Model UN Team Brings Home Awards from United Nations Conference

Nearly 3000 students from 125 high schools across the globe were in attendance at this premiere national MUN meet. The event took place during the first week of February at the Palmer House Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

Cranbrook represented the country of Egypt on most committees as well as special committees of the U.S. Senate, the Cabinet of Argentina 1947, the Commission on Women, and the Press Corps. The team debated and passed resolutions on issues such as drug trafficking, female empowerment, the disposal of nuclear waste, global terrorism, and curbing greenhouse emissions.

Awards given to team members were granted as follows:

Outstanding Delegate Award
Aditi Adhikari, Press Corps
Hannah Buonomo and Clare Elwell, African Union

Honorable Mentions
Charles Panfil and Wyatt Dudgeon, Economic and Financial Committee
Basanth Sadasivan and Danny Feinbloom, Interpol
Aaron Han and Kevin Sang, United Nations Commission High Commission of Refuges
Kaela Mali and Grace Wang, United Nations Environmental Programme

Verbal Commendations
Ben Iorio and Sean Ojha, Legal Committee
Juliette Raymond and Reina Patel, Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Skylar Knapp of the Commission on Women
Anjali Roychowdhury representing the Minister of Education in the 1947 Cabinet of Argentina

Congratulations to the Model UN for their impressive achievements!