMS - (Prior to establishing the Copeland Award)
1972–1973 Stewart Jay & Bradley ZiffGeorgetown University
1973–1974 Charles Garvin & Greg RosenbaumHarvard University
1974–1975 Thomas Rollins & Bradley ZiffGeorgetown University
1975–1976 Robert Feldhake & Richard GodfreyAugustana College
1976–1977 David Ottoson & John WalkerGeorgetown University
1977–1978 David Ottoson & Tom RollinsGeorgetown University
1978–1979 Chris Wonnell & Susan WinklerNorthwestern University
1979–1980 James Kirkland & John ThompsonGeorgetown University
1980–1981 Cy Smith & Mark WeinhardtDartmouth College
1981–1982 Mark Gidley & Zac GrantUniversity of Kansas
1982–1983 Melanie Gardner & Erik WalkerSamford University
1983–1984 Leonard Gail & Mark KoulogeorgeDartmouth College
1984–1985David Bloom & Greg MastelClaremont McKenna College
1985–1986 Dan Povinelli & Mark FriedmanUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
1986–1987 Griffin Vincent & Lyn RobbinsBaylor University
1987–1988 Ben Attias & Gordon MitchellNorthwestern University
1988–1989 Martin Loeber & Daniel PlantsBaylor University
Copeland Award Winner
1989–1990David Coale & Alex LennonHarvard University
1990–1991Roger Cole and Marc RubinsteinUniversity of Redlands
1991–1992Kenny Agran & Ara Lovitt Dartmouth College
1992–1993Ara Lovitt & Steven SklaverDartmouth College
1993–1994Paul Skiermont & Jason PatilUniversity of Kentucky
1994–1995John Hughes & Adrienne BroveroWake Forest University
1995–1996Sean McCaffity and Mason MillerNorthwestern University
1996–1997Scott Hessell and Corey StoughtonUniversity of Michigan
1997–1998George Kouros and Anjan SahniEmory University
1998–1999Michael Gottlieb & Ryan SparacinoNorthwestern University
1999–2000Kristen Langwell & Andy RyanUniversity of Iowa
2000–2001Randy Luskey & Dan ShalmonUniversity of California, Berkeley
2001–2002Alex Berger & Ben ThorpeDartmouth College
2002–2003Geoff Garen & Tristan MoralesNorthwestern University
2003–2004Dan Shalmon & Tejinder SinghUniversity of California, Berkeley
2004–2005Tristan Morales & Josh BransonNorthwestern University
2005–2006Michael Klinger & Nikhil MirchandaniHarvard University
2006–2007Brent Culpepper & Kevin RabinowitzUniversity of Georgia
2007–2008Jacob Polin & Michael BurshteynUniversity of California, Berkeley
2008–2009Matt Fisher & John Warden Northwestern University
2009–2010Stephen Weil & Ovais Inamullah Emory University
2010–2011Stephen Weil & Ovais Inamullah Emory University
2011–2012Ryan Beiermeister & Layne Kirshon Northwestern University
2012–2013Andrew Arsht & Andrew Markoff Georgetown University
2013–2014Alex Miles & Arjun Vellayappan Northwestern University
2014–2015Alex Miles & Arjun Vellayappan Northwestern University
2015–2016David Herman & Hemanth Sanjeev Harvard University

References

  1. "National Debate Tournament Previous Winners". groups.wfu.edu. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. "National Debate Tournament Copeland Award". Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  3. "National Debate Tournament Copeland Award". groups.wfu.edu. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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