Each year, the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补 honors the leadership and service of its faculty, staff and students committed to enhancing the university’s mission of excellence. The annual in-person ceremony has been transformed for another year due to the ongoing pandemic. 糖心Vlog官方 President David Lassner addressed the 2021 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 Awards recipients in a video message. Congratulations to all our awards winners!
2021 惭ā苍辞补 Awards winners
Board of Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching
The Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching is awarded by the Board of Regents as tribute to faculty members who exhibit an extraordinary level of subject mastery and scholarship, teaching effectiveness and creativity and personal values that benefit students.
- Mark Branner, associate professor,
- Jane J. Chung-Do, associate professor,
- Derrick Higginbotham, associate professor, College of Arts, Languages & Letters
- Wendy K. Meguro, assistant professor,
- Mary Mostafanezhad, associate professor,
- Scott K. Rowland, specialist,
Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research
The Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research is awarded by the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents in recognition of scholarly contributions that expand the boundaries of knowledge and enrich the lives of students and the community.
- Bruce Houghton, professor, School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology
- Fei-Fei Jin, professor, School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology
- Angelicque White, associate professor, School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology
The Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
The Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for a faculty and a graduate assistant recognizes dedication and demonstrated excellence as teachers of undergraduate students. It was established as a memorial to the late Frances Davis, who taught mathematics at Leeward Community College and 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 for 19 years.
- A Zachary Trimble, associate professor,
Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teaching Assistants
- Heewon Kwon, PhD candidate, College of Social Sciences
Robert W. Clopton Award for Distinguished Service to the Community
The Robert W. Clopton Award for Distinguished Community Service recognizes a 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 faculty member for playing a socially significant role by applying intellectual leadership and academic expertise to the improvement of the community. The award was established as a memorial to longtime 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 College of Education Professor Robert Clopton and first awarded in 1977.
- Thomas E. Jackson, specialist, College of Arts, Languages & Letters
Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching
The Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching recognizes 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 faculty members who have made significant contributions to teaching and student learning.
- Kasey Barton, associate professor,
- Sonia Ghumman, associate professor,
- Betsy Gilliland, associate professor, College of Arts, Languages & Letters
- Kristi Govella, assistant professor, College of Arts, Languages & Letters
- Pratibha Nerurkar, associate professor,
- Prisic Sladjana, associate professor, College of Natural Sciences
Presidential Award for Outstanding Service
The Presidential Award for Outstanding Service honors a 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 staff member who demonstrates outstanding work performance, service and leadership.
- Barbara Bruno, specialist,
- Yosuke Jo, maintenance and repair supervisor,
- Lisa Kam, secretary, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
- Lyn Nakagawa, head athletic trainer,
Dr. Amefil “Amy” Agbayani Faculty Diversity Enhancement Award
The Dr. Amefil “Amy” Agbayani Faculty Diversity Enhancement Award from the 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 Commission on Inclusion and Diversity recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to enhancing diversity. The award was established to recognize Agbayani’s lifetime commitment to diversity and social justice in Hawaiʻi. For more than 40 years, she served as the founder and director of the Office of Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity.
- Jennifer Engels, research affiliate, Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology
Peter V. Garrod Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award
Established by the 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 Graduate Division in 2005, the Peter V. Garrod Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award allows graduate students to nominate faculty for excellent mentoring, one of the foundations of outstanding graduate education.
- Lois Yamauchi, professor, College of Education and graduate chair,
Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research & Creative Work
The Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research and Creative Work was created in 2020 by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补. The award recognizes up to two tenured/tenure-track faculty mentors each academic year (one from a STEM discipline, and one from a non-STEM discipline) who have shown dedicated and sustained excellence in faculty mentoring of undergraduate students in their research and creative work endeavors.
- Lisette Marie Flanary, associate professor,
- Megan Porter, associate professor, School of Life Sciences
Outstanding Academic Advisor and Academic Unit of the Year Award
The Pakela and ʻOikela Awards are presented by the Council of Academic Advisors which recognizes an individual or unit who, over the past two years, has demonstrated excellence and/or innovation in advising, and/or has made a significant contribution to the advising community.
Pakela Award—Kēhau Newhouse, Maui program coordinator/transfer specialist,
ʻOikela Award—
Student Excellence in Research Award
The Student Excellence in Research Award is awarded by the 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research in recognition of outstanding scholarly research endeavors by students while they pursue a degree at the doctoral, master’s or bachelor’s level.
- Travis Berger, PhD candidate,
- Viet Sang Doan, MS candidate, College of Engineering
- Victor Kilonzo, BS candidate, and
Student Employee of the Year Award
The Student Employee of the Year Program was created in 1986 by the 惭ā苍辞补 Career Center to recognize and highlight the achievements and contributions of student employees on the 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 campus.
- Kaylie Hayashida, university scheduler assistant,
Related 糖心Vlog官方 News story: 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 student employee critical to campus schedule, April 26, 2021
View President Lassner’s message and read more about the winners on the website.