{"id":101576,"date":"2019-08-20T14:23:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T00:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=101576"},"modified":"2024-03-15T15:47:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T01:47:25","slug":"furukawa-scholarship-fall-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/08\/20\/furukawa-scholarship-fall-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"2 UH<\/abbr> Hilo students begin global adventure with study abroad scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Jessica Valdez and Lilia Anderson-Murray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> students were awarded the Audrey S. Furukawa Study Abroad Scholarship<\/a> for fall 2019. The scholarship was created to provide UH<\/abbr> Hilo students with an opportunity to begin their global education.<\/p>\n

Lilia Anderson-Murray<\/strong> is currently attending James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. She is a marine science major, communication minor and a graduate of Kailua High School.<\/p>\n

Jessica Valdez<\/strong>, a graduate of Hilo High School, will be attending the University of Birmingham in England where she will take courses to complement her psychology major and philosophy minor.<\/p>\n

“Lilia and Jessica are outstanding UH<\/abbr> Hilo students, and this scholarship will provide them the opportunity to develop a greater global perspective through international travel,” said Carolina Lam<\/strong>, UH<\/abbr> Hilo director of global education<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More on the Audrey S. Furukawa Study Abroad Scholarship<\/h2>\n

During Audrey Furukawa\u2019s 30-year career as an administrator and educator at UH<\/abbr> Hilo, three personal core values have driven her: family, friendship and opportunity. With the help of her family and friends, she is giving others in her community the opportunity to study abroad.<\/p>\n

“I wanted to act on my belief in the personal transformational impact of global education and its ultimate outcome in achieving world peace,” said Furukawa.<\/p>\n