CTAHR’s
28th
th
ANNUAL
AWARDS
BANQUET
CTAHR’s
28th Annual
Awards
Banquet
May 6, 2016
People, Place, Promise
Mahalo to Our Generous Sponsors
Program
5:30 p.m.
Registration and No-Host Cocktails
6:30 p.m. Welcome
Oli
CTAHR Students
Emcees
Mr. Derek Kurisu
Ms. Erika Yiu
Remarks
Dr. Maria Gallo, Dean and Director for Research and Cooperative
Extension, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
CTAHR Endowed and Annual Scholarship Recipients
6:50 p.m.
Dinner
7:40 p.m.
Program
Student Recognition
CTAHR/COE Student Research Symposium Awards
Ka Hana Po‘okela Award, Rebekah Morales
Faculty Honors
Ka Pouhana (Mentor) Award, Dr. Douglas Vincent
Excellence in Teaching Award, Dr. Maria Stewart
Excellence in Research Award, Dr. Samir Khanal
Excellence in Extension Award, Ms. Lynn Nakamura-Tengan
Excellence in International Programs, Dr. Rachel Novotny
Staff Awards
Outstanding Civil Service, Mr. Edwin Perez
Outstanding APT Service, Ms. Donna Meyer
Outstanding Alumnus Award
Mr. William J. Aila Jr.
Ka Lei Hano Heritage Award
Mr. Ernest Tottori
8:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
Dr. Maria Gallo, Dean and Director for Research and Cooperative
Extension, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Outstanding Alumnus
Environmentalist and Hawaiian cultural practitioner William J. Aila Jr. (BS, general agriculture)
is deputy director of the Department of Hawaiian
Home Lands. He grew up on O‘ahu’s Wai‘anae
Coast, working on his family’s cattle ranch and
fishing the ocean near his great-grandmother’s
beach home. Aila, who served 24 years as harbormaster for the Wai‘anae Small Boat Harbor, is a
Homesteader and active member of the Wai‘anae
community. For eight years, he was president of
the Lualualei Ahupua‘a Council, a group dedicated to protecting and preserving Hawaiian
cultural sites and perpetuating cultural practices.
He served on the Wai‘anae Neighborhood Board
and as a board member for the Wai‘anae Coast
Comprehensive Health Center, Makaha Elementary School and Wai‘anae Coast Alternative Community Development Corporation. He helped advise the Army on restoration of the Ukanipō Heaiu
complex, represented Native Hawaiians on the
North-Western Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Council and sat on several state
fisheries management groups.
William J. Aila Jr.
In 2010, Aila assumed statewide responsibilities as chair of the Board of Land and
Natural Resources and director of the Department of Land and Natural Resources’
700+ employees and 16 divisions and offices. In four years of inclusive, consensus-building leadership, he was credited with accomplishments on several fronts:
Facilities—acquisition of land for cultural and recreational use and conservation
for Central Maui Regional Park and Lı̄poa Point and an easement at Turtle Bay,
upgrades to the Nā Pali Coast Kalalau Trail and Fort Ruger Pathway, sand replenishment in Waikı̄kı̄, and improvements at all 20 Small Boat Harbors statewide.
Administration—settlement of the long-standing Nā Wai ‘Eha water dispute,
increased enforcement of natural resource violations, streamlined permitting for
revitalization of Hawaiian fishponds and establishment of mandatory boater education and Dam Safety administrative rules.
Environment—elevation of watershed protection as a Division of Forestry and
Wildlife priority, expansion of the Natural Area Reserve program and installation
of predator-proof fencing, mapping of coastal erosion hazards related to sea-level
rise, and helping create the Papāhanaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
Ka Lei Hano Heritage Award
The grandson of immigrant dairyman/farmer and
Kalihi poi miller Kakuichi Tottori, Ernest Tottori
succeeded his father, James Ichiro Tottori, as
general manger of Honolulu Poi Company in 1962
and has been an agribusiness innovator ever since.
Renamed HPC Foods Ltd. in 1990, the company
is not only Hawai‘i’s largest poi producer but also
one of the largest produce processing facilities,
generating sprouts, processed lomi salmon, freshcut fruits, vegetables, and value-added products
such as taro pancake mix and taro flour. HPC
also provides distribution services with their own
fleet of refrigerated trucks to other major food
distributors.
Ernest Tottori
Tottori modernized the poi processing by adding
a pressure cooker and other equipment not
previously available for poi processing. He also
imported and distributed farm machinery mainly
for the taro farmers, and he even operated an
experimental taro farm in Hāle‘iwa to share the
knowledge he gained with the farmers. He also
urged spurred growers to compete with mainland
lettuce, tomatoes and onions and urged educators to encourage and train taro
growers.
