 Josh
Hvidding is always ready to go the extra mile. It’s
part of his generous and hardworking nature. Among his other
volunteer activities, Josh was a peer mentor for the Honors
Program, helping freshmen become acquainted with new surroundings.
During a recruiting session with a high school senior considering
enrolling at Manoa and in the Honors Program in Fall 2002,
Josh happened to be on hand. After he was introduced to the
prospective freshman, Josh in his friendly manner began to
talk about how positive his experience had been and why coming
to Manoa and being part of Honors would be a good decision.
It was the clincher for the sale.
Josh’s large capacity for learning can be discerned
in the Proceedings for the 2002 Undergraduate Research Symposium,
in which Josh submitted three abstracts (and was prepared
to give three oral presentations) because his lab experience
had encompassed three related projects.
Josh was part of Golden Key, the Undergraduate National Honors
Society; Mortar Board, the Senior Honors Society; and Phi
Beta Kappa. He won the award for Most Promising Research in
Honors for 2001 and the award for the Outstanding Honors Graduate
in 2002.
During the next two years, however, Josh will be even busier.
From May 20 - July 15th, 2002, he will be Resident Counselor
for College participants of the John A. Burns Medical School's
Health Career Opportunity Program (HCOP)
August 15th - December 15th, 2002, will find him in Army
Basic Training and specialized training in Construction Heavy
Equipment at Fort Lennin-Wood, Missouri.
And from February to November, 2003, Josh will be the Rotary
International Ambassadorial Scholar to Australia, a scholarship
worth $25,000. He will be studying Epidemiology for a year
in the Graduate Program at the University of New South Wales
in Sydney, Australia. His Rotary scholarship responsibilities
include making approximately a dozen speeches about Hawaii
to public audiences in Australia. When he returns, he will
also be speaking to public audiences in Hawaii about his experience
in Australia. |
