By Rebecca J. Flavin, lecturer in political science
This past weekend, seven Baylor students traveled to Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, to participate in the inaugural Howard Payne Model United Nations Security Council simulation.
At the conference, Baylor students represented the nations of Russia, Rwanda and Togo, and their participation in the simulation involved researching emergency responses to terrorist attacks on oil pipelines and the resulting impact of these hypothetical attacks on the world economy. While the learning experience is always the most important part of these conferences, it is an honor for our students to be recognized for their excellent performance.
Special recognition goes to: Laura Beth Hooper and Ryan Hebert for being selected Outstanding Delegation for their representation of the Russian Federation; Laaron Backry and Matt Demond for being named “Honorable Mention” for Best Delegate in their representation of Togo and Rwanda; and Laaron Backry and Vanessa Azodo for having the “Honorable Mention” policy memo for their recommendations as the delegation from Togo.
Cagney McCauley, our assistant head delegate, served as a chair for the conference.
The seven students who attended the conference represented Baylor well. It’s especially noteworthy that for five of the seven students, this was their first collegiate Model United Nations conference.
This conference kicks off a busy month for Baylor Model UN. On March 23, 17 Baylor students will travel to New York City for the National Model United Nations conference, where we will represent Slovakia and South Africa.
The photo shows Baylor’s delegation at the conference:
Bottom Row (L to R): Laura Beth Hooper (sophomore, international Studies); Ruth Anne Holiday (sophomore, international studies) and Vanessa Azodo (freshman, pre-biology)
Top Row (L to R): Ryan Hebert (senior, economics); Matt Demond (sophomore, economics); Cagney McCauley (senior, biology); and Laaron Backry (senior, political science)
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