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Congratulations to the University of Hawaiʻi’s 2015 tenure and promotion recipients.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa  |  University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo  |  University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu  |  University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Aranda, Lucia—College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Promotion, Professor
Arboleda, Pia—College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Baker, Charlene—College of Social Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Bantum, Erin O’Carroll—University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, Promotion, Associate Researcher
Bennett, Katherine—Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, Promotion, Assistant Specialist
Bertz, Edward O’Neill—College of Arts and Humanities, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Bhatawadekar, Sai—College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Binsted, Kimberly Anne—College of Natural Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Boeckman, Jeffrey—College of Arts and Humanities, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Bohlander, Andrew—School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Promotion, Associate Extension Agent
Bus, II, Schelte—Institute for Astronomy, Promotion, Researcher
Butler, Rhett—School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Tenure, Researcher
Casanova, Henri Alain—College of Natural Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Ceria-Ulep, Clementina—School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, Promotion, Professor
Chain, William John—College of Natural Sciences, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Cheang, Michael—College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Cheon, Sang Yee—College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Connelley, Michael—Institute for Astronomy, Promotion, Associate Researcher
Cooney, Robert—John A. Burns School of Medicine, Promotion, Professor
Dalmiya, Vrinda—College of Arts and Humanities, Promotion, Professor
Dawrs, Stuart Vladar—Library Services, Promotion, Librarian IV
Deenik, Jonathan—College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Promotion, Specialist
Desierto, Diane—William S. Richardson School of Law, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Dunn, Robert—School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Promotion, Professor
Faria, Kahealaniakealo—College of Education, Tenure, Assistant Specialist
Faucette, Mickey—College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Promotion, Assistant Specialist
Fei, Peiwen—University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, Tenure, Associate Researcher
Flynn, David—Library Services, Promotion, Librarian V
Fukuda, Kay—Office of Student Affairs, Promotion, Specialist
Fukuda, Shinichiro—College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Gal, Roy—Institute for Astronomy, Promotion, Associate Specialist
Guo, Jing—Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Halbert, Debora—College of Natural Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Henry, James—College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Promotion, Professor
Higgins, Christina—College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Promotion, Professor
Hitchcock, Caryl—College of Education, Promotion, Associate Professor
Hong, Seunghye—Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Huang, Zhenhua—School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Promotion, Associate Professor
Jarrett, Joseph—College of Natural Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Jenkins, Daniel—College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Promotion, Professor
Kabutaulaka, Tarcisius—School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Tenure, Associate Professor
Keawe, Lia O’Neill—School of Hawaiian Knowledge, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Kia, Behnam—College of Natural Sciences, Promotion, Assistant Researcher
Kim, Mary Shin—College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Kjos-Hanssen, Bjoern—College of Natural Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Kleiber, Eleanor—Library Services, Promotion, Librarian IV
Kraft-Terry, Stephanie—College of Natural Sciences, Promotion, Assistant Specialist
Kukea Shultz, Pohai—College of Education, Promotion, Associate Specialist
Kumar, Mukesh—John A. Burns School of Medicine, Promotion, Assistant Professor
Labrador, Roderick—College of Social Sciences, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Lavy, Paul—College of Arts and Humanities, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Leake, David—College of Education, Promotion, Specialist
Leary, James—College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Promotion, Associate Specialist
Leary, James—College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Tenure, Assistant Specialist
Liu, Qianqiu—Shidler College of Business, Promotion, Professor
Loong, Chet-Yeng—College of Arts and Humanities, Promotion, Professor
Love, Inessa—College of Social Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Love, Inessa—College of Social Sciences, Tenure, Associate Professor
Ma, Tianwei—College of Engineering, Promotion, Professor
Marfatia, Danny—College of Natural Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Maskarinec, Gregory—John A. Burns School of Medicine, Promotion, Professor
Masters, Patricia Lee—Office of Student Affairs, Promotion, Specialist
Matter, Michelle—University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Researcher
Matteson, Carol—College of Arts and Humanities, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
McDonald, Ty—College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Promotion, Associate Extension Agent
Menchaca, Michael—College of Education, Promotion, Professor
Miura, Tomoaki—College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Promotion, Professor
Morgan, Jr., Charles—College of Education, Promotion, Professor
Nakamura-Tengan, Lynn—College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Promotion, County Extension Agent
Ndhlovu, Lishomwa—John A. Burns School of Medicine, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Nguyen, Hannah-Hanh—Shidler College of Business, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Nguyen, Thanh Truc Thi—College of Education, Promotion, Specialist
Njoroge, Njoroge—College of Arts and Humanities, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Overstreet, Maryann—College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Promotion, Professor
Phan, Ha Le—College of Education, Promotion, Professor
Phan, Ha Le—College of Education, Tenure, Associate Professor
Quemuel, Christine—Office of Student Affairs, Promotion, Associate Specialist
Robertson, Scott—College of Natural Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Robinson, Scott—College of Education, Promotion, Specialist
Rockwood, David Conrad—School of Architecture, Promotion, Professor
Rosa, John—College of Arts and Humanities, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Ruttenberg, Kathleen—School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Promotion, Professor
Santhanam, Narayana—College of Engineering, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Shiramizu, Bruce—John A. Burns School of Medicine, Tenure, Professor
Spafford, Helen—College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Sumida, Kenneth—John A. Burns School of Medicine, Promotion, Associate Professor
Tanaka, Naomi—College of Education, Promotion, Assistant Specialist
Tokuno, Kenneth—College of Natural Sciences, Promotion, Associate Specialist
Tsumoto, Courtney—Office of Undergraduate Education, Promotion, Assistant Specialist
Tsumoto, Courtney—Office of Undergraduate Education, Tenure, Junior Specialist
Vahsen, Sven Einar—College of Natural Sciences, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Varner, Gary—College of Natural Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Vasek, Cheri Denise—College of Arts and Humanities, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Ward, Monika Anna—John A. Burns School of Medicine, Promotion, Professor
Wieczorek, Anna—College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Promotion, Specialist
Willett, Rufus—College of Natural Sciences, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Xu, Yiyuan—College of Social Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Yang, Jinzeng—College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Promotion, Professor
Yang, Jude Yoonlim—Library Services, Promotion, Librarian III

