Tareq Hanna receives WSU award

Tareq Hanna is a 2022 recipient of The Howard A. Donnelly Award. Chosen recipients are considered to have made outstanding contributions to Wayne State University in the areas of leadership and service while maintaining high scholarship during their undergraduate studies. The Donnelly Award is bestowed annually upon two selected candidates who will complete their bachelor’s degree studies in May of that year. Hanna, Class of ‘22, is a member of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College. He received a bachelors in biological sciences from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with a minor in chemistry.

Hanna served as an organic chemistry peer mentor as well as a research assistant at the Parkinson’s Disease Lab, volunteered with the WSU Health Mobile COVID Testing Team, in the emergency room at Beaumont Hospital Farmington Hills, and served as President of the Detroit Diabetes Association. Hanna has been involved with the National Arab American Medical Association’s Wayne State chapter, expanding student opportunities, and serving as collaboration chair.

These student awards convey the highest esteem and distinction. Each recipient will receive a $350 stipend, an elegant recognition plaque, and the honor of being identified as a preeminent Wayne State University student role model. Hanna will attend WSU’s School of Medicine beginning in 2022.