The American Association of University Women, Hilo Branch awarded $6,000 in scholarships to four University of Hawaii at Hilo graduate and undergraduate students last month during a luncheon at the Hilo Yacht Club.
The American Association of University Women, Hilo Branch awarded $6,000 in scholarships to four University of Hawaii at Hilo graduate and undergraduate students last month during a luncheon at the Hilo Yacht Club.
The recipients are:
• Heather Ah Cook and Katherine S. Post, graduate students in the Pharm.D. Program, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at UH-Hilo.
• Jamae Valdez Balagot, undergraduate at UH-Hilo, molecular and cellular biology major.
• Nicole Garcia, graduate student, M.A. Heritage Management Program (Anthropology Department) at UH-Hilo.
AAUW has assisted women and girls in the community for more than 65 years to achieve self-realization through education.
AAUW’s mission is to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.
To make a donation to the tax-deductible Scholarship Fund, send checks payable to AAUW-Hilo Branch to AAUW, P.O. Box 6132, Hilo, HI 96720, or visit hilo-hi.aauw.net.