International Public Debate Association
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The International Public Debate Association (IPDA; also known as Pretends debate), inaugurated on 15 February 1997 at St. Mary's University, Texas
in San Antonio, is a national debate league currently active in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Florida, and Oklahoma. The central focus of IPDA is to promote a debate format that emphasizes public speaking and real-world persuasion skills over the use of evidence and speed. To further this goal, IPDA predominantly uses lay judges in order to encourage an audience-centered debate style.¹ While most member programs within the International Public Debate Association are associated with colleges or universities, participation in IPDA tournaments is open to anyone whose education level is equivalent to secondary school or higher.²
The round itself has a maximum length of 26 minutes, divided as follows:
Affirmative constructive speech (5 minutes)
Negative cross-examination of affirmative (2 minutes)
Negative constructive speech (6 minutes)
Affirmative cross-examination of negative (2 minutes)
Affirmative rebuttal (3 minutes)
Negative rebuttal and summary (5 minutes)
Affirmative summary (3 minutes)
IPDA is also experimenting with a team format of public debate. Several tournaments will be offering this format during the 2008-2009 competitive season. Check the IPDA website for future tournaments offering this option. http://www.ipdadebate.org/
and is called the Caddo Warm-Up. Other schools that host tournaments include the University of Arkansas at Monticello
, Stephen F. Austin State University
, Bowling Green State University of Ohio, Louisiana State University
at Baton Rouge, Union University
, Louisiana State University at Alexandria
, the University of Central Arkansas
, Louisiana State University at Shreveport, Louisiana Tech University
, Henderson State University
, the University of Arkansas
, Arkansas Tech University
, Louisiana State University at Alexandria, Grambling State University
, Sam Houston State University
, Tulsa Community College and Mississippi College
. Other schools that actively compete in IPDA but do not currently host a tournament are Tulane University
, Louisiana College
, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
, East Texas Baptist University, the University of Texas at Tyler
, the College of Southern Idaho
, St. Mary's University, Texas
, Rogers Heritage High School
and Har-Ber High School.
Typical IPDA tournaments run over two or three days, usually containing six preliminary rounds and three or four elimination rounds, depending on the number of competitors.
The culminating event for the IPDA season is the annual National Championship Tournament & Convention. In 2011 the tournament will be held on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. The National Championship Tournament features eight preliminary rounds and usually at least four elimination rounds. The final round for the either the Professional division or the Varsity division takes place at an awards banquet, where season-long sweepstakes awards are presented in addition to the tournament awards.
E-Mail
2. IPDAdebate.org: Constitution http://www.ipdadebate.org/const.html
3. IPDAdebate.org: Event Description http://www.ipdadebate.org/event.html
St. Mary's University, Texas
St. Mary's University is a Catholic and Marianist liberal arts institution located on northwest of downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. St. Mary’s is a nationally recognized master’s level school ranked among the top colleges in the west for best value and academic reputation by U.S. News...
in San Antonio, is a national debate league currently active in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Florida, and Oklahoma. The central focus of IPDA is to promote a debate format that emphasizes public speaking and real-world persuasion skills over the use of evidence and speed. To further this goal, IPDA predominantly uses lay judges in order to encourage an audience-centered debate style.¹ While most member programs within the International Public Debate Association are associated with colleges or universities, participation in IPDA tournaments is open to anyone whose education level is equivalent to secondary school or higher.²
Format
IPDA primarily utilizes a one-on-one debate format in which one debater takes the side of the affirmative where they have the burden of advocating and proving the resolution. The other debater takes the side of the negative where they have the burden of refuting the affirmative's case. For each round, the two debaters are given five possible resolutions. The negative begins the topic selection by striking one resolution, then the affirmative strikes one resolution. The negative strikes again. Thus, the affirmative has two resolutions to choose from. The affirmative then strikes one of the remaining resolutions, selecting the other as the topic for the round. After the topic has been selected, both debaters have thirty minutes to prepare a case.The round itself has a maximum length of 26 minutes, divided as follows:
Affirmative constructive speech (5 minutes)
Negative cross-examination of affirmative (2 minutes)
Negative constructive speech (6 minutes)
Affirmative cross-examination of negative (2 minutes)
Affirmative rebuttal (3 minutes)
Negative rebuttal and summary (5 minutes)
Affirmative summary (3 minutes)
IPDA is also experimenting with a team format of public debate. Several tournaments will be offering this format during the 2008-2009 competitive season. Check the IPDA website for future tournaments offering this option. http://www.ipdadebate.org/
Divisions
Most IPDA tournaments offer three divisions of competition. The Novice division is open to any person without a bachelor's degree who has competed in less than 8 debate tournaments in their entire life. The Varsity division is open to any person without a bachelor's degree. The Professional division has no restrictions on participation and includes participants who are undergraduates, graduate students, professors, coaches, and professionals. As of the 2009 Convention, the Open division has been renamed the Professional division.Tournaments and Schools
IPDA tournaments are held approximately every other weekend from late September until early April. The first tournament of the year is usually hosted by Henderson State UniversityHenderson State University
Henderson State University, founded in 1890 as Arkadelphia Methodist College, is a four-year public liberal arts university located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States. It is Arkansas's only member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges...
