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Portrait of Rachel Hawkins

Honor Society® member

Rachel Hawkins

Housekeeper at Avid Hotels Hattiesburg MS

  • University of Southern Mississippi
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Class of 2026
  • Pulaski, MS

Member since January 2023

About

High achieving Type 1 Diabetic on the road to success. I have planned my future to obtain a career of being a diabetic educator. I was diagnosed at fourteen and given a teacher who did not teach very well. This experience lit a spark in me, and I now want to be the mentor I never had. I plan to befriend those whose lives are drastically changed after a diagnosis so serious.

Education

  • University Of Southern Mississippi

    Nutrition & Dietetics

    2022 – 2026

  • Jones County Junior College

    General Studies

    2020 – 2022

Honors and awards

  • Phi Theta Kappa

    Honor Society

  • Endowment Scholarship

    Honors Award

Goals and interests

Career goal

Diabetic Education

Graduate school interests

Grad school will be a new door to open in life as I plan to become an intern. Then, hopefully, I can obtain a position at a hospital or nursing home, if I am lucky, an endocrinologist clinic.

Outside the classroom

Ceramics
Nature
Fishing/Hunting
Community

Experience

  • Housekeeper

    Avid Hotels Hattiesburg MS

    Dec 2022 – Present

Volunteering

  • Youth Leader

    Lorena Baptist Church

    May 2022 – Jul 2022

Languages

  • English (US)