Bryan L.L. Wood started college at age 16 and now, in his fourth-year at Fresno State as a civil engineering major, he represents the university as the 2014 recipient of the William R. Hearst/California State University Trustees Award for Outstanding Achievement.
This prestigious award is the highest recognition of student achievement in the CSU system, with one student named annually from each of the 23 campuses. It honors a student who has demonstrated financial need, experienced personal hardships and modeled exemplary academic performance, community service and personal accomplishments.
Wood, who attended Glacier High School Charter in Oakhurst, not only excels scholastically, but also in service. He volunteers handing out food to underprivileged families and tutors fellow classmates.
“I have learned how to be a team member, a team leader and work with various personalities and perspectives so I can be an effective member of society,” Wood said.
This year, Wood served as the Fresno State steel bridge captain at the international American Society of Civil Engineers Mid-Pacific Student Conference. Upon graduation, Wood’s goal is to own his own structural engineering firm.
“Bryan is a young man of integrity with high morals, a strong work ethic and a desire to help others,” said Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro, who nominated Wood.
Since the endowment of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation in 1984, more than 250 scholars have been awarded. The Hearst/CSU Trustees program awards honorees with $3,000 each.
(Jodi Raley, University Communications student news assistant contributed to this report.)
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