{"id":168848,"date":"2022-11-09T13:47:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T23:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=168848"},"modified":"2024-03-14T16:38:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T02:38:37","slug":"sustainability-scholarships-students-pursue-passions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/09\/sustainability-scholarships-students-pursue-passions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability scholarships help students pursue their passions"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Kainoa Kester and Talia Schmidt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa undergraduate students were awarded scholarships to help further their goals in sustainability and climate change research and leadership. The scholarships were awarded through the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Institute for Sustainability and Resilience<\/a> (ISR<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n

The 2022–23 Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw Scholarship in Sustainability<\/a> is awarded to Kainoa Kester<\/strong>, who is pursuing a bachelor of arts in geography<\/a> and a certificate in geospatial information science<\/a>. A rising senior, Kester is from the North Shore of Oʻahu<\/span> and attended Kahuku High School.<\/p>\n

“I have a passion for mapping and I\u2019m excited to become professionally involved in the field,” he said. “I\u2019m very honored and thankful to have received the Hinshaw Scholarship this year.”<\/p>\n

The Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw Scholarship in Sustainability is awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student with demonstrated leadership and scholarly interest in sustainability. The scholarship awards $1250.<\/p>\n

The 2022–23 First Insurance Scholarship in Climate Change<\/a> is awarded to Talia Schmidt<\/strong>, a sophomore majoring in botany<\/a>. Born and raised on Kauaʻi<\/span>, Schmidt\u2019s upbringing gave her an appreciation for the unique plants of the island and influenced her passion for sustainability. Working with Oʻahu<\/span>\u2019s native plants as part of her bachelor\u2019s degree has given her a better understanding of the impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n

Schmidt states: “My goals are to be a part of a plant society team or work for national botanical gardens or arboretums either in Oʻahu<\/span> or back home on Kauaʻi<\/span>, as well as sharing my knowledge and experiences to those around me.”<\/p>\n

Each First Insurance scholarship student is awarded $2500.<\/p>\n

“We are very thankful to First Insurance Company of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and Dr. Virginia Hinshaw for providing support to students focused on sustainability,” said ISR<\/abbr> Director Makena Coffman<\/strong>. “Their generous contributions help students advance their academic and professional goals.”<\/p>\n

Read about previous scholarship winners at the ISR<\/abbr> website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kainoa Kester and Talia Schmidt were awarded scholarships through the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Institute for Sustainability and Resilience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,1314,572,660,73,9,1626],"class_list":["post-168848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-climate-change","tag-manoa-sustainability","tag-scholarship","tag-student-recognition","tag-sustainability","tag-uh-manoa","tag-women-of-uh","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t