Congratulations to the University of Hawaiʻi’s 2024 tenure and promotion recipients.
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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Tenure and Promotion
Belcaid, Mahdi—Associate Professor, College of Natural Sciences
Binder, Alexandra—Associate Researcher, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Bottom, Michael—Associate Researcher, Institute for Astronomy
Caldwell, Ethan L—Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences
Crowther, Dustin J—Associate Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Frank, Kiana L—Associate Professor, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Glauberman, Gary H R—Associate Professor, Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing
Haag, Andre R—Associate Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Haglund, Ellinor B—Associate Professor, College of Natural Sciences
Ho, Kacie K H Y—Associate Professor, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Hyvl, Jakub—Associate Professor, College of Natural Sciences
Julien-Chinn, Francie J—Associate Professor, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health
Kagan, Jennifer A—Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences
Krieg, Michael W—Associate Professor, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Kuwada, Bryan G—Associate Professor, Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
Lee, Yeonjung—Associate Professor, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health
Lee, Mi-Jeong—Associate Professor, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Maunakea, Summer P—Associate Professor, College of Education
Milz, Dan C—Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences
Park, You Il—Associate Professor, Shidler College of Business
Revilla, Noukahauoli—Associate Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Rubin, David A—Associate Professor, College of Natural Sciences
Smith, Sean M—Associate Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Spilker, III, Harold D—Associate Professor, Shidler College of Business
Stuecker, Malte F—Associate Professor, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Taira, Brooke M W—Associate Professor, College of Education
Tyndall, Justin M—Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences
Uspal, William E—Associate Professor, College of Engineering
Xiao, Yuanzhang—Associate Professor, College of Engineering
Zhang, Zhong J—Associate Professor, College of Engineering
Tenure
Ahmad, Amjad A—Assistant Extension Agent, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Barnett, Jennifer P—Assistant Specialist, Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success
Burgman, Mark, —Professor, College of Natural Sciences
Chen, Xin—Researcher, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Galanti, Russell C—Junior Extension Agent, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Gutierrez-Coarite, Rosemary—Assistant Extension Agent, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Kehl, Lisa A—Assistant Specialist, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health
Kirk, Emilie R—Assistant Extension Agent, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Kurasaki, Ryan J—Junior Specialist, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Loo, Lenora W M—Associate Researcher, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Medina, Richard A—Assistant Specialist, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Myadar, Orhon—Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences
Okamoto, Scott K—Researcher, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Richardson, Brian W—Librarian III, Library Services
Promotion
Ahmad, Amjad A—Associate Extension Agent, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Ahn, Hyeong J—Associate Specialist, John A Burns School of Medicine
Allen, Sarah T—Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Balinbin Santos, Rosela C—Associate Professor, College of Education
Bratincsak, Andras—Professor, John A Burns School of Medicine
Braun-Inglis, Christa M—Associate Specialist, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Centeio, Erin E—Professor, College of Education
Dela Cruz, May Rose Il—Associate Researcher, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health
Dennison, Carolyn—Librarian V, Library Services
Devendra, Gehan—Associate Professor, John A Burns School of Medicine
Eagle, Jonna K—Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Francisco-Natanauan, Pia H—Associate Professor, John A Burns School of Medicine
Freitas, Antoinette L—Specialist, Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
Fukuda, Shinichiro—Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Gerhardt, Christina R—Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Gilliland, Elizabeth A—Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Gutierrez-Coarite Rosemary—Associate Extension Agent, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Hintzen, Katy D—Associate Extension Agent, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Hu, Miao—Professor, Shidler College of Business
Huffman, Brian R—Librarian V, William S Richardson School of Law
Ishida, Masato—Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Kahili-Heede, Melissa K—Librarian IV, John A Burns School of Medicine
Kamaka, Martina L—Professor, John A Burns School of Medicine
Karamperidou, Christina—Professor, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Kauai, Willy Daniel K—Specialist, Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
Kim, Mary, S—Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Kirk, Emilie R—Associate Extension Agent, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Lehrer, Axel T—Professor, John A Burns School of Medicine
