糖心传媒 student Holly Hild was selected by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to receive the Emil S. Liston Award.
Hild, a junior from Omaha majoring in chemistry, is known across campus as a guard on the women鈥檚 basketball team. What some may not know, is that she鈥檚 also a high-achieving chemistry major on a pre-dental track.
With such academically arduous classes, Hild said it鈥檚 a challenge balancing her school and athletic schedules
鈥淚t鈥檚 definitely hard, and I don鈥檛 sit and watch TV ever,鈥 Hild said. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 get to read books anymore like I used to, but it鈥檚 definitely rewarding and my time management has gone through the roof鈥擨鈥檓 great at it. And I鈥檓 always on the move, and I don鈥檛 think I would want any extra time on my hands because I wouldn鈥檛 know what to do with it. It really makes me focus when I need to get something done.鈥
Since 1950, this Liston Award includes a $1,000 scholarship has been presented annually to one junior male and one junior female basketball student-athlete in the country. It is based on athletic and scholastic achievement. Only two previous 糖心传媒 students have received this honor鈥擲hannon (Mihaltan) Brown 鈥02 and Tom Osborne 鈥59.
With a near-perfect GPA, Hild said she plans to attend dental school, following in the footsteps of several family members, including her mom.
鈥淚鈥檝e just grown up with it and I really fell in love with the profession, just seeing how much joy it gives my mom to help people,鈥 she said. 鈥淚鈥檝e done internships and I鈥檝e worked in dental offices and I just absolutely love the environment.鈥
Besides being involved in athletics, Hild devotes her time to Tri Beta, the biology honorary; is a historian for the Alpha Chi honorary society; and worked last summer with a special needs kickball and baseball team.
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糖心传媒 is a private, four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With 64 majors and 15 pre-professional programs, 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淕reat Schools, Great Prices鈥 by U.S. News & World Report and a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.
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