Awards
The Boston University International Affairs Association is incredibly proud of our competitive Model United Nations competition team, MUN@BU, and the standard of excellence they have established over the course of their existence.
McMUN 2019
UPMUNC 2012
Delegation Awards
2021-2022
National Collegiate Security Conference: Best Small Delegation
McGill Model United Nations Assembly: Outstanding Large Delegation
Harvard National Model United Nations Conference: Best Small Delegation
University of Chicago Model United Nations Conference: Best Small Delegation
University of Los Angeles Model United Nations Conference: Best Small Delegation
2020-2021
Seton Hall Model United Nations Conference: Best Small Delegation
National Collegiate Security Conference: Outstanding Small Delegation
McGill Model United Nations Assembly: Best Small Delegation
Harvard National Model United Nations Conference: Best Small Delegation
University of California Berkeley Model United Nations: Best Small Delegation
Pennsylvania United Nations Conference: Best Small Delegation
University of Chicago Model United Nations: Best Small Delegation
William and Mary University Model United Nations: Best Small Delegatiom
2019-2020
National Collegiate Security Conference: Outstanding Small Delegation
Harvard National Model United Nations Conference: Best Small Delegation
2018-2019
McGill Model United Nations Assembly: Outstanding Large Delegation
University of California Berkeley Model United Nations: Outstanding Small Delegation
2017-2018
2017-2018
National Collegiate Security Conference: Outstanding Small Delegation
McGill Model United Nations Assembly: Outstanding Large Delegation
2016-2017
University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations Conference: Outstanding Small Delegation
University of California Berkeley Model United Nations: Best Small Delegation
University of Chicago Model United Nations: Outstanding Small Delegation
2016-2017
University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations Conference: Outstanding Small Delegation
University of California Berkeley Model United Nations: Best Small Delegation
University of Chicago Model United Nations: Outstanding Small Delegation
2015-2016
University of Chicago Model United Nations: Outstanding Small Delegation
2012-2013
National Collegiate Security Conference: Outstanding Small Delegation
University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations: Outstanding Small Delegation
McGill Model United Nations Assembly: Best Small Delegation
University of Chicago Model United Nations: Outstanding Small Delegation
2021-2022 Individual Awards
Columbia Model United Nations Conference
Bella Newell: Best Delegate
Andrew Severance: Honorable Mention
Sydney Steger: Honorable Mention
Faisal Ahmed: Verbal Commendation
National Collegiate Security Conference
Bella Newell: Best Delegate
Joel Shapiro: Outstanding Delegate
Adam Liu: Outstanding Delegate
Sydney Steger: Honorable Mention
Sarah Benhalima & Andrew Severance: Verbal Commendation
Timothy Obiso: Verbal Commendation
Jacob Stein: Verbal Commendation
Cornell International Affairs Conference
Timothy Obiso: Outstanding Delegate
Thibaut Stussi: Outstanding Delegate
University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations Conference
Charles Moore: Outstanding Delegate
Bella Newell: Honorable Mention
Senthil Meyyappan: Honorable Mention
Simona Simeonova: Verbal Commendation
2020-2021 Individual Awards
Seton Hall Model United Nations Conference
Charles Moore: Best Delegate
Bella Newell: Outstanding Delegate
Joel Shapiro: Outstanding Delegate
Timothy Obiso: Outstanding Delegate
