Veteran Educators Honored
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Barbara Smith |
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Hu Everly |
Two people influential in development of important Manoa programs
were honored recently by having campus buildings named in their honor.
The amphitheater and ethnomusicology wing of the Music Department facility
was named for pioneering Professor Barbara Smith. Read
more. Wist Annex 2, part of the College of Education, was named
for former dean and longtime faculty member Hu Everly. Read
more.
Five Retire in Art at Manoa
 From left, Pat Hickman, Amy Oshiro, Willa Tanabe. Photo
by Tim Pinault
John Wisnosky presents Tom Klobe with a specially made
board to hold the 2-inch pencil stubs he carries in his shirt pocket.
Photo by Lynn Mayekawa
The Department of Art at Manoa loses 158 years of experience with
the closing of the academic year. That's the combined amount of service
provided to the university and community by these five retirees:
- Secretary Amy Oshiro after 44 years as "the
glue that held the department together," keeping chairs, faculty,
staff and students on track; coordinating many department coffee
hours and Christmas parties and always ready with help or advice.
- Professor John Wisnosky after nearly
40 years of teaching painting and drawing. Wisnosky served as chair
for 15 years and played a major role in shaping the department. A
prolific artist with works included in collections in Japan and the
United States (including a large mural at the Hawai'i Convention
Center, he inspired many students to become teachers and practicing
artists.
- Professor Tom Klobe after 29 years with
the gallery program. Director of the UH Art Gallery since 1977, he
is recognized internationally for exhibition design and catalogues
and as a founder of Crossings, an international art and cultural
exchange program. His former students work at major museums throughout
the country.
- Professor Willa Tanabe after 29 years
of teaching Japanese and Korean art history. The expert on Buddhist
art and recipient of the Regents' Medal for Excellence in Teaching
also served as dean of the School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific
Studies, successfully leading a $3 million fund drive. (Her husband,
Professor of Religion George Tanabe, also
retires this year.)
- Professor Patricia Hickman after 16 years
of heading the fiber program. She served on the national board of
the Textile Society of America, and her work was included in the
12th International Tapestry Biennial in Switzerland. She created
the bronze entrance gates for the Maui Arts and Cultural Center.
Honors and Achievements
Manoa Tropical Plant and Soil Science Specialist Aurora
Saulo has been elected a fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists
for her contributions to the food science and technology profession.
A digital video by Manoa Professor of Philosophy Graham
Parkes will by shown May 16 and 21 at Passages Parisiens,
a festival of European culture in Paris. The video, Walter Benjamin's
Paris: Projecting the Arcades, explores the social and literary
critic's lifelong project to collect writings on 19th century city
life in Paris. |
