Robert “Bob” E. Moore III MEMUNC Scholarship Fund
Every May, Maine high school students arrive at the University of Southern Maine for three days of the Maine Model United Nations Conference (MeMUNC). After months of preparation, they represent countries not their own on committees modeled on real UN bodies. Their committees take on the same hard questions the real UN is working through right now. They come with curiosity and leave with a better understanding of the world, how to tackle a complex problem, make a persuasive argument, and work as a team. Help us expand student access to this unique opportunity!
Make MeMUNC accessible this year!
For many Maine students, MeMUNC is a life changing experience. It could be the first time they stand up and defend a position in a room of strangers, negotiate with peers from across the state, or work together to find common ground on a hard problem. But for too many students, schools, and families, the cost of attendance is out of reach. Help us break down that barrier and
In memory of our friend and colleague Robert “Bob” E. Moore III
For forty years, Bob Moore worked at the United Nations on food security and global development — helping feed the world, support farmers in fragile environments, and build systems that work for the people who depend on them. MeMUNC delegates debate the same kinds of hard questions Bob devoted his career to. There’s no better way to honor him than to make sure more Maine students can get to that table.
Robert “Bob” Evans Moore III spent four decades inside the United Nations system — with the UN Environment Programme in Nairobi and the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome — building the frameworks and training the governments working to end hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation. He traveled to more than 100 countries. When he retired, he came to Maine and brought that experience directly to WAC Maine’s Board, shaping our programs and raising the quality of our public conversations about the world.
Bob passed away in March 2024, after a short battle with cancer. This scholarship fund will help us carry forward the ideals and work he spent his life advancing.