Location: USA. Sumithra Rajendra was the Convenor of the World Universities Debating Championship which was held in Multimedia University, Malaysia in 2005.
She won the All- Asians Debating Championship and was a semifinalist at the AustralAsians in 2006. She has also adjudicated in numerous debating tournaments and was the Deputy Chief Adjudicator at the Brisbane Australs.
In 2006, [...]
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Judge Profile — Sumithra Rajendra
Posted in View judge profiles, tagged Multimedia University, Sumithra Rajendra, Syracuse University on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Judge Profile — Andy Hume
Posted in View judge profiles, tagged Glasgow University on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Location: Scotland. Andy won the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) in 1997 for Glasgow University. He was a regular finalist and winner of regional and national debating tournaments.
He is the author of the rules for the Public Speaking Competition at the World Universities Debating Championship.
Andy has judged in tournaments all over the world, [...]
Judge Profile — Bob Dalrymple
Posted in View judge profiles, tagged University of Edinburgh on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Location: Scotland. Bob was a regular competitor and adjudicator on the global debating circuit in the mid-to-late 1990s. He’ll thank you not to note just how long ago that was.
Bob won the John Smith Memorial Mace in 1996, competing for the University of Edinburgh. He was a finalist in the World Universities Debating Championships in [...]
Judge Profile — Tommy Tonner
Posted in View judge profiles, tagged Tommy Tonner, Strathclyde University on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Location: Scotland. Tommy is a two time World University Debating Championship (WUDC) Grand Final judge and was also an original member of the WUDC commission charged with formalising the organisation of the championship.
During his debating career for Strathclyde University in Scotland Tommy was a regular winner on the UK & Ireland debating circuit including victories [...]
Judge Profile — Professor Jason Jarvis
Posted in View judge profiles, tagged Arizona State University, Emory University, Korea Development Institute, Wake Forest University on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jason Jarvis is a professor at the Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management where he teaches public speaking and debate to graduate students seeking degrees in business and public policy.
He is the founder of the Northeast Asian Open debate championship as well as the founder and Director of the Asian Debate [...]
Judge Profile — Omar Salahuddin Abdullah
Posted in View judge profiles, tagged Multimedia University, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am a Cornishman, born in the yet-barbaric wildernesses of South West England (which doesn’t really account for the name, I suppose). I debated in a UK university as an undergraduate (badly: too much rhetoric and too little substance) and got re-involved when Asian universities started attending international debating tournaments in the early 90s.
I have [...]
Judge Profile — Neill Harvey-Smith
Posted in View judge profiles, tagged Neill Harvey-Smith on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Neill Harvey-Smith is the Chair of the World Universities Debating Council.
As a speaker, he was twice national champion, twice an International Mace finalist, a World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) finalist and a World Masters winner.
He has adjudicated four WUDC Grand Finals, served as WUDC Deputy Chief Adjudicator and is Chief Adjudicator of this year’s European University [...]
Judge Profile — Professor Ian T. Lising
Posted in View judge profiles, tagged Ateneo de Manila University, University of La Verne on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Location: United States of America. Ian is the co-author of the World University Debating Championships Adjudication Guide and Member Emeritus of the World Universities Debating Council.
He was the co-Founder, Chair and Coach of the Ateneo Debate Society (Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines). Since 1999, Ian continues to serve as the Director of Forensics and Faculty [...]
Judge Profile — Praba Ganesan
Posted in View judge profiles, tagged De La Salle University, Malaysiakini.com, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Location: Malaysia. Praba is the co-author of the World University Debating Championships Adjudication Guide and life member of the AustralAsian Intervarsity Debating Association.
He has participated in the Asian, AustralAsian and World University Championships as both speaker and judge, representing both Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and De La Salle University, Manila. He was Asian champion, winner of the [...]
Judge Profile — Ray D’Cruz
Posted in View judge profiles, tagged Monash University on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Location: Australia. Ray is the author of the World Parliamentary Rules, used by the World Universities Debating Championships, World Masters and numerous national parliamentary competitions.
Ray is also editor and contributing author of the Australia-Asia Debating Guide, the primary debating text for three on three debate in Australia and Asia and the rules for the AustralAsian Intervarsity [...]