Julia Mullert: Outstanding Delegate
Santa Barbara Intercollegiate Model United Nations Conference
Sarah Benhalima: Honorable Mention
Sydney Steger: Honorable Mention
National Collegiate Security Conference
Joel Shapiro: Best Delegate
Julia Mullert: Best Delegate
Timothy Obiso: Best Delegate
Sydney Steger: Honorable Mention
Sarah Benhalima: Verbal Commendation
McGill University Model United Nations Conference
Sydney Steger: Best Delegate
Bella Newell: Best Delegate
Sarah Benhalima: Honorable Mention
Reid McConnaughey: Honorable Mention
Timothy Obiso: Verbal Commendation
Harvard National Model United Nations Conference
Bella Newell: Best Delegate
Reid McConnaughey: Outstanding Delegate
Joel Shapiro: Honorable Mention
University of California Berkeley Model United Nations Conference
Bella Newell: Best Delegate
Sydney Steger: Outstanding Delegate
Julia Mullert: Outstanding Delegate
Charles Moore: Outstanding Delegate
Timothy Obiso: Verbal Commendation
Anuj Sawhney: Verbal Commendation
Pennsylvania Model United Nations Conference
Joel Shapiro: Best Delegate
Timothy Obiso: Outstanding Delegate
Julia Mullert: Outstanding Delegate
Faisal Ahmed: Outstanding Delegate
Guinevere Keith: Honorable Mention
Matthew Pruitt: Honorable Mention
University of Chicago Model United Nations
Bella Newell: Best Delegate
Faisal Ahmed: Best Delegate
Sydney Steger: Best Delegate
Timothy Obiso: Best Delegate
Joel Shapiro: Verbal Commendation
Julia Mullert: Verbal Commendation
Matthew Pruitt: Verbal Commendation
Sarah Benhalima: Verbal Commendation
William and Mary University Model United Nations
Bella Newell: Best Delegate
Sydney Steger: Best Delegate
Timothy Obiso: Outstanding Delegate
Julia Mullert: Honorable Mention
Faisal Ahmed: Honorable Mention
2019-2020 Individual Awards
Columbia Model United Nations Conference
Samuel Lyons: Best Delegate
Bella Newell: Honorable Mention
Arin Gerald: Verbal Commendation
Stephany Yip Choy: Verbal Commendation
Julia Mullert: Verbal Commendation
National Collegiate Security Conference
Reid Mcconnaughey: Best Delegate
Liz Jones & Branden Alberts: Honorable Mention
Rachel Kubrick: Honorable Mention
Julia Mullert: Verbal Commendation
University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations Conference
Neha Iyer: Outstanding Delegate
Bella Newell: Verbal Commendation
McGill University Model United Nations Conference
Nancy Santarsiero & Sydney Steger: Honorable Mention
Wendy Arroyo & Reid Mcconnaughey: Honorable Mention
Liz Jones & Branden Alberts: Honorable Mention
Stephany Yip Choy & Alex Durand: Verbal Commendation
Timothy Obiso: Honorable Mention
Bella Newell: Verbal Commendation
Julia Mullert: Honorable Mention
Harvard National Model United Nations Conference
Bella Newell & Branden Alberts: Honorable Mention
Julia Mullert: Honorable Mention
University of California Berkeley Model United Nations Conference
Timothy Obiso: Best Delegate
Neha Iyer: Outstanding Delegate
Sam Lyons: Verbal Commendation
Julia Mullert: Verbal Commendation
2018-2019 Individual Awards
National Collegiate Security Conference
Danielle Wallner: Best Delegate
Alexander Neumann: Outstanding Delegate
Ethan Wong: Verbal Commendation
University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations
Vikram Kishinchandani: Best Delegate
Alexander Pritzen: Honorable Mention
Danielle Wallner: Honorable Mention
McGill Model United Nations Assembly
Danielle Wallner: Best Delegate
Alexander Pritzen: Best Delegate
Jordann Krouse: Best Delegate
Wendy Arroyo & Reid McConnaughey: Outstanding Delegate
Julia Mullert & Pablo Jimenez: Verbal Commendation
Harvard National Model United Nations Assembly
Danielle Wallner: Diplomatic Commendation
