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First-Ever NPS Student from the Bahamas Excels Among Peers
U.S. Navy photo by Javier Chagoya

First-Ever NPS Student from the Bahamas Excels Among Peers

By Javier Chagoya

Lt. Cmdr. Darren Henfield, the first student from the Bahamas to attend NPS, has been honored with the Kiwanis Outstanding International Student Award. Henfield, along with all of this quarter's awardees, will be formally presented with the honor during NPS' Fall Quarter Graduation Awards Ceremony, Dec. 8 at 3:00 p.m. on the Herrmann Hall Quarterdeck.

"I am honored to be a recipient of the award. I think it speaks to the regard in which faculty, staff, colleagues and others hold one at NPS. Being the first Bahamian officer to attend this august institution, I have had an obligation to my country, my service, and the school to do my best," said Henfield.

The award citation notes that Henfield has distinguished himself academically; is involved with the community and his church; is a highly-motivated individual with impeccable military bearing; and, is respected among his fellow students.

"Darren is an all around great guy with a big heart, a befriending nature, and is willing to help anyone. He comes across as being on top of things and is constantly working hard to excel here at NPS," said fellow student and friend U.S. Air Force Capt. Joshua Frizzell.

"Darren is a great encourager of other students. I have seen him around campus with many different individuals whom he has reached out to in order to encourage, support, or help them in any way that he can," added Naval Support Activity Monterey Deputy Command Chaplain Lt. Cmdr. John Van Dyke.

Henfield said that one of his most rewarding experiences was as a participant in the United Nations Mission to Haiti in 1994 in support of Operation Restore Democracy.

"I found the mission quite rewarding because we were, in part, enabling free and fair democratic elections in that country," he said. "As a member of the Caribbean Community Battalion, it gave me a sense of accomplishment that we could participate with efficacy within the Caribbean region."

Henfield arrived at NPS October 2014, and will graduate from the School of International Graduate Studies this quarter with a Master of Arts in Combating Terrorism, Policy and Strategy. Henfield is also a practicing Counsel and Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of The Bahamas, and will return to Nassau following graduation.

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