HPC Foods remains a family operation that, with its 180 employees, operates three
major facilities on ‘Oahu, and its own in-house quality assurance and food product
testing laboratory. A model for the local food industry, HPC Foods gained Global
Food Safety Initiative certification in 2013 and markets innovative new products,
such as a poi-and-lomi combo pack for the grab-and-go crowd and powder and
frozen products that make poi available to Island expatriates.
“My grandfather’s [concept] was to develop more local industry. And my dad’s
concept was to help preserve farmers in the state of Hawai‘i,” Tottori said in a
1978 oral interview. “This is what made Honolulu Poi: Looking at the future and
working together with our farmers in the state.”
His historical perspective, understanding of the agriculture industry, and clearsighted focus on what lies ahead have made Tottori a valuable friend to CTAHR.
He has worked closely with Cooperative Extension agents and provided valuable
feedback to CTAHR deans as a member of the college’s advisory council.
Previous Honorees
Outstanding Alumnus Award
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
Dr. Diane Ragone, Horticulture
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin, Agronomy
Dr. Wayne Iwaoka, Food Science
Dr. Paul Singleton, Agronomy and Soil Science
Dr. PingSun Leung, Agricultural Economics
Dr. Sylvia Yuen, Home Economics Education
Dr. P. Suresh Chandra Rao, Soil Physics
Dr. Melvin Yokoyama, Animal Sciences
Dr. Nan-Yao Su, Entomology
Dr. Po-Yung Lai, Entomology
Dr. Kenneth Otagaki, Animal Sciences
Dr. Robert Birch, Plant Pathology
Dr. Kenneth Cassman, Agronomy and Soil Science
Mr. Derek Kurisu, Agriculture
Mr. Ralph Iwamoto, General Agriculture
Mr. H. Dale Sato, Horticulture
Dr. Goro Uehara, Agronomy and Soil Science
Dr. Surajit DeDatta, Agronomy and Soil Science
Dr. Soon Kwon Kim, Horticulture
Ms. Beatrice Krauss, Agriculture
Dr. Haruyuki Kamemoto, Horticulture
Dr. Ernest Akamine, Plant Molecular Physiology
Mr. Dennis Teranishi, Agronomy and Soil Science
Ms. Mary Ann Anderson, Food Science and Human Nutrition
Dr. Dennis Gonsalves, Plant Pathology
Dr. Harry Kaya, Entomology
Dr. Donald Plucknett, Agronomy and Soil Science
Ka Lei Hano Heritage Award
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
Mr. Richard Ha
Mr. Derek Kurisu
Mr. Dennis Teranishi
Ms. Marie C. Blanco
Mr. Harold Tanouye
Dr. Chauncey Ching
Ms. Susan Au Doyle
Ms. Susan Matsushima
Mr. Dean Okimoto
Mr. Herbert M. “Monty” Richards, Jr.
Hawai‘i Association for Family and Community Education
U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye
Excellence in
Teaching
Excellence in
Research
Maria Stewart
Samir Khanal
In her food science and human nutrition classes, Maria Stewart creates an
intellectually safe community of learners, allowing students to share alternate points of view and think critically
about the material. Students praise her
professionalism, accessibility, and strong
command of the subject matter, and
she has attracted increasing numbers of
them to the department. She excels at
teaching in a variety of formats, including distance education, large-enrollment
courses, small seminars, and studyabroad classes. She is able to reach a
wide variety of learners, not only graduate and undergraduate students, but
also colleagues, for whom she developed a workshop series to share instructional strategies, and elementary pupils,
who engage with her alternate persona
of Professor Peabody. She routinely goes
beyond the classroom, providing oneon-one feedback, help on student work,
professional guidance, and mentoring
for graduates seeking employment.
Her dedication to student learning and
achievement earned her the university’s
Frances Davis Award for Excellence in
Undergraduate Teaching in 2013.
An internationally recognized researcher
in biofuel and environmental biotechnology fields, Samir Khanal conducts
research that promotes sustainability
through the interface of bioenergy and
bio-based products with the environment, focusing on the needs of Hawai‘i
and the Pacific. He has generated more
than $3 million in research grants, with
projects focusing on advanced biofuels
using energy crops; bioconversion of
wastes into value-added products; anaerobic biotechnology for biofuels and
platform chemicals production; anaerobic digestion process control; syngas
fermentation; nitrogen transformations
in aquaponic systems and their implications for climate change; and food
waste conversion into biodiesel and
animal feed via insect farming. He has
published more than 70 journal papers
in international refereed journals, 11
book chapters, and 39 conference proceedings, as well as a highly regarded,
best-selling book on anaerobic biotechnology. He is also lead editor of a popular book on bioenergy and co-wrote the
first textbook on bioenergy, soon to be
released.
