The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will honor the outstanding contributions of faculty, staff and students at the 2024 UH Mānoa Awards Ceremony. The annual event will be held Wednesday, May 8 at 10:30 a.m. at Kennedy Theatre.
UH President David Lassner, UH Mānoa Provost Michael Bruno and Board of Regents Interim Chair Gabriel Lee will honor the award recipients for their achievements.
A live video stream of the event will be available for those unable to attend in-person.
2024 UH Mānoa Awards winners
Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching
- Sothy Eng, associate professor, family and consumer sciences
- Kristiana Kahakauwila, associate professor, English
- Martina Kamaka, associate professor, Native Hawaiian health
- Nicole Reyes, associate professor, educational administration
- Stephanie Nohelani Teves, associate professor, women, gender and sexuality studies
- Richard Wallsgrove, assistant professor, law
Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Research
- Benjamin Shappee, associate astronomer, astronomy
- Malte Stuecker, assistant professor, oceanography
- Donald Womack, professor, music
See the 2023 Mānoa Awards winners and the 2022 winners
Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Imelda Gasmen, instructor, Filipino language and culture
Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (Graduate Assistant)
- Maximillian Soares Miehlstein, MA candidate, psychology
Robert W. Clopton Award for Distinguished Community Service
- Manu Kaʻiama, instructor, accounting
Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching
- Louis Bousquet, associate professor, French
- Shelece Easterday, assistant professor, linguistics
- Jonathan Fine, assistant professor, philosophy
- Elina Hamilton, assistant professor, music
- Thomas Quattlebaum, assistant professor, family medicine
- Johanna Kapōmaikaʻi Stone, instructor, Hawaiian language
Presidential Award for Outstanding Service
- Cora Chik, janitor, Buildings and Grounds Management
- Matthew Lam, educational specialist, Department of Chemistry
- Nālani Minton, assistant specialist, Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing
- Dana Singer, secretary, Department Urban and Regional Planning
Dr. Amefil “Amy” Agbayani Faculty Diversity Enhancement Award
- Aaron Pietruszka, associate specialist, Department of Earth Sciences
Peter V. Garrod Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award
- Jonna Eagle, associate professor, American studies
Pakela Award for Outstanding Academic Advisor
- Eve Millett, academic advisor, Mānoa Advising Center
ʻOikela Award for Outstanding Advising Unit
- Mānoa Advising Center
OVPRS Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research & Creative Work
- Samir Khanal, professor, molecular biosciences and bioengineering
- Pier-Carlo Tommasi, assistant professor, Japanese language
Student Excellence in Research Award
- Cara Tan, Undergraduate student, economics
- Aldo Sepulveda, Master’s student, astronomy
- Louward Zubiri, Doctoral student, linguistics
- Liam Felix, geographic information system assistant, Office of Systems Integration
See the awards page for a complete list of winner biographies.