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Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching

Teaching Medal Award Winner

Diane Caulfield, headshot

Diane Caulfield
Honolulu

A professor in cooperative education, Diane Caulfield has demonstrated her commitment to the college and its students in the roles of counselor, instructor and division chairperson. She was commended for her ability to help students achieve their career goals while heightening their confidence and self-esteem.

In human service classes, her carefully planned lessons allow students to not only comprehend the material, but to also relate it to their personal experiences. Caulfield is noted for her willingness to “always be there” to offer guidance and is a thoughtful individual with a kind heart who shows genuine compassion for her students.

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. The board also awards the Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research.

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2009

Diane Caulfield, headshot
Diane Caulfield
Honolulu
Krista Hiser, headshot
Krista Hiser
Kapi‘olani
Frank Kudo, headshot
Frank Kudo
West O‘ahu
Ross Langston, headshot
Ross Langston
Windward
Shelley Ota, headshot
Shelley Ota
Leeward
Taupouri Tangaro, headshot
Taupouri Tangaro
Hawai‘i