National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence

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The National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence operates an invitation-only national championship tournament once per year for parliamentary debate. It is very young, having existed only since 2001, but has grown quickly.

Teams qualify for the NPTE based on their season-long performances at various tournaments around the United States. The ranking system awards points for both preliminary and elimination round performances, and weighs tournaments with larger national fields more heavily than smaller tournaments. The top 56 teams in the nation are invited to attend the NPTE.

[edit] Recent Champions

Year Team School
2007 Kevin Garner & Luke Landry William Jewell College
2006 Josh Anderson & Rachel Safran University of Puget Sound
2005 Ian Samuel & Marie Tenny University of South Carolina
2004 Glenn Prince & J.D. Shipman University of South Carolina
2003 Michael Owens & Joshua Wilkerson University of Wyoming
2002 Kristine Clancy & Audrey Mink California State University, Long Beach
2001 Heidi Ford & Alan Tauber University of Oregon

Those interested in learning more about the NPTE can visit the NPTE web page or can post questions at the NPTE forum.

[edit] NPTE Board

Name School Affiliation Position
Jim Hanson Whitman College President
Jason Steck University of Minnesota Vice President
Konrad Hack Wheaton College At-Large
Gina Lane William Jewell College At-Large
Patricia Steck Century College At-Large
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