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University of Hawai'i |
(808) 956-8856 Telephone |
For Immediate Release: |
December 11, 2000 |
Contact: Jim Manke, University Relations, 956-6106
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| Fall Commencement Exercises scheduled |
Here is the commencement schedule for various campuses in the University of Hawai'i system:
Friday, December 15
Leeward CC
5 p.m., Leeward CC Theatre
Speaker: Kenneth P. Mortimer, president, University of Hawai'i and chancellor, University of Hawai'i
at Manoa
Candidates: 120
Saturday, December 16
UH Hilo
9 a.m., UH Hilo Gym
Speaker: Hamilton McCubbin, chief executive officer, Kamehameha Schools
Student Speaker: Christine Loos
Candidates: 173
UH Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
10 a.m., Hale 'Ikena Community Club, Fort Shafter
Speaker: Brig. Gen. Glen Sakagawa
Student Speakers: Courtney Blake and Curt Hinton
Candidates: 5
UH Center at Maui CC
11 a.m., Maui Arts and Cultural Center, McCoy Studio Theater
Speaker: Paul Brown, Maui district superintendent, Department of Education
Candidates: 21
Sunday, December 17
UH Manoa Baccalaureate Degrees
9 a.m., Stan Sheriff Center
Speaker: Anthony Marsella, psychology professor, UHM
Candidates: 900
www.hawaii.edu/commence/exercises.html
Honors Graduates: Danielle E. Howe, Louisa H. Lam, Mette L. Moffett, Kelli Y. Nakamura, Avis P.
Poai, Chui Pik Ivy So, Christy M. J. Wong, Jennie A. Yamaki
Regent Scholars: Gregory I. M. Kodani, Wendi K. Maeda, Tawna M. Soltysik, Cody M. Takenaka,
Caroline Choi, Donna K. Mun
Presidential Scholars: Kahikina K. de Silva
Undergraduate commencement ceremonies are expected to last about two hours. Graduates, their
families and friends are urged to arrive in sufficient time for the prompt 9 a.m. start of the program and
to expect traffic congestion in the area. Doors to the Stan Sheriff Center will open at 8 a.m.
UH Manoa Advanced Degrees
2 p.m., Stan Sheriff Center
Speaker: Anthony Marsella, psychology professor, UHM
Candidates: 31 doctorates, 250 master's degrees
Doors to the arena will open at 1 p.m. for the advanced degree program, which is expected to last about
two hours.
Authorized lei vendors will be located in the Music Department parking lot along Dole Street just
before the entrance to Lower Campus Road and adjacent to Cooke Field near the Rainbow Baseball
Stadium. No balloons are allowed inside the Stan Sheriff Center.
Graduates, their families and well-wishers will exit the Stan Sheriff Center and meet on Cooke Field for
post-commencement celebrations this year. The university has requested that caution be exercised by
those walking on the surface to minimize damage that might result from spike-heeled shoes or
carelessly discarded cigarette waste.
Monday, December 18
UH West O'ahu
7 p.m., Leeward CC Theatre
Speaker: Jonathan Osorio, Hawaiian Studies assistant professor, UHM
Student Speaker: Grace Cobb
Candidates: 100 eligible, 70 will participate
www.uhwo.hawaii.edu/commencement
