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44th National Debate Tournament
West Georgia College
Carrollton, GA
March 30 – April 2, 1990
Resolved: That the federal government should adopt an energy policy that substantially reduces nonmilitary consumption of fossil fuels in the United States.
Winner: Harvard University – David Coale & Alex Lennon
Runner Up: University of Redlands – Rodger Cole & Marc Rubinstein
Top Speaker: Marc Rubinstein – University of Redlands
Runner Up: David Hugin – University of Texas
Copeland Award: Harvard University – David Coale & Alex Lennon
Runner Up: University of Northern Iowa – Aaron Hawbaker & Ken Schuler
Host: Chester Gibson – West Georgia College
Director: Al Johnson – Colorado College
Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: Dallas Perkins – Harvard University
Overall Points Winner: Boston College
![1990 Elim Bracket](https://nationaldebatetournament.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1990-Elim-Bracket.jpg)
Elim Seeds
- Northern Iowa: Aaron Hawbaker & Ken Schuler (7-1, 21 ballots)
- Wake Forest: Alan Coverstone & Judd Kimball (7-1, 20)
- Redlands: Rodger Cole & Marc Rubinstein (7-1, 19)
- Iowa: Nathan Coco & Charles Smith (7-1, 17)
- Harvard: David Coale & Alex Lennon (6-2, 19)
- Texas: Ryan Goodman & David Hugin (6-2, 18)
- Michigan: Colin Kahl & Matthew Shors (6-2, 18)
- Dartmouth: Scott Groussman & Neal Katyal (6-2, 18)
- Emory: Jim Archibald & Darren Summerville (6-2, 17)
- Dartmouth: Kenny Agran & Ernie Young (6-2, 17)
- George Mason: Alan Stewart & Laura Tuell-Parcher (6-2, 15)
- Southwest Texas: Eric Mueller & Russ Phelps (6-2, 14)
- Loyola Marymount: David Breshears & Madison Laird (5-3, 17)
- George Washington: Marc Del Signore & Glenn Greenwald (5-3, 16)
- Georgetown: Kevin Kuswa & William Mabe (5-3, 16)
- Kentucky: T.A. McKinney & Calvin Rockefeller (5-3, 15)
- Weber State: Ted Bixby & James Martin (5-3, 15)
- Northwestern: Tim Alderete & Cameron Murray (5-3, 15)
- Harvard: Samuel Cooper & Matthew Schnall (5-3, 14)
- Iowa: Randal Sandler & Shawn Shearer (5-3, 14)
- North Carolina: Geoffrey Burgess & Tom Goldstein (5-3, 14)
- Augustana SD: Heather Aldridge & Michael LeMay (5-3, 14)
- New Mexico: D’Andra Millsap & Glen Shu (5-3, 14)
Speaker Awards
- Marc Rubinstein – University of Redlands
- David Hugin – University of Texas
- Alan Coverstone – Wake Forest University
- Aaron Hawbaker – University of Northern Iowa
- T.A. McKinney – University of Kentucky
- Judd Kimball – Wake Forest University
- David Coale – Harvard University
- Ken Schuler – University of Northern Iowa
- Darren Summerville – Emory University
- Madison Laird – Loyola Marymount University
First Round At-Large Bids
- Harvard: David Coale & Alex Lennon (12)
- Northern Iowa: Aaron Hawbaker & Ken Schuler (18)
- Redlands: Rodger Cole & Marc Rubinstein (35)
- Wake Forest: Alan Coverstone & Judd Kimball (47)
- Dartmouth: Scott Groussman & Neal Katyal (52)
- Loyola Marymount: David Breshears & Madison Laird (62)
- Kentucky: T.A. McKinney & Calvin Rockefeller (62)
- Iowa: Nathan Coco & Charles Smith (74)
- Weber State: Ted Bixby & James Martin (96)
- Harvard: Samuel Cooper & Matthew Schnall (121)
- Texas: Ryan Goodman & David Hugin (121)
- Emory: Jason Bergman & Jeffrey Richardson (126)
- Emory: Jim Archibald & Darren Summerville (129)
- George Mason: Alan Stewart & Laura Tuell-Parcher (132)
- Iowa: Randal Sandler & Shawn Shearer (141)
- Pittsburgh: Frank Bender & Jarle Crocker (158)