Bianca Derrick Named Health Science Undergraduate of the Year

2016 Jul 12

Bianca Derrick of Chatsworth, CA, a first-year Master of Public Health student and a 2015 health science graduate in the Hofstra University School of Health Professions and Human Services, was named Outstanding Undergraduate Major of the Year by Eta Sigma Gamma, the national health education honorary society.

The award recognizes Derrick's achievements as an undergraduate health science student with minors in psychology and nutritional science. In addition to her strong academic performance, she interned at a pediatric medical clinic and did volunteer work. Derrick also played for Hofstra's Division 1 tennis team and was named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's All-Academic Team in 2014 .