Lenz, Cory, M Librarian V—William S Richardson School of Law
Loo, Lenora W M—Researcher, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Lopes, Jr, Robert K—Professor, Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
Mawyer, Alexander D—Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Medina, Richard A—Associate Specialist, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Melzer, Michael J—Researcher, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Meyer, Carl G—Researcher, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Minaglia, Steven M—Professor, John A Burns School of Medicine
Miyamoto, Robin E S—Associate Professor, John A Burns School of Medicine
Nosal, Eva-Marie—Professor, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Onoye, Jane M M—Professor, John A Burns School of Medicine
Park, Sung-Shim L—Researcher, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Philippoff, Joanna K—Associate Specialist, College of Education
Pirkle, Catherine M—Professor, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health
Pokhrel, Pallav—Researcher, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Prins, Jan H—Professor, College of Education
Sasaki, Joni Y—Professor, College of Social Sciences
Seale, Andre P—Researcher, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Shen, Lin—Professor, College of Engineering
Singh, David K—Professor, John A Burns School of Medicine
Siriwardhana, Chathura K—Associate Professor, John A Burns School of Medicine
Sitchinava, Nodar S—Professor, College of Natural Sciences
Tsai, George T—Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Vaughan, Mehana B B—Professor, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Wong, Annette K—Professor, Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
Yu, Helen H—Professor, College of Social Sciences
Delegated Promotion
Chung, Hyunsun—Instructor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Clanin, Garrett D—Assistant Specialist, Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success
Cristi-Kim, Marie Abigail V—Instructor, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Cristobal, Hallie K O—Assistant Extension Agent, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Domingo, Dean A—Instructor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Fitzgerald, Ivonne Y—Instructor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Galanti, Russell C—Assistant Extension Agent, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Haggerty, Natalie K—Assistant Professor, College of Education
Hammerich, Katinka B—Instructor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Hampton, Marielle L—Assistant Extension Agent, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Heine, Rumi C Y—Assistant Professor, College of Education
Iwai, Tomoko—Instructor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Jones, Melissa A—Assistant Specialist, Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success
Kaiama, Cathy—Instructor, Shidler College of Business
Kaneshiro-Pineiro, Mahealani Y—Instructor, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Kim, Eun, A—Librarian III, Library Services
Knapman, Lucinda—Assistant Specialist, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Lono, Jessica K—Instructor, Hawaiinuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
McCarthy, Minako K—Instructor, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Miyamoto, Camaron M—Assistant Specialist, Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success
Monfort, Deidamia—Instructor, Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing
Murayama, Emi—Instructor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Nakashima, Sarah—Librarian III, Library Services
Narayan, Ravi—Instructor, College of Natural Sciences
Ogasawara, Miki—Instructor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Ortega, Nadezna A—Instructor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Osada, Kristine—Instructor, Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing
Parba, Jayson—Assistant Professor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Wada, Yuka—Instructor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Wong, Matthew K—Instructor, Hawaiinuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
Woo, Patrick C K—Instructor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
Wu, Jing—Instructor, College of Arts, Languages and Letters
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Tenure and Promotion
Day, Leanne P—College of Arts and Sciences
Fukunaga, Bryce Tatsuo Park—Daniel K Inouye College of Pharmacy
Hong, Sukhwa—College of Business and Economics
Knudson, Christopher Storr—College of Arts and Sciences
Makaimoku, Kananinohea—Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke‘elikolani/College of Hawaiian Language
Meguro, Aryn Sakue—Daniel K Inouye College of Pharmacy
Mohammadian, Amirhossein—College of Business and Economics
Morel, Rayna Kehaulani—College of Arts and Sciences
Tenure
Cristobal, Francis Ray Mandreza—College of Natural and Health Sciences
Kim, Michelle S—Daniel K Inouye College of Pharmacy
Loo, Rachel Hualani—Student Affairs
Promotion
Genz, Joseph H—College of Arts and Sciences
Iwatsuki, Takehiro—College of Natural and Health Sciences
Kim, Michelle S—Daniel K Inouye College of Pharmacy
Lee, Su-Mi—College of Arts and Sciences
Loo, Rachel Hualani—Student Affairs
Martin, Rene Pierre—College of Natural and Health Sciences
Mowrer, Julie Ann—Academic Affairs
Tao, Li—College of Natural and Health Sciences
University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu
