Brenau University recently hosted its 16th annual Mock Mediation Invitational Tournament, which brought students from nine universities to Gainesville to practice their conflict resolution skills in a national tournament.
The tournament positions students against each other as they compete to be "the best peacemakers in the nation," according to a news release from Brenau.
“Once again we had an incredibly successful tournament,” said Ken Frank, director of the Conflict Resolution and Legal Studies Program at Brenau. “Our teams did very well in the competition, and six of our team members will go on to compete in the International Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament at Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 15-17.”
Approximately 60 students competed from the nine participating universities: Brenau, Butler University (Indiana), Clayton State University, Kennesaw State University, Lewis University (Illinois), Middle Georgia State University, Principia College (Illinois), University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and University of Texas, Dallas.
The Top Mediator Team Award went to Brenau for the team made up of Gloria Clark, Cierra Franklin, and Anaya Daniels. The Brenau team of Jessica Jarrett, Sha’kym Holland and Lessie Day placed fourth. Clark was named the No. 1 Mediator Individual, and Brenau’s Keri Ashworth placed second, Franklin fourth and Holland sixth. The Top Advocate/Client Team was Ashworth, Diamond Wood, and Dejah Williams, and the Clark, Franklin and Daniels team placed second in that category. Ashworth also earned the Baumgardner Award, the highest award given in the competition.
The full results of the Mock Mediation Invitational Tournament are as follows:
Award Winner
Keri Ashworth, Brenau University
Top 10 Mediator Individual Awards
Gloria Clark—Brenau University
Keri Ashworth—Brenau University
Hunter Hummell—Principia College
Cierra Franklin—Brenau University
Mackenzie Batten—Principia College
Sha’Kym Holland—Brenau University
Amanda Bonds—University of Texas, Dallas
Deepah Mirchandani—UNC, Charlotte
Christopher Jones—Principia College
Ben Robinson—UNC Charlotte
Top Mediator Teams Awards
Brenau University
University of Texas, Dallas
Principia College
Brenau University
Principia College
Top 10 Advocate/Client Individual Awards
Alexis Martinez/Carmen Watkins, Clayton State University
Meerna Dalal/Umal Lalee, University of Texas, Dallas
Najib Gazi/Sam Kiewra, University of Texas, Dallas
Annie Hight/Chris Engert, Principia College
Sarah Buie/Dalton Morris, UNC Charlotte
Carmen Watkins/No client, Clayton State University
Sam Kierwa/Sherin George, University of Texas, Callas
Hannah Chilleno/Nick Krueger, Butler University
Juliet Beck/Mackenzie Batton, Principia College
Namrata Roy/Ben Robinson, Principia College
Top Advocate/Client Team Awards
Brenau University (Keri Ashworth, Diamond Wood, Dejah Williams)
Brenau University (Gloria Clark, Cierra Franklin, Anaya Daniels)
Clayton State University
University of Texas, Dallas
Kennesaw State University
