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30th National Debate Tournament

Boston College

Boston, MA

April 16 – 19, 1976

 

Resolved: That the federal government should adopt a comprehensive program to control land use in the United States.

Winner: University of Kansas – Frank Cross & Robin Rowland
Runner Up: Georgetown University – Charles Chafer & David Ottoson

Top Speaker: Robert Feldhake – Augustana College (IL)
Runner Up: Thomas Rollins – Georgetown University

Copeland Award: Augustana College (IL) – Robert Feldhake & Richard Godfrey
Runner Up: Georgetown University – Thomas Rollins & John Walker

Host: Daniel M. Rohrer – Boston College
Director: Michael David Hazen – Wake Forest University

Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: Bill Henderson – University of Houston

Elim Seeds

  1. Augustana IL: Robert Feldhake & Richard Godfrey (7-1, 19)
  2. Utah: Kelley Beck & Robert Bentley (7-1, 19)
  3. Harvard: Mark Helm & Jeffrey Pash (6-2, 18)
  4. Kansas: Frank Cross & Robin Rowland (7-1, 17)
  5. Northwestern: Louis Kaplow & Alan Loewinsohn (6-2, 16)
  6. Northwestern: David Love & Stuart Singer (6-2, 15)
  7. Southern California: Mike Devlin & Larry Solum (6-2, 14)
  8. Georgetown: Thomas Rollins & John Walker (5-3, 17)
  9. Kentucky: Gerry Oberst & Gilbert Skillman (5-3, 16)
  10. Harvard: Bert Bernheim & Mitchell Dupler (5-3, 16)
  11. Pittsburgh: Gary Harris & David Schiller (5-3, 16)
  12. Wake Forest: John Graham & Roger Solt (5-3, 16)
  13. Augustana SD: Doug Coull & Dave Lillehaug (5-3, 16)
  14. Georgetown: Charles Chafer & David Ottoson (5-3, 15)
  15. Catholic: Chris Mooney & Geoff Ringer (5-3, 14)
  16. Redlands: Mark Fabiani & Philip Zelikow (5-3, 14)

First Round At-Large Bids

  1. Augustana IL: Robert Feldhake & Richard Godfrey (15)
  2. Georgetown: Thomas Rollins & John Walker (49)
  3. Harvard: Mark Helm & Jeffrey Pash (56)
  4. Kentucky: Gerry Oberst & Gil Skillman (72)
  5. Kansas: Frank Cross & Robin Rowland (87)
  6. Redlands: Mark Fabiani & Philip Zelikow (91)
  7. Catholic: Chris Mooney & Geoff Ringer (125)
  8. Kansas: Jim Prentice & Phil Snow (128)
  9. Northwestern: Louis Kaplow & Alan Loewinsohn (134)
  10. Wake Forest: Mary Thomson McLean & Todd Woodbury (167)
  11. Utah: Kelley Beck & Robert Bentley (168)
  12. California – Los Angeles: Andy Demetriou & Mike Hartmann (171)
  13. Southern California: Mike Devlin & Larry Solum (186)
  14. Wake Forest: John Graham & Roger Solt (187)
  15. Houston: Mike Lee & Barbara Radnofsky (209)
  16. Emporia State: Joe Fellers & Marjorie Keeshan (215)

Speaker Awards

  1. Robert Feldhake – Augustana University (IL)
  2. Thomas Rollins – Georgetown University
  3. Gilbert Skillman – University of Kentucky
  4. Alan Loewinsohn – Northwestern University
  5. Jeffrey Pash – Harvard University
  6. Larry Solum – University of Southern California
  7. Richard Godfrey – Augustana University (IL)
  8. Robin Rowland – University of Kansas
  9. Gerry Oberst – University of Kentucky
  10. Philip Zelikow – University of Redlands

  • 1976 Tournament Files