UH Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy celebrates 2023 Spring Awards
The pharmacy college celebrated scholarships and awards to 48 students. Several faculty were honored for teaching and mentoring.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo’s pharmacy college celebrated its annual spring award ceremony on May 3, 2023. Students, faculty and staff of the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy celebrated scholarships and awards to 48 students. Several faculty were honored for teaching and mentoring.

This year’s award and scholarship recipients are as follows.
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- 2023 Preceptor of the Year: Pharmacy Operations Manager Lauren Sakamoto, The Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu.
- 2023 Faculty Preceptor of the Year: Assistant Specialist of Pharmacy Practice Michelle Kim.
- Pharmacy Curriculum Outcomes Assessment Highest Achievement: Chase Ibia, with the highest score in the college’s Class of 2023 and scored in the 92nd percentile nationally.
- United States Public Health Service’s Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Practice Award: Carly Bell.
- Student Organization of the Year: The American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists.
- Kahele Student Leader of the Year: Megan Woolsey.
Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Merit Scholarship Awards

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- Class of 2024: Carly Bell, Corey Duenas, Cheyenne Garretson, Molly Moran, Jeff Michael Regalario, Daniella Wallace.
- Class of 2025: Nohelis Agosto Vega, Vincent Tran, Cierra Fujimoto, Anaiz Ramirez, Alyssa Kam, and Akiho Uno.
- Class of 2026: Tiffany Amber Agarpao, Ethan Butay, Sam He, Zachary Minato, Tracy Pham, Anuhea Sonnenberg, Kyrstin Vanic.
- CVS Health Foundation Pharmacy School Scholarship: Leila Chee and Logan Jones.
- Elwin and Valerie Goo Endowed Excellence Scholarship: Cheyenne Garretson and Olatunji Gbadebo.
- Grace Mizuko Miyawaki Pharmacy Scholarship: James Santoki.
- Haga Family Endowed Scholarship: Kiera Javillonar.
- Hawaii Independent Pharmacies, Inc., Endowed Excellence Scholarship: Taylor Eleola, Krystle Imamura, and Christine Kaela Ramos.
- Edwin and Georgiana Kam Endowed Excellence Scholarship: Kallen Kobayashi.
- Molokai Drugs, Inc. Scholarship: Logan Acebo and Cierra Fujimoto.
- Nagakatsu Kumao Otsuka and Raymond Masashi Otsuka Memorial Scholarship: Elyssa Ball and Shawn Hernadez.
- Walgreens Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship: Akiho Uno.
- John M. and Mimi F. Pezzuto Excellence Scholarship: Chase Ibia and Megan Woolsey.
Class Ambassadors
Class Ambassadors are recognized for all of their contributions in representing the school to prospective students and the community.
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- Class of 2024: Judhea Campollo, Ola Gbadebo, Erin Kim, Josephine Lui, and Megan Woolsey.
- Class of 2025: Taylor Eleola, Ron Quebral, Vincent Tran, and Rosalie Wong.
Student Choice Awards for Teaching
Class of 2026
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- Pharmacy Science: Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Leng Chee Chang.
- Pharmacy Practice: Instructor of Pharmacy Practice Faith Hicks and Professor of Pharmacy Practice Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit.
Class of 2025
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- Pharmacy Science: Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Dianqing Sun.
- Pharmacy Practice: Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Bryce Fukunaga and Instructor of Pharmacy Practice Faith Hicks.
Class of 2024
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- Pharmacy Science: Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Dianqing Sun.
- Pharmacy Practice: Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Chad Kawakami.