December 2, 2014
K-State Model United Nations team competes in Chicago
Submitted by Krista Bohnenblust
The K-State Model United Nations team participated at the 25th American Model United Nations Conference Nov. 22-25 in Chicago. More than 1,400 students from 80 colleges and universities attended the conference.
The K-State team represented Congo, Malaysia, and Romania. The 33 K-State students who competed at the conference included seven international students. John Fliter, associate professor, and Carla Martinez Machain, assistant professor, both from political science, served as advisors for the team.
Representing the Congo delegation were Alex Oakley, Justin Mainzer, Alec Butenas, Paul Hargrove, Isabel Holden, Joel Blankenship, Mohri Exline, Shai Washington, Ciara Chambers, Taylor Bates, Patrick Riggin, Eli Woerpel and Eric Hampton. Victoria Banks and Sierra Lekie were unable to make the trip.
Malaysia was represented by Lauren Johannes, Madison May, Corri Moffett, Monty Devine, Joshua Edgar, Alec Khoury, Timur Ilyassov, James Pluske, Robert Pluske and Siba Khojah.
Romania was represented by Lameese Madi, Alexander Lockwood, Ian Ferguson, Eric Fliter, Monica Macfarlane, Santiago Racca Rachid, Valerie Rodriguez, Becca Kaye, Ramon Doria and Nick Schneweis.
Although the American Model United Nations Conference conference emphasizes the learning experience of Model United Nations rather than the competition for awards, our delegations fared well. All three K-State delegations won position paper awards and Congo won an award for Exceptional Representation as a Party to the Dispute on the 1961 Historical Security Council.