Georgia Debate Union

I debated from 1967-68. Dick Huseman and Chester Gibson were my coaches. After debate I went to law school at UGA. I then went to work as an Asst District Atty in Cobb County. In 1974 I was elected to the State Senate where I served until 1990. I ran for governor of Georgia in 1990 and was defeated. I ran for the Georgia House of Representatives in 1992 and was elected. I served there until 1998 when I was elected governor. I served as governor until 2003. I was defeated for reelection in 2002 (I get beat about every 10 years). I am married to my college sweetheart and we have three grown children. Our son is a computer engineer, a daughter is a lawyer practicing law with me, and the youngest daughter is getting her PhD at UGA in special ed. We have 4 grandchildren. I am practicing law in Marietta in a small family firm one block off the square.

Since leaving UGA and debate, Ben has been an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University in the other Athens -- Athens, Ohio. He pretends to judge at NFA tournaments on a highly irregular basis and reads far too much about genetics and science policy.

After graduation I earned graduate degrees at Yale and Southern Seminary. I forever cherish the ideal of examining both sides of an issue and remembering Joubert's quote that it is better to debate an issue and not resolve it than to resolve and issue without debating it. I am in my twenty-second year as pastor of the First Baptist Church in LaGrange, Ga.

After leaving UGA I worked in the telecommunications industry for 11 years in Arkansas, Georgia, Texas, and Missouri. I then entered full-time ministry, obtaining a master's degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1991. I met and married my wife, Julie (Baylor '89), while attending seminary. We have 2 children: Steven and Marissa. I have served churches in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, and I am currently serving as pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Graham, Texas. (A side note: After all these years, debate is still in my blood! I recently attended an L-D District Qualifying Tournament here at Graham High School as a spectator. The coach noticed that I was keeping a flow, and asked me to critique the debaters. I hope to volunteer to help with the team next year.)

Currently earning PhD in Biblical Studies with concentration in Christian Counseling. Would like to say hello to May, Berto, Chris, Lexey, Margaret, Bill, Michael, Tim and all of my other buddies from UGA.

Graduating in December of 2001, Bakari spent the remainder of the 2001-2002 academic year in Athens, GA, involved in the local music scene. In 2002, Bakari entered Harvard Law School and concluded his first year as a summer associate at Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP (Atlanta). Currently, as a summer associate at Proskauer Rose, LLP (Los Angeles), he will enter his 3rd year as Co-Director of Harvard's Recording Artists' Project and an Editor of the Harvard Negotiation Law Review. Upon graduation, Bakari intends to pursue a legal career, while maintaining an open mind towards investment banking.

Pace University Graduate School, NYC, NY, MBA, Finance. Controller, Master Builders of South Florida, Inc., Broward County.

I debated at Georgia from 1962-64, serving as captain in 1964. I served as assistant debate coach in 1965, before going to Washington to work for Senator Richard B. Russell. I went to law school while working for Senator Russell, graduating from Georgetown in 1971. After Senator Russell died in 1971, I returned to Georgia and have been practicing law in Atlanta since then. I am currently with the firm of McKenna, Long&Aldridge.

After graduating from UGA, I attended the University of South Carolina School of Law and graduated in May 2006. I am now a staff attorney with Georgia Legal Services in Columbus, GA.

After graduation, I attended Duke University Law School, graduating in 1972. I have practiced as a civil trial attorney in Atlanta since 1972 specializing in securities and other financial fraud litigation. Our firm has been regularly appointed as lead counsel in national and state cases in our practice area.

Left Athens in '88 to work for Coca-Cola in Houston, TX. Got married in '87 and moved to Fort Worth. Have 2 brilliant children (Chris and Sarah) who will easily surpass me. Finished Baylor Law in '04 and passed the TX Bar.

After completing undergrad at UGA, I worked for an international development think tank for a year before starting graduate school in economics. After completing several securities licenses, I am now working for a large firm in Atlanta as an investment advisor.

Mike is an assistant professor and director of debate at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.

Trial attorney in San Diego since 1980 after graduation from University of Virginia law school.