and is called the Caddo Warm-Up. Other schools that host tournaments include the University of Arkansas at Monticello
University of Arkansas at Monticello
The University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public university and college for vocational and technical education located in Monticello, Arkansas, United States....
, Stephen F. Austin State University
Stephen F. Austin State University
Stephen F. Austin State University is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding...
, Bowling Green State University of Ohio, Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
at Baton Rouge, Union University
Union University
Union University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee, with additional campuses in Germantown, Tennessee, and Hendersonville, Tennessee...
, Louisiana State University at Alexandria
Louisiana State University at Alexandria
Louisiana State University at Alexandria is located in Alexandria, Louisiana. Louisiana State University at Alexandria is a publicly supported institution that provides undergraduatelevel college education to the citizens of Central Louisiana. The university is a unit of the LSU System and operates...
, the University of Central Arkansas
University of Central Arkansas
The University of Central Arkansas is a state-run institution located in the city of Conway, the seat of Faulkner County, north of Little Rock and is the fourth largest university by enrollment in the U.S. state of Arkansas, and the third largest college system in the state. The school is most...
, Louisiana State University at Shreveport, Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
, Henderson State University
Henderson State University
Henderson State University, founded in 1890 as Arkadelphia Methodist College, is a four-year public liberal arts university located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States. It is Arkansas's only member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges...
, the University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
, Arkansas Tech University
Arkansas Tech University
Arkansas Tech University is a comprehensive regional institution located in Russellville, Arkansas, United States. The university offers programs at both baccalaureate and graduate levels in a range of fields. As of 2004, the University also operates a small satellite campus in the town of Ozark...
, Louisiana State University at Alexandria, Grambling State University
Grambling State University
Grambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over...
, Sam Houston State University
Sam Houston State University
Sam Houston State University was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher learning in the State of Texas. It is located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first...
, Tulsa Community College and Mississippi College
Mississippi College
Mississippi College, also known as MC, is a private, Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi. Mississippi College comprises the main campus in Clinton, as well as satellite campuses in Brandon and Madison, Mississippi, and the Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson...
. Other schools that actively compete in IPDA but do not currently host a tournament are Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
, Louisiana College
Louisiana College
Louisiana College is a private institution of higher education located in Pineville, Louisiana, affiliated with the Louisiana Baptist Convention, serving a student body of approximately 1,300 students. The college operates on a semester system, with two shorter summer terms...
, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a historically black university located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. Founded in 1873, it is the oldest HBCU and the second oldest public institution in the state of Arkansas . UAPB is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund...
, East Texas Baptist University, the University of Texas at Tyler
University of Texas at Tyler
The University of Texas at Tyler, also referred to as UT Tyler, is a coeducational public university located in Tyler, Texas. Founded in 1971, it is a component institution of the University of Texas System....
, the College of Southern Idaho
College of Southern Idaho
College of Southern Idaho is an American public community college. Its main campus is in Twin Falls, Idaho, with outreach programs in Boise, Hailey, Burley and Gooding....
