Watch: UH Hilo Year-End Recognition and Awards Tribute for Retirees, Years of Service, and Campus Awards

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UH Hilo presents the 2020 Recognition and Awards Celebration via a commemorative video hosted by Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin.  

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is honoring and recognizing its 2020 recipients of various campus awards in a commemorative video. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the annual in-person event is postponed to a later date.

The video is hosted by Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin.

Recipients

Student Employee of the Year Award

      • Mirei Sugita, Center for Global Education and Exchange

Distinguished Service Award for Improving Student Life

      • Mackenzie Slayton, Associate Director of Campus Recreation

Excellence in Building and Grounds Maintenance Award

      • Levi Mangiboyat, Janitor, Auxiliary Services

Excellence in Service Award

      • Norman Arancon, Associate Professor of Horticulture and Chair of Performing Arts

Pulama ʻIke Award

      • Francis Dumanig, Assistant Professor of English

Koichi and Taniyo Taniguchi Award for Excellence and Innovation

      • Larry Kimura, Associate Professor of Hawaiian Language and Hawaiian Studies

Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

      • Patsy Iwasaki, Instructor of English

Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

      • John Burns, Assistant Professor of Marine Science

Board of Regents Excellence in Teaching Award

      • Kirsten Mollegaard, Professor and Chair of English

Retired employees and faculty and staff recognized for various years of service as of December 31, 2019 are also included in the video.

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