Excellence in
Extension
Excellence in
International Programs
Lynn Nakamura-Tengan
Rachel Novotny
Reared on a family farm in Kula, Maui,
Lynn Nakamura-Tengan has provided
training on topics as varied as candling
eggs for small producers, rat lungworm
disease, and emergency preparedness.
She is a leader in nutrition and food
safety Extension education statewide
and nationally, working on projects such
as Nutrition Education for Wellness,
Good Agricultural Practices, and Germ
City: Clean Hands–Healthy People.
For four decades, Rachel Novotny has
devoted her career to improving the
health of children and adults, with a
particular emphasis on using nutritional
training and research to focus on the
underserved populations of the Pacific
and Latin America. She has established
scholarly relationships with international
agencies and Pacific and Asian countries.
She has collaborated with the Food and
Agriculture Organization in Rome, as
well as the World Health Organization
and the World Food Program.
Her food safety education program
for consumers and food producers is a
model of both distance and hands-on
teaching, and she champions use of
technology to enhance and distribute
information to remote audiences. She
has been crucial to implementation of
FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act in
Hawai‘i, leveraging State funding and
developing a statewide contingent of
educators.
A member of the inaugural class of
the Western Extension Leadership
Development program for Cooperative
Extension professionals, she is also a
faculty representative for the University
of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly.
One of her most influential projects is
the Children’s Healthy Living Program for
Remote Underserved Minority Populations in the Pacific Region. The five-year
innovative community-based program
aims at reducing childhood obesity. Her
team of researchers, practitioners, and
other stakeholders foster healthier families and communities. While creating
infrastructure for sorely needed child
health monitoring and surveillance in
the region, the program has also provided scholarship training to graduate and
undergraduate students from across the
Pacific region.
Outstanding Service
by an APT Employee
Outstanding
Civil Service
Donna Meyer
Edwin Perez
CTAHR alumna Donna Meyer has
worked in the college since her undergraduate days—a total of 36 years. An
integral part of many projects, including
On-Farm Food Safety and Sustainable
Pest Management, she has a broad
range of skills and talents that makes
her invaluable to each, from handling
small-scale construction to the ability to
present scientific and technical information in a form easily understandable by
the general public.
As the farm foreman at the Maui
Agricultural Research Center in Kula,
Edwin Perez displays an outstanding
work ethic, dedication, and attention
to detail. He helps CTAHR Extension
and research faculty conduct field
experiments and demonstrations for
commercial vegetable and fruit growers
throughout the state, using his wealth
of experience with experimental design
and data collection, spray calibration,
pesticide application, worker protection
standards, and insect and disease
management. His extensive knowledge
of pesticide protocols allowed him to
spot an error in an insecticide regimen,
saving an important experiment.
Donna’s commitment to each project is
exemplary; she travels to other islands
and works outside of normal work
hours and on weekends to complete
tasks. She coordinates farm site visits,
assists with workshops and field days,
and helped design and make a portable
hot water spray tank for arthropod pest
management. In addition to performing
her own laboratory work skillfully and
conscientiously, she helps train students
and lab workers, and her contributions
extend far beyond CTAHR; as one recommender writes, “The college has
gained stature and respect in the community because of Ms. Meyer’s work.”
A tireless worker, he comes in during
vacations to check on experiments and
volunteers for the Maui County Fair,
Maui Ag Fest, researcher field days, and
other events. After his day job, he works
at the Kahului Airport as a USDA Plant
Protection and Quarantine inspector. His
great relationships with surrounding ag
producers and others in the community
benefit the center, and his good nature
makes him a highly valued co-worker.
Ka Pouhana
(Mentor) Award
Ka Hana Po‘okela
Service Award
Douglas Vincent
Rebekah Morales
Even before the fall semester started,
Douglas Vincent contacted the officers
of the Pre-Veterinary Club as the newly appointed advisor to get acquainted
and offer his services. He helps set up
and publicize meetings; provides contacts; posts flyers and events; and shares
other useful information. In addition, he
coaches students on applying for veterinary school and providies resources that
enhance their education with extracurricular experiences.
Animal Sciences junior Rebekah Morales
brings strong listening skills and advocacy to her role as president of the UH
Pre-Vet Club. During her three years as
an officer (she previously served as treasurer and vice president), the club has
grown to 60 members and become increasingly active. Hikes and beach dates
enable students from O‘ahu, neighbor
islands and the Mainland to develop
a network of friends outsice the classroom. Field trips, volunteer activities and
involvement with the Hawai‘i Veterinary
Medical Association augment classroom
learning. Meetings feature speakers on
professional development topics.
A graduate student recalls Dr. Vincent’s
willingness to assist when no other advisors were available—offering or finding
answers, responding immediately, maintaining open office hours, identifying a
research project, and arranging travel
and summer employment. Quiet and
patient, he can draw out a shy freshmen, but he’ll also deliver a kind but
firm “kick in the pants” when necessary,
telling students what they need to hear.
For UH Staff Veterinarian Michael Wong,
such mentorship didn’t end with graduation. “He is a fabulous teacher who
cares deply for his students and wants
every student he teaches to succeed.”
“Rebekah devotes time to learn about
members’ interests. Her close relationships with members allow her to further
network with community organizations
[and] promote growth and development
for the Pre-Veterinary Club,” writes fellow officer Jerrisa Ching.
“She represents the club in so many
positive ways and through her leadership has taken it in many positive directions,”says advisor Douglas Vincent.
“Rebekah is a delightful, fun person.”
2016 Research Symposium Awards
Best Oral Presentation
PhD Candidate
Zhibin Liang
MS Candidate
Undergraduate
Molecular Biosciences and
Bioengineering
Human Nutrition, Food and
Animal Sciences
Jireh Cebricos
Abraham Kwan
A novel mechanism of
action of a corn silk flavone
for Alzheimer’s drug
discovery
Separation of bacteriophage MS2 as a
norovirus surrogate from
contaminated tap water
using a single stage dielectrophoresis device
Baterial degradation of the
toxic chemical dibenzothiophene
Molecular Biosciences and
Bioengineering
Best Poster Presentation
PhD Candidate
Camila Ortega
Molecular Biosciences and
Bioengineering
Glycol induced co-metabolism of dibenzothiophene in Burkholderia
sp. C3
MS Candidate
Alanna Tseng
Molecular Biosciences and
Bioengineering
West Nile virus NS4B regulates the retention of NS5
in virus-induced replication
organelles
Undergraduate
Sarah Mattus
Human Nutrition, Food and
Animal Sciences
In vitro fermentation of
cassava silages and their
effect on the intestinal
microbiota of chicken
2016 Research Symposium Awards
Poster presenters Utsav Tiwari, Fernanda Oliveira, Chayanon Sawatdeenarunat, and A.K. Singh
CTAHR and Honor Society Awards
Gamma Sigma Delta PhD Student Oral Presentation...................................Kazue Ishihara
Gamma Sigma Delta PhD Student Poster Presentation......................................A.K. Singh
Gamma Sigma Delta MS Student Oral Presentation....................................Michael Honda
Gamma Sigma Delta MS Student Poster Presentation..................................... Sofia Doello
Gamma Sigma Delta Undergraduate Oral Presentation........................... Makana Agcaoili
Gamma Sigma Delta Undergraduate Poster Presentation........................ Cheyenne Barela
CTAHR PhD Student Oral Presentation Award of Merit........................................Jon Wells
CTAHR PhD Student Poster Presentation Award of Merit.................... Fernanda R. Oliveira
CTAHR MS Student Oral Presentation Award of Merit.......................... Jessika Santamaria
CTAHR MS Student Poster Presentation Award of Merit............................. Teresa LeMoon
CTAHR Undergraduate Oral Presentation Award of Merit................... Kimberly Tatsuyama
CTAHR Undergraduate Poster Presentation Award of Merit .......................... Beverly Yuen
2016 Student Research Symposium Planning Committee
Charles Kinoshita
Song K. Choi
Mandy Chen
Travis Idol
Zhiqiang Cheng
Soojin Jun
Jon-Paul Bingham
Douglas Vincent
Lisa Kitagawa-Akagi
Joel Bumanglag
Lydia Gerakas
Kellie Taguchi
Thomas Lim
Matthew Chun-Hori
Miles Hakoda
Cheryl Ernst
2016 Research Symposium Awards
CTAHR Department Awards
Family and Consumer Sciences
FCS Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation......................................................Sophie Allin
Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
HNFAS Best PhD Student Oral Presentation.......................................................A.K. Singh
HNFAS Best PhD Student Poster Presentation.............................................. Utsav P. Tiwari
HNFAS Best MS Student Oral Presentation.................................................... Sudhir Yadav
HNFAS Best MS Student Poster Presentation.....................................................A. Keliikuli
