The Florida Atlantic University Debate Team earned national recognition in March! During Spring Break, Team President and Honors College student Alan Gray traveled to the DSR-TKA National Championship at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he and Alexia Ash from the University of Florida advanced to the final round of Parliamentary Debate and were named the National Runners-Up. The following week, four Honors College students, pictured from left to right, Alan Gray,
Ashley Irizarry, Wally Manning, and Robert Bruton, competed in the 26th Annual Novice National Tournament at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Alan and Robert advanced to octafinals in Parliamentary Debate and Alan was named the National Champion Speaker. Alan was also a semifinalist in Impromptu Speaking, and the National Runner-Up in Dramatic Interpretation. Ashley competed in Parliamentary Debate, Robert in Impromptu, and Wally in Informative Speaking. Together, the team won 5th Place in the Division III (Small
School) Sweepstakes competition, and were the National Champions in Team Quality.
