 The International Affairs Association of Western Washington University prides itself on the development of its program over the past few years, not only as a source of leaders within the WWU community, but also as strong delegates who often are awarded recognition as outstanding delegates at conferences regionally and nationally. Listed below are some of the awards the team has won over the past few years: Group Awards 2021 National Model United Nations New York Distinguished Delegation Award 2019 National Model United Nations New York Distinguished Delegation Award 2019 Northwest Model United Nations Portland Conference Distinguished Delegation Award 2019 University of British Columbia Model UN Conference Outstanding Delegation Award 2018 National Model United Nations New York Outstanding Delegation Award 2017 National Model United Nations New York Distinguished Delegation Award 2016 National Model United Nations New York Distinguished Delegation Award 2015 National Model United Nations New York Distinguished Delegation Award 2014 National Model United Nations New York Distinguished Delegation Award 2014 National Model United Nations Northwest Honorable Mention Award 2013 National Model United Nations Honorable Mention Award 2013 Vancouver Portland Model United Nations Outstanding Delegation Award 2012 National Model United Nations Outstanding Delegation Award 2011 National Model United Nations Outstanding Delegation Award 2010 National Model United Nations Distinguished Delegation Award 2009 National Model United Nations Outstanding Delegation Award 2009 North West Model United Nations Distinguished Delegation Award 2008 National Model United Nations Honorable Mention Award Western Washington University Honors 2008 Associated Students of WWU Academic/Departmental Club of the Year 2006 Associated Students of WWU Academic/Departmental Club of the Year 2005 Associated Students of WWU Academic/Departmental Club of the Year Individual Awards 2022-2023: NWMUN-Seattle: Outstanding Position Paper: Bryce Groen, Mexico, SC NWMUN-Seattle: Outstanding Delegate: Ryan Myrvold, Senegal, CSW NWMUN-Seattle: Distinguished Delegate: Eli Behar, Malawi, UN-Habitat 2021-2022: NWMUN-Seattle: Outstanding Position Paper: Bryce Groen, Iran, UNFPA NWMUN-Seattle: Distinguished Delegate: Bryce Groen, Iran, UNFPA NWMUN-Portland: Outstanding Position Paper: Ryan Myrvold, Papua New Guinea, HRC NWMUN-Portland: Distinguished Delegate: Audrey Wheelock, Kazakhstan, UNDP 2020-2021: NWMUN-Seattle: Outstanding Position Paper: Hanna McNulty, France, SC 2019-2020 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Mary Piekarczyk, El Salvador, PBC NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Phoebe Demeerleer, El Salvador, PBC NWMUN-Portland: Distinguished Delegate: Will Malcomson, Bahrain, GA NWMUN-Seattle: Outstanding Position Paper: Estelle Ronayne, Bolivia, GPE(A) NWMUN-Seattle: Outstanding Position Paper: Stephen Smith, Bolivia, GA NWMUN-Seattle: Outstanding Position Paper: Keith Light, Thailand, ILO NWMUN-Seattle: Outstanding Position Paper: Ryan Myrvold, Thailand, GPE(A) NWMUN-Seattle: Distinguished Delegate: Phoebe DeMeerleer, Bolivia, CCPCJ 2018-2019 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Delegate: Jordan King, Lao People's Democratic Republic, UNDP NMUN-NY: Outstanding Delegate: Levi Eckman, Lao People's Democratic Republic, UNDP NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Célia Champion, Lao People's Democratic Republic, COP NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Tanner Sprankle, Lao People's Democratic Republic, COP NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Juliet Knowles, Lao People's Democratic Republic, GA3 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Pauline Elevazo, Lao People's Democratic Republic, GA3 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Gillian Lait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, C-34 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Sarah Jane Bentley-Spring, Lao People's Democratic Republic, C-34 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Adah Barenburg, Lao People's Democratic Republic, ESCAP NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Bryant Donner, Lao People's Democratic Republic, ESCAP NWMUN-Portland: Distinguished Delegate: Jordan King, Bhutan, HRC UPR NWMUN-Portland: Distinguished Delegate: Soleil de Zwart, Ireland, GA NWMUN-Portland: Outstanding Position Paper: Jordan King, Bhutan, HRC UPR UBCMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Haike Pijs, The Netherlands, GA UBCMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Jordan King, Thailand, GA UBCMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Daria Cawthorn, Japan, GA UBCMUN: Honorable Mention: Célia Champion, Germany, GA UBCMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Levi Eckman, Breitbart, IPC UBCMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Gillian