2023-24 Awards

Graduate Awards

Jerry H. Bentley Scholarship in World History
Sulim Kim

Jagdish P. Sharma Memorial Scholarship
Haider Hussain (Political Science), Corwyn Madrone (Religion), and Anupama Reddy (Linguistics)

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis
Noah Holck

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Research Paper
Jaehyung Kim

John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellowship in History
Jaehyung Kim and Yeseung Yun

Barbara Bennett Peterson Graduate Student Support Fund
Veronica Alporha, Hosub Hwang, and Wonkeun Lee

Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Sijian Wang

Robert K. Sakai Award for East Asian History
Xinli Zhang and Sijian Wang

Daniel W. Y. Kwok Award for Graduate Student Research
Sulim Kim

Dr. Mimi Henriksen Memorial Scholarship
Asako Moody

Faculty Awards and Recognition

Jerry H. Bentley Faculty Award in World History
Prof. Ned Bertz, Prof. Marcus Daniel, and Prof. Noah Dolim

2022-23 Awards

Undergraduate Awards

Ishi Sakurai Scholarship in Asian History
Nicole Hamamura and Joao D. Mejia

Best Paper by an Undergraduate Student
Crystal Lam

Taraknath Das Prize for Undergraduate Excellence in Asian Studies
Trinity Oshiro

Graduate Awards

Jerry H. Bentley Scholarship in World History
Yeseung Yun

Jagdish P. Sharma Memorial Scholarship
Talal Khan (Economics), Corwyn Madrone (Religion), and Ashley Somwaru (English)

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis
Sarah Truchon

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Research Paper
Jaehyung Kim

James M. McCutcheon Memorial Endowed Scholarship for History
Elisabeth Pearson

John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellowship in History
Terava Casey and Tokikake Ii

Barbara Bennett Peterson Graduate Student Support Fund
Jack Dunn and Jaehyung Kim

Dr. Mimi Henriksen Memorial Scholarship
Sakurako Miyakawa

Daniel W.Y. Kwok Award for Graduate Student Research
Sulim Kim, Wonkeun Lee, and Tess Schwalger

Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Zi Ye

Summer Dissertation Scholarship
Lee English, Tokikake Ii, Zachary Long, and Robert York

Faculty Awards and Recognition

Jerry H. Bentley Faculty Award in World History
Prof. Joseph Foukona and Prof. Harrison Kim

Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching
Prof. Monica LaBriola

2021-22 Awards

Undergraduate Awards

Ishi Sakurai Scholarship in Asian History
Jacob Graham

Kuykendall Prize for Best Paper by an Undergraduate Student
Chelsie Sablan

Taraknath Das Prize for Undergraduate Excellence in Asian Studies
Justin Yee

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Graduate Awards

Jerry H. Bentley Scholarship in World History
Carissa Chew and Jaehyung Kim

Jagdish P. Sharma Memorial Scholarship
Carissa Chew (History), Muhammad Ijaz (Communications), and Saloni Mahajan (Performance Studies)

UH Library Treasures Scholarship
Carissa Chew

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis
Peter Bushell

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Research Paper
Herman Lim

James M. McCutcheon Memorial Endowed Scholarship for History
Asako Moody

John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellowship in History
Jaewon Kim, Sulim Kim, and Wonkeun Lee (2021-22)
Hosub Hwang (2022-23)

Barbara Bennett Peterson Graduate Student Support Fund
Benjamin Moseley

Daniel Kwok Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Hosub Hwang and Ami Mulligan

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Faculty Awards and Recognition

Jerry H. Bentley Faculty Award in World History
Prof. Monica LaBriola and Prof. John Rosa

UH Endowment for the Humanities Summer Research Award
Prof. Frank Zelko

2020-21 Awards

Undergraduate Awards

Ishi Sakurai Scholarship in Asian History
Samuel Ehrhart and Justin Yee

Kuykendall Prize for Best Paper by an Undergraduate Student
Mākena Rivera-Concannon

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Graduate Awards

Jerry H. Bentley Scholarship in World History
Adrian Alarilla, Terri-Lee Bixby, and Wonkeun Lee

Jagdish P. Sharma Memorial Scholarship
Daniel Adel (Geography), Marina George (Art History), Sandy Kim (Department of Urban & Regional Planning), and Anupama Reddy (Linguistics)

The Barbara B. Peterson Award for Graduate Student Excellence in American History
Chase Benbow

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Research Paper Produced in a Graduate Seminar
Zi (Chelly) Ye

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis
Miranda Kam

The Daniel Kwok Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Kelli Acopan and Chase Benbow

See also: List of PAT Meeting Winners

Faculty Awards and Recognition

Jerry H. Bentley Faculty Award in World History
Prof. Monica LaBriola and Prof. Frank Zelko

2019-20 Awards

Undergraduate Awards

Kuykendall Prize for Best Paper by an Undergraduate Student (Co-recipients)
Sophia Deming & Justin Yee

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Graduate Awards

Jagdish P. Sharma Memorial Scholarship
Maria Houar (Theatre & Dance), Irmak Yazici (Political Science), Smrity Ramavarapu (Botany)

The Barbara B. Peterson Award for Graduate Student Excellence in American History
Ami Mulligan

