Hilo student receives degree, honors

Sam Bader, son of Steven Bader and Rose Bautista of Hilo, was named to Lawrence University’s dean’s list for the 2017-18 academic year. Students must maintain a minimum 3.4 grade point average for the entire academic year to qualify for dean’s list honors. Bader also earned a bachelor of arts degree cum laude in anthropology from Lawrence University during its 169th commencement in June. Prior to commencement, he received the $2,000 Alexander Wiley Prize, which honors a student who has most demonstrated a principled independence of thought, moral courage and creative commitment to a significant cause.