CONWAY, Ark. (Dec. 8, 2009) – Hendrix College’s Model United Nations team garnered one of six national “Best Delegation” awards at the recent American Model United Nations Conference, establishing Hendrix as one of the elite Model UN teams in the country.
The Best Delegation award, presented by the Secretariat of the 2009 American Model United Nations Conference, was presented at the final session of the four-day conference in Chicago. More than 80 colleges and universities and 1,400 student delegates attended this year’s AMUN Conference. The Hendrix team won its award for its representation of the U.N. delegation of the United Kingdom.
“To be ranked as the best Model United Nations team in the country is an exceptionally big honor and a tribute to these students who worked extremely hard to achieve this award,” said Dr. Daniel J. Whelan, an assistant professor of politics and international relations at Hendrix who teaches the Model UN course that prepared students for the conference. “All of the students did stellar preparatory work, and were individually complimented several times throughout the conference for their depth of preparation, knowledge of the topics and the U.N. system, and their deep understanding of the UK’s positions on the various topics discussed and debated at the conference. I am extremely proud of them.”
Six Hendrix students also won separate Best Delegation awards for their work in three of the Conference’s simulations. They are:
- Andrew Chesser and Rob Lord, Best Delegation, Commission on Narcotic Drugs.
- Ryan Burwinkel and Torey Hayward, Best Delegation, General Assembly Plenary.
- Alexander Jones and Zach Klein, Best Delegation, Security Council.
Other members of Hendrix’s Model UN Team include: Lara Assaf, Jose Bautista, Clay Christian, Zac Hale, Eli Harpst, Torey Hayward, Molly Miller, Will Rankin, Nathaniel Russell, Morgan Shelburne, Bryan Sitzes, Sara Slimp, Elizabeth Whittington and Evan Zimmerman.
American Model United Nations Inc. (AMUN) is a non-profit, educational organization founded in 1989 to provide students with the highest quality, most professionally run simulation of the United Nations available. AMUN combines educational quality with highly realistic simulations of the United Nations to give students an unparalleled Model UN learning experience.
Hendrix, founded in 1876, is a selective, residential, undergraduate liberal arts college emphasizing experiential learning in a demanding yet supportive environment. The college is among 165 colleges featured in the 2010 edition of the Princeton Review America’s Best Value Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.