Lait, Estadão, IPC UBCMUN: Honorable Mention: Tanner Sprankle, Germany, HRC UBCMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Bryant Donner, United Kingdom, SC 2017-2018 NWMUN-Portland: Distinguished Delegate: Megan Phillips, Bolivia, GA NWMUN-Portland: Distinguished Delegate: Levi Eckman, Canada, UNHRC-UPR NWMUN-Portland: Distinguished Delegate: Jaden Moon, Russia, SC UBCMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Conor Heaton, Bolivia, GA UBCMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Gillian Lait, Breitbart, IPC UBCMUN: Honorable Mention: Jordan Rylee, Thailand, CSTD UBCMUN: Distinguished Delegate: Levi Eckman, China, SC NWMUN-Seattle: Distinguished Delegate: Allison Bonney, Rwanda, HLPF NWMUN-Seattle: Distinguished Delegate: Adam Oberstadt, United Kingdom, SC 2016-2017 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Julianna Jackson, The Republic of Macedonia, UNHCR NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Gillian Lait, The Republic of Macedonia, UNHCR NWMUN-Portland: Outstanding Position Paper: Asia Fields, United Kingdom, SC NWMUN-Portland: Outstanding Position Paper: Gillian Lait, Botswana, HRC-UPR NWMUN-Portland: Outstanding Position Paper: Mary Moeller, United Kingdom, CND NWMUN-Portland: Distinguished Delegate: Terrah Short, United Kingdom, UNEA NWMUN-Portland: Outstanding Delegate: Gillian Lait, Botswana, HRC-UPR NWMUN-Portland: Outstanding Delegate: Mary Moeller, United Kingdom, CND UBCMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Asia Fields, United Kingdom, SC UBCMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Adam Oberstadt, United Kingdom, CSW UBCMUN: Distinguished Delegate: Terrah Short, Sierra Leone, GA 2015-2016 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Molly Sasseen, Belize, GA1 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Sarah Heussman, Belize, GA1 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Hannah Rader, Belize, GA2 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Gillian Lait, Belize, GA2 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Sofia Perry, Belize, PoA-SALW NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Asia Fields, Belize, Poa-SALW NWMUN-Portland: Distinguished Delegate: Mary Moeller, Myanmar, HRC-UPR NWMUN-Seattle: Distinguished Delegate: Mary Moeller, Italy, CND NWMUN-Seattle: Outstanding Position Paper: Morgan Rice, Georgia, Post-2015 Summit 2014-2015 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Pooja Viswanathan, Bangladesh, GA2 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Morgan Rice, Bangladesh, GA2 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Delegate: Hannah Rader, Bangladesh, UNHCR NMUN-NY: Outstanding Delegate: Evan Frazier, Bangladesh, UNHCR NWMUN-Portland: Outstanding Position Paper: Masha Szaro, Benin, General Assembly NWMUN-Portland: Outstanding Position Paper: Evan Frazier, Nigeria, Security Council NWMUN-Portland: Outstanding Position Paper: Samantha Robertson, Fiji, United Nations Population Fund NWMUN-Portland: Outstanding Position Paper: Justin Loveland, Somalia, UN-Habitat NWMUN-Portland: Outstanding Delegate: Keira Alkema, Nigeria, UN-Habitat UBCMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Morgan Rice, Nicaragua, UN Development Programme Executive Board UBCMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Justin Loveland, Uruguay, Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice UBCMUN: Distinguished Delegate: Evan Frazier, Ethiopia, General Assembly NWMUN-Seattle: Outstanding Position Paper: Morgan Rice, Cameroon, General Assembly NWMUN-Seattle: Distinguished Delegate: Morgan Rice, Cameroon, General Assembly NWMUN-Seattle: Outstanding Delegate: Justin Loveland, Costa Rica, Human Rights Council NWMUN-Seattle: Distinguished Delegate: Evan Frazier, Macedonia, World Health Organization NWMUN-Seattle: Outstanding Position Paper: Keira Alkema, Rwanda, World Health Organization 2013-2014 NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Patia Wiebe-Wright, Kuwait, UN Environment Programme NMUN-NY: Outstanding Position Paper: Perry Olason, Kuwait, UN Environment Programme NMUN-NY: Outstanding Delegate: Jenna Fintz, Kuwait, Economic and Social Council NMUN-NY: Outstanding Delegate: Christian DeMinter, Kuwait, Economic and Social Council NMUN-NW: Outstanding Position Paper: Ani Mesropian, United Arab Emirates, UN Environment Programme NMUN-NW: Outstanding Position Paper: Justin Loveland, United Arab Emirates, Human Rights Council NMUN-NW: Outstanding Position Paper: Dominic D'Angelo, Russian Federation, Security Council NMUN-NW: Outstanding Position Paper: Chad Stetson, Haiti, Economic and Social Council NMUN-NW: Outstanding Delegate: Dominic D'Angelo, Russian Federation, Security Council NMUN-NW: Outstanding Delegate: Keira Alkema, Spain, Economic and Social Council UBCMUN: Distinguished Delegate: Dominic D'Angelo, Germany, General