Mid-South Debate Institute Staff

• Dr. Gina Lane, William Jewell College, Institute Director.

• Dr. Russell Church, Middle Tennessee State University, Institute Host.

• Drew Butler, Debate Coach, Middle Tennessee State University. Former MTSU debater and is a current Graduate Assistant. Coached 7th speaker and had two teams clear at 2000 CEDA Nationals.

• Jeremy Hutchins, Director of Debate, Johnson County Community College. Formerly at Wharton County Community College and Southern Illinois University. Had a team clear at 2000 CEDA Nationals.

• Jeff Jarman, Director of Forensics, Wichita State University. Former National CEDA Champion and coach of many teams into elims at CEDA Nationals.

• Michael Korcok, Debate Coach, Florida State University. Formerly at Cornell University, McNeese State University, Southwest Missouri State University, and Kansas State University. Was top seed at CEDA Nationals his senior year debating for Southern Illinois University. Has coached many teams into late out rounds at CEDA Nationals, and taught Glen Frappier how to persuade a light switch.

• Michael Krueger, Director of Debate, Middle Tennessee State University. Formerly at Northern Illinois University. Debated for Kansas State University and was the winner of the Kenneth J. Lynch Award at Phi Rho Pi while debating for Johnson County Community College. Coached teams into elims at CEDA Nationals.

• Sue Lowrie, Debate Coach, Pepperdine University. Winner of the 1999 Southern California region CEDA Critic of the Year Award. CEDA All-American debater for Cal State-Chico (3 years). Sue also was a double-and triple-octo-finalist at CEDA Nationals, NDT qualifier, and debater of the year in CEDA West Region for two years. Before going to Chico, Sue also debated a year and a half at the Junior College level. Achievements there were silver in team policy and gold in LD as well as the Bavarro award in LD at Phi Rho Pi. Coached teams into elims at 2000 CEDA Nationals.

• Ben Osborne, Debate Coach, Middle Tennessee State University. Nationally competative debater while at the University of Alabama. Coached teams into elims at 2000 CEDA Nationals.

• Gabrielle Prisco, Debate Coach, University of Alabama under the tutelage of Dr. Carrie Crenshaw. Winner of the 1999 Southeast Central CEDA region Critic of the Year Award. Academic All-American debater for four years at Vanderbilt University. Gabrielle says, "I believe that debate, when it is at its best, is about advocacy and intelligence with a strong focus on community. 'T' is not my fav. arg. but I will and have voted on it. I love critiques and arguments that make me think but I can't stand it when debaters (esp. in rebuttals) do nor clearly evaluate their version of the debate versus their opponents ... and i have a dog who belongs in the *&$#@* outback." Coached team into Semi-Finals of 2000 CEDA Nationals.

• Jason Russell, Debate Coach, Michigan State University. Coached one year and debated for three years at the University of Central Oklahoma. Coached team into finals of both the 2000 CEDA Nationals and 2000 NDT, which has never happened before.

• Greg Simerly, Director of Debate, Idaho State University. Coached National CEDA Champion and has had many teams in late out rounds at CEDA Nationals.

• Monte Stevens, Debate Coach, Kansas State University. Debated for the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Coached teams into out rounds at CEDA Nationals, National Champion in Non-Policy Division, 2000 CEDA Nationals.

• Jessica Wojtysiak, Debate Coach, Cornell University. Former nationally competative debater at Cornell University. 4-time CEDA nationals out-round competitor and NDT qualifier, East Region Debater of the year and regional champ, 2 year CEDA student rep and student member of topic commitee. Her favorite color is green, her parents fight over her old debate trophies, she didn't debate in high school and roses are a perfect way to bribe her.