Scholarship a Boost for Old Boy

Three promising young Waikato University engineers have received scholarships from leading New Zealand engineering consultancy Beca.

HBHS Old Boy Thomas White (pictured, left), Rene Engelbrecht and Aaron Matenga are the 2012 recipients of the scholarships, worth $2,500 each. Offered to high-achieving students in their third year of a Bachelor of Engineering degree, the scholarships are designed to help address the skills shortage in engineering.

All three students say the scholarships are a huge blessing, and recognition of years of hard work.

“This scholarship is recognition of the work I’ve put in over the years and encouragement to keep it up. It lets me put aside the typical financial woes of student life and focus on my studies,” says Thomas, a process engineering student.