, St. Mary's University, Texas
St. Mary's University, Texas
St. Mary's University is a Catholic and Marianist liberal arts institution located on northwest of downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. St. Mary’s is a nationally recognized master’s level school ranked among the top colleges in the west for best value and academic reputation by U.S. News...
, Rogers Heritage High School
Rogers Heritage High School
Rogers Heritage High School is a high school in Rogers, Arkansas. The school opened in 2024. The school was named Heritage after all of the students who came to the campus when it was Rogers High School.The schools mascot is the blue and orange war eagle which represents the proud native heritage...
and Har-Ber High School.
Typical IPDA tournaments run over two or three days, usually containing six preliminary rounds and three or four elimination rounds, depending on the number of competitors.
The culminating event for the IPDA season is the annual National Championship Tournament & Convention. In 2011 the tournament will be held on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. The National Championship Tournament features eight preliminary rounds and usually at least four elimination rounds. The final round for the either the Professional division or the Varsity division takes place at an awards banquet, where season-long sweepstakes awards are presented in addition to the tournament awards.
National Championships
National Champions are crowned at the conclusion of the National Championship tournament, most often held in April. Each division crowns two National Champions per year. One is designated the Season-long Champion, while the other is designated as the National Tournament Champion. Both are often referred to as the "National Champion."Squad (Founder's Award)
- 2010 Louisiana State University at Shreveport
- 2009 Louisiana State University at Shreveport
- 2008 University of Arkansas at MonticelloUniversity of Arkansas at MonticelloThe University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public university and college for vocational and technical education located in Monticello, Arkansas, United States....
- 2007 Louisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
- 2006 Louisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
- 2005 University of ArkansasUniversity of ArkansasThe University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
- 2004 Louisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
- 2003 Stephen F. Austin State UniversityStephen F. Austin State UniversityStephen F. Austin State University is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding...
National Season Long Champion
- 2011 Adam Key Sam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State University was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher learning in the State of Texas. It is located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first...
(National Season-long) - 2010 Mark Lowery University of Central ArkansasUniversity of Central ArkansasThe University of Central Arkansas is a state-run institution located in the city of Conway, the seat of Faulkner County, north of Little Rock and is the fourth largest university by enrollment in the U.S. state of Arkansas, and the third largest college system in the state. The school is most...
(National Season-long) - 2009 Robbie Reeves Tulane UniversityTulane UniversityTulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
(National Season-long) - 2008 Keith Milstead Louisiana State University at Shreveport (National Season-long)
- 2007 Keith Milstead Louisiana State University at Shreveport (National Season-long)
- 2006 Trey Gibson Louisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
(National Season-long) - 2005 Keith Milstead Louisiana State University at Shreveport (National Season-long)
- 2004 A.J. Edwards Louisiana State University at Shreveport (National Season-long)
National Tournament Champion
- 2011 J.J. Thompson Groovy Forensicating Youngsters (National Tournament)
- 2010 Adam Key Sam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State University was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher learning in the State of Texas. It is located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first...
(National Tournament) - 2009 Kris Lucas Louisiana State University at Shreveport (National Tournament)
- 2008 Henry Shuler and Evie Breithaupt Louisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
(National Tournament) - 2007 Keith Milstead Louisiana State University at Shreveport (National Tournament)
- 2006 Steve Goode Stephen F. Austin State UniversityStephen F. Austin State UniversityStephen F. Austin State University is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding...
(National Tournament) - 2005 Keith Milstead Louisiana State University at Shreveport (National Tournament)
- 2004 Trey Gibson Louisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
(National Tournament)
National Season Long Champion
- 2011 Clayton Goss Sam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State University was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher learning in the State of Texas. It is located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first...
(National Season-long) - 2010 Clayton Goss Sam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State University was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher learning in the State of Texas. It is located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first...
(National Season-long) - 2009 Lauren Raynor University of Arkansas at MonticelloUniversity of Arkansas at MonticelloThe University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public university and college for vocational and technical education located in Monticello, Arkansas, United States....
(National Season-long) - 2008 Sean Dodd University of Texas at TylerUniversity of Texas at TylerThe University of Texas at Tyler, also referred to as UT Tyler, is a coeducational public university located in Tyler, Texas. Founded in 1971, it is a component institution of the University of Texas System....
