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Bill Southworth M.A.

Professor, Speech & Debate
History

Education

  • M.A., Speech Communication, UCLA
  • B.A., Speech Communication, CSU Northridge

Professional Background

Experience

  • Directed and Taught at the University of Redlands Golden West Summer High School Debate Institute, 1973-1989
  • Chairman of the National Debate Tournament Committee, 1984
  • Member of the NDT Board of Trustees, 1987-92
  • Chairman of the National Debate Topic Committee, 1989-94
  • Selected official historian of the National Debate Tournament, 1995 on
  • Co-Sponsor of the National Urban Debate League LA District, 2007

Publications

Publishing/Editor of the Golden West Debate Handbook, 1973-1983

 

Contributor to Second Thoughts, National Textbook Co., 1976-77-78

 

Contributor to Journal of the American Forensics Association, 1981-82-84

 

Articles for the Debate Enterprise Institute, 1985-86.

 

Publishing/Editor, Report on the National Debate Tournament, 1988-89-90-91, for the National Debate Tournament Committee

 

"Instructional Debate Video" for the High School National Forensics League, 1994

 

Awards and service

  • 1991 National Debate Coach of the Year and coach of the winning team at the 45th "National Debate Tournament" defeating the University of Michigan in the final round.
  • One of five College Debate Coaches selected by the Associated Press to judge the revived Presidential Debates in 1976 (Ford vs. Carter). Repeated that honor in 1980; 1984; 1988 1992; 1996 and 2000.
  • Selected by the Presidents Commission on Presidential Debates as a Study Group for "Debate Watch," in 1996, with my First Year Seminar class, Debating for the Presidency.
  • Recipient of the George Ziegelmueller Award, 2005---59th National Debate Tournament, for Coaching and Teaching Excellence in Communication Studies.
  • Recipient of the Lucy Keele Award at the 2008---62nd National Debate Tournament, for Outstanding Service to the Debate Community.