HNFAS Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation................................Christensen Mangahas
HNFAS Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation.......................................... Lexi Kaneshiro
Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
MBBE Best PhD Student Oral Presentation.................................................Alyssa Haygood
MBBE Best PhD Student Poster Presentation.........................................Sumeth Wongkiew
MBBE Best MS Student Oral Presentation........................................................... Lena Diaz
MBBE Best MS Student Poster Presentation............................................... Rick Shimshock
MBBE Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation.......................................... Zackery Morrison
MBBE Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation........................................ Mc Millan Ching
Natural Resources and Environmental Management
NREM Best PhD Student Oral Presentation....................................................... Anna Kato
NREM Best PhD Student Poster Presentation..........................................Rusyan Jill Mamiit
NREM Best MS Student Oral Presentation..............................................Jabez Meulemans
NREM Best MS Student Poster Presentation.................................................... Jessie Chen
NREM Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation....................................... Kristen Jamieson
Plant and Environmental Protecction Sciences
PEPS Best PhD Student Oral Presentation....................................................Natasha Navet
PEPS Best PhD Student Poster Presentation....................................................Firas Ahmed
PEPS Best MS Student Oral Presentation........................................................... Adam Park
PEPS Best MS Student Poster Presentation.................................................... Colby Maeda
PEPS Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation........................................... Christian Mathias
PEPS Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation.............................................Jonathan Kam
Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences
TPSS Best PhD Student Oral Presentation....................................... Chandrappa Gangaiah
TPSS Best MS Student Oral Presentation....................................................Gregory Hoover
TPSS Best MS Student Poster Presentation.......................................................Tiare Silvasy
TPSS Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation.................................................. James Green
College of Engineering Awards
Undergraduate Oral Presentation (1st Award)..................................................... Chad Morrow
Undergraduate Poster Presentation (1st Award)........................................................ Pooja Nuti
Undergraduate Oral Presentation (2nd Award)................................................................ Tina Li
Undergraduate Poster Presentation (2nd Award).................................................. Ileana Argyris
Undergraduate Poster Presentation (3rd Award)........................................ Ame “Scott” Arakaki
Note: College of Engineering awards were presented at that college’s banquet on April 21.
Symposium Judges
Aaron Ohta
Alan Titchenal
Alvin Huang
Anita Schorlemmer
Brent Buckley
Brian Turano
Carolyn D. Mather
Catherine Chan
Chris Yuen
Creighton M. Litton
David Christopher
David Garmire
Dilmurat Azimov
Douglas Vincent
Edward Drielak
Eunsung Kan
Gernot Presting
Halina Zaleski
Harry Davis
Helen Turano
Jinzeng Yang
Joannie Dobbs
John Allen
Ju-Young M. Kang
Kabi Neupane
Kauahi Perez
Kelvin Sewake
Kent Kobayashi
Kevin Schneider
Koon-Hui Wang
Krishna Lamichhane
Linda Cox
Marcelo Kobayashi
Margaret Baker
Maria Stewart
Mehrdad Nejhad
Miaoying Tian
Michael Espiritu
Michael Kantar
Michael Melzer
Minako McCarthy
Nguyen Hue
Oceana Francis
Olga Boric-Lubecke
Orville C. Baldos
Pakieli Kaufusi
Parker Trauernicht
Peter Garrod
Peter Toves
Phillip Ooi
Pratibha Nerurkar
Rajesh Jha
Rebecca Ryals
Richard Criley
Richard Manshardt
Richard Ogoshi
Robert Paull
Russell Yost
Ryo Kubota
Sayed Bateni
Shizu Watanabe
Shu Hwa Lin
Soojin Jun
Susan Crow
Susan Miyasaka
Tao Yan
Teresita Amore
Theodore Radovich
Thomas Wolfgruber
Tomoaki Miura
Tony Kuh
Travis Idol
Trevor Sorensen
Victor Lubecke
Wayne Shiroma
Winston Su
Yin-Phan Tsang
Yingfei Dong
Yong Kim
Yong Li
Zhiqiang Cheng
Oral Presentation Moderators
Emily Taylor
Erik Saksa
Nicholas Sinclair
Ray Zhang
Theodore Fitch
Vinay Menon
Special thanks to the Student
Activity Program and Fee Board,
Associated Students of UH Mānoa,
and USDA-NIFA for helping fund the
Student Research Symposium
Mari’s Garden is a Mililani-based
commercial aquaponic farm, organic nursery, and landscape operation.
