February 14, 2005

Distinguished Alumni Honorees

The UH Alumni Association announced this year’s recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Awards. The recipients will be honored at the annual awards dinner on May 10 at the Sheraton Waikiki.

This year’s recipients are
• Charles Araki, professor emeritus with Manoa’s College of Education
• Elmer Botsai, nationally recognized architecture expert in building diagnostics
• Frederick Duennebier, professor in Manoa’s Department of Geology and Geophysics
• Robert Hiam, president and CEO of Hawai‘i Medical Service Association
• Carole Kai, professional entertainer
• Jong-wook Lee, director-general of the World Health Organization
• Gary A. Okamoto, president and CEO of The Queen’s Health Systems.

Ronald E. Bright, artistic director of Castle High School’s Performing Arts Center, was selected as the UH Founders Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award honoree.

Read more about the distinguished alumni.

Murdock Donates $50,000 Towards Manoa Flood Relief

Hamilton Library flood damage.

The David H. Murdock Institute for Business and Culture donated $50,000 for flood relief efforts at Manoa’s Hamilton Library.

“In this great time of need at Hamilton Library, we are especially grateful to Mr. Murdock for his very generous gift,” said Manoa University Librarian Diane Perushek. “Our equipment and refurbishment needs span maps and CD-ROMS to furniture and computers. This gift will help us in many areas including equipment, computers and scholarly resources which are all important in helping our faculty and students use our collections.”

Read the press release.

Windward Receives Ho‘olaule‘a Check

Windward received an $8,000 check from the Kane‘ohe Business Group. The funds are the college’s share of the proceeds from the Windward Ho‘olaule‘a held on campus last fall. The event drew more than 20,000 people to the college for a day of family fun and entertainment.

“We’re so grateful to have such strong community support,” says Windward Chancellor Angela Meixell. “This gift will help make many things possible—from sending students to leadership conferences to funding special classroom needs.

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