University of Hawaiʻii at Hilo

Adrian, Julie Ann Luiz—College of Pharmacy,Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Anderson, Mitchell J.—College of Arts and Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Bardwell-Jones, Celia—College of Arts and Sciences, Promotion, Associate Professor
Besio, Kathryn—College of Arts and Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Cheng, Jie—College of Arts and Sciences, Tenure, Associate Professor
Chougule, Mahavir B.—College of Pharmacy, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Connelly, Linda—College of Pharmacy, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Davis, Alice Elizabeth—College of Arts and Sciences, Tenure, Associate Professor
Edwards, Harry Keith—College of Arts and Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Furumo, Kimberly—College of Business and Economics, Promotion, Professor
Gomez, Lara H.—College of Pharmacy, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Specialist
Goo, Roy Alan—College of Pharmacy, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Guendisch, Daniela—College of Pharmacy, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Hart, Patrick J.—College of Arts and Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Karides, Marina—College of Arts and Sciences, Promotion, Associate Professor
Kawelu, Kathleen L.—College of Arts and Sciences, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Kim, Sunyoung—College of Arts and Sciences, Tenure, Associate Professor
Morrison, Lynn—College of Arts and Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Pelayo, Roberto—College of Arts and Sciences, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Ramos, Cheryl M.—College of Arts and Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Smith, Jeffrey Allen—College of Arts and Sciences, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Stacy, Elizabeth A.—College of Arts and Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Takabayashi, Misaki—College of Arts and Sciences, Promotion, Professor
Tokumaru, Sheri—College of Pharmacy, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Vu, Tam, Bang—College of Business and Economics, Promotion, Professor

University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu

Hallstone, Michael S.—Public Administration, Promotion, Professor
Jones, Richard M.—Education, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor
Sakuda, Keith H.—Business Administration, Tenure and Promotion, Associate Professor

