60 outstanding UH Manoa Nursing alumni recognized at 60th anniversary gala celebration
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
60 UH Manoa Nursing alumni honorees.
Hall of Fame Nursing inductees, from left: Sally Ishikawa, Connie Mitchell, Jillian Inouye and Mary Frances Oneha.
On Thursday, June 16, 2016, UH Mānoa Nursing honored 60 nursing alumni at the Sensational 60th Anniversary Gala event held at the Sheraton Waikiki. Of the 60 nurses, six were inducted into an inaugural Hall of Fame and 54 were recognized for outstanding achievement in leadership, excellence and innovation.
The 60 alumni who were recognized represent the best of nursing in Hawai‘i, U.S. and the world. The service and dedication of these Sensational Sixty nurses honor the nursing profession, advance health-care and spread the spirit of aloha.
The six alumni -- each representing impressive achievements in research, education and pratice -- inducted into an inaugural Hall of Fame are:
Peggy L. Chinn, University of Connecticut
Jillian Inouye, University of Nevada, Schools of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
Sally T. Ishikawa, Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation
Connie Mitchell, The Institute for Human Services
RADM Kerry Paige Nesseler, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Mary Frances Oneha, Waimanalo Health Center
The school also honored 54 outstanding nursing alumni who make a difference every day in the lives of the people of Hawai‘i. They are:
Richelle Asselstine, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Honolulu
Nancy Atmospera-Walch, Advantage Health Care Provider, Inc.
COL Takako Lei Barrell, Tripler Army Medical Center
Christa Braun-Inglis, Kaiser Permanente
Clementina Ceria-Ulep, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
Nicolle Chun, The Queen's Medical Center - Punchbowl
Denise Cohen, University of Hawai‘i Maui College
Sharon Contrades, Wilcox Medical Center - Hawai‘i Pacific Health
Danielle Doo, Hawai‘i Keiki: Healthy & Ready to Learn Program
Leina Duchai, The Queen's Medical Center - Punchbowl
Aileen A. Duran, Lāna‘i Community Health Center
Sharon L. Longe Espina, Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System
Gloria Fernandez, Hawai‘i Department of Health - Public Health Nursing Branch
Dianne Fochtman, Hospice Hawai‘i
Joan Foley, Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System & Tripler Army Medical Center
Liane Fujita, The Queen's Medical Center - Punchbowl
Geila Fukumitsu, Kaiser Permanente
Julie Gamboa, The Queen's Medical Center - Punchbowl
Joseph Giovannoni, Joseph Giovannoni, Inc.
Paul Guillory, Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System
Jacqueline Haro, John Nagamine MD, Inc.
Margaret Hattori-Uchima, University of Guam, School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Emyline Hiraki, Pali Momi Medical Center - Hawai‘i Pacific Health
Wai Ting "Jackie" Hui, Kalihi Palama Health Center
Nona Irvine, The Queen's Medical Center - Punchbowl
Glenda Kaalakea, Straub Medical Center/Wilcox Medical Center - Hawai‘i Pacific Health
Sandra Kakiuchi, Kaiser Permanente
Joan Kanemori, Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children - Hawai‘i Pacific Health
Lori R. Y. Kaneshige, Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children - Hawai‘i Pacific Health
Catherine Kawaihalau, Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System
Lisa Kelleher, The Queen's Medical Center - Punchbowl
Cynthia Kitkowski, The Queen's Medical Center - Punchbowl
Judy Kodama, Maui Memorial Medical Center
Andrea Kubota, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Honolulu
Bridget Lai, Hawai‘i Pacific Health System
Larson P. Layugan, Kaiser Permanente
Clovita Ledward, The Queen's Medical Center - West O‘ahu
Brigitte McKale, Pali Momi Medical Center - Hawai‘i Pacific Health
Andrew Moats, Straub Medical Center - Hawai‘i Pacific Health
Brenda Mopas, Kaiser Permanente
Diane Nakagaki, Kaiser Permanente
Diane Pestolesi, Saddleback College, California
Jadelyn Pontes, Pali Momi Medical Center - Hawai‘i Pacific Health
Joanne Potts, Hospice of Hilo
LTC Editha D. Ruiz, Tripler Army Medical Center
Lorraine Sakamoto, The Queen's Medical Center - West O‘ahu
Sharon Shigemasa, University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center
Corinne Suzuka, CareResource Hawai‘i
Kathy Terada, Wai‘anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
Joyce Tokuhara, The Queen's Medical Center - Punchbowl
Audrey Torres, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific
Janet Uyehara, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
Christina Wong, MinuteClinic, CVS
Nancy York, Castle Medical Center
In 1956, the first class of 15 graduates received the first Bachelor in Nursing Degree awarded for beginning students by the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Sixty years later, the school continues to thrive by providing leadership to advance the profession, excellence in education, research and innovation to improve health in Hawai‘i. Proceeds from the 60th Anniversary Gala event will support UH Mānoa Nursing student scholarships.
About UH Mānoa Nursing
UH Mānoa Nursing, the Nursing Capitol of the Pacific, is the leader in nursing education and research in Hawai‘i with outreach to Asia and the Pacific Basin. We support the mission of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa: to provide an innovative, caring and multicultural environment in which faculty, students and staff work together to generate and transmit knowledge, wisdom, and values to promote quality of life and health for present and future generations. The school offers the BS, master’s, and doctoral programs. To reflect Hawai‘i's unique cultural diversity and heritage, UH Mānoa Nursing is committed to increasing the representation of Native Hawaiian and other underserved people in all nursing programs. Visit us at www.nursing.hawaii.edu.
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