(National Season-long) - 2007 Chris Halley University of Arkansas at MonticelloUniversity of Arkansas at MonticelloThe University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public university and college for vocational and technical education located in Monticello, Arkansas, United States....
(National Season-long) - 2006 Evie Breithaupt Louisiana CollegeLouisiana CollegeLouisiana College is a private institution of higher education located in Pineville, Louisiana, affiliated with the Louisiana Baptist Convention, serving a student body of approximately 1,300 students. The college operates on a semester system, with two shorter summer terms...
(National Season-long) - 2005 Max Croes Stephen F. Austin State UniversityStephen F. Austin State UniversityStephen F. Austin State University is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding...
(National Season-long) - 2004 Steve Goode Stephen F. Austin State UniversityStephen F. Austin State UniversityStephen F. Austin State University is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding...
(National Season-long)
National Tournament Champion
- 2011 Clayton Goss Sam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State University was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher learning in the State of Texas. It is located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first...
(National Tournament) - 2010 Jeremy Coffman Sam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State University was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher learning in the State of Texas. It is located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first...
(National Tournament) - 2009 J.J. Thompson, Har-Ber High School (National Tournament)
- 2008 Nick Ducote Louisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
(National Tournament) - 2007 Dan Eldridge Stephen F. Austin State UniversityStephen F. Austin State UniversityStephen F. Austin State University is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding...
(National Tournament) - 2006 Kristopher Lucas Louisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
(National Tournament) - 2005 Noah Conklin and Ryan Palmquist University of Texas at TylerUniversity of Texas at TylerThe University of Texas at Tyler, also referred to as UT Tyler, is a coeducational public university located in Tyler, Texas. Founded in 1971, it is a component institution of the University of Texas System....
(National Tournament) - 2004 Beth Carr Louisiana CollegeLouisiana CollegeLouisiana College is a private institution of higher education located in Pineville, Louisiana, affiliated with the Louisiana Baptist Convention, serving a student body of approximately 1,300 students. The college operates on a semester system, with two shorter summer terms...
(National Tournament)
National Season Long Champion
- 2011 Devin Moncada Louisiana CollegeLouisiana CollegeLouisiana College is a private institution of higher education located in Pineville, Louisiana, affiliated with the Louisiana Baptist Convention, serving a student body of approximately 1,300 students. The college operates on a semester system, with two shorter summer terms...
(National Season-Long) - 2010 Kylie McDonald Union UniversityUnion UniversityUnion University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee, with additional campuses in Germantown, Tennessee, and Hendersonville, Tennessee...
(National Season-Long) - 2009 David Tubbs Louisiana State University at AlexandriaLouisiana State University at AlexandriaLouisiana State University at Alexandria is located in Alexandria, Louisiana. Louisiana State University at Alexandria is a publicly supported institution that provides undergraduatelevel college education to the citizens of Central Louisiana. The university is a unit of the LSU System and operates...
(National Season-Long) - 2008 Adam Smith Louisiana State University at Shreveport (National Season-Long)
- 2007 Colt Roan University of Arkansas at MonticelloUniversity of Arkansas at MonticelloThe University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public university and college for vocational and technical education located in Monticello, Arkansas, United States....
(National Season-long) - 2006 Henry Shuler Louisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
(National Season-long) - 2005 Jessica Gartman Ouachita Baptist UniversityOuachita Baptist UniversityOuachita Baptist University is a private, liberal arts, undergraduate institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, which is about 65 miles southwest of Little Rock. The university's name is taken from the Ouachita River, which forms the eastern campus boundary. It is affiliated with the Arkansas...
(National Season-long)
National Top Speaker Champion
- 2011 Desiree Garrison University of Central ArkansasUniversity of Central ArkansasThe University of Central Arkansas is a state-run institution located in the city of Conway, the seat of Faulkner County, north of Little Rock and is the fourth largest university by enrollment in the U.S. state of Arkansas, and the third largest college system in the state. The school is most...
