Thank You From the Secretary General
Dear YMUN Advisers and Delegates, Congratulations on your resounding successes at the thirty-seventh session of Yale Model United Nations! The entire Secretariat and staff would like to commend you on your ability to generate creative solutions to the world's toughest problems. No matter if you were debating deforestation or the creation of Israel: no challenge was too great!
Below you will find the full list of delegation and committee awards from this year’s conference. The committee chairs made some really tough decisions in giving this awards, and emphasized to the Secretariat how impressed they were by everyone’s performance over the course of the weekend. So, thank you again for your hard work at YMUN XXXVII, and be on the look out for information on YMUN 2012!
Best regards,
Kevin Hoffman
Secretary General YMUN XXXVII
Outstanding Small Delegation:
Concord Academy
Best Small Delegation:
The Lawrenceville School
Outstanding Large Delegation:
White Station High School
Best Large Delegation:
The Hotchkiss School
Afghanistan 2011 JCC: Afghan Cabinet
Honorable Mention:Ever Alvarado, Minister of Refugees, The Lawrenceville School
Outstanding Delegate:Nicholas Fleder, Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Masters School
Best Delegate:Sai Boyella, Minister of the Interior, White Station High School
Afghanistan 2011 JCC: Taliban Jirga
Honorable Mention:Molly Kirschner, Adam Yahiye Gadahn (of al-Qaeda), Bergen County Academies
Outstanding Delegate:Lin Siyuan, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Shanghai Foreign Language School
Best Delegate:Anna Danisewski, Mullah Abdul Raaziq, Masters School
Arab League
Honorable Mention:
Wen-Ting Jiang, Saudi Arabia, New Haven Team
Mac Porter, Syrian Arab Republic, Bergen County Academies
Outstanding Delegate:Phoebe Bodurtha, Jordan, Hopkins School
Best Delegate: Ian Ceccarelli, Yemen, The Masters School
DISEC A
Honorable Mentions:
Megan Cai and Charles Jones, Armenia, Deerfield Academy
Khris Godovnikov and Neil Jain, France, Bergen County Academies
Tanvi Patel and Tatiana Smith, Saudi Arabia, New Haven Team
Outstanding Delegates:
Phil Nunnenkamp and Zack Weaver, Netherlands, The Lawrenceville School
Lancy Downs, Russian Federation, The Hotchkiss School
Best Delegate:
Tenzin Bhumba and Tony Giunta, Oman, Kingswood Oxford
DISEC B
Honorable Mentions:
Dmitri Skambas and Marc Letayf, Turkmenistan, Central Catholic High School
Jacob Dennis and Jarrod Chung, People's Republic of China, Englewood Model UN
Daphne McKee, Germany, White Station High School
Outstanding Delegates:
Helena Halasz and Sida Li, France, Bergen County Academies
Joe Sullivan and Charles Jones, Armenia, Deerfield Academy
Best Delegate:
Xinyuan Hou and Siyu Zhao, Australia, Shanghai Foreign Language School
ECOFIN
Honorable Mention:
Michael McGuigan, Republic of Korea, Trumbull High School
Matt Haas, Kuwait, Radnor High School
Josh Troop, Turkey, Concord Academy
Max Van Der Weerd, Ukraine, Choate Rosemary Hall
Outstanding Delegate:
Theo Lipsky, Armenia, Deerfield Academy
Lauren Weinberg, Tanzania, The Bishop Strachan School
Best Delegate:
Jared Klebanow, Russian Federation, The Hotchkiss School
Elizabethan Privy Council
Honorable Mention: Emily Gerber, Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor, Radnor High school
Outstanding Delegate: Mike Holtz, Christopher Wray, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Hopkins School
Best Delegate: Andrew Smyth, John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury
European Union
Honorable Mentions:
Ararat Gocmen, France, Bergen County Academies
Nora Heidel and Ryan Rubega, Latvia, East Hampton High School
Outstanding Delegates:
Ned Miller and Adam Sykura, Finland, Kingswood-Oxford School
Best Delegates:
Prateek Agarwal and Nash Jenkins, Netherlands, The Lawrenceville School
Historic General Assembly, 1947
Honorable Mentions:
Doron Shapier and Heidi Taggart, South Africa, Loomis Chaffee School
Dylan Gerstel and Jared Miller, France, Bergen County Academies
Outstanding Delegate:
Gonzalo Mocorrea and Dana Scott, Russian Federation, The Hotchkiss School
Alex Tiktinsky and Lucian Wang, United States of America, Hopkins School
Best Delegate:
Mac Chapin and Nicole Paroyan, Pakistan, Toronto French School
International Criminal Court
Honorable Mention:Natalie Peelish, Finland, Severn School
Outstanding Delegate:Brody Duncan, Japan, Radnor High School
Best Delegate:Jennifer Creel, Brazil, Peddie School
Press Corps JCC: CNN
Honorable Mention: Ellen Paik, European Bureau, Choate Rosemary Hall
Outstanding Delegate: Brian Semel, Africa and Middle East Bureau, The Masters School
Best Delegate: Riggs Mohler, Africa and Middle East Bureau, Radnor High School
Press Corps: Fox News
