The Board of Regents' Medal for Excellence in Teaching recognizes the importance that students, the faculty, and the administraion place on quality teaching on our campuses. This award pays tribute to faculty members for their extraordinary level of subject mastery and scholarship, teaching effectiveness and creativity, and personal values beneficial to students.

	Kenneth Chambers is an associate astronomer in the Institute for Astronomy at UH-Manoa who teaches courses in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Natural Sciences. Chambers believes that studying the universe teaches students about the world we live in, where that world came from, and how we can make some sense of it. In his teaching, he conveys the viewpoint of an active researcher, showing students by example how science is done by people who do it everyday.
	Rahul Chattergy is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, UH-Manoa. Chattergy's approach to learning is simple: "we are all learning this material together." He believes that the two most persistent conditions for real-life engineering are team work and face-to-face discussion of problems and solutions. Chattergy's friendly and easy going personality make him easily approachable, both by his students and his colleagues.
	Linda Fujikawa is an instructor of Japanese at Kapi'olani Community College. Through her emphasis on the simultaneous teaching of both language and culture, Fujikawa's students have been able to successfully learn a foreign language. This summer, her Japanese language students went to Japan, where they taught English to students. Fujikawa hopes this will serve as a prototype for future international and service-learning endeavors.
	Karen Gebbia Pinetti is an associate professor in The William S. Richardson School of Law, UH-Manoa. Gebbia Pinetti believes that the academic life provides a means for making a greater contribution to the growth and development of the law, to the practice of law, and to the improvement of society through the law. She guides her students to develop the lawyering skills of critical analysis, problem solving, oral and written communication, and the orderly and coherent organization of ideas.
	Harvey Gochros is a professor in the School of Social Work, UH-Manoa. Gochros wants his students to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and values basic to effective social work interventions. He serves as a model by expressing concern, understanding, empathy, acceptance and genuineness toward his students. Gochros' lectures are packed with information, anecdotes, scholarly references, and personal reflections, all to the delight, and more importantly, to the benefit of his students.
	Gary Helfand is a professor of Public Administration at UH-West O'ahu. Helfand believes that students need to be "turned on" to the thrill of learning new information. He believes that significant learning takes place through internship and practicum experiences. Helfand lobbied for and succeeded in securing UH West O'ahu's participation in the Legislative Internship Program.
	Karen Jolly is an associate professor in the Department of History, College of Arts and Humanities, UH-Manoa. Jolly brings history to life in her classes. Her philosophy of teaching is to serve as a mentor to students while guiding them through their learning journey. She sees teaching as interactive, a dialogue between teacher and student. In order to expand and personalize learning, Jolly introduced a variety of new technologies as tools for linking the classroom to community and global resources.
	Sang Lee is an assistant professor of Mathematics at Leeward Community College. Mike Lee, as he is known, shows versatility and resourcefulness in teaching both Mathematics and Physical Science courses. He has been applauded for applying innovative, thoughtful, and effective teaching techniques in his classroom. Lee has helped the Leeward community by conducting one-on-one Math tutoring, providing internships and assisting in awarding scholarships to students.
	Marshall Mock is a professor of Physical Science at Kaua'i Community College. Through innovative teaching strategies, including hands-on learning experiences in the laboratory, Mock's students learn ways to make science applicable to everyday life. He is a key contributor in the Hawaiian Studies Polynesian Voyaging and the Solar Car projects, both of which brought national recognition and awards to his College.
	Paul Nash is an associate professor of Art at Windward Community College. Nash is acknowledged for his "total dedication to his school, his program, and his students." He is known for his high standards, patience, and respect for the process of the teaching and learning. Through the development of technical skills in ceramics Nash helps his students to see the global importance of art.
	Allan Okuda is an associate professor in Food Services at Hawai'i Community College. Okuda's vast knowledge of culinary arts and his many years of experience in the industry have made him an invaluable asset to his students and teaching colleagues. To enhance the educational experience of students, he arranges for them to gain practical experiences through working directly with distinguished chefs from the food service industry as part of their coursework.
	Julie Rosenheimer is an assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy & Reproductive Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH-Manoa. Rosenheimer sets anatomical instruction as her first priority. One of her favorite words is, "appreciate," which she uses to encourage students to be aware of the body's magnificant construction. Under her leadership, Rosenheimer makes certain that the future doctors of Hawai'i have a solid understanding and appreciation for human anatomy.
	Elizabeth Waite is an assistant professor of Nursing at Maui Community College. Through her commitment to the field of Nursing, Waite has incorporated common sense, technical and clinical knowledge, and respect for patients in all of her teaching. She has been recognized for her effective teaching of students as well as patients with whom students work during clinical internships. Waite's teaching style has positively impacted students as future members of the nursing profession.
	William Wilson is a professor of Hawaiian Language and Hawaiian Studies at UH-Hilo. For the past 20 years, Pila Wilson has been a pivotal force at UH Hilo, leading the effort to create the B.A. program in Hawaiian Studies, the M.A. program in Hawaiian Language and Literature, and the College of Hawaiian Language. Many of his former students are now Hawaiian language teachers themselves. Without doubt, Wilson has helped to restore life to the Hawaiian language .
	Clifford Yamashiro is an associate professor in Automotive Mechanics Technology at Honolulu Community College. Yamashiro stresses the importance of the integration of hands-on experience and classroom studies. He and his colleagues, functioning as a united team, have worked to achieve and maintain national certification and recertification of the College's Automotive Mechanics Technology program.

