Conference Awards
Harvard’s World Model UN Conference (WorldMUN) 2019
After a long week in Madrid, Spain for Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN),#TeamLSE took on their final conference of the year and performed extraordinarily well! Having trained for this conference for the entire term, congratulations must go to all delegates and chairs who have participated.
Congratulations to all our delegates:
Ellie Cottrell & Frederik Braun - Diplomacy Award (Historical Legal Committee)
Francis Acevedo & Vanessa Lock - Diplomacy Award (SOCHUM)
Lina Jeffcock - Diplomacy Award (WHO)
Max Hammer - Diplomacy Award (European Debt Commission, 2014)
Matheus Santos - Verbal Commendation (UN Special Summit on Technology)
Jonas Bokelmann - Verbal Commendation (IAEA)
Richard Sathirathaya - Verbal Commendation (Union Council of Ministers, India 1984)
Horatio Lyons & Yasmin Frischemeier - Verbal Commendation (OAS)
Camille Coultrap & Chris Matthews - Verbal Commendation (SPECPOL)
Eugene Gurin & Evan Schlosser - (DISEC)
Anderson Tan & Alec Caruana - (Commission on Science and Technology)
We would also like to thank our chairs:
Natalie Chung - SOCHUM
Mock Yi Jun - WHO
Nicole Trofimov - DISEC
Additional shoutouts must go to our official and unofficial head delegate Matheus Santos and Natalie Chung, the MUN Directors of this year for their strong leadership in the lead up to the conference and persistence in training all the delegates for this high-intensity conference with the help of Bruce Wu and for planning such a successful trip. Good job to everyone!
London International Model UN (LIMUN) 2019: Best Small Delegation
#TeamLSE spent the weekend of the 22nd to the 24th of February securing our sixth consecutive victory of the academic year at London International Model United Nations (LIMUN). It was a stimulating experience, and provides the justly deserved cap to a winning streak that stands testament to the sweat and passion of our delegates. Congratulations must go to all delegates and chairs who attended, and smashed that Best Small Delegation award!
Thanks to all the delegates involved:
1. Camille Coultrap - Diplomacy Award (DISEC)
2. Chris Matthews - Diplomacy Award (SPECPOL)
3. Frederik Braun - Diplomacy Award (ECOSOC)
4. Anderson Tan - Diplomacy Award (World Bank)
5. Alec Caruana - Diplomacy Award (Crisis)
6. Ines Dieringer - Diplomacy Award (UNHRC)
7. Lina Jeffcock- Commendation (IMO)
8. Jonas Bokelmann - Commendation (UNOOSA)
9. Eugene Gurin - Commendation (SOCHUM)
10. Ellie Cottrell - (UNSC)
11. Adam McMahon - (NATO)
And thank you to the Chairs:
1. Natalie Chung - Director (UNDP)
2. Sharif Kazemi - Director (SPECPOL)
3. Stefan Bogensberger - Director (League of Nations)
4. Mock Yi Jun - Director (UNSC)
5. Muqqaddam Malik - Director (African Union)
6. Christie Deng - Director and winner of the LIMUN Chairing Award (ICJ)
7. Petros Petrikkos - Director and winner of the LIMUN New Committee Chairing Award (LIMUN Social Pitch Project)
8. Serena Mukhi - Assistant Director and winner of the LIMUN New Committee Chairing Award (LIMUN Social Pitch Project)
9. Alki Giavridis - Assistant Director (ECOSOC)
10. Richard Sathirathaya - Backroom (Crisis)
We would also like to congratulate Charis Yeap, an LSE alumni, for her great contribution to this year's conference as the Secretary-General!
Finally, we would like to thank Chris Matthews for being a great Head Delegate, and leading the team to victory at none other than King's College London United Nations Association's very own campus down south.
Nottingham Model UN (NottsMUN) 2018: Best Large Delegation
After lots of exciting debate, LSE came out as winners of the Best Large Delegation award, at the smallest possible size to be considered for this award!
We would like to thank the following award winners:
1. Jonas Bokelmann, Director’s Award, Historical Crisis
2. Eva Richter, Best Delegate, SPECPOL
3. Anderson Tan, Best Delegate, Future Security Council
4. Tyler Atipas, Distinguished Delegate, UNHRC
5. Samuel Huang, Verbal Commendation, Future Security Council
We would also like to thank all of our delegates. Winning best large delegation would not have been possible without the incredible participation of all those who did AND those who didn’t win an award. Amazing work.
Lastly, a shoutout to the Head Delegate Jonas Bokelmann for all the care he exhibited for the delegation this weekend.
Cambridge International Model UN (CUIMUN) 2018: Best Large Delegation
After many intense committee sessions, LSE managed to win the CUIMUN 2018 Best Large Delegation Award!
We would like to thank the following award winners:
1. Lina Jeffcock, Best Delegate, WHO
2. Vanessa Lock, Best Delegate, UNDP
3. Richard Sathirathaya, Best Delegate, Historical Crisis
4. Melvin Kan, Outstanding Diplomat, Iran Nuclear Negotiations
5. Jack Hebb, Outstanding Diplomat, ECOFIN
6. Matheus Santos, Outstanding Diplomat, San Francisco 1945
7. Maha Akbar, Outstanding Diplomat, UN Women
8. Frederik Braun, Outstanding Diplomat, DISEC
9. Chris Matthews, Verbal Commendation, UNHRC
We would also like to thank those who represented LSE as chairs throughout the conference:
1. Natalie Chung, Director, UNDP
2. Muqqaddam Malik, Director, UNSC
3. Katharina Wodenitscharow, Assistant Director, UN Women
Oxford Model UN (OXIMUN) 2018: Best Small Delegation
#TeamLSE emerges victorious from our third MUN conference this year with yet another best delegation award! Our delegation sallied forth to the Oxford International Model United Nations Conference (OxIMUN) to win 8 awards and emerge as Best Small Delegation. Our delegates had an incredible time this weekend as the Ashmolean, too, discovered that their drink reserves were no match for LSE’s thirst.