(National Tournament) - 2010 Garrett Cooper Har-Ber High School (National Tournament)
National Tournament Champion
- 2011 Desiree Garrison University of Central ArkansasUniversity of Central ArkansasThe University of Central Arkansas is a state-run institution located in the city of Conway, the seat of Faulkner County, north of Little Rock and is the fourth largest university by enrollment in the U.S. state of Arkansas, and the third largest college system in the state. The school is most...
(National Tournament) - 2010 Trey Miller East Texas Baptist UniversityEast Texas Baptist UniversityEast Texas Baptist University is a private, coeducational Christian university in Marshall, Texas, United States associated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas.- History :...
(National Tournament) - 2009 Stephanie Baer Louisiana CollegeLouisiana CollegeLouisiana College is a private institution of higher education located in Pineville, Louisiana, affiliated with the Louisiana Baptist Convention, serving a student body of approximately 1,300 students. The college operates on a semester system, with two shorter summer terms...
(National Tournament) - 2008 Kady Mitchel University of Louisiana at MonroeUniversity of Louisiana at MonroeThe University of Louisiana at Monroe is a coeducational public university in Monroe, Louisiana and part of the University of Louisiana System.-History:...
(National Tournament) - 2007 Edwin (Wynn) Estrada Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa Community CollegeTulsa Community College, formerly known as Tulsa Junior College, was founded in 1970 to serve Tulsa and the surrounding community. It is the largest two-year college in Oklahoma and serves approximately 30,000 students per semester in credit and continuing education classes...
(National Tournament) - 2006 Sam Bailey Louisiana State University at Shreveport (National Tournament)
- 2005 Jason Jones Louisiana State University at Shreveport (National Tournament)
National Season Long Champion
- 2011 Rachal Cox & John Mazur Louisiana State University at Shreveport (National Season-Long)
- 2010 Adam Key & Jeremy Coffman Sam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State University was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher learning in the State of Texas. It is located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first...
(National Season-Long) - 2009 Deanna (Wallace) Candler and Ali Lieberman Louisiana State University at Shreveport (National Season-Long)
Bennett Strange Coach of the Year Award
- 2011 Scot Loyd Louisiana CollegeLouisiana CollegeLouisiana College is a private institution of higher education located in Pineville, Louisiana, affiliated with the Louisiana Baptist Convention, serving a student body of approximately 1,300 students. The college operates on a semester system, with two shorter summer terms...
- 2010 Web Drake Union UniversityUnion UniversityUnion University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee, with additional campuses in Germantown, Tennessee, and Hendersonville, Tennessee...
- 2009 Trey Gibson Louisiana State University in ShreveportLouisiana State University in ShreveportLouisiana State University in Shreveport is a branch of the Louisiana State University System in Shreveport, Louisiana. Opened in 1967, LSUS is the only public four-year university in the Shreveport-Bossier metro area....
- 2007 Keith Courville Louisiana CollegeLouisiana CollegeLouisiana College is a private institution of higher education located in Pineville, Louisiana, affiliated with the Louisiana Baptist Convention, serving a student body of approximately 1,300 students. The college operates on a semester system, with two shorter summer terms...
(Tournament Champion) - 2007 David Kerr Henderson State UniversityHenderson State UniversityHenderson State University, founded in 1890 as Arkadelphia Methodist College, is a four-year public liberal arts university located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States. It is Arkansas's only member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges...
(Top Essayist) - 2006 Pat Richey Stephen F. Austin State UniversityStephen F. Austin State UniversityStephen F. Austin State University is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding...
(Tournament Champion) - 2006 Pat Richey Stephen F. Austin State UniversityStephen F. Austin State UniversityStephen F. Austin State University is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding...
(Top Essayist)
External links
- http://www.ipdadebate.info/
- http://uamont.edu/ipda/
- http://www.lacollege.edu/studentorgs/profiles/debate.php
- http://www.lsus.edu/la/debate
Sources
1. IPDAdebate.org: Mission and History http://www.ipdadebate.org/mission.html2. IPDAdebate.org: Constitution http://www.ipdadebate.org/const.html
3. IPDAdebate.org: Event Description http://www.ipdadebate.org/event.html