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
Harvey Gochros, President
George Simson, Vice President
Fred W. Riggs, Secretary
H. Roy McArdle, Treasurer
Elected Members-at-Large
Robert Campbell
Ruth Kleinfeld-Lenney
Virgie Chattergy
Ted Rogers
Seiji Naya
Ex-Officio Members and Committee Chairs
L. Ralph Berger, Newsletter Editor
Fred Riggs, Chair, Liaison Committee (CLUH)
Cedric Cowing, Immediate Past President
Bart Mathias, Webmaster
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 14, 2006 | Discussion: OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELDERS |
| October 12, 2006 | Frank Boas (University of Hawaiʻi Foundation), “Governing UH: Problems and Prospects” |
| November 9, 2006 | Speaker: W. Steven Ward of the Burns Medical School, “Reproductive Research at UH” |
| December 14, 2006 | (At Tree Tops Restaurant at Paradise Park) Discussions of FRAUHM interactions with UH |
| January 11, 2007 | Dr. David M. Karl, Professor of Oceanography, “The Sea of Microbes” |
| February 8, 2007 | James Oliver Horton, Distinguished Visiting Professor, American Studies “American Black history” |
| March 8, 2007 | Dr. Michael E. Chauvin, M. Phil., Ph.D., “David Kalakaua: Hawaiʻi’s Astronomer-King” |
| April 12, 2007 | Robert Bley-Vroman, “Governing UH–And Roles for Retirees” |
| May 10, 2007 | (With buffet lunch) Business Meeting: Election of Officers, 2007–2008 Moderator: Dr. Virgie Chattergy Discussion Leaders: Oliver Lee and Agnes Niyekawa “Crossing Cultural Borders, Personal and Profession Experience” |
Other activities this year included improving the service to the University specified in our by-laws by having FRAUHM members serve on certain Faculty committees.
