Aaron Gilani Receives Convocation Award at Hampden-Sydney College

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Dr. Christopher Howard, President of H-SC, and Aaron Gilani, award recipient.

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA (09/13/2013)(readMedia)-- At Opening Convocation on Tuesday, September 10, Aaron Salim Gilani, a junior at Hampden-Sydney College, received the President's Award for Scholarship and Character. The President's Award for Scholarship and Character is presented to a junior who has excelled in the classroom at Hampden-Sydney and who also demonstrates the quality of character that enriches the life of the campus community.

Aaron, A Patrick Henry Scholar, served two terms as a member of the Student Senate and currently serves as a Resident Advisor and as Vice-President of the Pre-Health Society. He is a member of the President's Men, the President's Leadership Council, and the social fraternity Chi Phi and was founder of last year's Bone Marrow Donor Drive. A biology and psychology major, Aaron is a graduate of Cosby High School and is the son of Salim & Meenaz Gilani of Chesterfield.

A private college for men, Hampden-Sydney is ranked in the top 100 nationally among liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The College is known for its liberal arts curriculum, the Honor Code which stresses individual and collective responsibility, and a focus on the education of young men.