While getting my doctorate at UGA (1989-1995) I had the opportunity to assist with the coaching, particularly the novices. After a 3 year tour at Duquesne University (1994-1997) as Director of Debate, I came to Morehead State University in Morehead, KY as an assistant professor of speech communication. Four years later, I was tenured and promoted to associate professor. Then that summer I was appointed Associate Dean of International Education. Now instead of hauling debaters across country for weekend tournaments, I spend a lot of time traveling the world--often with students. It is a great job.

I am currently in the masters in human sexuality studiesprogram at San Francisco State University. I received my BA from UGA in Geography with a minor in history.

Completed Bachelor and Masters programs in Communications at Georgia State University and have a moderately successful career as a Corporate Art Consultant. Active Licensed Mediator for Cobb County Superior Court, specializing in family and divorce issues. Mother of five grown children and proud grandmother of two perfect little boys. Would love to swap "back in the day" stories with other old timers. (Paul Baxter, Terry Brown, Dick Huseman, where are you?)

At the end of the debate season of 1972, I left the speech department and went over to the UGA business school. From 1974 to 1976, I took a leave to direct the bicentennial youth debates in Washington, D.C. I returned in 1976 as head of the management department at UGA and then left UGA in 1990 to become Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Central Florida. In 1996, I left my post as Dean to do a sabattical with the Corporate Knowledge Center at the University of Southern California. Today, I have my own executive coaching firm which is not as much fun as coaching debate but the pay is much better. I have written several books in the last few years one of which is The Leader As Coach: How To Coach A Winning Team and How The Brain Works: The Secret To Great Leadership. If you want to learn more about my current activities, please check out my website at www.richardchuseman.com.

I'm on the organization behavior faculty at the Simmons School of Management, Boston MA.

After graduating from UGA in 1997, I returned to Atlanta where I began my teaching and coaching careers. I coached basketball and debate at Therrell High School in Atlanta from 1998-2003. During this time, I also completed my MEd in Adult Education at UGA. I currently teach and coach debate at Pace Academy in Atlanta

I had no experience in debate until I joined the Novice Debate Team at UGA in 1989. It's amazing how much one can learn by trying something new and intimidating. I had more fun watching my more experienced peers, but they respected us "novice" debaters for giving it a try! With a B.A. in Speech Communications, I have found my niche in Telecommunications. I have been in Telecom Management since 1999, married since 1991 and have two wonderful children. We are huge Bulldog fans and there is no doubt in my mind that they will want to attend UGA as well. Thanks Ed for reminding me of the fun experience I had as a college debater!

After graduating from UGA in 2003, Patricia began working for U.S. Congressman Jim Marshall from Georgia's third district. She currently lives in Macon, Georgia and works on both his campaign and Congressional staff. She has plans to attend law school in 2005.

Debated at UGA as an undergrad from 1993-1996 and graduating in 1997 with a Speech-Communication Degree. Assisted coaching at UGA first year of graduate program in 1997. Finished Speech-Communication graduate course work in 1999 at which time I moved to Atlanta to begin my career in Enterprise Computer Security and Intelligence. I currently serve as Director of Product Development at Internet Security Systems (ISS) where I have been working for the last 4 years. I have been married to my wife, Marianne, for 5 years and we have an energetic 3 year old son named Payton. We are expecting our second child in February 2005.

After graduation, Kate started to work on her Ph.D. in medieval history at Emory University. She has recently begun writing her dissertation on anger rhetoric in twelfth-century feuding

I finished law school at UGA in 1988. Following a two year period in which I clerked for a bankruptcy judge in Augusta, I have lived and worked in Atlanta. Currently, I am a partner at Morris, Schneider,&Prior, LLC where my practice is creditor representation in bankruptcy. I have fond memories of the late nights preparing for tournaments and the many road trips. Would love to hear from all the former UGA debaters!

After leaving Georgia, I attended Yale Law School and practiced law in Atlanta for over 30 years. I retired from King&Spalding some years ago and now teach part-time at Emory's law school--health law, bioethics and regulation of healthcare providers.

Marcia is currently serving as Director of USEPA's National Enforcement Training Institute, which has offices in Washington, D. C. and Denver, Colorado.

