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University of Hawai'i |
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For Immediate Release: |
April 27, 2000 |
Contact: Bill Thomas, 808 956-6295, e-mail - bthomas@hawaii.edu
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UH Announces 2000 Distinguished Alumni Awards Recipients to be Honored at Dinner on May 30 |
The University of Hawai'i will bestow awards on six outstanding alumni during the UH Alumni Association annual dinner, scheduled on May 30 at Sheraton Waikiki. Receiving the 2000 UH Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award will be insurance executive Robin K. Campaniano, engineering consultant Ronald N. S. Ho, U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Kamehameha Schools trustee Francis A. Keala and law professor Pamela Samuelson. Educator Gladys Ainoa Brandt will receive the 2000 Lifetime Achievement Award from the UH Founders Alumni Association. The dinner will begin at 6 p.m., following no-host cocktails at 5 p.m. For information and to make reservations, call 956-ALUM(2586).
Distinguished Alumni Awards Recipients
Robin K. Campaniano (BA '73, MBA '83) is president and CEO of AIG Hawaii Insurance Company, Hawai'i's largest provider of mass marketed automobile insurance, and chairman and CEO of 50th State Risk Management, Inc, a Hawai'i corporation specializing in providing independent captive insurance management and human resources consulting services. A former UH regent and past president of the Alumni Association, Campaniano also served as the insurance commissioner for Hawai'i and was elected secretary of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Campaniano is active in the community and a strong supporter of the UH Center for Philippine Studies and Operation Manong. He is chair of the UH Athletic Advisory Board and was recently elected chair of the Hawai'i Business Roundtable. He also serves on the boards of numerous organizations including UH Foundation, Aloha United Way, Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i, Public Schools of Hawai'i Foundation and the Filipino Community Center.
Ronald N. S. Ho (BS '67, MS '68) is founder of Ronald N. S. Ho and Associates, Inc., an electrical engineering consulting firm that provides services throughout Hawai'i and the Pacific. Ho is a longtime UH supporter and a member of the Founder's Club, which honors outstanding alumni and friends who have made extraordinary contributions in support of UH. Ho began his involvement with the College of Engineering in 1988 when he served on the Corporate Fund Drive Committee. He is also a founding member of the College's Advisory Board which works to improve engineering programs to meet the industry's ever-changing demands. In 1992, he established the Ronald N. S. Ho General Aid Endowment in support of UH electrical engineering students. Ho's generosity extends beyond the College of Engineering, he is also heavily involved with UH Athletics and presently serves as chair of the UH Foundation's Board of Trustees.
Daniel K. Inouye (BA '50) is Hawai'i's senior U.S. senator and one of the nation's most distinguished and longest serving senators. Inouye enlisted in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II and returned home with a Distinguished Service Cross (the second highest award for military valor) and 14 other medals and citations. He attended UH on the GI Bill and went on to earn a law degree from George Washington University. He then served in Hawai'i's territorial government and was elected in 1959 as the first U.S. congressman from the State of Hawai'i. That appointment served as another landmark-Inouye was the first American of Japanese ancestry to be elected to the House and the Senate. Inouye has provided extraordinary leadership for both our nation and state. He secured millions of federal dollars for Hawai'i, and the University has benefited directly from these funds. Recent projects that the senator has supported include the East-West Center and Mauna Kea observatories.
Francis A. Keala (BA '53) has devoted much of his professional and personal life to serving Hawai'i. During his 14 years as police chief (1969-1983), he provided strong leadership that gave Hawai'i a sense of security during the explosive population and economic growth of the 1960s and 1970s. He initiated several of the city's most successful anti-crime programs - Crime Stoppers and the Neighborhood Watch program. Keala has also been a stalwart supporter of the University and his contributions to the institution range from promoting the University's academic qualities to participating in tireless fundraising efforts. Together with his wife, Betty Ann, he has made significant donations to UH and served as host for numerous activities that have helped the University build bridges to a number of sectors within Hawai'i's communities. Currently, Keala is serving as the director of the Saint Francis Medical Center West, president of the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame and trustee of Kamehameha Schools.
Pamela Samuelson (BA '71, MA '72) is one of the nation's leading experts on copyright laws and has received several accolades, including being named one of the nation's 50 most influential lawyers, one of the 100 most influential people in the digital age, and one of the 25 most intriguing minds of the new economy. In 1997, she was awarded a fellowship from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The fellowship, commonly known as the "genius grant," was awarded for her cutting-edge contributions in the field of computer and cyberspace law. She also served as an advisor to Governor Benjamin Cayetano and the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the development of high-tech industries in Hawai'i. Samuelson is a professor at the University of California Berkeley with appointments at their School of Law and School of Information and Management Systems. She is also a former visiting professor at UH's William S. Richardson School of Law.
2000 Founders' Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Gladys Kamakakuokalani Ainoa Brandt (BEd '42) is one of Hawai'i's
most distinguished kupuna. An educator and administrator for over 40 years,
Brandt served for 17 years (1945-1961) as the only woman principal of a
high school in the Territory and State of Hawai'i. In 1962, she became district
superintendent of Kaua'i's public schools. The following year, she served
as principal for the Kamehameha School for Girls. During her tenure, she
played a major role in consolidating the boys' and girls' schools into a
coeducational institution and was director of the high school division.
She retired in 1971. From 1983 to 1989, Brandt was a member of the University
of Hawai'i's Board of Regents and served as chairperson for four of those
years. She also served as a trustee of the UH Foundation and is a Lifetime
President's Club member. The recipient of many awards, Brandt continues
to inspire everyone with her genuine love and affection for all of Hawai'i's
generations.
