Baylor’s Model Organization of American States (MOAS) team won the Distinguished
Delegation Award at the 12th Annual MOAS Conference hosted by St. Mary’s University in San
Antonio, Texas, from November 6-8, 2008. This is the eleventh time Baylor has received one of
the two team awards at the conference.
The conference was attended by 15 universities from Texas, New Mexico, Ohio, and three from
Mexico. There were 24 countries represented. Students worked to resolve issues relating to the
hemisphere that included multidimensional security, human trafficking, alleviation of poverty,
and sustainable development. Baylor University represented Bolivia and Chile and the President
of the Conference was Baylor’s own Joshua Hyles (graduate student in History, Mabank). The
keynote address was delivered by Ambassador William Eaton, who served as the U.S.
Ambassador to the Republic of Panama from 2001 to 2008 and who is now Ambassador in
Residence at the University of Texas at Austin.
Baylor Head Delegate for Bolivia Seth Reed (senior in Political Science and Economics,
Cassville, MO), and Torie Rhodes (sophomore in International studies and French, Pasadena,
CA), won Outstanding Delegate awards in the Special Committee on Migration. Co-Head
Delegate for Bolivia Renee Sanchez (senior in Biology and Spanish, Brownsville), and Hunter
Klein (junior in Political Science, Tomball), won Distinguished Delegate awards in the
Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs. Baylor’s team, as a whole, won the Distinguished
Delegation award for the conference.
Other team members included Baylor Head Delegate for Chile Manny Muñoz (senior in
Neuroscience, San Antonio), who was elected the President for next year’s conference, and
Megan McNerney (senior in International Studies and Economics, Troy, OH), who was selected
as the outstanding chair of the conference.
Additionally, Cassidy Ford (senior, University Scholars, Phoenix, AZ), served as the chair of the
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; and Brittney Quesada (freshman in Political
Science, Missouri City), served as a rapporteur for the conference.
Also competing for Baylor were Elizabeth Wilson (graduate student in History, Kingwood);
Tomás de Prat Gay (junior in Engineering, Mendoza, Argentina); Ariel Alexander, (senior in
International Studies and French, San Antonio); T.J. Cheavens (senior in International Studies,
Cedar Park); Krystal Dau, (senior in International Studies, Las Vegas, NV); Ricardo Felix
(senior in International Studies, Waco); Monica Uribe, (senior in Music Performance,
Harlingen); Co-Head Delegate for Chile Daisy Marchena (junior in International Studies,
Houston); Jolie Shelton (junior in Psychology, Mendoza, Argentina); Tyler Talbert (junior in
International Studies, Waco); Leisel Walters, (junior in International Studies, Tegucigalpa,
Honduras); Ally Gutiérrez, (freshman in Political Science, Cypress); Michael Lyssy (freshman in
Political Science, Falls City); and Eldrin Ofina (freshman in Biology, Cypress). The team was
coached by Dr. Joan E. Supplee, Department of History.
For more information please contact:
Joan E. Supplee at Joan_Supplee@baylor.edu
Joshua Hyles at Joshua_Hyles@baylor.edu
Seth Reed at Seth_Reed@baylor.edu
Manny Muñoz at Manny_Munoz@baylor.edu