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50th National Debate Tournament
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
March 29 – April 1, 1996
Resolved: That the United States government should substantially increase its security assistance to one or more of the following: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Palestinian National Authority, Syria.
Winner: Emory University – David Heidt & Kate Shuster
Runner Up: University of Iowa – Chris Mutel & Corey Rayburn
Top Speaker: Sean McCaffity – Northwestern University
Runner Up: Chris LaVigne – Wayne State University
Copeland Award: Northwestern University – Sean McCaffity & Mason Miller
Runner Up: Dartmouth College – Andre Hylton & Marc Wilson
Host: Allan Louden – Wake Forest University
Director: Donn W. Parson – University of Kansas
Lucy M. Keele Award for Excellence in Service: Donn W. Parson – University of Kansas
Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: Doug Duke – University of Central Oklahoma
Overall Points Winner: Liberty University
Varsity Points Winner: Wake Forest University
Elim Seeds
- Dartmouth: David Reymann & Jonathan Reymann (7-1, 21 ballots)
- Dartmouth: Andre Hylton & Marc Wilson (7-1, 19)
- Michigan: Michael Dickler & Scott Hessell (7-1, 18)
- Emory: David Heidt & Kate Shuster (7-1, 18)
- Redlands: Demetrius Lambrinos & Chris Lundberg (7-1, 18)
- Northwestern: Sean McCaffity & Mason Miller (6-2, 19)
- Wake Forest: John Hughes & Brian Prestes (6-2, 19)
- Baylor: Charles Blanchard & Kelly Dunbar (6-2, 19)
- Wayne State: Chris LaVigne & Brian Wassom (6-2, 18)
- Iowa: Chris Mutel & Corey Rayburn (6-2, 18)
- Emory: Ronna Landy & Anjan Sahni (6-2, 17)
- Kansas: Hajir Ardebili & Drew France (6-2, 17)
- Wake Forest: Chris Cooper & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (5-3, 18)
- Georgia: Paul Barsness & Michael Cates (5-3, 17)
- Wake Forest: Michael Matos & Bryan Yeazel (5-3, 16)
- Harvard: Alex Speier & Sonja Starr (5-3, 15)
- Texas: Chris Burk & Eric Emerson (5-3, 15)
- Liberty: Layla Hinton & Bill Lawrence (5-3, 14)
- James Madison: Jomel Angat & Danielle Giroux (5-3, 14)
- Dartmouth: David Hung & Steve Lehotsky (5-3, 14)
- Georgia: Christopher McIntosh & Leighton Miller (5-3, 14)
- West Georgia: Daniel Davis & Jay Harriman (5-3, 14)
- Pittsburgh: Bryon Gill & James Lyle (5-3, 14)
- Northwestern: Brandon Fletcher & Terry Johnson (5-3, 13)
- Michigan: Matt Rice & Corey Stoughton (5-3, 13)
Speaker Awards
- Sean McCaffity – Northwestern University
- Chris LaVigne – Wayne State University
- John Hughes – Wake Forest University
- Scott Hessell – University of Michigan
- Andre Hylton – Dartmouth College
- Michael Dickler – University of Michigan
- David Reymann – Dartmouth College
- Marc Wilson – Dartmouth College
- Mason Miller – Northwestern University
- Kelly Dunbar – Baylor University
- Chris Lundberg – University of Redlands
- Jonathan Reymann – Dartmouth College
- Danielle Giroux – James Madison University
- Brian Prestes – Wake Forest University
- Terry Johnson – Northwestern University
- Brandon Fletcher – Northwestern University
- Michael Cates – University of Georgia
- Corey Rayburn – University of Iowa
- David Heidt – Emory University
- Charles Blanchard – Baylor University
First Round At-Large Bids
- Northwestern: Sean McCaffity & Mason Miller (9)
- Dartmouth: Andre Hylton & Marc Wilson (18)
- Wake Forest: John Hughes & Brian Prestes (27)
- Michigan: Michael Dickler & Scott Hessell (32)
- Redlands: Demetrius Lambrinos & Chris Lundberg (50)
- Iowa: Chris Mutel & Corey Rayburn (51)
- Dartmouth: David Reymann & Jonathan Reymann (54)
- Emory: David Heidt & Kate Shuster (66)
- Wayne State: Chris LaVigne & Brian Wassom (76)
- Baylor: Charles Blanchard & Kelly Dunbar (86)
- Georgia: Paul Barsness & Michael Cates (110)
- Wake Forest: Chris Cooper & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (123)
- Liberty: Layla Hinton & Bill Lawrence (128)
- Northwestern: Brandon Fletcher & Terry Johnson (131)
- Emory: Ronna Landy & Anjan Sahni (145)
- West Georgia: Daniel Davis & Jay Harriman (148)