The Model Organization of States teams competed in the 18th annual Ambassador Eugene Scassa Model Organization of American States hosted by Baylor University, November 15-16. Texas State was well represented ant took home several awards.
- Rachel Carrell. Selected as Rapporteur. Secretariat for Administration and Finance.
- Josh Keesee. Selected as Chair. Secretariat for Administration and Finance.
- Melissa Aylward. Selected to the Student Advisory Committee.
- Victoria Kadous, Emily Hinze, Hailee Harris, and Alex Gamez. Co-Best Committee. Secretariat for Political for Political Affairs.
- Ashton Thomas, Melissa Aylward, and, Luther Nuncio. Co-Best Committee. Executive
- Secretariat for Integral Development.
- Marissa Roman. Distinguished Resolution (2nd Place in Committee). General Committee.
- Melissa Aylward. Distinguished Delegate (2nd Place in Committee). Executive Secretariat for
- Integral Development.
- Tara Dees. Distinguished Delegate (2nd Place in Committee). General Committee.
- Team Venezuela. Distinguished Position Paper (2nd Place Overall). Written by Rachel Carrell and Tara Dees.
- Dominique Gray-Berroa. Outstanding Ambassador. (1st Place Overall).
- Domonique Gray-Berroa. Voted as Co-President for the 2015 ESMOAS.
- ESMOAS has also recently instituted a program to bring back former students to help serve as judges and advisors for the competition. Because we have been so successful in the past, several of our former students have been selected to serve in these roles, including, Rasha Abu-Zeyadeh, Meghan Ferguson, Cheyenne Krause, Megan Parrish, Javier Reyes, and Sama Sayej.
In addition to the exciting developments this Fall, our MOAS program will sent students to participate in the Washington, D.C. Model Organization of American States (WMOAS) from March 30th – April 3rd. Representing the Republic of Panama, the students that participated in the WMOAS are: Melissa Aylward, Tara Dees, Domonique Gray Berroa, Emily Hinze, Victoria Kadous, Josh Keesee, Nick Pappas, Megan Priebe, Marissa Roman, Gabe Schmidt, Lauren Stotler, and Ashton Thomas. At the WMOAS, Domonique Gray-Berroa acted as Vice-Chair of the Model. Also, we are happy to report that Marissa Roman was elected as Secretary General of next year’s WMOAS.
Finally, I am happy to announce that the students that went to the WMOAS have agreed to help produce an educational video to be used for reference by future students. This video will highlight the use of parliamentary procedure and how a resolution is debated in our model competitions.
My students and I would like to thank the Department of Political Science and the College of Liberal Arts for their on-going and generous support of the MOAS program. We would also especially like to acknowledge the Student Service Fee Advisory Committee for the one-time funding of $6,000 for FY ‘15. The support we have received has helped to significantly reduce the cost of the trip for the students. Without this type of support, we would not have been able to undertake this amazing learning experience! – Professor Ben Arnold
