This is based on a history by Agnes Niyekawa written probably in 1995 or 1996, supplemented with documents from the following years. Corrections and additions are most welcome.
Following up on a suggestion made by Chancellor Dick Kosaki at a reception for retirees in the Spring of 1985, one Wytze Gorter sent out 341 questionnaires to retired faculty on September 16th to gauge their interest in establishing a retiree’s association. All but five of the 201 who responded supported the idea. All but one of them were willing to pay “as much as $5” dues, and 75 volunteered to help organize and/or operate the association.
The first meeting was held January 22, 1986, a party in the Campus Center Ballroom, with Gorter the first president. By that time, the FRA had changed its name to FRAUHM, but it was noted that the “Faculty” at the beginning of the name and the “Mānoa” at the end were not meant to exclude retirees from other campuses, or retired staff.
Officers and Board Members
Elected Officers
Cedric Cowing, President
Robert Campbell, Vice President
Victor Kobayashi, Secretary
Jacquie Maly, Treasurer
Elected Members-at-Large
Don Char
Paul Hooper
La Rene Despain
Elizabeth McCutcheon
Ex-Officio Members and Committee Chairs
Victor Kobayashi, Immediate Past President
Bart Mathias, Webmaster
Ced Cowing, Program
Bob Campbell, Membership
Leslie Lewis/Emily Fay (UH Foundation)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 13, 2011 | John Hall and Elizabeth McCutcheon, “Not Your Usual Summer Vacation: Mongolia 2011” |
| October 11, 2011 | Leslie Wilcox, CEO of PBS Hawaiʻi, “Teaming Media and Education” |
| November 8, 2011 | Dr. Miles Jackson, Dean Emeritus of the UH School of Library and Information Studies “African-Americans in Hawaiʻi” |
| December 13, 2011 | Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw spoke on how the UH experience has been and is being improved, with videos |
| January 10, 2012 | Dr. William Bruneau, retired from the University of British Columbia “Who Rules the Roost in Canadian Universities: Fact and Fantasy” |
| February 14, 2012 | Margaret Larson, Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, on electric cars in Hawaiʻi. FRAUHM members Duane and Sarah Preble talked about their electric Nissan Leaf |
| March 13, 2012 | Tour of Mānoa Heritage Center, followed by lunch at Waioli Tea Room |
| March 18, 2012 | Co-hosted a presentation by poet Gary Snyder at Orvis Auditorium. Members were invited to a Chancellor’s reception for Mr. Snyder preceding the presentation. |
| April 10, 2012 | Short talk by members John Hall and Ralph Berger on microbial studies, followed by a 1:00 pm tour of the new C-MORE Hale. |
| May 8, 2012 | Dr. Michele Carbone, Director of the UH Cancer Research Center, “Recent Developments at the Cancer Research Center in Kakaʻako.” Buffet luncheon |
