Hyde is a 2004 graduate of Harvard University, where she was a resident of Dunster House. She was named one of Glamour Magazine's "Top Ten College Women" in 2003 ([1]). She was named one of 2004s 10 'Outstanding Women" by the YWCA of Cambridge ([2]).
She was awarded the Seventeen Magazine National Youth Volunteerism Award.[3][permanent dead link] She also received the National Grand Prize Re-Act Take Action Award ([4]). In June 2006, she received the Samuel S. Beard Award for Greatest Public Service by an Individual 35 Years or Under ([5]). In past years, the award has recognized individuals such as Lance Armstrong, Faith Hill, Sally Ride, Steven Jobs, Max Cleland and Peyton Manning.