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Chancellor’s Award Winner

Phillipe Binder, headshot

Phillipe Binder

Professor of Physics Phillipe Binder received the Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities.

Described by his colleagues as “a teaching workhorse” and “the intellectual heart” of they physics and astronomy department, he has published more than 50 research papers and 15 educational notes and comments while teaching a combination of lower- and upper-division lectures and labs.

Binder’s work on chaos, a unique field in physics, produced two papers on the relevance of chaos in the field of astronomy during the past academic year.

He also authored three short papers while on sabbatical, Frustration in Complexity, Reflections on a Wall of Light and Philosophy on Science.

The Chancellor’s Awards honor outstanding service by UH Hilo employees.

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2009

Phillipe Binder, headshot
Phillipe Binder
Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities
Keith Edwards, headshot
Keith Edwards
Taniguchi Award for Excellence and Innovation
Wesley Tanoue , headshot
Wesley Tanoue
Professional Staff Award
Erlinda Walker, headshot
Erlinda Walker
Outstanding University Support Staff

2008

Lorna Arita-Tsutsumi, headshot
Lorna Arita-Tsutsumi
Improving Student Life
Lynette Egusa, headshot
Lynette Egusa
Pulama ‘Ike Award
Neal Nagao Belog, headshot
Neal Nagao
Buildings and Grounds Maintenance
Cheryl Ramos, headshot
Cheryl Ramos
Taniguchi Award for Excellence and Innovation
Nadine Wolff, headshot
Nadine Wolff
Excellence in Teaching

2007

Yolanda Belog, headshot
Yolanda Belog
Outstanding Support Staff
Karla Hayashi, headshot
Karla Hayashi
Teaching Excellence
Cheryl Ramos, headshot
Cheryl Ramos
Outstanding Advisor/Mentor

2006

Marilyn Brown, headshot
Marilyn Brown
Service
Gail Makuakane-Lundin, headshot
Gail Makuakane –Lundin
Improving Student Life
Dean Miyose, headshot
Dean Miyose
Buildings and Grounds Maintenance

2005

Samuel Gaison, headshot
Samuel Gaison
Teaching Excellence
Alton Okinaka, headshot
Alton Okinaka
Outstanding Advisor/Mentor
Deboraa Scott, headshot
Deborah Scott
Outstanding Support Staff
Jeff Scofield, headshot
Jeff Scofield
Outstanding Professional Staff