Reading time: 2minutes2026 ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Award Winners
The University of Hawaiʻi at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ held its 2026 ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Awards ceremony on May 5, 2026.
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ President Wendy Hensel, ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Interim Provost Vassilis Syrmos and Board of Regents Chair Gabe Lee recognized this year¡¯s honorees for their outstanding accomplishments.
A recording of the event will be available on the at a later date. from the event.
Congratulations to all our winners!
2026 ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Awards winners
Cheehyung Harrison Kim, associate professor, history
Miyoko Teddy Pettit-Toledo, assistant professor, law
Subhashni Raj, assistant professor, urban and regional planning
Eirik J. Saethre, professor, anthropology
Tamara Ticktin, professor, botany
Kara Noelani Wong Ramsey, associate professor, pediatrics
Nicolas Gaillard, associate researcher, Hawaiʻi Natural Energy Institute
Joseph Keaweʻaimoku Kaholokula, professor, Native Hawaiian health
Victor M. Lubecke, professor, electrical and computer engineering
Lisa M. Vallin, instructor, women, gender, and sexuality studies
Lolita Perez-Ayala, graduate assistant, communication and information sciences
Yoshimi (Shimi) M. Rii, assistant specialist, Hawaiʻi Institute for Marine Biology
Ethan Caldwell, associate professor, ethnic studies
Jane Chung-Do, professor, public health
Jeffrey Drazen, professor, oceanography
J. Lorenzo Perillo, associate professor, theatre and dance
Cathi Ho Schar, associate professor, architecture
N. Haʻalilio Solomon, assistant professor, Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language
Michelle Myrie, deputy chief, Department of Public Safety
Earl Matsushita, work coordination center manager, Campus Operations and Facilities
Evelyn Mangadlao, janitor, Campus Operations and Facilities
Dina Shek, director, Medical-Legal Partnership for Children in Hawaiʻi
Karen Harper, fiscal officer, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
Paula MacCutcheon, operations coordinator, Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office
Roy Suda, IT specialist, Enrollment Management
Merle R. Kataoka-Yahiro, professor, nursing
Lauren Prepose-Forsen, director, ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Transfer Coordination Center
John G. Souza, assistant professor, family and consumer sciences
Tianlu Wang, assistant professor, mechanical engineering
Dhvanil Desai, PhD candidate, astronomy
Sophia Rahnke, PhD candidate, marine biology
Jannatun Noor Sameera, PhD candidate, electrical and computer engineering
Kate Sapigao, lead student mentor, GEAR UP ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