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For Immediate Release:	May 10, 2000
Contact: Jim Manke, University Relations, 956-6106

Spring Commencement Exercises scheduled

Here is the commencement schedule for various campuses in the University of Hawai'i system:

Thursday, May 11

Kapi'olani CC

6:30 p.m., Waikiki Shell

Speaker: Raymond Feliciano, III, assistant student activities programmer, Kapi'olani CC

Student Speaker: Donovan Slack, one of two KapCC students selected for the 20 member All-USA Academic First Team by USA Today and Phi Theta Kappa

Candidates: 817 eligible, 200 expected to attend

Friday, May 12

Leeward CC

5 p.m., Leeward CC's Tuthill Courtyard

Speaker: Brian C. Nishida, general manager, Del Monte

Candidates: 380 applied for graduation, 150 will participate

Honolulu CC

5:30 p.m., Waikiki Shell

Speaker: Christopher McKinney, lecturer, Honolulu CC

Student Speaker: Keala Mezurashi

Candidates: 600

Kaua'i CC

6 p.m., Kaua'i War Memorial Convention Center

Speaker: Wanda Holt Aki, state librarian, Kaua'i Community Correctional Center

Student Speaker: Malia Ann Ribeiro

Candidates: 142

Hawai'i CC

7 p.m., UH Hilo Gym

Speaker: David Coon, interim trustee, Kamehameha Schools

Student Speaker: Denise Mahi, president, ASUH-Hawai'i CC Student Government

Candidates: 425

Saturday, May 13

UH Hilo

9 a.m., UH Hilo Gym

Speaker: Alec Keith, chairman, Aloha Hawai'i Enterprises, and recent UH Hilo benefactor

Student Speaker: Brandy K. L. Ozoa

Candidates: 357

*UHM candidates for master of social work will participate

*Graduation of first cohort of Kahuawaiola Program in the College of Hawaiian Language

UH West O'ahu

10:30 a.m., Leeward CC Theater

Speaker: Hamilton McCubbin, CEO of Kamehameha Schools

Student Speaker: Louise Crum

Candidates: 109 eligible, 81 will participate

UH Center at Maui CC

11 a.m., Maui Arts and Cultural Center, McCoy Studio Theater

Speaker: Representative David Morihara

Candidates: 30

Windward CC

1 p.m., Windward CC Great Lawn

Speaker: Peter Adler, executive director, Hawai'i Justice Foundation

Student Speaker: Jesse Duncan

Candidates: 111

UH Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony

2 p.m., Fort Shafter, Palm Circle

Speaker: Lt. Gov. Mazie Hirono

Candidates: 14

John A. Burns School of Medicine Convocation Ceremony

3:30 p.m., Mamiya Theatre

Sunday, May 14

UH Manoa Baccalaureate Degrees

9 a.m., Stan Sheriff Center

Speaker: Michael Bird, President Elect of the American Public Health Association

Candidates: 1,290

Candidates with Graduation with Honors: Niranda Chantavy, Doreen L. Fukushima, Jennifer K. Hamada, Christy M. S. Han, Leigh Ann A. Higa, Wendy M. Higashide, Regina K. Hilo, Allison K. Ikeda, Andrew K. H. Jun, Wilson Kwok, Kevin T. H. Lam, Judy H. Lee, Lisa T. K. Lum, Kristi A. Morikawa, Jennifer Opulauoho, Charlene S. Tran, Mark G. Vega

Graduating Regent Scholars: Sze Mei Chung, Ross Seiki Fusato, Katie Shannon Gilligan, Leigh Ann Aki Higa, Melissa Sue-Hao Ho, Edwin Munn Cheung Lee, Camille Kaimalie Kalama, Vheissu Iliahi Keffer, Ryan Toshio Miyamoto, Alicia Shizue Morimoto, Lindsay Alokele Nishii, Lauren Natsue Suzuki, Carolyn Tomiye Tokuda, Leia Gail Ursery, Carolyn Wong, Valerie Shigeyo Yoza

Presidential Scholars: Marissa Adrianna M. Furfaro, Shane Y. Inoue, Jerem Nohea Ka'awaloa, Barry Mikio Mizuo

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. An overflow crowd is expected. Closed-circuit television monitors will be available in an adjacent lecture hall.

UH Manoa Advanced Degrees

2 p.m., Stan Sheriff Center

Speaker: Michael Bird, President Elect of the American Public Health Association

Candidates: 47 doctorates, 89 post-baccalaureate certificate in secondary education, 1 post-baccalaureate certificate in special education, 1 professional diploma in education, 139 professional degrees, 561 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.

Because of construction work at the grass fields in the athletics complex, graduates, their families and well-wishers will exit the Stan Sheriff Center and meet on Cooke Filed 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.

A commemorative front page for the news section of the Sunday Honolulu Advertiser, which lists the names of all UH Manoa May graduates, will again be available for purchase from vendors at both ceremonies.

UHM School of Public Health Pre-Commencement Ceremony

10:30 a.m., BioMed B-103

Speaker: Ho'opio DeCambra, executive director, Ho'omau Ke Ola

Candidates: 78

UH Center West Hawai'i

3 p.m., Aston Keauhou Beach Resort, Kahaluu Ballroom

Speaker: Wendell Davis, coordinator, West Hawai'i Regional Resource Center

Community Relations for Kamehameha Schools

Student Speakers: Ivan Viloria, UHH and Shantell Walker, Hawai'i CC

Candidates: 6 baccalaureate degrees, 42 associate degrees or certificates

Monday, May 15

William S. Richardson School of Law Commencement

5 p.m., Andrews Amphitheater

Candidates: 68

Friday, May 19

Moloka'i Education Center

4 p.m., Moloka'i Education Center, Kaunakakai

Speaker: Nainoa Thompson

Student Speakers: Hala Pa-Kala, liberal arts and Cedric Alonzo, vocational programs

Candidates: 50

Sunday, May 21

Maui CC

1 p.m., Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Castle Theater

Speaker: Rod Antone, reporter, KHNL News 8

Student Speaker: Anita Barden, associate in applied arts, food service

Candidates: 323

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