Celebrating Emerging Writers - Methodist University
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Office of <strong>University</strong> Relations<br />
5400 Ramsey Street • Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311-1498<br />
(800) 488-7110 • (910) 630-7043 • FAX (910) 630-7253<br />
www.methodist.edu<br />
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />
DECEMBER 22, 2011<br />
PAM MCEVOY<br />
DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS<br />
FAYETTEVILLE, NC—<strong>Methodist</strong> <strong>University</strong> Model United Nations Team received<br />
multiple awards at the 2011 Carolina’s Model United Nations Conference. This scholastic<br />
competition was hosted on the campus of the <strong>University</strong> of North Carolina at Charlotte. Fifteen<br />
<strong>Methodist</strong> <strong>University</strong> students attended this conference. Jasmina Gobeljic and Stephanie Tanksley,<br />
representing the country of Poland, jointly received a Distinguished Delegate Award. Mariama Jabati and<br />
Esra Al-Shawafi, representing Kuwait, jointly received an Honorable Mention Delegate Award. As a<br />
group, the MU delegation was selected for the Position Paper Award. This is the top award for the<br />
Conference. Other students attending the conference included Immaculate Apchemegich, Mohammad<br />
Darkhawaja, Emina Efendic, Ammar Hasan, Lois Hammond, Qendresa Krasniqi, Filip Lazarevic, Natalie<br />
Mathews, Stefan Medan, Clement Nyoma, and Salam Saadi. A total of 155 students from North<br />
Carolina and the southeast US participated in the two day academic competition. The MU team is led by<br />
Frank J. Trapp, PhD, Professor of Political Science at <strong>Methodist</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
<strong>Methodist</strong> <strong>University</strong> is an independent four-year institution of higher education with over 2,400<br />
students from 41 states and 53 countries. <strong>Methodist</strong> <strong>University</strong> offers over 70 majors and concentrations,<br />
three master’s degree programs, and 19 NCAA III intercollegiate sports. For additional information,<br />
please call (910) 630-7043. Or call Maria Robbins at (910) 630-7114.<br />
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