Alexander Pritzen: Diplomatic Commendation
Nada Shalash & Branden Alberts: Diplomatic Commendation
University of California Berkeley Model United Nations
Jordann Krouse: Best Delegate
Reid McConnaughey & Nancy Santarsiero: Honorable Mention
Alexander Pritzen: Honorable Mention
University of Chicago Model United Nations
Reid McConnaughey: Best Delegate
Sam Lyons: Outstanding Delegate
Jane Gallagher: Honorable Mention
Neha Iyer: Verbal Commendation
2017-2018 Individual Awards
CMUNNY
Jessica Mansur: Honorable Mention
Andy Ellis: Verbal Commendation
Noah Riley: Verbal Commendation
National Collegiate Security Conference
Danielle Wallner: Best Delegate
Sara Van Velkinburgh: Outstanding Delegate
Naomi Carolan & Jessica Mansur: Honorable Mention
University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations
Naomi Carolan: Verbal Commendation
Shivansh Chaturvedi & Rachel Kubrick: Verbal Commendation
Harvard National Model United Nations
Zach Thomas: Honorable Mention
McGill Model United Nations Assembly
Jordann Krouse: Best Delegate
Shivansh Chaturved:i Outstanding Delegate
Jessica Mansur: Outstanding Delegate
Danielle Wallner: Outstanding Delegate
Alexander Neumann: Outstanding Delegate
Noah Riley: Honorable Mention
University of Chicago Model United Nations
Naomi Carolan: Best Delegate
Danielle Wallner: Outstanding Delegate
Jessica Mansur: Outstanding Delegate
Jordann Krouse: Outstanding Delegate
Alexander Neumann: Outstanding Delegate
Andrea Gomez: Verbal Commendation
2016-2017 Individual Awards
National Collegiate Security Conference
Danielle Wallner- Honorable Mention
University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations
Sara Van Velkinburgh- Outstanding Delegate
Kaitlyn Perreault- Outstanding Delegate
Morgan Delaney- Outstanding Delegate
Oleksandra Torubara- Honorable Mention
John Benducci & Jordann Krouse- Honorable Mention
Meaghan Delaney & Alexander Pritzen- Honorable Mention
Ana Milsavljevic- Verbal Commendation
McGill Model United Nations Assembly
Shivansh Chaturvedi- Best Delegate
Jessica Mansur- Best Delegate
Sara Van Velkinburgh- Book Award
Harvard National Model United Nations
Zach Thomas & Naomi Carolan- Best Delegate
Nick Stenseng &Joanna Wagner- Honorable Mention
Jessica Mansur- Verbal Commendation
University of California Berkeley Model United Nations
Danielle Wallner- Best Delegate
Naomi Carolan- Best Delegate
Jessica Mansur & John Benducci- Honorable Mention
Jordann Krouse- Verbal Commendation
Neha Iyer- Verbal Commendation
University of Chicago Model United Nations
Danielle Wallner- Best Delegate
John Benducci- Best Delegate
Louise Carbery- Best Delegate
Zach Thomas- Best Delegate
Shivansh Chaturvedi- Honorable Mention
Jessica Mansur- Honorable Mention
Rachel Kubrick & Andy Ellis- Honorable Mention
Morgan Delaney- Verbal Commendation
2015-2016 Individual Awards
National Collegiate Security Conference
John Benducci- Verbal Commendation
University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations
Graham Atherton-Outstanding Delegate
Jessica Mansur- Outstanding Delegate
Meaghan Delaney & Krishna Gall- Outstanding Delegate
Sara Van Velkinburgh- Honorable Mention
Teresa Morin- Verbal Commendation
McGill Model United Nations Assembly
Sara Van Velkinburgh- Best Delegate
Jessica Mansur- Outstanding Delegate
Katilyn Perreault- Outstanding Delegate
Graham Atherton- Honorable Mention
Harvard National Model United Nations
Naomi Carolan- Outstanding Delegate
Tal Dickstein & Shreyash Goyal- Verbal Commendation
Zachary Thomas & Gayathri Anjou- Verbal Commendation
Harvard World Model United Nations
Alix Neenan & Jasper Burns- Award of Diplomacy
