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36th National Debate Tournament
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
April 2 – 5, 1982
Resolved: That the federal government should significantly curtail the powers of the labor unions in the United States.
Winner: University of Louisville – Dan Sutherland & Dave Sutherland
Runner Up: University of Redlands – Bill Isaacson & Jeff Wagner
Top Speaker: Steve Mancuso – University of Kentucky
Runner Up: John Barrett – Georgetown University
Copeland Award: University of Kansas – Mark Gidley & Zak Grant
Runner Up: West Georgia University – Jeff Arrington & Alex Peragine
Host: Marilyn J. Young – Florida State University
Director: Michael David Hazen – Wake Forest University
Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: Ken Strange – Dartmouth College
Elim Seeds
- Dartmouth: Robin Jacobsohn & Mark Weinhardt (7-1, 20)
- Kentucky: Steve Mancuso & Condon McGlothlen (7-1, 18)
- Georgetown: John Barrett & Paul Bland (7-1, 18)
- Louisville: Dan Sutherland & Dave Sutherland (6-2, 18)
- West Georgia: Jeff Arrington & Alex Peragine (6-2, 18)
- Kansas: Paul Leader & Rodger Payne (6-2, 16)
- Northwestern: Lance Rosensweig & David Weisberger (6-2, 14)
- Minnesota: Becky Bjork & Howard Root (6-2, 14)
- Arizona: Steve Goldstein & Gerry Paul (5-3, 17)
- Northwestern: Doug Sigel & Rick Zeilenga (5-3, 17)
- Redlands: Bill Isaacson & Jeff Wagner (5-3, 16)
- Kansas: Mark Gidley & Zak Grant (5-3, 16)
- Baylor: William Fouche & Vance Wittie (5-3, 16)
- Pittsburgh: Mike Alberty & Mary Nadworney (5-3, 16)
- Arizona: Sam Cohen & Tim Norman (5-3, 15)
- Samford: Melonie Gardner & Erik Walker (5-3, 14)
First Round At-Large Bids
- Kansas: Mark Gidley & Zak Grant (16)
- West Georgia: Jeff Arrington & Alex Peragine (35)
- Kentucky: Steve Mancuso & Condon McGlothlen (35)
- Redlands: Bill Isaacson & Jeff Wagner (41)
- Louisville: Dan Sutherland & Dave Sutherland (57)
- Dartmouth: Robin Jacobsohn & Mark Weinhardt (61)
- Arizona: Steve Goldstein & Gerry Paul (95)
- Samford: Melonie Gardner & Erik Walker (95)
- Georgetown: John Barrett & Paul Bland (106)
- Loyola Marymount: Doug Cotton & Jeff Thomas (121)
- Kansas: Paul Leader & Rodger Payne (129)
- Emory: Bill Brewster & Mike Hancock (153)
- Baylor: Kathy Lunsford & Robert Mackey (180)
- Loyola Marymount: John Doran & Tim Sanders (184)
- Baylor: William Fouche & Vance Wittie (188)
- Arizona: Sam Cohen & Tim Norman (196)
Speaker Awards
- Steve Mancuso – University of Kentucky
- John Barrett – Georgetown University
- William Fouche – Baylor University
- Gerry Paul – University of Arizona
- Mike Alberty – University of Pittsburgh
- Bill Isaacson – University of Redlands
- Dave Sutherland – University of Louisville
- Robin Jacobsohn – Dartmouth College
- Mark Weinhardt – Dartmouth College
- Mark Gidley – University of Kansas
