8th Annual Intercollegiate Dayton
Model United Nations Conference Sixteen colleges and universities from the mid-Atlantic
region convened in Dayton for the 8th annual Dayton Model United Nations
February 7-10, 2001, this year simulating an international Conference on
Racism. The DAYMUN conference was hosted by Wright State University, the
University of Dayton, and Sinclair College. The UPJ team included seniors
David Harbin, Mica Pilz, Shirley Hixson, Kevin Chernosky, Jeremiah Coldsmith,
Rebecca Seitz, and Joel Popma, and juniors Sarah Factor, Rebecca Huston,
and Leonard Vigna. The UPJ team took second place in the conference simulation
behind host Wright State, with Sarah Factor named as Best Delegate,
and Shirley Hixson (Security Council delegate representing France) and
Rebecca Seitz (Committee on Racism delegate representing the Netherlands)
receiving honorable mention commendations. Sarah Factor and Rebecca Huston
were selected to serve as official committee chairs in the DAYMUN conference
in 2002.