Texas State students participated in the Southern Regional Model United Nations (SRMUN) competition held March 24th – 26th in Charlotte, NC. At the SRMUN competition, students debated numerous global topics ranging from fostering sustainability in food supply chains to establishing sustainable strategies to manage demographic change. Of her experience, Ava Stuart, a Texas State senior and political science major, said, “I learned so much more about how diplomacy works and have grown as a speaker throughout the course of the semester. These skills have helped me with other classes and continue to help me no matter where I go.”
Approximately 500 students, comprising 66 delegations from 40 universities, competed in the SRMUN competition. Participating universities included the Vanderbilt University, Auburn University, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Georgia Tech. Texas State students represented the Czech Republic, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Republic of Tunisia. Representing the Czech Republic were Ben Nudelman, Alexis Jones, Manny Gonzalez, Tennyson Moreno, Ava Stuart, and Nicole Lopez Zorilla. The Islamic Republic of Iran was represented by Stephen Lara, Julia Maldonado, Charles Issac, Arleth Herrera, Newsha Salehkhah, and Mason Melead. Meanwhile, Isabel Duarte, Tucker Tate, Mtalazia Stone, Miguel Perez, Destiny Fox, Austin Wright, Jamie Castiblanco, Azul Cortez, and Aaron Acevedo represented the Kingdom of Spain. Finally, Bridget Negrete, Prince Kamanda, Kacendra Cyr, Kenith Gonzalez, and Taylor Williams represented the Republic of Tunisia.
Texas State students, once again, excelled at SRMUN. Highlighting our students’ accomplishments, the delegation representing the Islamic Republic of Iran won Honorable Delegation (3rd Place Overall) and the delegation representing the Czech Republic won Distinguished Delegation (2nd Place Overall). This marks the fifth SRMUN competition in a row that Texas State has had at least one delegation placing in top three, with Texas State delegations finishing in first place in the last four SRMUN competitions. Of this remarkable run of success, Acevedo, a Political Science Senior and Model UN President at Texas State said, “It has been a pleasure to see this organization develop and grow throughout the past couple of years. We have consistently shown out at competitive conferences and racked up numerous awards.” We can certainly be proud of our Texas State students.
The complete list of the awards and honors our received by Texas State students is as follows:
Joseph Bahr: Selected as Assistant Director of the International Law Commission.
Aaron Acevedo: Best Delegate (1st Place in Committee), International Law Commission.
Tennyson Moreno and Manny Gonzalez: Best Delegate (1st Place in Committee), International Labor Organization.
Julia Maldonado and Steven Lara: Best Delegate (1st Place in Committee), General Assembly Plenary.
Stephen Lara, Julia Maldonado, Charles Issac, Arleth Herrera, Newsha Salehkhah, and Mason Melead: Honorable Delegation (3rd Place Overall), Islamic Republic of Iran.
Ben Nudelman, Alexis Jones, Manny Gonzalez, Tennyson Moreno, Ava Stuart, and Nicole Lopez Zorilla: Distinguished Delegation (2nd Place Overall), Czech Republic.
