SHERMAN - For the past 21 years, Austin College students have participated in Model United Nations Conferences nationally in New York City, and in regional locations. Model United Nations Conferences are actual simulations of the workings of the United Nations at which delegations assume the positions currently pending among the countries they represent. Students received their delegation assignments in January and began researching all aspects of the nation assigned, from positions on health care and economy to security and humanitarian issues. Students were assigned to United Nations committees represented by their country or non-governmental organization (NGO), so they could adequately prepare background on specific areas. The following students participated in the National Model United Nations competition in New York April 4-10 and are listed along with the high school previously attended, parents' names, and the delegations they represented:Abiline, TexasTim Clark, Wylie High School, son of Bobby and Beverly Clark, Islamic Republic of Iran.Alachula, FloridaAmanda Williams, East Side High School, daughter of Bradford Williams andMarie Norris, WEDO.Amarillo, TexasSarah Harrison, Tascosa High School, daughter of Bruce and Kim Harrison, Republic of Korea.Argyle, TexasAudrey Burnett, Argyle High School, daughter of Syd and Quentin Burnett,Islamic Republic of Iran.Arlington, TexasElizabeth Scott, James Bowie High School, daughter of David and B.J. Scott,Islamic Republic of Iran.Austin, TexasHolly Carlton, Lyndon B Johnson High School, daughter of Daniel and CarenCarlton, Republic of Korea;Holly Carlton, Lyndon B Johnson High School, daughter of Daniel and CarenCarlton, Republic of Korea;Kaitlyn Martinez, St. Michael's Academy, daughter of oscar and WilmaMartinez, Republic of Korea.Baton Rouge, LouisianaAnna Day, Runnels High School, daughter of Mary LeBlanc, Republic of Korea.Big Spring, TexasAustin Barton, Coahoma High School, son of Debra and Don Barton, Republic of Korea.Bonham, TexasMorgan Atkinson, Bonham High School, daughter of Georgia and Jack Atkinson,Republic of Korea;Charles Sanderson, Bonham High School, son of Allen and Beth Sanderson, Republic of Korea.Buena Vista, ColoradoKatrina Carlile, Daingerfield High School, daughter of Perry Carlile ofBuena Vista and Jimmy and Sue Gilliam of Daingerfield, Texas, Republic ofKorea.Carrollton, TexasDanny Greer, The Colony High School, son of George and Michele Greer,Islamic Republic of Iran.Daingerfield, TexasKatrina Carlile, Daingerfield High School, daughter of Jimmy and Sue Gilliamof Daingerfield and Perry Carlile of Buena Vista, Colorado, Republicof Korea.Dallas, TexasMariam Chaudhry, Hockaday School, daughter of Fiaz and Cynthia Chaudhry,Islamic Republic of Iran;Christofer Harris, Lake Highlands High School, son of Jan Harris, Islamic Republic of Iran; Shashank Rao, Texas Academy of Math and Science, son of Seshagiri and UmaRao, Islamic Republic of Iran;Arya Rejaee, Plano West Senior High School, son of Ali and Julie Rejaee,Islamic Republic of Iran;Dallas, TexasKurt Riddlesperger, J.J. Pearce High School, son of Clayton and NormaRiddlesperger, Republic of Korea.Denison, TexasDaniel Navarrete, Denison High School, son of Leopoldo and Armida Navarrete,Islamic Republic of Iran.Denton, TexasThomas (Tad) Hopp, Denton High School, son of Carol Tanner of Denton andDavid Hopp of Pilot Point, Texas, Republic of Korea.El Paso, TexasSean Garcia Garciagodoy, Cathedral High School, son of John Garcia and IreneGarciagodoy, Islamic Republic of Iran.Flower Mound, TexasMelvin Varghese, Lewisville High School, son of Lal and Mary Varghese, Islamic Republic of Iran.Fort Worth, TexasJosh Hucklebridge, Trinity Christian Academy, son of Robert and ElaineHuckelbridge, Islamic Republic of Iran.Frankfurt, GermanyCirrelda Aylor, foreign school, daughter of Karin and William Aylor, Republic