{"id":223729,"date":"2025-10-14T16:02:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T02:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=223729"},"modified":"2025-10-14T16:02:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T02:02:25","slug":"thomas-yee-teacher-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/14\/thomas-yee-teacher-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa music professor named Teacher of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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The Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Music Teacher Association (HMTA<\/abbr>) has selected Thomas Yee a music<\/a> professor at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa as Teacher of the Year for his outstanding contributions to Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> music and piano community. The association applauded Yee, a skilled pianist, for his musicianship, leadership and mentorship as an educator on Oʻahu<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“It is a tremendous honor to be named as 2025 Teacher of the Year by the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Music Teachers Association,” said Yee. “To be recognized by my peers, colleagues, students and even their parents for my contribution to the musical community is incredibly humbling, and I am deeply grateful!”<\/p>\n

Seasoned musician<\/h2>\n

Yee is familiar to the island\u2019s classical music audience through his numerous performances with the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Symphony Orchestra and chamber ensembles. A Canadian native, Yee earned degrees from the University of Newfoundland and Eastman School of Music.<\/p>\n

HMTA<\/abbr> provides local teachers with membership benefits such as grants, exclusive publications and more. Students of HMTA<\/abbr> teachers are eligible to perform in local competitions, recitals and workshops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thomas Yee was recognized for his outstanding contributions to Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> music and piano community.<\/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":[1471,598,133,9],"class_list":["post-223729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-college-of-arts-languages-and-letters","tag-faculty-recognition","tag-music","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t