graduate Ken Kang, who helped develop the STEM program at ʻAiea High School, was presented with a Milken Educator Award on February 5.
Kang earned a bachelor¡¯s degree in electrical engineering from UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ in 1997 and a post-baccalaureate degree in secondary education and educational technology in 2005. He is the technology coordinator at ʻAiea High, his alma mater, and started the school¡¯s first STEM class in 2015. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto and Milken Educator Awards Senior Vice President Jane Foley presented the $25,000 award to Kang during an assembly at ʻAiea High School. Kang is the only Milken recipient from Â鶹´«Ã½ this year and is one of 44 nationwide in the 2017–2018 school year.
“Ken Kang was a working engineer before returning to his old school and turning his mind¡¯s eye to educational technology solutions,” said Foley.
“Ken¡¯s diligent work in improving technology resources and training his fellow teachers has advanced ʻAiea High and all the schools in the ʻAiea complex and shaped students¡¯ passion for STEM learning,” said Kishimoto. “His devotion to his alma mater is tremendous, and we congratulate and thank him for being such an inspiration for our students.”
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