Hiremath Student Integrity Prize & Waters Award
Established in 2014, these awards honor excellence in education and integrity. The Hiremath Student Integrity Prize recognizes students who demonstrate integrity through an essay competition, inspired by Dr. Satish I. Hiremath’s dedication to service. The Waters Excellent Educator Recognition Award celebrates outstanding educators for their dedication and impact, honoring journalist Lou Waters’ lifelong commitment to education.
Open to students and educators at Ironwood Ridge and University High Schools, nominations for the next awards begin in early 2025.
Questions? Contact our Community Impact Team at community@cfsaz.org or by phone at 520-770-0800.
I am deeply honored to receive this award! I thank God for this opportunity he’s given me to share what integrity means to me. The lessons my parents have taught me about integrity have stuck with me every day of my life and have helped me grow as a person. Thank you to everyone who made this scholarship possible!
— Damaris Zatarain Espinoza, 2023-2024 Hiremath Student Integrity Prize Recipient, Ironwood Ridge High School
I am grateful to receive the Hiremath Integrity Award, and I could not only have the privilege of advocating for integrity, but I am evermore thankful to meet like-minded people who value integrity as much as I do. I thank their recognition and contribution to my education at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and I will always remember the folks who helped me get there. Thank you.
— Jayden Clemit, 2023-2024 Hiremath Student Integrity Prize Recipient, University High School
I really would like to thank everyone that had a hand in giving me this award and I am overjoyed at the notion that others think of me in this way. It makes my life more complete.
— Joseph Vissichelli
