CONWAY, Ark. (November 30, 2015) – Thirty-two Hendrix College students were among the 1,500 students from more than 90 colleges and universities participating in the 2015 American Model United Nations (AMUN) conference in Chicago.
Fourteen students each were assigned to represent the Netherlands and Poland, and one student (Cody Elozory) was assigned to the International Press Delegation.
The students garnered several Best Delegation awards at the Conference: Chirag Lala and Sarah Logan for their representation of the Netherlands in the General Assembly First Committee; Faraz Arif and Jolyon Larson for their representation of Poland in the General
Assembly Second Committee; and Madyson Haskins and Jacob Neeley for their representation of Poland in the UN’s Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). The entire delegation of Poland was awarded one of six Overall Best Delegation citations.
The
Hendrix student participants included:
- Shannon Abbott ’16
- Ahmad Faraz Arif ’19
- Sam Bennett ’17
- William Berry ’18
- Maren Bollinger ’18
- Rowan Bond ’17
- Zach Chastain ’16
- Cody Elozory ’16
- Zoe Farrell ’19
- James Finch *
- Andrew Fleming ’18
- David Flora ’19
- Christina Glasschroeder ’18
- Nigel Halliday ’16
- Alec Harris ’17
- Madyson Haskins ’18
- McKenna Jacquemet ’16
- Anushah Jiwani ’17
- Chirag Lala ’17
- Jolyon Larson ’16
- Sarah Logan ’18
- Andrew McWard ’17
- Cam Meek ’17
- Cedric Mellet *
- Jacob Neeley ’18
- Jim Rogers ’17
- Janie Sanford ’16
- Tejas Soman ’18
- Robert Taylor ’16
- Jerry Thomeczek ’16
- Zachary Wilson ’18
- Konrad Witkowski ’18
* Exchange
student, non-degree seeking
Chastain, Halliday and Sanford served on the AMUN staff this year because of their outstanding work at last year's conference.
“The students worked very hard getting ready for this year’s conference, and I was very pleased with their hard work in Chicago” said Dr. Daniel J. Whelan, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations and Chair of the Department of Politics & International Relations. “I am especially
proud of the students who won awards this year. It’s been several years since we won awards in any of the GA main committees – those simulations are particularly difficult – and it has also been several years since we captured an Overall Best Delegation award. I’m hoping several of these outstanding
students will return as Model UN Mentors next year.”
About Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That Change Lives:
40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges and is nationally recognized in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.