{"id":157474,"date":"2022-04-07T21:04:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T07:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=157474"},"modified":"2023-03-30T16:14:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T02:14:44","slug":"20th-annual-tim-school-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/07\/20th-annual-tim-school-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"20th annual TIM<\/abbr> School fundraiser honors Roy Yamaguchi, Dave Evans"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Shidler College of Business Dean Vance Roley, Roy Yamaguchi, Jay Shidler, Dave Evans (Photo credit: Scott Nishi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s School of Travel Industry Management<\/a> (TIM<\/abbr> School) at the Shidler College of Business<\/a> held its 20th Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism gala on Thursday, April 7, at the Sheraton Waikiki. This year\u2019s event honored Chef Roy Yamaguchi<\/strong> and TIM<\/abbr> alumnus Dave P. Evans<\/strong>, who have each made significant and long-term contributions to Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s tourism industry. The event also raised more than $260,000 for student scholarships at the TIM<\/abbr> School. This year marked the first in-person Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism event since 2019.<\/p>\n

Legacy in Tourism award<\/h2>\n
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Roy Yamaguchi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yamaguchi was honored with the Legacy in Tourism award for his many contributions in the community, as well as helping to put Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s diverse culinary scene on the map. Yamaguchi is the celebrity chef and founder of a collection of restaurants, including Roy\u2019s Worldwide, Eating House 1849, Humble Market Kitchin and GOEN Dining + Bar. He is the first Hawaiʻi<\/span>-based chef to receive the prestigious James Beard “Best Pacific Northwest Chef” award and has earned numerous top honors throughout the years.<\/p>\n

Yamaguchi has attracted worldwide attention to Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s culinary community, and has appeared on national and international television shows, authored various cookbooks and co-established the popular Hawaiʻi<\/span> Food & Wine Festival, which has garnered more than $3 million to support local community organizations. He recently served as a guest lecturer for the TIM<\/abbr> School in 2021<\/a>, offering up-and-coming entrepreneurial students the opportunity to learn from one of Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s most prestigious chefs.<\/p>\n

Alumni Hall of Honor award<\/h2>\n
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Dave P. Evans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Evans, a professor and department chair of the Hospitality and Tourism Department<\/a> at Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College<\/a>, was inducted into the TIM<\/abbr> Alumni Hall of Honor. The recognition honors his professional accomplishments and commitment to the TIM<\/abbr> School. He has served as department chair since 2009 after working for nearly four decades in the hospitality field. Evans also served on the TIM<\/abbr> Alumni Association Board as a director and was president of the board from 2006–09.<\/p>\n

Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism is the largest fundraiser in support of the TIM<\/abbr> School, with proceeds benefiting student scholarships. This year\u2019s event raised more than $260,000 thanks to the generous support of the hospitality and Hawaiʻi<\/span> business community. Hawaii Business Magazine served as 2022 media partner.<\/p>\n

To support the TIM<\/abbr> School or Shidler College, contact Kristi Bates<\/strong>, executive director of development, at kristi.bates@uhfoundation.org<\/a> or (808) 445-3164. ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ this website<\/a> for more information and bios on this year\u2019s honorees. For a list of past honorees, visit the TIM<\/abbr> School website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This event is an example of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goal of Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), one of four goals identified in the 2015–25 Strategic Plan<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The event also raised more than $260,000 for student scholarships at the TIM<\/abbr> School.<\/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":[498,951,982,1466,103,146,74,9],"class_list":["post-157474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-business","tag-food","tag-hospitality","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-school-of-travel-industry-management","tag-shidler-college-of-business","tag-tourism","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\/157474","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=157474"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175051,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157474\/revisions\/175051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}