2012 Awards & Highlights
ODUMUNC 2012 News
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Reporters: Josefina E., Esthella A., Kelly C., Duenya H., Joanna M., and Evan W;
Assistant Editor: Robby T. and
Editor-in-Chief: Ari A.
Thank you!
ODUMUNC 2012 Awards
- Secretary-General's Award: York High School
- Jean Bernard Gazarian Award for Diplomacy: Maryville High School
- ODUMUNC Staff Secretariat Award: Davente Parries
Best Delegation
| Committee | Country/NGO | Delegate | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISEC | El Salvador | Tristan Smith, Spencer Weston | Maryville |
| SOCHUM | Singapore | Reed Howard, Sumedha Deshmukh | Princess Anne |
| SPECPOL | Turkey | William Truban, Owen Cosans | John Handley |
| LEGAL | United States of America | Dillon Norris, Hannah Chi | Leonardtown |
| ECOSOC | Hungary | David Hall, Michelle Wright | Granby |
| NGO Forum | Anti-Defamation League | Lori Lawson, Alex Finneran | Warwick |
| Security Council | Hungary | Katie Schneifer, Rachel Goretsky | Granby |
| African Union | Congo | Laurel Cummings | Warwick |
| Future SC | Egypt | Carter Bakkum | York |
| NATO | United Kingdom | Rasika Pande | Dominion |
Outstanding Delegation
| Committee | Country/NGO | Delegate | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISEC | D.R. Congo | Elizabeth Harrington, Ben Lambert | Warwick |
| DISEC | Iran | Yohance Whitaker, Alan Salimov | Norfolk Academy |
| SOCHUM | India | Abrianna Ciavattone, Rebecca Birkholz | Leonardtown |
| SOCHUM | New Zealand | Phillip Cragg, Louis Murray | York |
| SPECPOL | Argentina | Andrew Dewey, Michael Roscoe | Leonardtown |
| SPECPOL | Spain | Amna Waqar, Sravani Tripuraneni | York |
| LEGAL | Iceland | Salwa Jaber, Juwan Ives | Bethel |
| LEGAL | El Salvador | Preston Buttler, Lydia Schlitt | Maryville |
| ECOSOC | Chile | Erin Bovee | Princess Anne |
| ECOSOC | Cuba | Linh Vinh, Eddie Custer | York |
| NGO Forum | Save The Children | Alex Lawson | Colonial Heights |
| NGO Forum | Greenpeace | Leila Chang, Paige Hollis | Mountain View |
| Security Council | Russian Federation | Carolyn De Roster, Abhir Mathur | Dominion |
| African Union | Uganda | Doug Helsether | Maryville |
| African Union | Gabon | Rachel Nostrant | Tallwood |
| Future SC | Kazakhstan | Mark Jamias | Norfolk Collegiate |
| NATO | Spain | Oscar Guadardo | James River |
| NATO | Poland | Spencer Wombler | Maryville |
Honorable Mention
| Committee | Country/NGO | Delegate | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISEC | Bolivia | Ross Abbott, Samuel Pennington | First Colonial |
| DISEC | Iraq | Zac Sparshott, Rodney Terry | Leonardtown |
| DISEC | Chad | David Long, T.W. Ball | Leonardtown |
| DISEC | Greece | Sami Dhamna, Philip Fahy | Phoebus |
| DISEC | Pakistan | Sam Gussman | Warhill |
| SOCHUM | Iceland | Laila Jaber, Reyna Griffin | Bethel |
| SOCHUM | Canada | Kyle DeMarr, Kolin Fastnaught | Chopticon |
| SOCHUM | Dominican Republic | Garrett Losty, Jacob Vaught | Lafayette |
| SOCHUM | Netherlands | Kevin Yan, Nick Miller | Loudoun Academy |
| SOCHUM | Spain | Kelly Kang, Jacqueline Carson | York |
| SPECPOL | South Africa | Reilly Gemmell, Courtney Woodard | Douglas S. Freeman |
| SPECPOL | Austria | Chris Teeple, Benji Friel | Franklin County |
| SPECPOL | Syria | Robert Paul, Alex Trivette | Granby |
| SPECPOL | Kenya | Da'Von Boyd, Cathoma Turner | Granby |
| LEGAL | Estonia | Ashwin Murali, Hagen Miller | Douglas S. Freeman |
| LEGAL | Israel | Nick Masters, Stephen Giannotti | Grassfield |
| LEGAL | Dominican Republic | Tanya Hoatson, Sarah Jeon | Lafayette |
| LEGAL | Bahrain | Jacob Mendel | Manchester |
| ECOSOC | Canada | Nicole Howard, Casey Hall | Chopticon |
| ECOSOC | Switzerland | Chris Delianides, Will Mason | Frank W. Cox |
| ECOSOC | China | Kelly Dearborn, Catherine Fernan | Maury |
| ECOSOC | France | Stephanie Jusino, Patrick Nemceff | Menchville |
| NGO Forum | ONE Campaign | Sangeeta Sarkar, Tim Joyce | Leonardtown |
| NGO Forum | World Trafficking & Child Labor Eradication | Haley Bauser, Li Lu | Norfolk Academy |
| NGO Forum | World Fellowship of Buddhists | Samantha Guthrie, Nick Chrisochoides | York |
| Security Council | South Africa | Rachel Smith, Tucker Omberg | Douglas S. Freeman |
| Security Council | United Kingdom | Emily White | Mountain View |
| African Union | DR Congo | Jackson Nells | Clover Hill |
| African Union | Rwanda | Lauren Burnett | Mountain View |
| African Union | Somalia | Paul Kennedy | York |
| Future SC | India | Mike Sease | Mountain View |
| Future SC | United Kingdom | Michael Blasing | Tallwood |
| NATO | Estonia | Austin Link | Douglas S. Freeman |
| NATO | Turkey | Jackson Morgan | Leonardtown |
| NATO | United States of America | Brenna Fines | Mountain View |
Verbal Commendation
| Committee | Country/NGO | School |
|---|---|---|
| DISEC | Qatar | Qatar |
| DISEC | Lithuania | Lithuania |
| DISEC | India | India |
| SOCHUM | United States | United States |
| SOCHUM | Syria | Syria |
| SOCHUM | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates |
| SPECPOL | China | China |
| SPECPOL | Estonia | Estonia |
| SPECPOL | Algeria | Algeria |
| LEGAL | Argentina | Argentina |
| LEGAL | Canada | Canada |
| LEGAL | Cuba | Cuba |
| LEGAL | Pakistan | Pakistan |
| LEGAL | Poland | Poland |
| ECOSOC | Egypt | Egypt |
| ECOSOC | Indonesia | Indonesia |
| ECOSOC | Libya | Libya |
| NGO Forum | International Red Cross | International Red Cross |
| NGO Forum | ACLU | ACLU |
| NGO Forum | Sierra Club | Sierra Club |
| Security Council | Germany | Germany |
| Security Council | United States of America | United States of America |
| African Union | Algeria | Algeria |
| African Union | Angola | Angola |
| African Union | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe |
| Future SC | Russia | Russia |
| Future SC | China | China |
| Future SC | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia |
| NATO | Albania | Albania |
| NATO | France | France |
| NATO | Bulgaria | Bulgaria |