BOR
Statement Regarding Dobelle
Board of
Regents Chair Patricia Lee issued
the following statement on Thurs., July 15. “The Board of Regents
unanimously agreed today to push back the effective termination date
for Dr. Evan S. Dobelle from July 23, 2004 to August 14, 2004 in order
to allow the parties to continue further efforts in mediation.”
Shultz Receives Clopton Award for Service
Edward
(Ned) Shultz, professor of history and director
of the Center for Korean Studies was honored with the Robert
W. Clopton Award for Outstanding Community Service. With his
affable personality, honesty and hard work, Shultz transformed
the Center for Korean Studies into one of the most academically
active research centers within the UH system.
A colleague observed, “Ned Shultz has played a leading role in bringing ‘gown
and town’ together, especially with the Korean community in Hawai‘i.
Seldom have I seen a person who is as dedicated to the cause of community service
and well-being.”
Read more about
him.
UH
Employees Nominated for Governor's Awards
 Pictured,
left to right, Windward CC's operations team of Frank Chang,
James McCumber, Pono Chang and Freddie Gamayo.
Richard L. Chock and
the Windward CC operations and maintenance team were nominated
for the 2004 Governor’s Awards for Distinguished State
Service. They will compete with other government employees
and the winners will be announced at a ceremony on Fri., Oct.
8, at the State Capitol.
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| Richard L. Chock |
Chock, Kewalo
Marine Laboratory facilities manager, is UH’s nominee for
Employee of the Year. Nominators cited Chock’s skill in repairing
a wide array of scientific equipment and for his talent for designing
and fabricating—often times from scratch—custom scientific
equipment needed by researchers.
The Windward CC team of Xavier Chang, James
McCumber, Freddie Gamayo and Isaac
Chang was nominated for the Team Excellence Award of Merit
for maintaining Windward’s 40 acres of building and grounds. “The
team’s work ethic has been outstanding. The team works as a cohesive
unit, understands the workplace environment, maintains high morale, and supports
one another like a family,” says the nominator.
Read the press
release.
Cancer Center Receives
Hope Street Kids Award
The Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i received a $70,000 grant from Hope
Street Kids for a study entitled Detection of N-myc Promoter Mutations in Human
Neuroblastoma Cells. This grant will help develop an assay to detect mutations
in neuroblastoma tumor DNA that cause them to be resistant to a certain type
of commonly used therapy. The study will be conducted under the leadership
of Researcher Randal
Wada over a two-year period. Hope Street Kids provides
research funding, education and advocacy in the fight against childhood cancer.
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Jim
Bolla