Pair Honored by National Academy

Klaus Keil

Two researchers from Manoa's School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology are among the 15 scientists to be honored by the National Academy of Sciences in 2006.

Interim Dean Klaus Keil will receive the J. Lawrence Smith Medal and a $25,000 cash prize for his pioneering work on the mineral content, origin and evolution of meteorites. Keil joined the SOEST faculty in 1990.

Steven Stanley

Professor of Geology and Geophysics Steven M. Stanley will receive the Mary Clark Thompson medal and a $15,000 cash prize for studies involving bivalve mollusks and large-scale evolution and extinction patters in relation to global environmental change.

The medals, which are awarded are given every three years, will be presented during the academy's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., in April. Read the news release.

Healing Garden Dedicated

Kekuhi Kanahele, left, and Kekuni Blaisdell enjoyed a lighter moment

Hilo faculty member Kekuhi Kanahele and Emeritus Professor of Medicine Richard Kekuni Blaisdell were among the faculty, students and guests who celebrated the Jan. 17 dedication of a la‘au or healing garden planted with traditional Hawaiian medicinal plants at the John A. Burns School of Medicine's Kaka‘ako complex. Kanahele offered a pule ho‘ola composed for the event.

Among Manoa members of the committee that made the garden a reality were Isabella Abbott, botany; Nanette Judd, Imi Ho‘ola Post-baccalaureate Program, and Martina Kamaka, Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence.

Scholarship Honors Professor

He had a reputation as a tough teacher, but the students of Manoa Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering Arthur Chiu were grateful. They established the Dr. Arthur N. L. Chiu Endowed Scholarship in Civil Engineering in honor of the still active mentor. Read about him in the January issue of Malamalama magazine.

Honors and Achievements

West O‘ahu Professor of Public Administration Ross Prizzia is a reviewer for the journal American Review of Public Administration.

Manoa Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning Dolores Foley has been elected to the board of the nonpartisan National Issues Forum Institute. Read the news release.

Assistant Professor of CommunicationYoshitaka Miike was elected to a two-year term as third vice president of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association. Hilo colleague Kay Daub, assistant professor of nursing, was reappointed co-chair of the Hawai‘i State Board of Nursing.

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SCOOPS

Maestros, mystery writers and military personnel are represented among the alumni profiles included in the January 2006 issue of Malamalama magazine.

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