Meet+the+CP+Lab

=Brent Culpepper=

At a Warner Robins High School (GA) debater, Brent Culpepper reached the elimination rounds of national tournaments. As a debater for the University of Georgia, Brent twice received first round at-large bids to the National Debate Tournament. As a result of winning such major national tournaments as Georgia State, Fullerton and the Dartmouth Round Robin, Brent won the Rex Copeland award in 2007 for being the number 1 ranked team in the country based upon year long excellence. Brent was also a top ten speaker at several national tournaments, including the NDT, ADA Nationals, and others. Brent has also coached successful teams at the TOC, including one team to the quarterfinals of the 2007 Tournament of Champions. email Brent

=Shawn Powers=

As a Glenbrook North High School (IL) debater, Shawn Powers won several major tournaments including Greenhill, New Trier, USC and both CFL and NFL Nationals. As a University of Georgia debater, Shawn won several major national debate tournaments, receiving the 6th at-large bid to the 2003 NDT, at which he was the top seed with an 8-0 record. As an instructor, Shawn has coached two TOC top speakers, a TOC winner, and several NFL champions. Currently, Shawn is a PhD candidate at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California and a Research Associate at the Center on Public Diplomacy. This year's USC Trojan Debate team, extensively coached by Shawn, received a first round at-large bid and reached the quarterfinals of the NDT. email Shawn



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