Scholarship Recipient
Benito Rodriguez
High School:
Scholarship: James H. and Dorothy Hindman White
University: Harvard University
Major: Social Anthropology
Since starting college Benito has been as busy as he can be. Last summer Benito interned at Google and worked with engEDU TV Team, where he helped record and produce Google Tech Talks for both internal and external video interfaces (Like Youtube). Benito has also been studying abroad with the international honors program for 17 weeks, starting off in New York City and then Traveling to Bangalore India where he lived with a Hindu family for five weeks. Because of all of his travel Benito has been able to learn about various environmental, social, political and economic issues surrounding the cities. At Harvard Benito works as a Harvard Financial Aid Initiative Coordinator, he organizes events and panels on campus to discuss a range of topics like socioeconomic issues, while also talking to prospective high school students about Harvard. National and State Awards: Mellon Mays Fellowship 1st place Team at Nationals fro FLBA (Future Business Leaders of America) in: Emerging Business Issues Harvard student International Photo Contest- Best Korea Honorable Mention (Chosen out of more than 200 entries) Presentations given at National Conferences for Dual Language Programs: Bilingual Educators Emphasizing and Mastering Standrards (BEEMS) National Conference Estrella-Two Way Symposium Conference Office of English Language Acquisition-Celebrate Our Rising Stars Third Annual Summit