As one of the oldest debating institutions in the United States, the YDA has developed a large alumni community.
Famous alumni have included 2004 presidential candidate John Kerry,  President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Howard Taft and publisher and journalist William F. Buckley.
Other former Yale debate team members include conservative writer and activist L. Brent Bozell, Jr., Stanford Law School professor Deborah Rhode and environmental attorney Ralph Cavanagh.
The YDA recently celebrated its 100th anniversary with the Centennial Reunion in October 2008, where the Yale Association for Debate Alumni was formally created.
As one of the oldest debating institutions in the United States, the YDA has developed a large alumni community. Famous alumni have included 2004 presidential candidate John Kerry,  President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Howard Taft and publisher and journalist William F. Buckley. Other former Yale debate team members include conservative writer and activist L. Brent Bozell, Jr., Stanford Law School professor Deborah Rhode and environmental attorney Ralph Cavanagh. The YDA recently celebrated its 100th anniversary with the Centennial Reunion in October 2008, where the Yale Association for Debate Alumni was formally created.
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