Rex Copeland Award
The Rex Copeland award, presented on the eve of the NDT, goes to the team with the best season-long performance, ranked #1 among the 16 teams with automatic bids to the tournament. Rex Copeland, a debater at Samford University, was murdered by his debate coach, William Slagle, in 1989.
| Academic Year | Copeland Award Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| TOP FIRST ROUND TEAMS - (Prior to establishing the Copeland Award) | ||
| 1972–1973 | Stewart Jay & Bradley Ziff | Georgetown University |
| 1973–1974 | Charles Garvin & Greg Rosenbaum | Harvard University |
| 1974–1975 | Thomas Rollins & Bradley Ziff | Georgetown University |
| 1975–1976 | Robert Feldhake & Richard Godfrey | Augustana College |
| 1976–1977 | David Ottoson & John Walker | Georgetown University |
| 1977–1978 | David Ottoson & Tom Rollins | Georgetown University |
| 1978–1979 | Chris Wonnell & Susan Winkler | Northwestern University |
| 1979–1980 | James Kirkland & John Thompson | Georgetown University |
| 1980–1981 | Cy Smith & Mark Weinhardt | Dartmouth College |
| 1981–1982 | Mark Gidley & Zac Grant | University of Kansas |
| 1982–1983 | Melanie Gardner & Erik Walker | Samford University |
| 1983–1984 | Leonard Gail & Mark Koulogeorge | Dartmouth College |
| 1984–1985 | David Bloom & Greg Mastel | Claremont McKenna College |
| 1985–1986 | Dan Povinelli & Mark Friedman | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 1986–1987 | Griffin Vincent & Lyn Robbins | Baylor University |
| 1987–1988 | Ben Attias & Gordon Mitchell | Northwestern University |
| 1988–1989 | Martin Loeber & Daniel Plants | Baylor University |
| Copeland Award Winner | ||
| 1989–1990 | David Coale & Alex Lennon | Harvard University |
| 1990–1991 | Roger Cole and Marc Rubinstein | University of Redlands |
| 1991–1992 | Kenny Agran & Ara Lovette | Dartmouth College |
| 1992–1993 | Ara Lovitt & Steven Sklaver | Dartmouth College |
| 1993–1994 | Paul Skiermont & Jason Patil | University of Kentucky |
| 1994–1995 | John Hughes & Adrienne Brovero | Wake Forest University |
| 1995–1996 | Sean McCaffity and Mason Miller | Northwestern University |
| 1996–1997 | Scott Hessell and Corey Stoughton | University of Michigan |
| 1997–1998 | George Kouros and Anjan Sahni | Emory University |
| 1998–1999 | Michael Gottlieb & Ryan Sparacino | Northwestern University |
| 1999–2000 | Kristen Langwell & Andy Ryan | University of Iowa |
| 2000–2001 | Randy Luskey & Dan Shalmon | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2001–2002 | Alex Berger & Ben Thorpe | Dartmouth College |
| 2002–2003 | Geoff Garen & Tristan Morales | Northwestern University |
| 2003–2004 | Dan Shalmon & Tejinder Singh | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2004–2005 | Tristan Morales & Josh Branson | Northwestern University |
| 2005–2006 | Michael Klinger & Nikhil Mirchandani | Harvard University |
| 2006–2007 | Brent Culpepper & Kevin Rabinowitz | University of Georgia |
| 2007–2008 | Jacob Polin & Michael Burshteyn | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2008–2009 | Matt Fisher & John Warden | Northwestern University |
| 2009–2010 | Stephen Weil & Ovais Inamullah | Emory University |
| 2010–2011 | Stephen Weil & Ovais Inamullah | Emory University |
| 2011–2012 | Ryan Beiermeister & Layne Kirshon | Northwestern University |
- "Copeland Award Winners By School"
7- Northwestern
5- Dartmouth, Georgetown
3- Cal-Berkeley, Harvard, Emory
2- Baylor
1- Augustana, Claremont McKenna, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, UMass, Redlands, Samford, Wake Forest
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