Since 2007, Fred Lau has striven to
“provide locally grown produce to
the people of Hawai‘i while having
the least amount of impact on the
‘āina.” Son Brendon (like his father, a
CTAHR alumnus) is company manger. More at marisgarden.com
Alluvion, Inc., is a Hā le‘iwa-based
plant nursery, full florist, plant rental,
and gift basket fulfillment company
in business for more than 30 years.
As coordinating entrepreneurs, owner Susan Matsushima and her son
Chad, company president, collaborate with other growers to ensure a
steady supply of high quality products. More at alluvionhi.com
2016–2017 Scholarship Recipients
Animal Science
Noreen Antonio
Katherine Bazore Gruelle and Nobue
Nishimura Scholarship; Lori Y. Oura
Memorial Scholarship
Maya Boxler
Dr. Allen Y. Miyahira Scholarship; CTAHR
Achievement Scholarship; Jiro Matsui
Scholarship; Katherine Bazore Gruelle and
Nobue Nishimura Scholarship
Jerrisa Ching
Alexander Napier Memorial Scholarship
Tehani Jones
James and Jeanne Carpenter Endowed
Scholarship
Dylan Matsuda
CTAHR Achievement Scholarship
Cody Petro-Sakuma
Katherine Bazore Gruelle and Nobue
Nishimura Scholarship
Kylie Tatro
Katherine Bazore Gruelle and Nobue
Nishimura Scholarship
Cathy Tran
Alexander Napier Memorial Scholarship;
Jiro Matsui Scholarship; Katherine Bazore
Gruelle and Nobue Nishimura Scholarship
Haley-Kate Uno
James and Jeanne Carpenter Endowed
Scholarship
Isaiah Wagenman
Katherine Bazore Gruelle and Nobue
Nishimura Scholarship; Lori Y. Oura
Memorial Scholarship
Biological Engineering
Noeloikeau Charlot
Jhamandas Watumull CTAHR Scholarship
Gowoon Jung
CTAHR Achievement Scholarship
Marissa Kuwabara
CTAHR Achievement Scholarship
Jaclyn Lee
Andrew G. and Merle E. Hashimoto
CTAHR Scholarship
Brandon Ngao
Jhamandas Watumull CTAHR Scholarship
Joanne Tong
CTAHR Achievement Scholarship
Family Resources
Julia Crespo
CTAHR Achievement Scholarship; Hawai‘i
Extension Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences Scholarship; Sachiyuki
Masumoto Scholarship
Maricar Daoang
Hawai‘i Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences – Family Resources
Centennial Scholarship; Hiroki Kaku
Memorial Scholarship
Leah Funtanilla
Sachiyuki Masumoto Scholarship
Joanna Galingana
Mary and Marie Blanco Scholarship
Ashley Kamau
CTAHR Achievement Scholarship; Hawai‘i
Association of Family and Consumer
Sciences – Family Resources Centennial
Scholarship
The CTAHR Centennial Scholarship
Gowoon Jung
Banquet proceeds support the CTAHR Centennial Scholarship
Endowment. Established to celebrate the college‘s 100th anniversary,
it provides financial support to an incoming CTAHR major who is the
first member of his or her family to attend college. 2015–16 recipient
Gowoon Jung is a Biological Engineering program major. The
Baldwin High School graduate transferred from UH Maui College.
