University of Hawai'i University Relations Media & Publications Honolulu, HI 96822	(808) 956-8856 Telephone (808) 956-3441 Facsimile ur@hawaii.edu E-Mail
For Immediate Release:	September 9, 1997
Contact: Cheryl Ernst, (808) 956-5941

UH Pays Tribute to Fabulous Faculty in New Brochure The University of Hawai'i today paid tribute to some of its more notable faculty members with the publication of a brochure highlighting their accomplishments. The brochure, "90 Fabulous Faculty," was unveiled at today's luncheon honoring faculty members who received awards during the morning faculty convocation on the Manoa campus. While the publication opens with a mention Georg von Békésy-who left Harvard to join the UH faculty in 1966, five years after winning the Nobel Prize, and whose name graces the Pacific Biomedical Research Center's sensory laboratory-the focus is on faculty members currently teaching and conducting research at the University. Much of the credit for the University of Hawai'i's success, President Kenneth P. Mortimer said during his "state of the university" speech today, "belongs to those who have rolled up their sleeves and looked for ways to leverage the assets we do have. The credit belongs to those who have turned themselves into assets-a dedicated and professional faculty, committed to finding innovative ways to meet the educational priorities that remain our mandate." The brochure is part of a series developed this year to commemorate the University's 90th anniversary. Other brochures include "90 Nifty Notes" and "90 Illustrious Alumni." A fourth brochure is planned to highlight services that the University provides to the community. "Those who tally will discover that we squeezed more than 90 names into the faculty brochure," observed Jim Manke, UH director of University Relations. "Even so, the publication remains a representative sample rather than a 'top 90' list," he said. It suggests the variety of ways in which UH faculty members excel or are recognized. Included are faculty members who have earned the standard marks of academic achievement-reviewed publication, acknowledged discoveries and fellow status in professional academic organizations-as well as those who have received honors from their peers, recognition from the media, consulting contracts with other nations and other measures of success.

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