Recipients Teaching Awards
- BOR: Board of Regents Award for Excellence in Teaching by a UH Hilo Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty (Annual)
- Chancellor: Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching by a UH Hilo Instructor or Lecturer (Annual since 1996)
- Davis: Frances Davis UH System Award for Excellence in Teaching by an Instructor or Assistant Professor (since 1998)
- Taniguchi: Taniguchi Award for Innovation in Teaching and Research (since 2007)
| Year | Instructor | Discipline | College | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Monica Minnitt | Language (Spanish) | CAS | Chancellor |
| 2014 | Lisa Totenson | Nursing | CAS | Davis |
| 2014 | Alice Davis | Nursing | CAS | BOR |
| 2013 | Kalena Silva | Hawaiian Language | Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani | BOR |
| 2013 | Faith Mishina | Language (Spanish) | CAS | Davis |
| 2013 | Rayna Morel | Communications | CAS | Chancellor |
| 2013 | Ramón Figueroa-Centeno and Philippe M. Binder |
Mathematics Physics |
CAS | Taniguchi |
| 2012 | Yucheng Qin | History | CAS | BOR |
| 2012 | Marianne Takamiya | Astronomy | CAS | Davis |
| 2012 | Lorna Tsutsumi | Entomology | CAFNRM | Taniguchi |
| 2011 | Sarah Marusek | Political Science | CAS | Davis |
| 2011 | Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa | Kahuawaiola Teacher Education Program, Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani | Taniguchi | |
| 2011 | Lauri Sagle | English | CAS | Chancellor |
| 2011 | Roberto Pelayo | Mathematics | CAS | BOR |
| 2010 | Karla McDermid Smith | Marine Science | CAS | BOR |
| 2010 | Jonathan “Jon” Awaya | Biology | CAS | Davis |
| 2010 | Amy Gregg | Women's Studies | CAS | Chancellor |
| 2010 | Richard Crowe and Shawn Laatsch |
Astronomy | CAS and ʻImiloa | Taniguchi |
| 2009 | Michele Ebersole | Education | CAS | BOR |
| 2009 | Michael Skinner | History | CAS | Chancellor |
| 2009 | Lisa Parr | Marine Science | CAS | Davis |
| 2009 | H. Keith Edwards | Computer Science | CAS | Taniguchi |
| 2008 | Mark Panek | English | CAS | BOR |
| 2008 | Todd Belt | Political Science | CAS | Davis |
| 2008 | Nadine Wolff | Mathematics | CAS | Chancellor |
| 2008 | Cheryl Ramos | Psychology | CAS | Taniguchi |
| 2007 | Raina Ivanova | Mathematics | CAS | BOR |
| 2007 | Karla Hayashi | English | CAS | Chancellor |
| 2007 | Jason Turner | Marine Science | CAS | Davis |
| 2007 | Cheryl Ramos | Psychology | CAS | Advisor |
| 2007 | Errol Yudko | Psychology | CAS | Taniguchi |
| 2006 | Judith Gersting | Computer Science | CAS | BOR |
| 2006 | Steven Miura | Communication | CAS | Advisor |
| 2005 | Rebecca Ostertag | Biology | CAS | BOR |
| 2005 | Samuel Gaison | Hawaiian/Hawaiian Language | CHL | Chancellor |
| 2005 | Alton Okinaka | Sociology | CAS | Advisor |
| 2004 | Ronald Amundson | Philosophy | CAS | BOR |
| 2004 | Seri Luangphinith | English | CAS | Davis |
| 2003 | David Hammes | Economics | CAS | BOR |
| 2002 | Michael Bitter | History | CAS | BOR |
| 2002 | Robin Takahashi | HPE | CAS | Chancellor |
| 2002 | Yoshiko Okuyama | Japanese/Linguistics | CAS | Davis |
| 2001 | A. Didrick Castberg | Political Science | CAS | BOR |
| 2001 | Sue Aki | Anthropology/WS | CAS | Chancellor |
| 2001 | Peter Mills | Anthropology | CAS | Davis |
| 2000 | Terrance Jalbert | Finance | CAS | BOR |
| 2000 | Cheryl Ramos | Psychology | CAS | Chancellor |
| 1999 | Pila Wilson | Hawaiian/Hawaiian Language | CHL | BOR |
| 1999 | Becky Thurston | Psychology | CAS | Chancellor |
| 1999 | Regina Titunik | Political Science | CAS | Davis |
| 1998 | Craig Severance | Anthropology | CAS | BOR |
| 1998 | Grant Gerrish | Biology | CAS | Chancellor |
| 1997 | Thomas Paradise | Geography | CAS | BOR |
| 1997 | Faith Mishina | Spanish | CAS | Chancellor |
| 1996 | Brian Tissot | Marine Science | CAS | BOR |
| 1996 | Kamila Dudley | French | CAS | Chancellor |
| 1995 | Joseph Halbig | Geology | CAS | BOR |
| 1994 | April Komenaka | English | CAS | BOR |
| 1993 | William Sakai | Horticulture | CAG | BOR |
| 1992 | Mitchell “Mitch” Anderson | Mathematics | CAS | BOR |
| 1991 | Michael “Mike” Tanabe | Plant Science | CAG | BOR |
| 1991 | Daniel E. “Dan” Brown | Anthropology | CAS | Chancellor |
| 1991 | Judith Hora | Business | CAS | Chancellor |
| 1990 | Miyoko Sugano | English | CAS | BOR |
| 1989 | Leon Hallacher | Biology | CAS | BOR |
| 1988 | Lorna Tsutsumi | Entomology/Plant Protection | CAG | BOR |
| 1987 | Jan Mejer | Sociology | CAS | BOR |
| 1986 | Jackie Johnson | Drama | CAS | BOR |
| 1985 | Stephen Damron | Animal Science | CAG | BOR |
| 1985 | Marlene Hapai | Natural Science | CAS | Davis |
| 1984 | Kenith Simmons | English | CAS | BOR |
| 1983 | Lawrence Heintz | Philosophy | CAS | BOR |
| 1982 | Carole Miura | Mathematics | CAS | BOR |
| 1981 | Walter Dudley | Oceanography (Marine Science) | CAS | BOR |
| 1980 | Barry Curtis | Philosophy | CAS | BOR |
| 1979 | James Kelly | Geography | Hilo College | BOR |
| 1978 | Gary Best | History | Hilo College | BOR |
| 1977 | Richard Fleischman | History | Hilo College | BOR |
| 1976 | Don Hemmes | Biology | Hilo College | BOR |
| 1975 | Tazuko Monane | Japanese | Hilo College | BOR |
| 1974 | Jerry Johnson | Psychology | Hilo College | BOR |
| 1973 | Frank Nelson | English | Hilo College | BOR |
| 1972 | James Juvik | Geography | Hilo College | BOR |
| 1971 | David Purcell | History | Hilo College | BOR |
| 1971 | John Chan | Biology | Hilo College | BOR |
| 1966 | William Bonk | Anthropology | Hilo College | BOR |