Scott Herndon

Director of Debate
BA, The University of Kansas
MA, Kansas State University

Formerly a coach at Kansas State University, Scott Herndon has been at The University of Texas at Dallas since 2002. In that time, UT Dallas has qualified for the National Debate Tournament (NDT) seven years in a row, received invitations to the Kentucky and the Dartmouth Round Robin competitions, reached the quarterfinals of the NDT in 2010 and the elimination debates of Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) nationals for eight consecutive years. An experienced instructor and judge, he has been a debate camp instructor at the World Debate Institute, Baylor University, International Debate Education Association Conference and the University of Kansas. Herndon was recognized as the CEDA Southwest Region Critic of the Year in 2004 and 2009.

Todd Jordan

Debate Coach
PhD Candidate, The University of Texas at Dallas
MPA ’09, The University of Texas at Dallas
BA, The University of Kansas

Todd Jordan qualified three times for the NDT while debating at Kansas and was named a CEDA All-American debater. He coached at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) for two years, during which UMKC earned a first round bid to the NDT and reached the final round of the NDT.