2016–2017 Scholarship Recipients
Fashion Design
and Merchandising
Anne Au
Patricia “Pattie” Sachi Ogawa Memorial
Scholarship
Kristi Callejo
J. Watumull Merit Scholarship
Cheryl Dacanay
Hiroki Kaku Memorial Scholarship
Kaimipono Kajiyama
Hawai‘i Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences – Fashion Design and
Merchandising; Jhamandas Watumull
CTAHR Scholarship; Mabel Inada Ito
Scholarship
Rachel Puu
J. Watumull Merit Scholarship
Kelli Sunabe
Hawai‘i Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences – Fashion Design and
Merchandising; Sachiyuki Masumoto
Scholarship
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Lucia Amore
Alexander Napier Memorial Scholarship;
Katherine Bazore Gruelle and Nobue
Nishimura Scholarship; Robert L. and
Brigitte M. Campbell Endowed Scholarship
in Human Nutrition
Hyuk Ann
Katherine Bazore Gruelle and Nobue
Nishimura Scholarship; Katherine Gruelle
Scholarship
Cheryl Gibby
Katherine Bazore Gruelle and Nobue
Nishimura Scholarship; Robert L. and
Brigitte M. Campbell Endowed Scholarship
in Human Nutrition; Sylvia H.L. Yuen and
Harold S. Masumoto Fellowship
Kira Fox
Allene E.F. Chun Scholarship; Katherine
Bazore Gruelle and Nobue Nishimura
Scholarship; Katherine Gruelle Scholarship
Erin Ishiyama
CTAHR Achievement Scholarship
Kimberly Lucas
CTAHR Achievement Scholarship
Marissa Madeira
Dennis Y. and Brenda R. Teranishi
Scholarship; Katherine Bazore Gruelle
and Nobue Nishimura Scholarship; Robert
L. and Brigitte M. Campbell Endowed
Scholarship in Human Nutrition
Jason McMurray
CTAHR Achievement Scholarship; Harold
and Eleanor Matsumoto Au Scholarship;
Katherine Bazore Gruelle and Nobue
Nishimura Scholarship
Lavender Oyadomari
Elsie M. Boatman Scholarship; James
Richard (Dick) Bunker “Hope” Endowded
Scholarship; Katherine Bazore Gruelle and
Nobue Nishimura Scholarship; Richard H.
Shimabukuro Memorial Scholarship
Asuka Suzuki
Louis & Rachel Day Henke Scholarship;
Robert L. & Brigitte M. Campbell Endowed
Scholarship in Human Nutrition
2015–2016 Dean’s Scholars
Jaclyn
Lee
Nikki
Rousslang
CTAHR Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Scholarships
to the year’s top new first-year and transfer students
recipients—Jaclyn Lee and Nikki Rousslang, both
Biological Engineering majors, this year. The $5,000
awards are renewable up to four years for recipients
who maintain their superior academic performance.
Continuing CTAHR Dean’s Scholars are Brandon Ngao,
who entered CTAHR in 2013, and Rihui Yuan, 2014.
2015–2017 Scholarship Recipients
Molecular Biosciences and
Bioengineering
Tropical Plant and
Soil Sciences
Abraham Kwan
Richard H. Shimabukuro Memorial
Scholarship
Amber Au
George M. Yamane Scholarship; Charles
Chu Hing Scholarship
Mc Millan Ching
Dennis Y. and Brenda R. Teranishi
Scholarship
Judy Cacal
George M. Yamane Scholarship; Charles
Chu Hing Scholarship
James Carrillo
Sachiyuki Masumoto Scholarship; Sylvia
H.L. Yuen and Harold S. Masumoto
Fellowship
Adria Daniels
Charles Chu Hing Scholarship
Anthony Mau
Sylvia H.L. Yuen and Harold S. Masumoto
Fellowship
James Green
Paul Singleton Scholarship
Natural Resources and
Environmental Management
Samantha Alvarado
CTAHR Achievement Scholarship
‘Olana Chow
CTAHR Achievement Scholarship; Kenneth
G. and Susan A. Cassman Scholarship
Candide Krieger
Tadashi Higaki Scholarship
Plant and Environmental
Protection Sciences
Jennifer Michalski
Hawai‘i Florists and Shippers Association
Scholarship; Drs. Au Yeung, Sui Shan &
Emmett Richard Easton Scholarship
Kelsey Mitsuda
CTAHR Achievement Scholarship
Ryan Elberson
CTAHR Alumni and Friends Scholarship
Micah Grumblis
Paul Singleton Scholarship; Charles Chu
Hing Scholarship
Siming Liu
George M. Yamane Scholarship
Christian Mathias
George M. Yamane Scholarship; Haruyuki
Kamemoto Scholarship
Kauahi Perez
Harold Tanouye Scholarship
Tiare Silvasy
Hawai‘i Florists and Shippers Association
Emily Teng
Harold Tanouye Scholarship
Collectively, these scholarships
represent an investment of
more than $150,000
in CTAHR students.
Outstanding Student Employees
Animal Sciences senior Mandy Chen, center, is
the 2016 Student Employee of the Year for UH
Mānoa and the state of Hawai‘i for her work as
CTAHR Academic and Student Affairs’ student
activities coordinator. Also nominated were
Heather Kalehuawehe (Family Resources, left),
a box office assistant at Kennedy Theatre, and
Justeena Veltre (Food Science and Human Nutrition), a Financial Aid Services student supervisor.
