Sunday, February 26, 2006

NP

Neal (1969-1970)

1. What does this past Kansas debater look like now?



2. What does this ex-debater now do for a living?

Neal is Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

3. Has this former debater been "in the news"?

Don't be silly. He's an historian.

Actually, on October 16, 2003, the on-line Catholic Herald published his essay on "The unimaginable happened: A Polish pope."

Neal's expertise has occasionally landed him on public radio.

4. What else do we know?

Neal's Poland, the United States, and the Stabilization of Europe, 1919-1933 was published by Oxford University Press in 1986. That book won the J. Pilsudski Institute of America's award for the best book on the modern history of Poland published in 1985-1986.

Given his scholarly interest, it is no surprise that Neal travels to Poland on occasion. He's affiliated with the Polish American Congress of Wisconsin and the Polish American Historical Association. Actually, Neal is "Second Vice President" of that latter academic organization.

Neal is a baseball fan and is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research. Sometimes, he figures out a way to link his interests in baseball and Poland. Neal teaches a course on the history of baseball.

Thursday, February 16, 2006

CB

Chris (1989-1993)

1. What does this past Kansas debater look like now?



2. What does this ex-debater now do for a living?

Chris is Debate Coach at Towson State University. He is also program director for the Baltimore Urban Debate League.

3. Has this former debater been "in the news"?

Yes. "60 Minutes" ran a story about Urban Debate Leagues and featured one of Chris's debaters. BUDL has also been featured in the Baltimore City Paper. The Afro American Newspapers also ran a story about the leagues.

4. What else do we know?

Chris is Treasurer of the International Debate Education Association. IDEA is headquartered in the Netherlands.

In fact, IDEA seems to be a great way for debate coaches to experience international junkets.

He excites easily.