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.

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 54 teams in the nation are invited to attend the NPTE.

[edit] Recent Champions

Year	Team	School
2008	Kevin Calderwood & Kyle Dennis	Southern Illinois University
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

[edit] Top Speakers

Year	Speaker	School
2008	Jess Ryan	University of Wyoming
2007	Kevin Garner	William Jewell College
2006	Josh Anderson	University of Puget Sound
2005	Lilia Toson	William Jewell College
2004	Audrey Mink	California State University, Long Beach
2003	Michael Owens	University of Wyoming
2002	Michael Owens	University of Wyoming
2001	Amanda Myers	United States Air Force Academy

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	Creighton University	Vice President
Konrad Hack	Wheaton College	At-Large
Gina Lane	William Jewell College	At-Large
Patricia Steck	Century College	At-Large