09 Jun AMST Awards & Achievements

Congratulations to American Studies students for awards and achievements attained over the past academic year (Fall 2017 and Spring 2018)!

We would like to congratulate our 2017-2018 scholarship recipients.  Our future depends on the contributions you make in our department and university and in local, national, and international communities.

AMERICAN STUDIES GRADUATE MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS – FOR 2017-2018

Dissertation Fellowship ($10,000)
Yi-Hung Liu (PhD)

Graduate Merit Scholarships ($5,000)
Lesley Iaukea (PhD)
Billie Lee (PhD)
Taylor Wray (PhD)
Robert Barsocchini (MA)

AMERICAN STUDIES UHF AWARDS – For 2018-2019

Glen Grant Scholarship 
Katherine Achacoso (PhD)
Tyler Greenhill (PhD)

Goto of Hiroshima Foundation “Fumiko Kaya” Scholarship
Tomoaki Morikawa (PhD)

James M. McCutcheon Memorial Award 
Emily Ricker (MA)

AWARDS (Fellowships, Scholarships, Travel Awards and.or Grants) – For 2017-2018

Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship (2018-2021)
Halena Kapuni-Reynolds (PhD)

Jackie McLean Fellowship, University of Hartford
Billie Lee (PhD)

National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Jo Ann Sakaguchi (PhD)

Association of American University Women (AAUW) Honolulu Brand Education Fund (2018-2019)
Jesi Bennett (PhD) 

OTHER AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society (Spring 2018)
Kelli Lyman (BA)

UH Manoa Spring Undergraduate Showcase of Research and Creative Research Work Oral Presentation First Place Award in Social Sciences
B.A. in American Studies with Honors
Kathleen Corpuz (BA)