June 19, 2006

UH Laboratory School Fire

Photo from the University Laboratory School website.

A classroom and office building at the UH Laboratory School was destroyed by fire on June 13. Summer session began that week, but the classes scheduled to meet in the building ended at noon and no students were endangered. Several faculty members were displaced in the office section of the facility.

An inventory of losses is now underway as investigative work continues. Lab School officials and Manoa administrators have begun planning for short-term recovery as well as longer range options.

To contribute to the recovery fund call (808) 956-8849, go to UH Foundation's webiste and select "Donate to the College of Education/University Laboratory School Fire Recovery Fund" or send donations to University of Hawai‘i Foundation, P.O. Box 11270, Honolulu, HI 96828-0270.

For more information and images from the fire go to the school’s website or read the press release.

Undergraduate Teaching Honored

Amy Donahue	Grace Ihara	Kendall Inada	Lorelle Solanzo-Peros

Four faculty members were recipients of the Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. In memory of the late Frances Davis who taught mathematics at Leeward CC and UH Manoa for 19 years, the award recognizes UH faculty members who demonstrate outstanding dedication and excellence as teachers of undergraduate students.

This year’s honorees

• Amy Donahue, a doctoral candidate in philosophy and teaching assistant at Manoa
• Grace Ihara, former associate professor in speech at Honolulu
• Kendall Inada, insturctor of classics at Manoa
• Lorelle Solanzo-Peros, instructor of hospitality and tourism at Maui

Read more about the honorees.

Regents Report

At its monthly meeting held on June 15 at Kapolei Hale, the Board of Regents

• appointed UH Associate Vice President for Legal Affairs and University Deputy General Counsel Ruth Tsujimura interim vice president (Read more)
• appointed Donald Young to the interim dean position of Manoa’s College of Education (Read more)
• appointed Brian Taylor as dean of Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (Read more)
• honored outgoing Regent Myron Yamasato whose term ends this year (Read more)
• approved proposed policy revisions to help maximize the financial assistance for Hawai'i residents (Read more)
• granted established status to Hilo’s Masters of Education program (Read more)

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