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
Wytze Gorter, President
Sidney Townsley, 1stVice President
Harold Jambor, 2nd Vice President
Mary Lou McPherson, Secretary
Y. S. Leong, Treasurer
Elected Members-at-Large
Dorothy Aspinwall
Andrew Berger
Henry Bess
Bette Ecke
Mateo Go
Andrew In
Shirley Kamins
Hazel Kramer
Richard K. C. Lee
Wallace Mitchell
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Fall 1986 | UH Foundation donates $400 in support |
| January 21, 1987 | Second Annual Meeting and Party at Campus Center Dining Room |
| March 25, 1987 | Richard H. Immerman, “U.S. Foreign Policy” |
| April 15, 1987 | Yoneo Sagawa, Lyon Arboretum field trip |
| May 6, 1987 | Charles Lamoureux, “Hawaiian Endemic Plants” |
| May 27, 1987 | Mitsuo Aoki and Anthony Lenzer, “On Death and Dying” |
| June 17, 1987 | John Craven, “End of Hierarchy” |
Important Board Decisions and Discussions
| Date | Decision |
|---|---|
| March 17, 1987 | Gorter writes to the Coalition of Hawaii State-County Retirees Association, at the board’s behest, that “Our association … wishes … to be nonpolitical since its membership holds diverse views on political and other matters. It, therefore, will not endorse candidates for political office or take official positions on public issues.” |
| July 30, 1987 | “…at the annual meeting we should note, with appropriate words and ceremony, the death of retired members of the faculty.” |