After leaving UGA, Len served as a debate coach at Samford University. Since leaving debate, Len pursued a Master of Historic Preservation degree and opened a web design firm called Boxkite Syndicate. He still writes fiction, but no longer pretends he might make a living at it.

After leaving debate at UGA, Rakesh interned with the U.S. State Department. Rakesh then served as a Paralegal at Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP in Dallas Texas for over one year. He has most recently completed his first year of law school at UGA and concluded his 1L summer as a Summer Associate at Priti Suri and Associates and a researcher at the South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre, both located in New Delhi, India.

I debated from 2000 to 2004. I graduated in 2004 and was an assistant coach at Boston College. In 2005, I came back to UGA for law school. I am in my third year of law school.

I debated at the University of Georgia in 1979-1980, and my coach was Sandra Pence. Dwight Freshley was the dean of the School of Speech and Communication. I was also a memberof the Demosthenian Literary Society while at UGA. After leaving UGA, I began a Ph.D. program in U.S. history at Emory University, which I completed in 1991. I served as Executive Direcor of the Christian Coalition from 1989 to 1997. After leaving the Coalition, I returned to Georgia and started Century Strategies, LLC, a public affairs and public relations firm. I worked on the George W. Bush presidential campaigns in 2000 and 2004. I chaired the Georgia Republican Party in 2001-2002, and was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor in 2006. My wife Jo Anne and I have been married since 1987 and have four children. My daughter Brittany is a freshman at UGA.

After graduating from Georgia, Jennifer attended law school at the University of Chicago, where she focused on eviscerating (in a friendly yet focused fashion) the incorrect views of her conservative classmates. Following clerkships on for judges on the district court in Chicago and the federal appellate court in Atlanta, Jennifer was an associate with a law firm in Washington, D.C. Finally taking Patti Gorham's well-reasoned advice, Jennifer is now an associate with Sutherland, Asbill and Brennan LLP in Atlanta. She is the proud owner of a car named Mandy and a condo in Ansley Park which she has resisted naming.

After graduating from the UGA School of Law in 1996, I joined the United States Air Force JAG Corps to focus on international law and military criminal justice. I have served in Panama and Iraq as well as stateside. This summer my husband and I (with our daughter Annabelle) are moving to Maxwell AFB where I will be a facility member at the Air Force JAG School. (We don't have a new e-mail address there yet...)

After leaving Athens in 1997, Doyle served as assistant Director of Forensics, and then acting Director of Forensics, at Arizona State University. In 1999, he retired from coaching, and now teaches in the Department of Communication at Stephen F. Austin State University. He is also a proud uncle and a Sunday school teacher.

Left U.GA. and got Bs. degree in biology at V.S.U. Worked in eligibility at DFCS for 5 yrs and am now teaching science at Dalton High School. I enjoy promoting science to the lay public, and listening to Coast-to-Coast. Would love to coach hs debate! I have many fond if not weird memories of debate under Joe Luchoch (sp), Patricia Linder, and, then, assistant Nich Bachus, during my tenure between 1982 and 1985.

I attended Duke Law School after I graduated from UGA in 1995. After I graduated from Duke Law, I joined the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office as an Assistant DA. I worked with the DA's office for three years and ended my service in the major trials unit of that office. In September 2001, I moved to Atlanta and joined the law firm of Rogers Hardin. I work in the firm's litigation group. My practice is focused on securities litigation and arbitration matters. I am married to an attorney named John Smith (yes, that's his real name), who I met at the DA's office. We live in Midtown Atlanta.

After leaving UGA, I tought and coached debate at IllinoisCollege for two years before returning to Georgia in 1998. Since 1998 Ihave been teaching at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Uponcompleting my PhD in 2001, under Ed Panetta's direction, I was appointedto a tenure-track line as an Assistant Professor of CommunicationStudies. I teach a broad spectrum of speech and rhetoric courses.During 1999-2002 I spent my weekends in Athens to be with my wife,Laura, while she attended UGA Law. She currently practices with a smallfirm here in Statesboro. On January 18, 2005 we welcomed our firstchild, John William.

After graduating UGA, I returned to my hometown of Rome (GA). I married my husband Rusty in 1998 and we have two beautiful boys.