Model UN Delegations Garner Top Awards
Two Alma College student delegations received recognition at
the 48th Midwest Model United Nations Conference Feb. 13-16 in St.
Louis, Mo.
The stsudent delegation representing the country of Ecuador received an
“outstanding delegation” award, while the team representing Zambia
received honorable mention.
“The Midwest Conference is the preeminent regional collegiate Model UN
conference, with approximately 700 students competing on behalf of 81
delegations from colleges and universities throughout the Midwest,”
said Derick Hulme, faculty coordinator of Model UN at Alma College.
“Alma students performed extremely well. They won 50 percent of the
individual awards for the entire conference, as well as one of the
three outstanding delegation awards and one of the three honorable
mention awards,” he said.
Alma has now earned 31 of the 73 "outstanding" awards given during the last 15 years of the conference, said Hulme.
In addition, seven Alma students were recognized as outstanding
delegates and eight students received honorable mention delegate
recognition.
Model UN attempts to replicate the real United Nations in a competitive
manner. Teams of college students take on identities of countries, and
delegates from each country meet in committee to propose, discuss and
debate topics relevant to issues facing the world community. Once
resolutions are completed in committee, they are presented to the Model
UN replication of the UN general assembly to be further debated before
the assembly votes on resolutions.
Alma now advances to the National Model United Nations Conference March 18-22 in New York.
Members of “outstanding delegation” team
Representing Ecuador:
Sandra McCormick, Dimondale sophomore
Kyle Payne, Elsie freshman
Lauren Shaw, Saginaw freshman
Emilee Syrewicze, Luther senior
Kyla Wojtas, Macomb freshman
Members of “honorable mention” team
Representing Zambia:
Noelle Evans, St. Clair freshman
Josh Hodge, Marshall sophomore
Christiana Hugo, Rochester Hills freshman
Todd Lyman, Onekama freshman
Josh Robare, Hillsdale senior
Brian Wagner, Weidman freshman
Renee Willoughby, South Lyon freshman
The following students received "outstanding delegate" awards:
David Bechtold, Idaho Falls, Idaho, sophomore
Kim Joki, Greenville junior
Yuri Kim, Irvine, Calif., senior
Allison Oswald, Ypsilanti freshman
Katy Rice, Clarkston freshman
Josh Robare, Hillsdale senior
Brian Wagner, Weidman freshman
The following students received "honorable mention" recognition:
Wesley Brown, Scotland senior
Chelsea Clark, Coopersville freshman
Noelle Evans, St. Clair freshman
Christiana Hugo, Rochester Hills freshman
Hyun Kim, South Korea senior
Kyle Payne, Elsie freshman
Samantha Russell, Alba junior
Kyla Wojtas, Macomb freshman
Posted: Tue, February 19th, 2008 at 3:35PM