CTAHR Endowments
The generosity of these donors supports the college in perpetuity:
Allene E.F. Chun Endowed Scholarship
Alexander Napier Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Alvin T. and Charlotte C. Nakamura “Hoˉ kuˉ” Endowed Fund
Andre Kim Endowment
The Andrew G. and Merle E. Hashimoto Endowed CTAHR Scholarship Fund
The Barry and Barbara Brennan Agrosecurity Endowment
The Carey D. Miller Award
The Charles Chu Hing Endowed Scholarship Fund
Ching Yuan and Ming Ming Hu Student Exchange Endowment
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Alumni and Friends
Association Endowed Scholarship
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Centennial Endowed Scholarship
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Student Aid Fund
D. Elmo Hardy Student Assistance Endowment
The Dennis Y. and Brenda R. Teranishi Endowment Fund
Endowed Fund at CTAHR (Anonymous)
Endowed Fellowship in Horticulture (Anonymous)
Endowed Scholarship Fund at CTAHR (Anonymous)
The Fred Fujimoto Endowed Scholarship Fund
The George M. Yamane Scholarship Fund
Goro Uehara Endowed Scholarship
Harold and Eleanor Matsumoto Au Scholarship
Harold T. Tanouye Scholarship Endowment
Haruyuki Kamemoto Scholarship
Hawai‘i Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Apparel Product Design
and Merchandising Centennial Scholarship Endowment
Hawai‘i Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Family Resources
Centennial Scholarship Endowment
The Hawai‘i Florists and Shippers Association Endowed Scholarship Fund–UHM
Hawai‘i Fresh Milk Industry Legacy Scholarship Endowment
Hawai‘i Orchid Foundation Research and Scholarship Fund
Hiroki Kaku Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
James and Jeanne Carpenter Endowed Scholarship at UH Mānoa
James L. Brewbaker Endowed Fellowship
CTAHR Endowments
The generosity of these donors supports the college in perpetuity:
James Richard (“Dick”) Bunker “Hope” Scholarship Endowment
Jhamandas Watumull CTAHR Scholarship
Katherine Bazore Gruelle and Nobue Nishimura Endowed Scholarship Fund
Katherine Gruelle Scholarship
Lori Y. Oura Memorial Scholarship Fund
Louis and Rachel Day Henke Award Endowment
The Mabel Inada Ito Endowed Scholarship Fund
Mary and Marie Blanco Endowed Scholarship
Melvin T. Yokoyama Endowed Scholarship
The Minoru Tamashiro Endowment for Entomology
Nan-Yao and Jill H. Su Endowed Fund for Entomology
The Patricia “Pattie” Sachi Ogawa Memorial Scholarship Endowed Fund
Richard Airth Hamilton Fellowship Endowment
The Richard H. Shimabukuro Endowed Chair
The Richard Shimabukuro Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Robert L. and Brigitte M. Campbell Endowed Scholarship in Human Nutrition
The Roy A. Goff Memorial Endowed Fund
Sachiyuki Masumoto Scholarship Fund
Shirley M. Lee Endowed Fund for Fashion Merchandising
Sylvia Yuen and Harold Masumoto Scholarship Endowment
Tanada Family Endowed Fund for Entomology
Tung and Rachel Liang Endowed Scholarship
The Wallace C. Mitchell Endowed Fund
For information on giving to CTAHR:
Contact the University of Hawai‘i Foundation at (808) 956-8849,
explore ways to give at
https://giving.uhfoundation.org/giving
or select from the colleges and funds listed on the pulldown menu at
https://giving.uhfoundation.org/give-now
Acknowledgments
Flowers
CTAHR Student Ambassadors
Arrangements by Alluvion, Inc.
http://www.alluvionhi.com/
Lei by Patricia Middleton, Volcano Orchids
www.volcanorchids.com
Arby Barone
Mandy Chen
Hailey Pedersen
Ross Villiger
Flora Wang
Centerpiece plants from Hui Kū Maoli Ola
hawaiiannativeplants.com
Display
UH Historic Costume Collection
Fashion Design and Merchandising
Favors
Hawaiian Host
www.hawaiianhost.com
and
Agricultural Diagnostic Service Center
www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/seed
Facility
Ala Moana Hotel Catering
Hotel Audio Video
Banquet Planning Committee
Maria Gallo, Honorary Chair
Cheryl Ernst, Coordinator
Charles Kinoshita
Miles Hakoda
Lisa Kitagawa-Akagi
Joel Bumanglag
Frederika Bain
Marietta Escobar-Solis
Deborah Wong
Matthew Chun-Hori
Leslie Lewis
Online Registration
University of Hawai‘i Foundation
www.uhfoundation.org
Mahalo to…
…contributors who have hosted students to attend the banquet and
businesses that have provided donations and in-kind contributions: