Students Awarded With HOBA Student Achiever Award

(Worcester, MA – April 9, 2007) Geraldine Dieudonne and Gissel Kilson, residents of Worcester, MA, were honored at the 19^th Annual Heritage Celebration on February 3, 2007 with the Massachusetts Hall of Black Achievement (HOBA) Student Achiever Award.

Geraldine Dieudonne is a senior majoring in Health Sciences and plans to pursue a master’s degree in public health. She is a dean’s list student and was featured in Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. She is the senior class president, as well as a senior resident assistant, treasurer of Eta Sigma, an Upward Bound Counselor for Big Sisters and served as an officer in Third World Alliance. She completed an internship with the Department of Public Health in Watertown as well as with the Department of Social Services in Worcester.

Gissel Kilson is a senior majoring in Criminal Justice. She is a dean’s list student who has been the treasurer and public relations officer for Third World Alliance and is an active member of the Criminal Justice Club. She works as a teacher’s assistant at the YMCA and teaches students ages 4 to 6. She has also served as a Big Sister for Upward Bound.

HOBA was founded in 1987 at Bridgewater State College to discover, detail and disclose the significant achievements and contributions of people of color. Each year HOBA honors future leaders from the nine Massachusetts State Colleges with the Student Achiever Award.

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