Manoa Awards ceremony recognizes best in teaching, research and service
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Manoa Award winners at Kennedy Theatre on May 5.
UH Mānoa recognized its finest faculty, staff and students with various teaching, research and service awards on May 5 at its 2015 Mānoa Awards Ceremony at Kennedy Theatre. Chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman and campus leadership were joined by the awardees and their students, colleagues, family and friends to celebrate the accomplishments of these individuals.
The 2015 Manoa Awards winners are:
Board of Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching
- Pia Arboleda
- Julia Eve Hammer
- Justin D. Levinson
- Aaron T. Ohta
- L. Ayu Saraswati
- Ron Darren “Kekeha” Solis
Board of Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research
- Karen Meech
- Robert Thomson
- Axel Timmermann
Student Excellence in Research
- Bejamin Fulton
- Chao-Ling Hung
Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Maria Guerriero
Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for a Graduate Assistant
- Chamil Rathnayake
- Rex Troumbley
Peter V. Garrod Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award
- Wayne Shiroma
Robert W. Clopton Award for Outstanding Service to the Community
- Joseph Keaweʻaimoku Kaholokula
Chancellor’s Citation for Meritorious Teaching
- Tammy Hailiʻopua R.G. Baker
- Jonathan L. Deenik
- Kiyohiko Ito
- Baybars Karacaovali
- Krysia Mossakowski
- Susan Schultz
Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Service
- Jill Laughlin
- Gayle Nagasako
- Mary Occhipinti
Outstanding Academic Advisor
- Lynn Koyamatsu
- Rayna Tagalicod
Student Employee of the Year
- Sara Taketa
(Caption) A group shot of the 2015 Manoa Awards honorees at Kennedy Theatre. In center are Chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman (in light-colored shirt and dark pants) and, to his immediate left, in back, Board of Regents Chairman Randy Moore.
For more information, visit: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/chancellor/awards/