University of Chicago Model United Nations
Rahim Hriji- Best Delegate
Zachary Thomas- Best Delegate
Sara Van Velkinburgh- Outstanding Delegate
Shivansh Chatuvedi- Outstanding Delegate
Louise Carbery- Honorable Mention
2014-2015 Individual Awards
Columbia Model United Nations
Alex Neenan- Verbal Commendation
Graham Atherton- Verbal Commendation
National Collegiate Security Conference
Claudia Morera- Best Delegate
Meaghan Delaney- Verbal Commendation
Sara Van Velkinburgh- Verbal Commendation
University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations
Elliot Pope & Patricia Perez- Verbal Commendation
McGill Model United Nations Assembly
Jessica Mansur- Outstanding Delegate
Graham Atherton- Outstanding Delegate
Claudia Morera & Kaitlyn Perreault- Honorable Mention
Harvard National Model United Nations
Meaghan Delaney & Jasper Burns- Outstanding Delegate
John Benducci & Victoria Reynolds- Honorable Mention
Claudia Morera- Honorable Mention
University of Chicago Model United Nations
Teresa Morin- Best Delegate
Sara Van Velkinburgh- Outstanding Delegate
John Benducci- Outstanding Delegate
2013-2014 Individual Awards
National Collegiate Security Conference
Katrina Trost- Best Delegate
Alex Neenan- Outstanding Delegate
Chaya Rusk- Outstanding Delegate
Krystian Zawodinak- Outstanding Delegate
Julia George- Honorable Mention
Anna Jacobs- Honorable Mention
University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations
Dustin Vandenberg- Best Delegate
Katrina Trost- Honorable Delegate
John Benducci & Lauren Chung- Verbal Commendation
Patricia Perez & Sathvika Ramachandran- Verbal Commendation
McGill Model United Nations Assembly
Hannah Lowry & Katrin Trost- Best Delegate
Eric Kashdan- Best Delegate
Sathvika Ramachandran & Sam Sherman- Honorable Delegate
Alix Nennan- Honorable Delegate
Harvard National Model United Nations
Camila Camborda- Best Delegate
Alix Neenan- Best Delegate
Claire Laurence- Honorable Delegate
Patricia Perez- Honorable Delegate
New York University Model United Nations
Alix Neenan- Verbal Commendation
Tammy Chen & Krystian Zawodniak- Verbal Commendation
University of Chicago Model United Nations
John Benducci & Teresa Morin- Outstanding Delegate
Prithvi Hingorani- Outstanding Delegate
Camila Camborda- Honorable Delegate
2012-2013 Individual Awards
National Collegiate Security Conference
Colin Rosenow- Best Delegate
Katrina Trost- Outstanding Delegate
Dan Freehling- Outstanding Delegate
Caitlin Lesczynski- Outstanding Delegate
Travis Cunningham- Outstanding Delegate
Eric Kashdan- Honorable Delegate
Claudia Morera- Verbal Commendation
University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations
Sam Leone & Katrina Trost- Best Delegate
Travis Cunningham- Outstanding Delegate
Angela Farmer & Claudia Moera- Outstanding Delegate
Dan Freehling- Verbal Commendation
Hannah Lowry & Patricia Perez- Verbal Commendation
Edd Rivera- Verbal Commendation
McGill Model United Nations Assembly
Claudia Morera & Sam Leone- Best Delegate
Hannah Lowry- Best Delegate
Colin Rosenow- Outstanding Delegate
Caitlin Lesczynski & Dustin Vandenberg- Book Award
Edward Rivera- Book Award
Mitchell Hoke- Book Award
Harvard National Model United Nations
Claudia Morera & Hannah Lowry- Best Delegates
Travis Cunningham & Alix Neenan- Outstanding Delegates
New York University Model United Nations
Travis Cunningham- Outstanding Delegate
Smantha Weinberg- Honorable Mention
Prthvi Hingorani- Honorable Mention
Hannah Lowry- Verbal Commendation
University of Chicago Model United Nations
Colin Rosenow- Best Delegate
Julie George- Best Delegate
Claudia Morera &Alix Neenan- Honorable Mention
Samantha Weinberg- Honorable Delegate