The Team Picture Page

Most of the 2000-2001 team (missing Jim, who took the picture, Geof Brodak, Brant Olson, Todd Borden, Dani Boucher, Brian Simmonds)

Front row: Sam Spiegel, Darrell Miller, Natalie Havlina, Denice Kelley, Emily Cordo

Second Row: Chris Gorman, David Guidry, Emily Marr (hiding), Samantha Howell, Bona Sherifi, Keola Whittaker (in front), Scott Daniel (behind), Mario Cava, Lauren Ritter

Third Row: John Poor (peering over David Guidry's head), Charles Olney, J.P. Lacy, Nicholas Thomas (behind Bona), Thad Blank, Brian Danielson, Stew Campbell, and Gabe McGuire

The 1999-2000 Team (well, not everyone showed for the picture)
To the left of the stairwell: Nicholas Thomas, Jim Hanson (Director)
First row: Keola Whittaker, Brian Simmonds, Jessica Clarke
Second row: Charles Olney, Emily Cordo, Scott Daniel
Third row: JP Lacy (Assistant), Mario Cava, Natalie Havlina
Fourth row: Lauren Ritter, Denice Kelley, Bona Sherifi
Fifth Row: Todd Borden, Thad Blank, Brian Simmonds
Sixth Row: Brian Ward, Geof Brodak (Assistant)

1998-1999 Team
Clockwise from the far left: Bob Withycombe (Department Chair), JP Lacy (Assistant, Policy Debate) Brian Danielson, Sean Flammer, Neil Shafer (behind the tree) Jim Hanson (Director of Forensics), Brett Pahler and Jason Liu (on the tree), Mark Lanning, Gabe McGuire (kneeling), Peter Stiffler, Emily Cordo, Natalie Havlina, David Kearney (Assistant, Parli Debate and IEs), (now moving back and slightly to the right) Brian Simmonds (in front of Jim Hanson), Patty Bayley, Rose Alappat, Courtney Gardner, Jessica Clarke, and Adam Symonds.

1997-1998 Team

First Row: Bobby deGrouchy, (holding the sign) Assistant Director of Forensics, JP Lacy, Assistant Director of Forensics, Diana Thomson, Brian Danielson, Mike Caughey, David Kearney, Carrie Mitchell, President Thomas Cronin

Second Row: Director of Forensics, Jim Hanson, Akshay Garg, Erin Carlson, Adam Symonds, (moving right past the two silver platters) Jessica Clarke, Lisa Beyl, Ryan Scoville

Back Row(s): Patty Bayley, Kelly Schultz, (behind her) Chair of Rhetoric, Bob Withycombe, Sean Harris, Dave Perry, Tony Torres, Aaron Walters, Matt Johnson, Sean Collins

1996-1997 Parli Team (coming from Carroll-Northwest Tournament)

Dan Lair (Assistant), Isaac Kamola, Jason Smith, David Kearney, Kristofer Peterson

Speech & Debate Reunion - Homecoming Weekend, September 27-29, 1996

Row 1: Bonnie Marolf Genevay, '50, Sharman Badgett-Young, '75.

Row 2: David Hackett, '88 and Megan, Lanora Welker Hackett,'88, Aaron Forsberg, '86, Erik Highberg, '88, Fred Shields Jr., '56, Ned Lange, '56, Carmen Gleiser McCaw, '50, Tom Young, D. Douglas Titus, '68.

Row 3: Matt Levin, '95, Susan Bonner, '86, Bob Withycombe (Professor of Rhetoric, Director of Forensics, 1980-1993), Daphne Teals, '91, John Lange, '89, Drummond Kahn, '89, Kristopher Peterson, '97.

Row 4: Nicole Matarelli Levin, '95, Charlotte Smith McClusky, '93, Jared Phillips, '95, Ryan Hagemann, '94.

Row 5: Jim Hanson (Director of Forensics, 1992 and continuing), Mike Wills, '86, Dan Lair (Assistant Director, Parliamentary Debate and Individual Events, 1996-1997).

1995-1996 Policy Team

This is the year that Jim broke his ankle and was unable to attend Disneyland and the Cal Swing.

Front Row: Matt Johnson, Andy Backlund, Natalie Yarwood (Assistant)

Back Row: Adam Symonds, Andy Nachtigal, Sean Harris, Tigger, Steve Rowe

1994-1995 Policy Team

Chris White, Andy Backlund, Sean Harris, Jared Phillips, Amanda Elegant, (behind) Bob Withycombe (Department Chair), Steve Rowe, Jim Hanson (Director of Forensics)

1993-1994 Team

First Row: Jason Lillis, Amanda Elegant, Andy Backlund, Jacquie Nguyen

Second Row: Kerrie Leitch, Loan Lam, Jared Phillips, Jennifer Becker, Charlotte Smith (Assistant), Casie Buckner, Steve Rowe

Third Row: Wendy, Courtney Whitmore, (behind) Bob Withycombe (Department Chair), Rowland Hobbs, Kristofer Peterson, (behind) Matt Levin, Nicole Matarelli, Ryan Hagemann, (behind) Tom Cronin (President, Whitman College), Jim Hanson (Director of Forensics)

1992-1993 Team

On the left: Steve Rowe (with tongue sticking out!), Troy, Becky Coombs, Kerrie Leitch, Jason Lillis, Jennifer Becker

On the right: Shawn Swinney, Rowland Hobbs (to the side), Casie Buckner, Matt Levin, Nicole Matarelli, Christina Olson, Bob Withycombe (Co-director of Forensics; standing to the side), Charlotte Smith

Questions should be directed to Jim Hanson at hansonjb@whitman.edu