W. John and Connie O. McGuire
Model United Nations Scholarship
Mr. W. John McGuire is an attorney practicing law in Washington, D.C. Prior to law
school, he received his Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Public Administration from
Wichita State University. While at WSU, Mr. McGuire was a regular participant in the
Model United Nations program, including serving as the student coordinator during
the 1979-80 school year. During his time as a member of the WSU Model UN program,
Mr. McGuire was twice named Outstanding Delegate at the University of Pennsylvania
Model UN Conference and was a member of several award winning delegations. Following
graduation from WSU, he served as under secretary general of the National Model UN
in New York and served two additional years on its governing board. Mr. McGuire and
his wife, Connie, established the W. John and Connie O. McGuire Model UN Scholarship
to ensure that other WSU students have the opportunity, and to encourage them, to
participate in Model UN.
Past Recipients:
2011-12 Joseph Clay
2012-13 Michael Brinkman
2013-14 Casey Donnell
2014-15 Autumn Nance
2015-16 Taben Azad
2016-17 Nigel Morton
2017-18 Stella Yang
2018-19 Cynthia Matson
2019-20 Zubair Khan
2020-21 McKenzie Gibson
2021-22 Jared Troxclair
2022-23 Andrew Bobbitt