{"id":140584,"date":"2021-05-05T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T22:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=140584"},"modified":"2024-05-22T14:38:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T00:38:37","slug":"2021-uh-manoa-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/05\/2021-uh-manoa-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa honors campus \u02bbohana members achieving excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-2021-awards-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-140643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-2021-awards-image.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-2021-awards-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-2021-awards-image-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each year, the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M\u0101noa honors the leadership and service of its faculty, staff and students committed to enhancing the university\u2019s mission of excellence. The annual in-person <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/\"><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Awards<\/a> ceremony has been transformed for another year due to the ongoing pandemic. <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> President <strong>David Lassner<\/strong> addressed the 2021 <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Awards recipients in a video message. Congratulations to all our awards winners!<\/p>\n<h2>2021 M\u0101noa Awards winners<\/h2>\n<h3>Board of Regents\u2019 Medal for Excellence in Teaching<\/h3>\n<p>The Regents\u2019 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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mark Branner<\/strong>, associate professor, <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/call\/\">College of Arts, Languages &#38; Letters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jane J. Chung-Do<\/strong>, associate professor, <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/thompson\/\">Thompson School of Social Work &#38; Public Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Derrick Higginbotham<\/strong>, associate professor, College of Arts, Languages &#38; Letters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wendy K. Meguro<\/strong>, assistant professor, <a href=\"http:\/\/arch.hawaii.edu\">School of Architecture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mary Mostafanezhad<\/strong>, associate professor, <a href=\"http:\/\/socialsciences.hawaii.edu\">College of Social Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scott K. Rowland<\/strong>, specialist, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\">School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Regents\u2019 Medal for Excellence in Research<\/h3>\n<p>The Regents\u2019 Medal for Excellence in Research is awarded by the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Board of Regents in recognition of scholarly contributions that expand the boundaries of knowledge and enrich the lives of students and the community.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bruce Houghton<\/strong>, professor, School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fei-Fei Jin<\/strong>, professor, School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology<\/li>\n<li><strong>Angelicque White<\/strong>, associate professor, School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching<\/h3>\n<p>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 <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa for 19 years.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Zachary Trimble<\/strong>, associate professor, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eng.hawaii.edu\">College of Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teaching Assistants<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Heewon Kwon<\/strong>, <abbr title=\"doctor of philosophy\">PhD<\/abbr> candidate, College of Social Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Robert W. Clopton Award for Distinguished Service to the Community<\/h3>\n<p>The Robert W. Clopton Award for Distinguished Community Service recognizes a <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa 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 <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa College of Education Professor Robert Clopton and first awarded in 1977.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thomas E. Jackson,<\/strong> specialist, College of Arts, Languages &#38; Letters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching<\/h3>\n<p>The Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching recognizes <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa faculty members who have made significant contributions to teaching and student learning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kasey Barton<\/strong>, associate professor, <a href=\"https:\/\/natsci.manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Natural Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sonia Ghumman<\/strong>, associate professor, <a href=\"http:\/\/shidler.hawaii.edu\">Shidler College of Business<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Betsy Gilliland<\/strong>, associate professor, College of Arts, Languages &#38; Letters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kristi Govella<\/strong>, assistant professor, College of Arts, Languages &#38; Letters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pratibha Nerurkar<\/strong>, associate professor, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctahr.hawaii.edu\">College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Prisic Sladjana<\/strong>, associate professor, College of Natural Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Presidential Award for Outstanding Service<\/h3>\n<p>The Presidential Award for Outstanding Service honors a <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa staff member who demonstrates outstanding work performance, service and leadership.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Barbara Bruno<\/strong>, specialist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.higp.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Institute of Geophysics and Planetology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yosuke Jo<\/strong>, maintenance and repair supervisor, <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/bgm\/\">Buildings and Grounds Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lisa Kam<\/strong>, secretary, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lyn Nakagawa<\/strong>, head athletic trainer, <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/\">Intercollegiate Athletics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dr. Amefil &ldquo;Amy&rdquo; Agbayani Faculty Diversity Enhancement Award<\/h3>\n<p>The Dr. Amefil &ldquo;Amy&rdquo; Agbayani Faculty Diversity Enhancement Award from the <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa 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\u2019s lifetime commitment to diversity and social justice in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>. For more than 40 years, she served as the founder and director of the Office of Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jennifer Engels<\/strong>, research affiliate, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Institute of Geophysics and Planetology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Peter V. Garrod Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award<\/h3>\n<p>Established by the <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa 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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lois Yamauchi<\/strong>, professor, College of Education and graduate chair, <a href=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/edep\/\">Department of Educational Psychology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research &#38; Creative Work<\/h3>\n<p>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 <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa. The award recognizes up to two tenured\/tenure-track faculty mentors each academic year (one from a <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> discipline, and one from a non-<abbr>STEM<\/abbr> discipline) who have shown dedicated and sustained excellence in faculty mentoring of undergraduate students in their research and creative work endeavors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lisette Marie Flanary<\/strong>, associate professor, <a href=\"http:\/\/acm.hawaii.edu\/\">Academy for Creative Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Megan Porter<\/strong>, associate professor, School of Life Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Outstanding Academic Advisor and Academic Unit of the Year Award<\/h3>\n<p>The Pakela and <span aria-label=\"Oikela\">&#699;Oikela<\/span> 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pakela Award&#8212;K\u0113hau Newhouse<\/strong>, Maui program coordinator\/transfer specialist, <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/undergrad\/transfer\/\"><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Transfer Coordination Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span aria-label=\"Oikela\">&#699;Oikela<\/span> Award&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/natsci.manoa.hawaii.edu\/sasc\/#announcements\">College of Natural Sciences Student Academic Success Center<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Student Excellence in Research Award<\/h3>\n<p>The Student Excellence in Research Award is awarded by the <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa 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\u2019s or bachelor\u2019s level.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Travis Berger<\/strong>, <abbr>PhD<\/abbr> candidate, <a href=\"http:\/\/ifa.hawaii.edu\">Institute for Astronomy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Viet Sang Doan<\/strong>, <abbr title=\"master\u02bbs of science\">MS<\/abbr> candidate, College of Engineering<\/li>\n<li><strong>Victor Kilonzo<\/strong>, <abbr title=\"bachelor\u02bbs of science\">BS<\/abbr> candidate, <a href=\"https:\/\/microbiology.manoa.hawaii.edu\/degrees\/bsmolecular\/\">molecular cell biology<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">psychology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Student Employee of the Year Award<\/h3>\n<p>The Student Employee of the Year Program was created in 1986 by the M\u0101noa Career Center to recognize and highlight the achievements and contributions of student employees on the <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa campus.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kaylie Hayashida<\/strong>, university scheduler assistant, <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/undergrad\/oavcue\/\">Office of Undergraduate Education<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related <em><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> News<\/em> story:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/04\/26\/manoa-student-employee-critical-to-campus-schedule\/\"><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa student employee critical to campus schedule<\/a>, April 26, 2021<\/p>\n<p>View President Lassner\u2019s message and read more about the winners on the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2021-recipients\/\"><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Awards<\/a> website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s 2021 Awards recognizes the leadership and service of its finest faculty, staff and students committed to enhancing the university\u2019s mission of 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