Manoa Awards ceremony recognizes best in teaching, research and service

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Contact:
Diane Chang, (808) 956-0391
Director of Communications, Chancellor's Office
Posted: May 8, 2015

Manoa Award winners at Kennedy Theatre on May 5.
Manoa Award winners at Kennedy Theatre on May 5.

UH Mānoa recognized its finest faculty, staff and students with various teaching, research and service awards on May 5 at its 2015 Mānoa Awards Ceremony at Kennedy Theatre.  Chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman and campus leadership were joined by the awardees and their students, colleagues, family and friends to celebrate the accomplishments of these individuals.

The 2015 Manoa Awards winners are:

Board of Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching

  • Pia Arboleda
  • Julia Eve Hammer
  • Justin D. Levinson
  • Aaron T. Ohta
  • L. Ayu Saraswati
  • Ron Darren “Kekeha” Solis

Board of Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research

  • Karen Meech
  • Robert Thomson
  • Axel Timmermann

Student Excellence in Research

  • Bejamin Fulton
  • Chao-Ling Hung

Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

  • Maria Guerriero

Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for a Graduate Assistant

  • Chamil Rathnayake
  • Rex Troumbley

Peter V. Garrod Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award

  • Wayne Shiroma

Robert W. Clopton Award for Outstanding Service to the Community

  • Joseph Keaweʻaimoku Kaholokula

Chancellor’s Citation for Meritorious Teaching

  • Tammy Hailiʻopua R.G. Baker
  • Jonathan L. Deenik
  • Kiyohiko Ito
  • Baybars Karacaovali
  • Krysia Mossakowski
  • Susan Schultz

Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Service

  • Jill Laughlin
  • Gayle Nagasako
  • Mary Occhipinti

Outstanding Academic Advisor

  • Lynn Koyamatsu
  • Rayna Tagalicod

Student Employee of the Year

  • Sara Taketa 

(Caption) A group shot of the 2015 Manoa Awards honorees at Kennedy Theatre.  In center are Chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman (in light-colored shirt and dark pants) and, to his immediate left, in back, Board of Regents Chairman Randy Moore.

For more information, visit: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/chancellor/awards/