In a weekend full of fall foliage and gavels, student delegates put their best foot forward at the Vanderbilt University Model United Nations conference (VUMUN), which took place Nov. 2-4.
Out of the 20 students in attendance, 17 came home with awards. The school also won the award for “Best Small Delegation,” which is only awarded to one team of twenty or less out of every school in attendance.
Aside from attending committee sessions and working out resolutions, the team saw multiple Heritage alumni, including Rahul Regula, Skylar Britton, Gabriel Hinojosa and Andrew Kolondra (all ‘18).
The VUMUN roster contained mainly novices, or delegates that have never been to or have been to very few Model UN conferences in the past. Junior Rohit Ramesh participated in American Heritage Plantation Model UN (AHPMUN) for the past two years and Miami International Conference for the Simulation of the United Nations (MICSUN) last year, but VUMUN was his first overnight trip.
“Being that VUMUN was my second traveling conference, it felt great to win best delegate,” Ramesh said. “It gave me a great opportunity to shine, but I know that I have to continue the momentum in future conferences.”
Here is the full list of winners:
Best Delegate: Juliette Reyes, Hijaan Mitha, Mikhal Ben-Joseph, Rohit Ramesh, Alexander Plewinski, Jacob Kasner
Outstanding Delegate: Sophia Ortega Mora, Benjamin Taubman, Melina Marin
Honorable Delegate: Harrison Krimsky, Rajat Ramesh
Verbal Commendation: Dylan Riffle, Sean Kim, Pavitpaul Makkar, Cinzia Barraco, Eric Bazail, Thomas Lovegren