We would like to congratulate our award winners:
1. Jonas Bokelmann, Diplomacy Award, UNDP
2. Ellie Cottrell, Diplomacy Award, UN Women
3. Max Hammer, Director's Award, Joint Cabinet Crisis
4. Chris Tesche, Cabinet Award, Joint Cabinet Crisis
5. Horatio Lyons, Commendation Award, African Union
6. Adam McMahon, Commendation Award, SPECPOL
7. Naufal Yudiana, Honourable Mention, ASEAN
8. Alki Giavridis, Honourable Mention, DISEC
We would also like to thank the rest of the delegation that joined us in Oxford this weekend:
1. Ines Dieringer, DISEC
2. Thomas Harten, UNHCR
3. Tina Pei, European Council
As well as our fantastic Chairs and backroom staff:
1. Natalie Chung, Director, SOCHUM
2. Muqqaddam Malik, Director, Belt and Road Initiative
3. Katharina Wodenitscharow, Director, African Union
4. Sharif Kazemi, Backroom, Joint Cabinet Crisis
Finally, we would like to thank our lovely head delegate, Natalie Chung, for looking after all of #TeamLSE at the city of dreaming spires and for her incredible efforts, help, compassion, and care for all members of the delegation!
Manchester MUN (ManMUN) 2018: Best Large Delegation
For many delegates, ManMUN was their first university level conference. Despite that, they all performed exceptionally well! We had an incredible time during the conference and are proud to announce that TeamLSE won the Best Large Delegation award! We would like to congratulate the following individual award winners:
1. Evan Schlosser - Best Delegate, African Union
2. Vanessa Lock - Best Delegate, UN Women
3. Francis Acevedo - Best Delegate, DISEC
4. Tea Višnjić - Best Delegate, European Union
5. Lina Jeffcock - Best Delegate, UNDP
6. Yasmin Frischemeier & Alec Caruana - Outstanding Delegates, UNSC
7. Camille Coultrap - Outstanding Delegate, DISEC
8. Amelia Benich - Outstanding Delegate, UNHRC
9. Maria Golub - Honorable Mention, UN Women
10. Alfredo Carrillo O - Honorable Mention, African Union
11. Zhi Feng Ong - Honourable Mention, UNDP
We would also like to express our gratitude as our fantastic chairs:
1. Melvin Kan – Chair, African Union
2. Nicole Trofimov - Chair, UN Women
We equally want to recognise the rest of our delegation for their hard work and commitment throughout the entire conference:
1. Eugene Gurin – EU
2. Tasha Chia - Crisis
3. Pearlyn Tan - UNHRC
Finally we would like to give a huge shout out to our head delegate Melvin Kan for his incredible efforts, help, compassion, and care for all members of the delegation!
University of London Model UN (ULMUN) 2018: Best Large Delegation
This conference was a fantastic opportunity for our new delegates to kick off their University MUN experience across seven committees. We had an incredible time during the conference and are proud to announce our award winners:
1. Lina Jeffcock, Best Delegate Award (WHO)
2. Camille Coultrap, Best Delegate Award (SPECPOL)
3. Tea Višnjić, Best Delegate Award (UNSC)
4. Vanessa Lock, Best Delegate Award (ECOSOC)
5. Anderson Tan, Honourable Mention Award (Crisis)
6. Eugene Gurin, Honourable Mention Award (Crisis)
7. Debra Winberg, Honourable Mention Award (WHO)
8. Eleanor Rieckmann, Honourable Mention Award (UNSC)
9. Emma P Arias – Verbal Commendation (WHO)
10. Eva Richter, Verbal Commendation (ECOSOC)
11. Maverick Freedlander, Verbal Commendation (Crisis)
12. Alexa Marie, Verbal Commendation (ECOSOC)
Second, we wish to congratulate our secretariat for their hard work in the past months and integral role in contributing to the success of ULMUN
1. Richard Sathirathaya – Under Secretary General for Crisis
2. Malwina Kopytek – Under Secretary General for Allocations
As well as our fantastic chairs and backroom staff
1. Ines Dieringer– Chair, WHO
2. Muqqaddam Malik – Chair, Crisis
3. Horatio Lyons – Chair, Crisis
4. Sharif Kazemi – Backroom, Crisis
5. Janet Wong – Backroom, Crisis
We equally want to recognize all the rest of our delegation for their hard work and commitment throughout the entire conference
1. Frederik Braun – SPECPOL
2. ZhiFeng Ong – Crisis
3. Cherie Jia - WHO
4. C CH Fang – SPECPOL
5. Xenia Makridou – WHO
6. Maria Golub – ECOSOC
7. Yan Boshen– Crisis
8. Alfredo Carrillo O – ECOSOC
9. Zining Pearl Yuan - WHO
10. Deepjot Kaur - SPECPOL
11. Manasvini Balasubramanian – ECOSOC
12. Shengchyi Yeh – UNSC
13. Rachel Hu - DISEC
14. Osman Awad - UNHRC
Penultimately We would like to give a huge shout out to our faculty advisors Stefan Bogensberger and Natalie Chung for their incredible efforts, help, compassion, and care for all members of the delegation!