The Taraknath Das Prize for Best Paper in Asian History by a Graduate Student
Peter Bushell

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Research Paper Produced in a Graduate Seminar
Miranda Kam

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis
Stephen Garrett

The Daniel Kwok Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant (Co-recipients)
Kale Kanaeholo & Toshiaki Liu

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2018-19 Awards

Undergraduate Awards

Kuykendall Prize for Best Paper by an Undergraduate Student
Katlynn Baker

Kuykendall Prize for Best Paper by an Undergraduate Student (Honorable Mention)
Lewis Okashimo

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Graduate Awards

The Barbara B. Peterson Award for Graduate Student Excellence in American History
Peyton Bailey

The Taraknath Das Prize for Best Paper in Asian History by a Graduate Student (Co-recipients)
Adrian Alarilla & Sulim Kim

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Research Paper Produced in a Graduate Seminar
Lauren Hauck

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis
Amanda Sullivan-Lee

The Daniel Kwok Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Garrett Hillyer

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellowship in History
Garrett Hillyer

The James M. McCutcheon Memorial Endowed Scholarship for History
Chase Benbow

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2017-18 Awards

Undergraduate Awards

Kuykendall Prize for Best Paper by an Undergraduate Student (Co-recipients)
Kelli Acopan & Chad Wolke

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Graduate Awards

The Pacific Circle Editorial Award (granted to the Editorial Assistant for the Bulletin of the Pacific Circle)
Michael Kline

The Barbara B. Peterson Award for Graduate Student Excellence in American History
Shirley Buchanan

The Taraknath Das Prize for Best Paper in Asian History by a Graduate Student
Stephen Garrett

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Research Paper Produced in a Graduate Seminar
Tokikake Ii

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis (Co-recipients)
Sarah Tamashiro & Steven Fluckiger

The Daniel Kwok Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Zachary Long

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellowship in History
Mei Xu

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Faculty Awards and Recognition

College of Arts & Humanities Junior Faculty Research Award
Prof. Harrison Kim

2016-17 Awards

Undergraduate Awards

Danny Kaleikini/Kahala Hilton Hotel Scholarship
Caroline Kikkawa

Kuykendall Prize for Best Paper by an Undergraduate Student
Miranda Kam

Kuykendall Prize for Best Paper by an Undergraduate Student (Runners-up)
Sherra Dugan & Emily Ko

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Graduate Awards

World History Association Regional Conference Best Paper Prize
Lee English
“Does China fit within Current World History Parameters?”

The Pacific Circle Editorial Award (granted to the Editorial Assistant for the Bulletin of the Pacific Circle)
Michael Kline

The Barbara B. Peterson Award for Graduate Student Excellence in American History
Alex Holowicki

The Taraknath Das Prize for Best Paper in Asian History by a Graduate Student (Co-recipients)
Steven Fluckiger & Toshiaki Liu

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Research Paper Produced in a Graduate Seminar
Michael Corsi

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Research Paper Produced in a Graduate Seminar (First Runner-Up)
Tokikake Ii

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Research Paper Produced in a Graduate Seminar (Second Runner-Up)
Stephen Garrett

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis (Co-recipients)
Noah Dolim & Catherine Ulep

The Daniel Kwok Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Robert York

The Robert K. Sakai Award for East Asian History
Mei Xu

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellowship in History
Shirley Buchanan

Jerry Bentley Endowed Scholarship in World History
Tomoko Fukushima

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Faculty Awards and Recognition

College of Arts & Humanities Excellence in Teaching Award
Prof. John Rosa

2015-16 Awards

Undergraduate Awards

Kuykendall Prize for Best Paper by an Undergraduate Student
Jeff Uyemura-Reyes

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Graduate Awards

The Pacific Circle Editorial Award (granted to the Editorial Assistant for the Bulletin of the Pacific Circle)
Michael Kline

The Barbara B. Peterson Award for Graduate Student Excellence in American History
Mark Shoberg

The Taraknath Das Prize for Best Paper in Asian History by a Graduate Student
Alhadini Conder

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Research Paper Produced in a Graduate Seminar
Michael Corsi

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Research Paper Produced in a Graduate Seminar (First Runner-Up)
Tokikake Ii

The Donald Johnson Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis
Ed Hoogland

The Daniel Kwok Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Hieu Phung

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellowship in History
Aaron Moralina
Matt Cavert

Jerry Bentley Endowed Scholarship in World History
Brandon Tachco

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Faculty Awards and Recognition

Peter V. Garrod Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award
Prof. Leonard Andaya

2014-15 Awards

Undergraduate Awards

Kuykendall Prize for Best Paper by an Undergraduate Student
Von Dickens Ulsa

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Graduate Awards

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship: Tahitian Language
Matt Cavert

Alliance Française of Hawaiʻi University Scholarship Award
Matt Cavert

UHM French Department Mira-Baciu Simian Fund Award
Matt Cavert

Center for Japanese Studies Graduate Fellowship
Tomoko Fukushima

24th Annual World History Association (WHA) Conference, in
Savannah, Georgia from June 30-July 2, 2015, Student Travel Grant
Alex Holowicki

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Faculty Awards and Recognition

College of Arts & Humanities Excellence in Scholarship Award
Prof. Kieko Matteson