{"id":176310,"date":"2023-04-25T14:45:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T00:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=176310"},"modified":"2024-05-22T14:27:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T00:27:20","slug":"2023-uh-manoa-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/25\/2023-uh-manoa-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"30 honorees to be recognized for excellence at M\u0101noa Awards ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/manoa-miro-rur-rankings.jpg\" alt=\"photo of uh manoa entrance\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-117177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/manoa-miro-rur-rankings.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/manoa-miro-rur-rankings-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/manoa-miro-rur-rankings-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa will celebrate 30 of its finest faculty, staff and students with various teaching, research and service awards at the 2023 M\u0101noa Awards Ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The annual awards ceremony will be held Monday, May 1 at 3:30 p.m. at Kennedy Theatre.<\/p>\n<p><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> President <strong>David Lassner<\/strong> and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Provost <strong>Michael Bruno<\/strong>, along with Board of Regents Chair <strong>Randy Moore<\/strong> will honor the award recipients and celebrate the accomplishments of these individuals. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/caspmI6i914\">A live video stream of the event will be available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>2023 <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Awards winners<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2023-recipents\/\">Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rosanna <span aria-label=\"Anolani\">&#699;Anolani<\/span> Alegado<\/strong>, associate professor, oceanography<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tammy <span aria-label=\"Hailiopua\">Haili&#699;&#333;pua<\/span> Baker<\/strong>, associate professor, theatre and dance<\/li>\n<li><strong>Richard Chen<\/strong>, associate professor, law<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monica LaBriola<\/strong>, assistant professor, history<\/li>\n<li><strong>Summer Puanani Maunakea<\/strong>, assistant professor, curriculum studies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alexander Stokes<\/strong>, assistant professor, cell and molecular biology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2023-recipents\/\">Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Research<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kenneth Chambers<\/strong>, astronomer, astronomy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jeffrey Drazen<\/strong>, professor, oceanography<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shadia Habbal<\/strong>, astronomer\/faculty chair, astronomy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2023-recipents\/\">Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>E. Kalikoaloha Martin Jr.<\/strong>, instructor, Hawaiian language<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2023-recipents\/\">Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (Graduate Assistant)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manca Sustarsic<\/strong>, <abbr title=\"doctor of philosophy\">PhD<\/abbr> candidate, educational foundations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2023-recipents\/\">Robert W. Clopton Award for Distinguished Community Service<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chet-Yeng Loong<\/strong>, professor, music<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2023-recipents\/\">Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mary Shin Kim<\/strong>, associate professor, Korean linguistics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hannah-Hanh Nguyen<\/strong>, associate professor, management<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kevin Nute<\/strong>, professor, architecture<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jayson Parba<\/strong>, instructor, Filipino language and culture<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tyler Ray<\/strong>, assistant professor, mechanical engineering<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jamie Simpson Steele<\/strong>, professor, education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2023-recipents\/\">Presidential Award for Outstanding Service<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maggie McGehee<\/strong>, university scheduler, Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Excellence<\/li>\n<li><strong>Siausage (Sonny) Ugaitafa<\/strong>, equipment operator, Campus Operations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elaine Nakahashi<\/strong>, secretary, Department of Anthropology<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thomas Tsutsumoto<\/strong>, junior specialist, M\u0101noa Career Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2023-recipents\/\">Dr. Amefil &ldquo;Amy&rdquo; Agbayani Faculty Diversity Enhancement Award<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Winona Lee<\/strong>, associate professor\/director, John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2023-recipents\/\">Peter V. Garrod Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kathryn Braun<\/strong>, professor, public health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2023-recipents\/\">Pakela Outstanding Academic Advisor of the Year Award<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Siobh\u00e1n N\u00ed Dhonacha<\/strong>, faculty specialist\/academic advisor, Honors Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2023-recipents\/\">Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research and Creative Work<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wendy Kawabata<\/strong>, professor, art and art history<\/li>\n<li><strong>Craig Nelson<\/strong>, associate researcher, oceanography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2023-recipents\/\">Student Excellence in Research Award<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jason Hinkle<\/strong>, PhD candidate, astronomy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Xiaojie (Sherry) Xu<\/strong>, <abbr>PhD<\/abbr> candidate, mechanical engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2023-recipents\/\">Student Employee of the Year<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Binierose Cacho<\/strong>, special programs coordinator, Office of Enrollment Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/president\/awards\/2023-recipents\/\">See the awards page for a complete list of winner biographies.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 <abbr title=\"Unversity of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Awards Ceremony will be held on May 1, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[142,1092,1091,1093,598,1467,1363,698,1486,9],"class_list":["post-176310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-award","tag-bor-medal-research","tag-bor-medal-teaching","tag-davis-award","tag-faculty-recognition","tag-manoa-excellence-in-research","tag-manoa-research","tag-staff-recognition","tag-teaching","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176310"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":198209,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176310\/revisions\/198209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}