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 McCutcheon, President
Bart Mathias, Vice President
Lela Goodell, Secretary
Roy McArdle, Treasurer
Elected Members-at-Large
Andrew In
Michaelyn Chou
Bob Cole
Ruth Kleinfeld
Ex-Officio Members and Committee Chairs
Ralph Berger, Newsletter Editor
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 13, 2001 | |
| October 11, 2001 | Cedric B. Cowing, Professor Emeritus of History, “Luther Burbank, Plant Wizard” 11/08 John DeFrancis, Emeritus Prof. of Chinese, “In the Footsteps of Kublai Khan”(?) |
| November 8, 2001 | John DeFrancis, Emeritus Prof. of Chinese, “In the Footsteps of Kublai Khan”(?) |
| December 13, 2001 | (at Treetops Restaurant) Dr. John Craven |
| January 10, 2002 | Oscar Kurren, “Assisted Living, Developments For the Elderly in Hawaiʻi”(?) |
| May 7, 2002 | University of Hawaii President Dobelle, “” Meeting at Kapiʻolani Community College; Mrs. Dobelle among guests |
