Each spring, Georgia Tech’s chapter of Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) calls for ECE and CS students to apply to the HKN Outstanding Student Scholarship. HKN looks for students that live their lives guided by each of our three pillars: scholarship, character, and attitude. Thus, the $1500 HKN Outstanding Student Scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate excellent academic skill, exemplary character, and a true commitment to making their campus community a better place.

Joshua Chio, a second-year computer engineering major from Dallas, TX, wowed us with his academic achievements and involvement in the Georgia Tech community. In just his first year at Tech, Chio had already begun making an impact through volunteering. Through is work in Hexlabs and GT IEEE, Chio helped organize the Robotech, Horizons, and Catalyst hackathons, raising tens of thousands of dollars from corporate sponsors and helping organize the events to serve hundreds of students. Chio is proud that his efforts helped so many students have the opportunity to participate in hackathons and is eager to organize more. Chio also enjoys volunteering with Engineers Without Borders. His work involves coordinating with contractors to help build bathrooms for an elementary school in need in Malawi.

To support himself through school, Chio has not only worked as a software engineering intern at Infosys but has also served as a member of the Alumni Association’s Roll Call team collecting money from Tech alumni to go toward making students’ lives better and as an undergraduate teaching assistant for CS 1301 helping students learn Python. In both his paid and voluntary work, Chio demonstrates a passion for helping his fellow students and giving back to his community.

“I believe that you only get what you put into a community,” Chio wrote. We were amazed by his eagerness to exemplify that statement and get involved in just his first year at Tech, and we are excited to see the impact he will have on campus in the coming years. Chio is currently involved in research through the Opportunity Research Scholars program, and he will be interning at Amazon this summer. His goal is to finish his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering then pursue his master’s in ECE through the BS/MS program. Following graduate school, he hopes to make an impact working for a big tech company. Joshua Chio is truly and outstanding student, and we are proud to announce that he is the recipient of the 2022 HKN Outstanding Student Scholarship.