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| February 25rd, 2006 - Hilbert College Communication Studies student William Haas wins the prestigious R. John Oishei Scholarship for his academic excellence, involvement on campus, and character.
Bill, as everyone calls him around here, is a hardworking student who is trying to complete three of the four major tracks in Communication Studies while maintaining a 3.93 gpa. Bill is also president of the Students in Free Enterprise club at Hilbert College, president of our own Communications Club, a senator in the Hilbert College Student Government Association, member of the Hilbert College Honors program, a Community Assistant (which is a fancy way of saying 'RA') in the on-campus housing, a Leadership Scholar, and a member of the Bowling, Lacrosse, and Hockey clubs. Off campus, Bill has been a full-time salesman and marketing assistant for Riefler Concrete, is in the St. John's church choir, a volunteer for Tops teaching disabled kids soccer, and is a graduate of St. Francis High School. Bill has impressive creative credentials as well. His recent credits includes One Hundred Years of History at Letchworth State Park, a documentary on a local state park, the Firefox browser commercial, Bahamas Bound, a documentary on rebuilding houses after hurricane Wilma in the Bahamas with the SIFE club, Blood Drive, a commercial for the Red Cross blood gathering efforts, and is currently working on a commercial for the Motion Picture Association of America promoting anti-piracy efforts to college students. Bill was born here in Buffalo. |
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| Bill Haas with former Oishei Scholarship winner Tom McArthur, Christmas of 2004. | |||||