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Distinguished Graduates

Although there are many distinguished graduates of the University of Hawaii Army ROTC program, space constraints keep us from listing them all. If you feel that you know someone who is a distinguished graduate of the UH Army ROTC program, please free to contact the Webmaster, and your request will be considered.C Alumni page. If you wish to contribute to this page, please contact the webmaster at armyrotc@hawaii.edu.

General Officers

1936 BG(r) Robert L. Stevenson - State Adjutant General, Hawaii; Retired Chairman of the Board, First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd.

1939 BG(r) Edward M. Yoshimasu - Hawaii Army National Guard

1950 BG(r) Forrest C. Murphy - U.S. Army Reserve, Commander, IX Corps (AUG)

1950 MG(r) Alexis Lum - State Adjutant General, Hawaii

1955 LTG(r) Allen K. Ono – G1, U.S. Army

1955 BG(r) Edward Y. Hirata - U.S. Army; Former Director of Transportation, State of Hawaii

1958 BG(r) Haruo Shigezawa – Hawaii Army National Guard

1963 MG(r) Calvin Lau - State Adjutant General, Hawaii

1963 BG(r) David E. K. Cooper – Bde Cdr, 2nd Bde, 25th ID

1968 MG(r) Eugene S. Imai - State Adjutant General, Hawaii

1971 MG Robert G. F. Lee – State Adjutant General, Hawaii

1971 BG Gary Ishikawa - Deputy, Hawaii National Guard

1972 MG Vern Miyagi – Mobilization Assistant to Commander, Pacific Command

1973 BG John Y. H. Ma – Deputy Commander, Reserves, U.S. Army Pacific Command

1973 MG Jeffery Arnold – Deputy Commander for Reserves, Forces Command

1974 BG(r) James Hirai – ADC 1st Cavalry Division; currently deputy for Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies

Distinguished Hawaii Members and Beyond

1927 Hung Wai Chang - Civilian Aide Emeritus to the Secretary of the Army, HI

1927 Hiram L. Fong - Former U.S. Senator, State of Hawaii

1929 Minoru Ianaba - Former Hawaii State Representative

1930 Dai Ho Chun - Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Hawaii

1931 James K. F. Lee - Retired School Principal

1932 George R. Hansen - Retired Group Vice President, Dillingham Corporation

1933 Yaso Abe - Retired School Principal

1934 Gilbert D. Kobatake - President, Gilbert Kobatake, Inc., General Contractor

1936 Ralph Yempuku - Boxing Promoter

1937 Yasutaka Fukushima - Former Judge, Circuit Court, Honolulu

1941 Spark M. Matsunaga - Former U.S. Senator, State of Hawaii

1941 Sakai Takahashi - Former Hawaii State Senator

1949 Francis A.I. Bowers, Jr. - COL, U.S. Army Reserve Commander, 29th Field Depot, Wahiawa, HI

1949 L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. - Col., USAF (Ret); One of the seven original Mercury Astronauts

1949 Francis E. Olivera - Retired Principal, Jefferson Elementary

1950 Joseph T. Kuroda - Former Hawaii State Senator

1950 Francis Keala - Former Chief of Police, City & County of Honolulu

1950 Dewey H. Kim - Former Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges, University of Hawaii

1953 Ronald D. Kamakahi - Former Director of Army Instruction, JROTC, Hawaii Department of Education

1953 George M. Fukumoto - Former Professor of Military Science, University of Hawaii

1953 Eishin Tengan - Retired Principal - Retired Principal Kaiulani School

1953 Lawrence F.H. Zane - Professor of Education, University of Hawaii

1954 James T. Kurashige - Former Principal, Kalanianaole Elementary & Intermediate School

1955 Joshua C. Agsalud - Director, Dept. of Labor & Industrial Relations, State of Hawaii; Former Principal, Kalani High School

1956 Kazuyoshi Hayashida - Former Manager, Board of Water Supply, Honolulu; Former Director of Transportation, State of Hawaii

1956 Alvin Y.S. Zane - President, Alvin Zane & Associates, Structural and Civil Engineers

1957 Eugene K. Shirizu - Former Principal, Aliiolani School

1959 Paul K. Miyamasu - Former XO, University of Hawaii; Former Area Commander, 4th Region ROTC

1962 Malcom T. Koga - President, Koga Engineering & Construction Company

1963 William K.S. Olds - Former Professor of Military Science, University of Hawaii

1963 Daniel Clement, Jr. - Former Councilman, City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii

There are MANY more beyond 1963, please contact our Webmaster so we can add them as distinguished alumni!