Tenure and Promotion
Landgraf, Katie B—Academic Affairs, Business Administration
Mahiko, Joy A—Academic Affairs, Education
Merritt, Nicole K H—Academic Affairs, Mathematics, Natural and Health Sciences
Miranda, Michael J A—Academic Affairs, Business Administration
Tenure
Carino-Agustin, Rebecca, T—Student Affairs
Promotion
Carino-Agustin, Rebecca T—Student Affairs
Cavert, William, M—Academic Affairs, Humanities
Yong, Kamuela, Ehukai—Academic Affairs, Mathematics, Natural and Health Sciences
Hawaiʻi Community College
Tenure and Promotion
Baldan Jenkins, Lissandra C—Assistant Professor, Natural Science, Biological Science
Loveday, Tamera J—Assistant Professor, Natural Science, Biological Science
Nissam, Jesna—Assistant Professor, Natural Science, Mathematics
Sims, Jennifer L—Assistant Professor, Natural Science, Biological Science
Promotion
Crowell, Karen Jean—Associate Professor, Counsel and Guidance, Counseling
DuPuis, Reshela P—Professor, Institutional Services, Academic Support
Minassian, Jack M—Professor, Nursing, Nursing
Honolulu Community College
Tenure and Promotion
Kunwar, Prateek—Assistant Professor, Natural Science, Mathematics
Lorenzo-Elarco, Jacob H I P—Assistant Professor, Humanities, Hawaiian Studies
Mitchell, Roger—Assistant Professor, Communication & Services Programs, Deans Office (Comp, Security, Networking Tech)
Ossanna, Elliot P—Assistant Professor, Natural Science, Mathematics
Peckham, Gabriel D—Assistant Professor, Natural Science, Biological Science
Tenure
Fo, Guy K—Assistant Professor, Construction Academy, Maintenance Repair (AEC)
Promotion
Coston, Brenda B—Associate Professor, Language Arts, English
Fo, Guy K—Associate Professor, Construction Academy, Maintenance Repair
Myhre, Sarah K—Professor, Deans Office, Library
Parry, Scot L—Associate Professor, Counsel and Guidance, Counseling
Delegated Promotion
Flores-Hatt Jr, Paul K—Assistant Professor, Academic Affairs, Deans Office (Hawaiian Studies)
Kapiʻolani Community College
Tenure and Promotion
Alimboyoguen, Amanda—Assistant Professor, Natural Science, Biological Science
Coloretti McGough, Angela—Assistant Professor, Counseling and Advising, Counsel and Guidance
Kong, Justin K—Assistant Professor, Natural Science, Mathematics
Kozue, Takehiko—Assistant Professor, Food Services, Visitor Industry
Promotion
Harris, Stephen, N—Associate Professor, Counsel and Guidance, Career Counseling
Hottenstein, Crystalyn, L—Professor, Nursing Counseling and Guidance, Nursing
Kubota, Davin K—Professor, Language Arts, English
Otero, Nicole C—Associate Professor, Language Arts, English 2nd Language
Wolff, Nadine—Associate Professor, Natural Science, Mathematics
Delegated Promotion
Gonzales Jr, Alfred H—Assistant Professor, Counseling and Advising, Counsel and Guidance
Kauaʻi Community College
Tenure and Promotion
Broderick, Emily M—Assistant Professor, Natural Science, Biological Science
Lang, Duke I—Assistant Professor, Maintenance Repair, Facilities Engineer
Miller, Michael T—Assistant Professor, Natural Science, Mathematics
Sams, Alicia J—Assistant Professor, Counseling and Advising, Counsel and Guidance, Career Counsel
Leeward Community College
Tenure and Promotion
Carreira Ching, Donald A—Assistant Professor, Language Arts, English
Gearhart, Anika L—Assistant Professor, Social Science, Psychology
Promotion
Barrett, Summer O L—Professor, Deans Office, Planning Policy and Assessment
Bopp, Patricia J—Professor, Social Science, Sociology
Chang, Cara M—Associate Professor, Language Arts, English
Gross, Petersen W—Professor, Natural Science, Data Processing, Infomation and Computer Science
Ickes, Betty—Professor, Humanities, History
Labby, William J—Associate Professor, Deans Office, Professional Arts and Technoloy
Lee, Tina P—Professor, Business Ed, Accounting
Nakamitsu, Kazuko I—Associate Professor, Language Arts, Asian Pacific Languages
Ojiri, Reina M—Associate Professor, Natural Science, Mathematics
Ruiz, Aaron K—Associate Professor, Counseling and Advisement, Counsel and Guidance
Silva, Jaydene R K—Professor, Social Science, Social Science
Takamatsu, Heather H—Professor, Counseling and Advisement, Counsel and Guidance
University of Hawaiʻi Maui College
Tenure and Promotion
Niemi, Trenton J—Assistant Professor, Natural Science, Biological Science
Promotion
Aguiran, Wayne Y—Professor, Counsel and Guidance, Counseling
Bhattacharya, Debasis—Professor, Business Education, Applied Business Information and Technology
Botkin, Timothy F—Associate Professor, Natural Science, Sustainable Science
Evangelista, Teri T M—Associate Professor, Natural Science, Mathematics
Farmer, Mary G—Professor, Nursing, Nursing
Nakahashi, Christy Kuulei—Associate Professor, Counsel and Guidance, Counseling
Schlather, II, Timothy C—Associate Professor, Human Services, Human Services
Windward Community College
Tenure and Promotion
Kahale, Desrae M—Assistant Professor, Counseling, Counsel and Guidance
Pagan, Justin H—Assistant Professor, Counseling, Counsel and Guidance
Seaton, Elizabeth M—Assistant Professor, Deans Office, Library
Sutherland, Scott J—Assistant Professor, Academic Support, Academic Support
Swift, Daniel B—Assistant Professor, Career and Community Education, Public Service
Texeira, Cynthia A—Assistant Professor, Deans Office, Library
Tupou, Michelle M N—Assistant Professor, Humanities, Hawaiian Studies
Promotion
Alo, Kaahu M B C—Associate Professor, Counsel and Guidance, Counseling
Bensman, Lisa M—Associate Professor, Social Science, Psychology
Kato, Michael I—Associate Professor, Business Ed, Business Technology
Li, Hongwei—Associate Professor, Natural Science, Biological Science
St. John, Susan K C L—Associate Professor, Language Arts, Language Arts
