National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence (NPTE)

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

Recent Champions

• 2005: Ian Samuel and Marie Tenny (University of South Carolina)

• 2004: Glenn Prince and J.D. Shipman (University of South Carolina)

• 2003: Michael Owens and Joshua Wilkerson (University of Wyoming)

• 2002: Kristine Clancy and Audrey Mink (California State University Long Beach)

• 2001: Heidi Ford and Alan Tauber (University of Oregon)