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31st National Debate Tournament

Missouri State University

Springfield, MO

April 15 – 18, 1977

 

Resolved: That the federal government should significantly strengthen the guarantee of consumer product safety required of manufacturers.

Winner: Georgetown University – David Ottoson & John Walker
Runner Up: University of Southern California – Steven Combs & Leslie Sherman

Top Speaker: Gilbert Skillman – University of Kentucky
Runner Up: John Walker – Georgetown University

Copeland Award: Georgetown University – David Ottoson & John Walker
Runner Up: University of Kansas – Frank Cross & Robin Rowland

Host: Rita Rice Flaningam – Missouri State University
Director: Michael David Hazen – Wake Forest University

Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: Cully Clark – University of Alabama

Elim Seeds

  1. Northwestern: David Love & Stuart Singer (8-0, 19)
  2. Georgetown: David Ottoson & John Walker (7-1, 19)
  3. Kansas: Frank Cross & Robin Rowland (7-1, 18)
  4. Southern California: Steven Combs & Leslie Sherman (7-1, 18)
  5. Harvard: Michael King & Jeffrey Pash (6-2, 17)
  6. Kentucky: Gerry Oberst & Gilbert Skillman (6-2, 15)
  7. Utah: Rene Lastreto & Mike Nash (6-2, 14)
  8. Redlands: Mark Fabiani & Paul McNamara (5-3, 15)
  9. Macalester: Bob Phelps & Kit Pierson (5-3, 15)
  10. Dartmouth: Kent Dauten & Steve Parker (5-3, 15)
  11. Emory: David Klimchak & Joe Tankersley (5-3, 15)
  12. Houston: Darryl Carter & Philip Durst (5-3, 15)
  13. Iowa: Mark Deatherage & Donn Stanley (5-3, 15)
  14. Macalester: Ron Kammer & William Piels (5-3, 14)
  15. CSU Sacramento: Cindy Fraleigh & Craig Jones (5-3, 14)
  16. Middle Tennessee: Mike Dagley & Linda Hoffman (5-3, 14)

First Round At-Large Bids

  1. Georgetown: David Ottoson & John Walker (19)
  2. Kansas: Frank Cross & Robin Rowland (30)
  3. Southern California: Steven Combs & Leslie Sherman (55)
  4. Harvard: Michael King & Jeffrey Pash (65)
  5. Kentucky: Gerry Oberst & Gil Skillman (66)
  6. Northwestern: David Love & Stuart Singer (68)
  7. Macalester: Bob Phelps & Kit Pierson (107)
  8. Georgia: John Bow & Don Lively (111)
  9. Emory: David Klimchak & Joe Tankersley (134)
  10. Southern California: John Cassanelli & Jeff Lorenzen (145)
  11. Redlands: Mark Fabiani & Paul McNamara (148)
  12. Arizona: Joe Demer & Greg Osborne (186)
  13. North Carolina: Walker Smith & David Williams (210)
  14. Harvard: Bert Bernheim & Stan Dorn (221)
  15. Macalester: Ron Kammer & William Piels (225)
  16. Catholic: Tony Corrado & David Shattuck (229)

Speaker Awards

  1. 1. Gilbert Skillman – University of Kentucky
  2. 2. John Walker – Georgetown University
  3. 3. Stuart Singer – Northwestern University
  4. 4. Jeffrey Pash – Harvard University
  5. 5. Steve Combs – University of Southern California
  6. 6. Gerry Oberst – University of Kentucky
  7. 7. Mark Fabiani – University of Redlands
  8. 8. Robin Rowland – University of Kansas
  9. 9. David Love – Northwestern University
  10. 10. Joe Demer – University of Arizona
  11. 10. David Ottoson – Georgetown University

  • 1977 Tournament Files