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Office
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February 18, 2002 |
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Results of the UT Tyler debate team's participation in the Mardi Gras Madness Debate Tournament have been announced. The tournament was Feb. 8-10 at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La. Students from 11 colleges and universities in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi participated. The parliamentary debate team of Aprill Dickerson and Ryan Norris tied for third place with Rice University by reaching the semifinal round of competition before losing to Louisiana College. In the public debate division, Sarah Cole placed second by reaching the final round where she lost to a student from Louisiana Tech University. Coriana Lucas reached the quarterfinal round of public debate and was recognized as the top novice speaker at the tournament. The UT Tyler debate team placed second in overall debate sweepstakes. In addition to the above students, UT Tyler students Alice Gerth, Raymond Gerth, Jr. and Ryan Palmquist all contributed to the sweepstakes total with wins in preliminary round competition. The team is
coached by Dr. Jeffrey Hobbs, director of forensics and associate
professor of communication.
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