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The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Model United Nations (MUN) team maintained its long-standing tradition of excellence at the recent Midwest Model United Nations (MMUN) Conference, achieving its most successful recognition with 34 awards.

The competition was held Feb. 18-22 and involved about 400 students from 36 universities from 12 states, representing 55 countries.

UW Oshkosh students represented seven countries, discussing the international topics of: disarmament and development in the General Assembly (GA) first committee, human capital development to ensure decent work for all in the GA second committee, promoting preventive health services in the GA third committee, combating the illegal trade in wildlife in the UN Environment Assembly and education access through infrastructure development in the Economic and Social Council.

Oshkosh delegates displayed their extensive knowledge through speaking, writing and negotiation skills. The team also advanced consensus-building at MMUN through exhibiting expert diplomacy.

The UWO MUN team earned eight Position Paper Awards, recognizing delegations that submit the best papers committee-wide, and five Honorable Mention in Committee Awards.

UWO students won nine of the 20 Outstanding Delegation in Committee Awards that they were eligible for, recognizing the outstanding work of delegations across all sessions of individual committees.

Seven of the 12 Delegates’ Choice Awards that UWO students were eligible for were awarded to them, granted by the vote of all participating students. The team also took home five Plenary Awards, granted on the basis of teamwork by delegations throughout all plenary sessions. Specifics about awards and delegates can be found below:

*Here is a breakdown of awards received, all awards are achieved by efforts of the entire team*
Kenya Zoë Dahse, head delegate, UN Environment Assembly, Racine

Awards: Outstanding Delegate, Delegates Choice, Outstanding in Plenary and Position Paper

Sydney Devitt, General Assembly First Committee, Crystal Lake, Illinois

Awards: Outstanding Delegate, Outstanding in Plenary and Position Paper

Coleman Korb, General Assembly Second Committee, Neenah

Awards: Outstanding in Plenary and Position Paper

Josey Strand, General Assembly Third Committee, New Berlin

Awards: Outstanding Delegate, Delegates Choice and Outstanding in Plenary

Denmark Natalie Britt, Economic and Social Council, Plymouth

Awards: Outstanding Delegate, Delegates Choice and Outstanding in Plenary

Matt Dinse, head delegate, General Assembly Second Committee, Oakfield

Awards: Honorable Mention, Delegates Choice and Outstanding in Plenary

Tannyr Locy, General Assembly Third Committee, Hortonville

Awards: Delegates Choice and Outstanding in Plenary

Stephen Speidel, General Assembly First Committee, Oshkosh

Awards: Outstanding in Plenary

Grant Steffen, UN Environment Assembly, Appleton

Awards: Outstanding Delegate and Outstanding in Plenary

Philippines Leanna Baker, Economic and Social Council, Appleton

Awards: Position Paper

Jayme Baumann, General Assembly Second Committee, Beloit

Awards: Outstanding Delegate

Carrie Reed, General Assembly First Committee, Oshkosh

Awards: Outstanding Delegate

Jon Shanks, head delegate, General Assembly Third Committee, Rhinelander

Awards: Outstanding Delegate and Delegates Choice

Paraguay Megan Pfeiffer, UN Environment Assembly, Hartford Ryan Schauer, General Assembly First Committee, Spencer Jasmine Washington, head delegate, General Assembly Third Committee, Salem

Awards: Outstanding Delegate and Delegates Choice

Jordan Gabriel Anderson, head delegate, UN Environment Assembly, Park Falls

Awards: Honorable Mention, Honorable Mention in Plenary and Position Paper

Seth Gerstner, General Assembly First Committee, Watertown

Awards: Honorable Mention in Plenary

Kade Klapperich, General Assembly Second Committee, Fond du Lac

Awards: Honorable Mention in Plenary and Position Paper

Sydnie Pollock, General Assembly Third Committee, Brandon

Awards: Honorable Mention and Honorable Mention in Plenary

Spain Samantha Baltzell, General Assembly Third Committee, Kronenwetter

Awards: Honorable Mention and Honorable Mention in Plenary

Sarah Fleming, UN Environment Assembly, Appleton

Awards: Honorable Mention in Plenary

Abby Godejohn, General Assembly Second Committee, West Bend

Awards: Honorable Mention in Plenary

Peter Herrmmann, head delegate, General Assembly First Committee, West Bend

Awards: Honorable Mention and Honorable Mention in Plenary

Morocco Sami Christiansen, General Assembly First Committee, Burlington Patrick Remick, head delegate, General Assembly Second Committee, Hackettstown, New Jersey Michael Tanner, General Assembly Third Committee, Omro

For more information about UWO MUN, email modelun@uwosh.edu.