The Russell Foundation continues to support the Georgia Debate Union. Recent funds have supported four of Georgia's top debaters: Pranay Ippagunta, Ansley Warnock, Lewis Cuello, and Kenny Tsao. This group enjoyed tremendous competitive success in 2023-2024. Each team won key debates in every tournament, which helped the team stay in the top 50 of the American Debate Association and Cross Examination Debate Association rankings. Pranay and his partner, Roman Vale, also qualified for the National Debate Tournament, which is intercollegiate debate's "national championship" tournament. Ansley was the individual debate champion at the University System of Georgia's Regents Cup Debate Series, defeating Georgia Tech in the semifinals and Valdosta State in the final round. Ansley, Lewis, and Kenny also participated in numerous on-campus events, including the annual Russel Scholars debate, which was held in April at the Russell Building, Special Collections Libraries.  

For more about the Georgia Debate Union at UGA, please visit https://comm.uga.edu/uga-debate.