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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii Alumni Association (UHAA) has named its 2012 Distinguished Alumni Awards honorees. A dinner will be held to honor this year’s recipients Thursday, May 10, at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye is honorary chair of the event, and Grammy Award-winning slack-key artist Jeff Peterson is scheduled […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Judith Pyle, a successful business executive, University of Hawaii Foundation board trustee and philanthropist, has made a $2 million pledge to establish an endowed dean’s position at the UH Manoa Hawaiinuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge. Pending Board of Regents’ approval, this fund will be known as the Judith Dion Pyle Dean’s Chair in […]

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MEDIA RELEASE To ensure Hawaii high school students have the opportunity to attend college, Nancy C. Manley pledged $200,000 to establish the Timothy M. and Nancy C. Manley Chancellor’s Achievement Endowed Scholarship. In the 1940s, Nancy wanted to go to college but did not have the financial means. It was a difficult and painful experience […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Linda Lingle announced in her State of the State Address that she has authorized the use of $2,805,200 in federal stimulus funds to enhance robotics education programs in Hawaii’s schools. The funds will be provided to the University of Hawaii College of Engineering, which will disburse the money to the Friends of […]

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