1988 Results

All - American Invitational

(read 1988 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP of Academic Buzzer Competitions)

RESULTS	ALL STARS
1st Georgia Tech I	Victor Rosenberg (MVP) (K.S.U.)
2nd Emory I	Jim Dendy (Georgia Tech I)
3rd Kent State	Robert Trent (U. Tennessee)
4th NC State	Chuck Wessell (NC State)
5th Georgia Tech II	Mike Barkin (Emory I)

The All American Invitational was hosted at Emory University on April 15 and 16. All of the high quality questions were written by Carol Guthrie and Don Windham. The other teams invited include: Wisconsin, George Washington, U. Chicago, Beloit, Florida, Idaho, Auburn, Berry, Florida State, & Armstrong State.

College Bowl Incorporated National Championship

held at a motel in Chicago, with amazingly enough new & challenging questions.

Tennessee Invitational

RESULTS	ALL STARS
1st Emory	Mike Dupee (MVP) (Emory)
2nd Georgia Tech	Steve Vaughn (Vanderbilt)
3rd (tie) NC State	Jim Dendy (Georgia Tech)
3rd (tie) Florida State	Mike Hart/Chuck Wessell/A. Whited

Allen Ludden Memorial

RESULTS	ALL STARS
1st Emory I	Peggy Melys (MVP) (Emory II)
2nd Georgia Tech	Albert Whited (Georgia Tech)
3rd Vanderbilt	Angie Howard (Agnes Scott)
	Mike Dupee (Emory I)

Southeastern Invitational

RESULTS	ALL STARS
1st NC State	Jay Edwards (MVP) (NC State)
2nd Georgia Tech	Dave Lubinski (NC State)
3rd Berry	Albert Whited (Georgia Tech)
	Beth Parker (Davidson)

Wisconsin Invitational

RESULTS	ALL STARS
1st Emory	Mike Barkin (Emory)
2nd Wisconsin A	Eric Reehl (Wisconsin)
3rd Minnesota A	Jeff Cook (Minnesota B)
	Chris Mooney (Wisconsin)

Upcoming Summer 1988 (Tentative)

The Masters at University of Tennessee-Knoxville

A tournament at which anyone is eligible to compete, whether or not enrolled, graduated, or professional

& The Gunslingers, a winner take all tournament (with one man teams encouraged), both late July/early August as currently envisioned

(enough early positive response to the tournament will help it come off)

1988-1989

Academic Buzzer Competition Season

The Junior Circuit

(all dates tentative)

Late October 1988 Early Bird at Berry College Gordon Carper 211 Rollingwood Circle Rome GA 30161	January 28,29 Southeastern Invitational at Georgia Tech Jim Dendy PO Box 31367 Atlanta GA 30332
Emory Junior Bird (1st & 2nd year players only) Box 22089 Atlanta, GA 30306

Southern Circuit

January 15,16 Sunshine State Invitational at U. Florida Lohse Beeland J Wayne Reitz Union Rm 330 Gainesville FL 32611	Florida State Invitational c/o Terri Olson Honors & Scholars Program 933 W. Jefferson St. Tallahassee FL 32306
Allen Ludden Memorial Auburn University 309 Foy Union Auburn, AL 36849	and possibly an NC State/ ACC Tournament

Northern Circuit

Fall 1988
NYU Invitational 

Winter 1989
Nittany Lion Invitational at Penn State

Mid November 1988
Terrapin Invitational

Winter 1989 
Wisconsin Invitational 

National Tournaments

February 24,25 1989
US Open  

late Winter
Tennessee Invitational at

& National Championship of Academic Buzzer Competitions

Results of Survey

After receiving numerous response to the survey enclosed in the last issue of BUZZER, it is quite apparent that many teams, including regional winners and runners up noticed that the questions were reused. Even though the teams knew they were old, very few had just practised on them, excepting those that had won their regions. The fact that a significant number of questions were reused has been documented. Making questions available for purchase by the participating schools was overwhelmingly favored, assuming they were new questions.

Editorial

There have been rumors that ACUI will stop endorsing, organizing, and financing College Bowl Incorporated. If The Company were to use new, high quality questions, this would not be necessary. It is my understanding that this was the case at The Company's Nationals in Chicago. Perhaps the realization that they don't have to pander to the lowest common denominator - television - will inspire them to improve their quality.

Contributions

As before, the two year subscription rate is $5.00

And please, if you are moving, or if you never received this newsletter, contact the publisher at the above address.

Dedication

This BUZZER is dedicated to Don Windham, psychology professor, expert in devil worship and homosexual studies, loving husband, and Relentless_ Knowledge Warrior. Why? Because we like you, and you asked.

Buzzer Companies

Addresses/ phone numbers of your favorite BUZZER companies- as a public service.

(these addresses are old and may have changed- I didn't check them)

QUIZ-A-MATIC University Research Co 7581 Palos Verdes Drive Goleta, California #805-968-7582?	LOGITEK 3320 Bering Drive Houston, Texas 77057 #800-231-5870
ELECTRAMATIC or JUDGE SYSTEMS (briefcase systems) "The Buzzer of Champions" - a Christian Minneapolis Co. (whatever that means)   contact Arnold Gilbertson #612-781-9588