of Korea.Gainesville, TexasAbbas Ravjani, Lindsay High School, son of Mohamed and Masuma Ravjani,Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Korea and WEDO.Garland, TexasAshwini Shridhar, South Garland High School, daughter of Kalyani andDoraiswami Shridhar, Islamic Republic of Iran.Gordansville, VirginiaVanessa Tosi, Incarnate Word High School, daughter of Amadio and Baneen Tosiof Gordansville and Bryan and Karen Bertie of San Antonio, Texas,Islamic Republic of Iran.Granbury, TexasPhillip Manning, Granbury Senior High School, son of David and AndreaManning, Islamic Republic of Iran.Houston, TexasAnne King, Mt. Caramel High School, daughter of Tom King and Cece King, Republic of Korea.Lusaka ZAMBIANelipher Moyo, foreign school, daughter of Nolieher Moyo, Republic of Korea.Melissa, TexasKrista Fisher, McKinney High School, daughter of Perry and Bobbye Fisher,Islamic Republic of Iran.Mexico City MEXICOJimmy (Jaime) Salvador, Greengates School, son of Jaime Salvador and LaurieStahl, Islamic Republic of Iran.Midland, TexasMichael Porter, Midland High School, son of Tony and Cheri Porter, Islamic Republic of Iran.O'Donnell, TexasAmber Childress, O'Donnell High School, daughter of Clay and LaurenChildress, Republic of Korea.Pilot Point, TexasThomas (Tad) Hopp, Denton High School, son of David Hopp of Pilot Point andCarol Tanner of Denton, Texas, Republic of Korea.Plano, TexasMaliko Ubl, International School of Bangkok, daughter of Paul and Hisae Ubl,Islamic Republic of Iran.San Antonio, TexasRachel Friedman, Northside Health Careers High School, daughter of Joel andTevia Friedman, WEDO;Laura Glass, Ronald Reagan High School, daughter of Kevin and Carolyn Glass, WEDO; Vanessa Tosi, Incarnate Word High School, daughter of Bryan and Karen Bertieof San Antonio and Amadio and Baneen Tosi of Gordonsville, Virginia,Islamic Republic of Iran.Sherman, TexasClayten Hearrell, Denison Senior High School, son of Stephen and BeckyHearrell, Islamic Republic of Iran;Alexandra Silen, Sherman High School, daughter of Tor-Bjorn and Maria Silen,Islamic Republic of Iran;Cody Stapp, Sherman High School, son of Lois Stapp and the late Les Stapp, Republic of Korea.Sugar Land, TexasKatherine Scofield, Kempner High School, daughter of Jo Ann and Randy Scofield, WEDO.Tbilisi GEORGIATamar Jejeia, Burkburnett High School, daughter of Avtandil and Dodo Jejeia,Islamic Republic of Iran.Jason Aster, Staples High School, son of Paula and Charles Aster, Islamic Republic of Iran.Woodway, TexasSwathi Dhoma, Midway High School, daughter of Bhaskara and Vara LakshmiDhoma, Republic of Korea;David Patrick, Midway High School, son of Peter and Susan Patrick, Republic of Korea.The Austin College delegations received the following rewards:The Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) delegates won a Distinguished Delegation Award. The Republic of South Korea delegates won a Distinguished Delegation award and an Outstanding Position Paper.The Islamic Republic of Iran delegates won a Distinguished Delegation Award and an Outstanding Position Paper.Three thousand students, which included schools from fifteen countries, made up the largest National Model United Nations Conference in its history. The Conference was held at the New York Hilton on the Avenue of the Americas. Austin College, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), is an independent, liberal arts college of 1,300 students located 60 miles north of Dallas in Sherman, Texas. Chartered in November 1849, it is the oldest college in Texas under original charter and name as recognized by the State Historical Survey Committee.Austin College is included in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives, ranked among the "Best 351 Colleges" in the 2004 Princeton Review, and profiled in the 2004 edition of Kaplan's Insiders Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges.