Reading time: 2minutesAAUW Hilo Branch scholarship winners, from left, Shantel Akau, Kailee Yoshimura, Annalise Cogan, Heather Padilla, Skye Narvaez, Ariana Dolan. Not pictured: Mya Goodoni and Annabelle Mufalli. (Photo credit: AAUW)
The awarded $8,000 in scholarships to six women attending the and two attending .
AAUW is a national organization that promotes equity and education for women and girls. For more than 65 years the Hilo Branch of AAUW has been assisting women and girls to achieve self-realization through education.
UH Hilo recipients
Shantel Akau plans on becoming a registered nurse and hopes to earn a graduate degree in nursing and become an advanced practice registered nurse.
Skye Narvaez will be graduating with her bachelors in communication and certificate in educational studies in fall 2019. Narvaez plans on pursuing a master¡¯s and doctorate in education.
Heather Padilla plans to become an English teacher with a certificate in creative writing.
Ariana Dolan is pursuing a bachelor of science in agriculture specializing in animal science and is also obtaining a beekeeping certificate. She plans on pursuing a doctorate in veterinary science.
Maya Goodoni has a bachelor of arts in environmental studies from UH Hilo and is currently enrolled in the tropical conservation biology and environmental science graduate program.
Kailee Yoshimura is working on her bachelor of science in biology and hopes to continue to medical school and become a radiologist.
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Annalise Cogan will be earning her associate of science degree in nursing and wants to pursue a master of science degree so she can become a nurse educator.
Annabelle Mufalli is enrolled in the architectural engineering and CAD (computer aided design) technology program and plans to continue her education at a four-year UH campus.
