Georgetown University Student Wins Khalifa University Award

Doha, May 20 (QNA) - Georgetown University Qatar student Indeewaree Thotawattage is recipient of the Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) Student Leader of the Year award for the year 2013. Selected from a host of nominees, all associated with one of the branch campuses at Education City, the award winner said she feels extremely honoured to have received the prize. "It feels great to be recognized at an HBKU award ceremony. Sometimes students get caught up in just their own home institution, be it Georgetown, CMU, Northwestern or others," said Indeewaree. "It is very inspiring to be surrounded by individuals who truly care about the community that they are in and who really want to do good work," she said. The award winner's leadership roles at HBKU are expansive. She works as a community development advisor in the QF residence halls where she approves and guides programming for the dormitories, she is also the Georgetown student representative for the HBKU-wide academic integrity committee, and she is a steering committee member for the development of the HBKU leadership curriculum. (QNA)