Jeremy Hernandez saved the 50 children on the school bus during the Minneapolis bridge collapse.

As a result, Dunwoody College of Technology had offered him a full scholarship toward a degree in applied science. (Sounds like an associates degree.)

What’s more, he’s turned down a photo op with George Bush:

Mr. Hernandez was not available to comment on the offer; Ms. Schwartz said he left town for northern Minnesota late on Friday, overwhelmed by the attention and concerned that his co-workers were being overlooked. He spent the weekend fishing. When President Bush’s staff contacted him to request a photo opportunity, “He was just, like, ‘Nope,’ ” she said.

Props to him if he just doesn’t want to make too much out of this, humility is far too rare these days.

Double props if he decided that he did not want to shake hands with Bush.