Honorable Mentions: Jack Chen, Media Director, Choate Rosemary Hall
Outstanding Delegates: Bingcong Zhu, Asia Bureau, Shanghai Foreign Language School
Best Delegate: Nate D'Amico, Africa and Middle East, Chase Collegiate School
Security Council
Honorable Mention: Jerrod Dobkin and Samuel Greco, United States of America, Hopkins School
Outstanding Delegate: Chris Falcone and Chang Moon, Russian Federation, The Hotchkiss School
Best Delegate: Will Murphy and Claire Wright, Turkey, Concord Academy
SOCHUM
Honorable Mention:
Michelle Sanches, Brazil, New Fairfield High
Tom Aviles, Ethiopia, Chase Collegiate School
Tiphaera Ziner-Cohen, Tunisia, Bishop Strachan School
Ryan Desmond, Turkmenistan, Central Catholic High School
Outstanding Delegate:
Alex Godin, Mongolia, Hastings High School
Michaela Conway, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Clayton A. Bouton/Voorheesville High School
Best Delegate:
Tyler Pager, Democratic Republic of Congo, The Masters School
SPECPOL A
Honorable Mention:
Brian Monahan, Syrian Arab Republic, Bergen County Academies
Maria Ramirez and Juan Vivas, Costa Rica, The English School (Colombia)
Nellie Coffy and Lena Duffield, Russian Federation, The Hotchkiss School
Outstanding Delegate:
Chad Booker and Chris Merken, Kuwait, Radnor High School
Mehran Hicks and Madeleine Stanich, Islamic Republic of Iran, The Masters School
Best Delegate:
Francis Hinson and Jonathan Zhao, Netherlands, The Lawrenceville School
SPECPOL B
Honorable Mention:
James Connolly and Nicholas Golden, Turkmenistan, Central Catholic High School
Kaneez Anwar and Ryan Whitaker, Saudi Arabia, New Haven Team
Daniel Block and Cleo Ulatowski, Yemen, The Masters School
Outstanding Delegate:
Carolyn Forrester and Sarah Cooley, Congo, St. Paul's School
Avery MacDonald and Andrea Tou, Pakistan, Toronto French School
Best Delegate:
Andrew Edelman and Sam Snider, Germany, White Station High School
UK Government: Cabinet
Outstanding Delegate: Ashiana Jivraj, Puline Neville-Jones, Deputy Home Secretary for Security, The Lawrenceville School
Best Delegate: Michael Ying, George Osborne, Chancellor, Hopkins School
UK Government: Parliament
Honorable Mentions:
Tari Bentley, Conservative, Southeast England and London, Suffolk Coastal, The Hotchkiss School
David Klaassen, Labour, Northern England and Midlands, Darlington, Toronto French School
Outstanding Delegate: Viet Phuong Dao, Conservative, Northern England and Midlands, Blackpool North and Cleveley, The Loomis Chaffee School
Best Delegate: Dolly Moorhead, Labour, Northern England and Midlands, Hartlepool, Fieldston School
United Nations Environmental Programme
Honorable Mentions:
Jimmy Chung and Kei Holm, Russian Federation, The Hotchkiss School
Bohai Tan and Zhilang Luo, Vietnam, WEMUN Delegation
Outstanding Delegate:
Lauren Forman and Max Lupin, Netherlands, The Lawrenceville School
Khushali Upadhyay and Airelle Shkedi, France, Bergen County Academies
Best Delegate: Gina Sun and Sandhya Sridar, Germany, White Station High School
United Nations Peace Building Commission
Honorable Mentions:
Bridget Slattery, Madagascar, Radnor High School
Julius Dixon and Claire Shope, Russian Federation, The Hotchkiss School
Outstanding Delegate:
David Dohan, Germany, White Station High School
Brian Kennedy and Danielle LaBarbiera, France, Bergen County Academies
Best Delegate: Brian Chung and Medhavi Bhasin, Netherlands, The Lawrenceville School
WHO
Honorable Mentions:
Yuki Inaba and Joy Maduonwu, Portugal, White Station High School
Shivani Shah and Shavelly Valencia, People's Republic of China, Englewood Model UN
Outstanding Delegates:
Michael Howland-Dewar and Eli Lustbader, Jordan, Hopkins School
Lucy Milstein and Priyanka Sekhar, Russian Federation, The Hotchkiss School
Best Delegate: Rebecca Rau and Katie Seung Yeon Suh, France, Bergen County Academies
World Bank
Honorable Mentions:
Jo Wang, South Africa, Loomis Chaffee School
Veena Krish, United States of America, Hopkins School
Outstanding Delegates:
Greta Hoaken, Tanzania, The Bishop Strachan School
Josh Wang, Germany, White Station High School
Best Delegate: Nicholas Phillips, Turkey, Concord Academy
YMUN 39 will be held Jan 24, 2013 - Jan 27, 2013. Block off the dates in your calendar and stay tuned for details about next year's regsitration process!
Congratulations, delegates, staffers, and advisors for an outstanding year at YMUN! Thank you all for coming and sharing your enthusiasm with us. This conference would not have been the same without any one of you. We look forward to seeing you again next year at YMUN XXXIX!
As a reminder to all delegates, YMUN requires Western Business Attire for all committee sessions. Additionally, we have policies barring pre-written resolutions and computers. Please keep these policies in mind while preparing for the conference.