Assembly 1st Committee UBCMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Glen Tokola, Iceland, General Assembly 1st Committee UBCMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Katie McNall, San Marino, Economic and Social Council UBCMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Justin Loveland, Iceland, World Health Organization NWMUN: Distinguished Delegate: Dominic D'Angelo, Luxembourg, Security Council NWMUN: Distinguished Delegate: Luke Jones, Tanzania, UN High Commissioner for Refugees NWMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Patia Wiebe-Wright, Cameroon, Reform Security Council NWMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Keira Alkema, Indonesia, UN Environment Programme 2012 - 2013 NMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Misha Litchev, Chile, Human Rights Council NMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Mark Adrian Winters, Chile, Human Rights Council NMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Lena Gottschalk, Chile, General Assembly 1st Committee NMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Patia Wiebe-Wright, Chile, General Assembly 1st Committee NMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Keira Alkema, Chile, UN Conference on Trade and Development NMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Jesse Barnett, Chile, UN Conference on Trade and Development NMUN: Outstanding Delegate: William Campbell, Azerbaijan, Security Council B NMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Dominic D'Angelo, Azerbaijan, Security Council B NMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Keira Alkema, Chile, UN Conference on Trade and Development NMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Jesse Barnett, Chile, UN Conference on Trade and Development VPMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Patia Wiebe-Wright, United Kingdom, General Assembly VPMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Jesse Barnett, United Kingdom, Economic and Social Council VPMUN: Distinguished Delegate: Keira Alkema, Cuba, Economic and Social Council UBCMUN: Outstanding Delegate: William Campbell, United States, Security Council UBCMUN: Distinguished Delegate: Mark Adrian Winters, Turkey, World Health Organization NWMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Christian DeMinter, Morroco, Reformed Security Council NWMUN: Distinguished Delegate: Eli Greenfield, Brazil, General Assembly Plenary NWMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Jesse Barnett, World Coal Association, COP 18 2011-2012 NMUN: Outstanding Delegate: William Campbell, Liberia, Arms Trade Treaty NMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Sean Kelly, Liberia, Arms Trade Treaty NMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Mia Nafziger, Liberia, Commission on the Status of Women NMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Chris Grote, Liberia, Commission on the Status of Women NMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Jesse Barnett, Liberia, Conference on Sustainable Development NMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Keira Alkema, Liberia, Conference on Sustainable Development UBCMUN: Distinguished Delegate: Chris Grote, Ecuador, Human Rights Council UBCMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Jesse Barnett, India, International Monetary Fund UBCMUN: Outstanding Delegate: William Campbell, Egypt, African Union NWMUN: Distinguished Delegate: William Campbell, Colombia, Reformed Security Council NWMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Jesse Barnett, New Zealand, Arms Trade Treaty NWMUN: Outstanding Position Paper: Aisha Leapley: Paraguay, General Assembly NWMUN: Outstanding Position paper: Mia Nafzger, Pakistan, UN Development Programme 2010-2011 NWMUN: Outstanding Delegate: Jesse Barnett, Russian Federation, Security Council NWMUN: Distinguished Delegate: Matt Geddes, Madagascar, Human Rights Council NWMUN: Position Paper Award: Rachel Vette, Poland, General Assembly UBCMUN: Distinguished Delegate: Jesse Barnett, 2008 - 2009 NWMUN: Liza Weeks, Russian Federation, Reformed Security Council NWMUN: Jason Clopper, Russian Federation, Security Council NWMUN: Stephen Hickman, India, Human Rights Council NWMUN: Distinguished Delegation Award UBCMUN: Stephen Hickman, Canada, UN Habitat UBCMUN: Emily Lewis, Canada, UNDP UBCMUN: Jason Clopper, Director of the Voice of the Tigers, Tamil Tigers Forum 2007 - 2008 NWMUN: Sasha Sleiman, Iran, GA Plenary NWMUN: Aaron Hayman, Gabon, AUPSC UBCMUN: Rachel Lewis, Belgium, UNSC OSUMUN: Rachel Lewis, Russian Federation, UNSC WMUN: Jason Clopper, United States of America, GA Plenary 2006-2007 CCMUNC: Robin Swenson-Healey, Bangladesh, UNEP CCMUNC: Whitney Thompson, Mali, UNEP UBCMUN: Robin Swenson-Healey, Qatar, UNSC UBCMUN: Rachel Lewis, Egypt, UN Special Commissioner for the Middle East Peace Process |