University of Hawaiʻi Community College

Acoba, Francisco, R.Kapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Albers, Sandra K.—Leeward CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Albert, Robert M.—Maui College, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Bauer, Michael J.—Leeward CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Bohnet, Darwin R.—Leeward CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Bowe, Samantha B.—Maui College, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Brown, David R.Kapiʻolani CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Burke, Laure S.Kapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Professor, CC
Cai, Weirong—Leeward CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Chung, Sang DonKapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Professor, CC
Chung, Silvan Shea, K.—Honolulu CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Clark, Kahelelaniokahakai N.Kapiʻolani CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Collin, HerveKapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Cremer, Erick T.Hawaiʻi CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Dean, Tanya E.Hawaiʻi CC, Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Delaplane, Loni A.Kauaʻi CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
DeLay, John K.—Honolulu CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Dik, Susan L.Kapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Professor, CC
Dukelow, Kaheleonolani—Maui College, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Erony, Noreen M.—Maui College, Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Esteban, Mary Ann B.Kapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Ferguson, Michael J.—Honolulu CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Flores, Erik K.Hawaiʻi CC, Promotion, Professor, CC
Foster, Sterling K.—Honolulu CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Fowler, Sharon R.Kapiʻolani CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Fujii, Cheryl M.Kauaʻi CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Fujita, James H.—Leeward CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Funai, Grace M.Hawaiʻi CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Gargiulo, Christopher, M.Kapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Girard, Ryan P.Kauaʻi CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Haleamau–Kam, Raynette, K.Hawaiʻi CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Hamada, Lynn A.Kapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Harris, Stephen N.Kapiʻolani CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Heerlein, Paul E.Hawaiʻi CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Hilldorfer, Martina, C.Kauaʻi CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Hiser, Krista K.Kapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Professor, CC
James, John-Gabriel H.—Hawaiʻi CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Jonen, WillKapiʻolani CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Kataoka, YukioKapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Professor, CC
Kawaharada, DennisKapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Professor, CC
Kawano, Warren Y.—Leeward CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Keim–Fortuno, Nicole L.—Leeward CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Khaleghi, Gholam H.—Leeward CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Kosasa, Eiko—Leeward CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Landgraf, Kapulani, A.R.K.Kapiʻolani CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Langston, Ross C.—Windward CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Lee, Tina—Leeward CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Lindquist, Bruce A.—Leeward CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Loo, Tiana S.—Leeward CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Luke, Mark S.A.—Honolulu CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Maekawa, Wesly T.Kapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Mathis, VictoriaKauaʻi CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
McKenna, Anne E.Kauaʻi CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Miles, Summer O.L.—Leeward CC, Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Miyashiro, Darrell, S.Hawaiʻi CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Moore, Johanna B.—Maui College, Promotion, Professor, CC
Nagle, Laura L.—Maui College, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Nakoa, Michaelyn N.Kapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Nishimoto, Helen C.Hawaiʻi CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Paulding, Michael G.Kapiʻolani CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Potter-Dunlop, Julie A.—Maui College, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Powers, Julie E.—Maui College, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Purvinis, Georgeanne, M.Kauaʻi CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Sakaguchi, Lori L.Kapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Scheffler, Pamela Y.Hawaiʻi CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Sellers, Kawehi L.Kapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Stearns, Jeff P.—Honolulu CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Stein, Lee Y.—Maui College, Promotion, Professor, CC
Stogner, Tracy G.Kauaʻi CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Tabuchi, Candace M.Kauaʻi CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Takamure, Christy L.—Leeward CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Takasugi, Fumiko—Honolulu CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Tasaka, Trixy I.Kapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Professor, CC
Tawata, Sheldon R.Kapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Professor, CC
Tokuda, Joyce M.Kapiʻolani CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Tom, Michael E.—Windward CC, Promotion, Professor, CC
Uchida, Warren Y.Kapiʻolani CC, Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Waldman, Susan C.—Leeward CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Walker, Gregory M.—Leeward CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Wang, Jue—Leeward CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Watada, Jennifer H.—Leeward CC, Promotion, Associate Professor, CC
Wharton, Jennifer M.—Leeward CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC
Zane, Kathleen J.—Windward CC, Tenure and Promotion, Assistant Professor, CC

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