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
Jim (Harold) Jambor, President
Edward M. Barnet, 1stVice President
Jane B. Fellmeth, 2nd Vice President
Kay Wery, Secretary
Nora Kirkpatrick, Treasurer
Board Members
(to 1990)
Nora Kirkpatrick (?)
Mary Reddin
Jane Fultz
Roy McArdle
Mary Reddin
(to 1991)
Fred C. Hung
Roy McArdle
Leatrice Mirikitani
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 14, 1989? | Ronald Ellen Chapman on their experience in Beijing during the students’ demonstration in Tiananmen Square |
| October 12, 1989? | Tour to the Hawaiʻi Maritime Museum |
| October 19, 1989 | Mona Chock, UH Alumni Association, on UHAA and FRAUHM |
| November 9, 1989 | Visit to the renovated Moana Hotel with lunch |
| January 11, 1990 | Larry Price, “The Relationship of Academics to Athletics” |
| February 8, 1990 | President Albert Simone, “The Role of Intercollegiate Athletics in the University” |
| March ?, 1990 | Outing to the Contemporary Museum, Makiki Heights |
| April 19, 1990 | Tommy Kalaukini on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hawaiian Sovereignty. Video presentation by Richard Peglinawan, OHA Executive Director |
| May 24, 1990 | Annual Meeting with elections and a social, 3–4:30pm, Campus Center Executive Dining Room |
Important Board Decisions and Discussions
| Date | Decision |
|---|---|
| July 13, 1989 | Dues-paying members numbered 69 in 1987, 107 in 1988, and 66 to date in 1989. Mailing list on 12/7 had 300 names, including out-of-state members. |
| October 19, 1989 | Secretary to send a card on condolence on behalf of the Board and FRAUHM membership to the wife of a deceased member. |
| January 18, 1990 | By-laws changes Fiscal year changed from January-December to July–June. Annual Meeting date from January to May (President Jambor responsible for the wording to go in the By-laws). |
| March 15, 1990 | “We agreed that spouses of deceased Manoa retirees are eligible for membership in FRAUHM, also retirees who may have served at Mānoa but later retired from other campuses.” |
| September 5, 1990 | FRAUHM officially becomes a University Registered Organization at CC. |
