Sixteen members of the Missouri State Model United Nations club attended the Midwest Model United Nations conference in St. Louis February 21-24th, 2018. They proudly represented the People’s Republic of China, portraying what Chinese diplomats would do in simulations of United Nations committee meetings of the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, Security Council, World Intellectual Property Organization, International Labor Organization, and International Press Delegation. In total the Missouri State team won 6 awards for their hard work and feats of diplomacy.
Shelby Collier won Outstanding Delegation for representing BBC in the International Press Delegation.
Claire Kidwell and John Duffey won Honorable Mention for their representation of China in the Economic and Social Council. They also won an Outstanding Position Paper Award.
Jaren Newman won Outstanding Delegation as China during the crisis simulation in Security Council South.
Mitch Truelove won Outstanding Delegation for China for both the overall conference and the crisis simulation in Security Council North.