{"id":175387,"date":"2023-04-05T14:22:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T00:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=175387"},"modified":"2023-04-05T15:03:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T01:03:12","slug":"uh-scholarship-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/05\/uh-scholarship-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> scholarship donors, student recipients celebrate at annual event"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Nearly 350 scholarship donors and their student recipients came together to meet and celebrate at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Scholarship Celebration on the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa campus, April 5.<\/p>\n

The annual event presents an opportunity for students to personally express their gratitude to the people invested in their college education. It also gives donors the chance to hear firsthand about the impact their giving has on the students\u2019 education, lives and futures.<\/p>\n

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Madison Kim (far right) poses for a photo with Virginia Hinshaw (second from right) and other attendees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Madison Kim<\/strong>, a UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa student majoring in animal science and Rainbow Wahine tennis player, earned a scholarship funded by UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Chancellor Emerita and Professor Virginia Hinshaw<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“This scholarship has been able to help me not only academically but athletically as a tennis player,” Kim said. “I\u2019ve been able to follow my dreams and take the classes that will allow me to succeed in that dream.”<\/p>\n

Hinshaw said, “I\u2019m a believer. It takes all of us to support the university and these students and their educational programs. It\u2019s so important in so many ways for them, for the state, for the nation and for the world.”<\/p>\n

The attendees met at a luncheon at the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Campus Center Ballroom.<\/p>\n

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Madison Kim and Virginia Hinshaw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“We look forward each year to this event where we can bring together students and their donors to celebrate their academic achievements and the generosity that makes it all possible,” said Tim Dolan<\/strong>, UH<\/abbr> vice president of advancement and CEO<\/abbr> of UH<\/abbr> Foundation<\/a>. “I am truly inspired to see up close how our donors\u2019 passions align with the work these students are doing.”<\/p>\n

Last year, UH<\/abbr>\u202fFoundation distributed nearly $14 million in student aid to 4,620 students statewide, including 2,306 students at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa. Every gift makes a direct impact on the lives of UH<\/abbr> students and their families and makes it possible for them to reach their goals.<\/p>\n

“Our students work so hard and persevere despite many obstacles,” UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Provost Michael Bruno<\/strong> said. “The private support the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> receives validates that hard work and shows how much these donors care about making sure our future leaders in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> receive a top-quality education.”<\/p>\n

The first permanently endowed scholarship was created at UH<\/abbr>\u202fFoundation in 1976 to benefit students attending\u202fUH<\/abbr>. Since then, providing access to higher education through private gifts has become a tradition. Today, the foundation manages more than 2,200 student aid accounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last year, the\u202fUH<\/abbr>\u202fFoundation distributed nearly $14 million in student aid to 4,620 students statewide, including 2,306 students at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[1466,572,660,319,9,947],"class_list":["post-175387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-scholarship","tag-student-recognition","tag-uh-foundation","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uh-system","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175387"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175403,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175387\/revisions\/175403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}