The Board of Regents' Medal for Excellence in Research recognizes faculty members whose scholarly contributions expand the boundaries of knowledge and enrich the lives of students and the community.

	John Learned, professor and chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Natural Sciences, UH-Manoa, is this year's recipient of the research award at the Full Professor Level. Learned is regarded as one of the pioneers of neutrino astrophysics &endash; the science of imaging the universe using neutrinos instead of light. This year, the super-Kamiokande collaboration (of which Dr. Learned is a member) announced the discovery of neutrino oscillations. The discovery that neutrinos have mass has far reaching implications for particle theory, as well as astrophysics and cosmology.
	Rosemary Gillespie, associate researcher, Pacific Biomedical Reserch Center and Department of Zoology, College of Natural Sciences, UH-Manoa, is this year's co-recipient of the research award at the Associate Professor Level. Gillespie's seminal work with spiders has demonstrated the best of what Hawai'i has to offer the scientific community. She has an international reputation through her addresses and seminars at numerous international symposia. Through her scientific work and television presentations, Gillespie has promoted Hawai'i as a scientific treasure, as well as spiders as a research tool and evolutionary wonder.
	Yadong Luo, associate professor, Department of Management and Industrial Relations, College of Business Administration, UH-Manoa, is this year's co-recipient of the research award at the Associate Professor Level. Luo is one of the most productive researchers in his College. He has published thirty-three articles in major refereed national and international journals since he joined the University in 1996. His book on international investment strategies in China is recognized as one of the best on how to do business in this developing economy. His latest book is a seminal piece that enlightens the relationship between guanxi ("interpersonal relationship") and business.

The University of Hawai'i Community Colleges established this award to recognize excellence in teaching at the Employment Training Center. The ETC is an integral part of the University system that links secondary and postsecondary education in Hawai'i through its programs for at-risk students.

James Johnson is an Office Administration Technology and Computer Literacy instructor and specialist at the Employment Training Center. Johnson was responsible for the Center's first computer lab-classroom, for which he coordinated and purchased equipment, designed curriculum, and delivered instruction for both day and evening classes. To provide students with a more comprehensive understanding of compute technology, Johnson includes hands-on experience where students learn about the inner workings of computers and their parts.

The Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching is a Manoa-based award that recognizes faculty members who have made significant contributions to teaching and student learning.

	William Chismar is an associate professor and chair in the Department of Decision Sciences, College of Business Administration. Chismar's teaching goals are to enable students to understand the basic nature of information technology along with its impacts on business and to give them confidence so that they can deal effectively with technology. There are two key areas of education that he covers in all his classes: written communications and ethics. Chismar says he would much rather contribute to a students's ability to struggle through ethical dilemmas than difficult technology.
	Peter Jacso is an associate professor in the Library and Information Science Program, Department of Information and Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences. Jacso's instructional, research and service endeavors are consonant with the mission of the Library and Information Science Program &endash; "to educate men and women for professional careers as librarians and information specialists and to foster research and service programs relating to society's library and information needs." Jacso teaches a variety of courses in the program with a strong focus on information technology.
	Cathy Manu Ka'iama is an instructor in the School of Accountancy, College of Business Administration. After obtaining a master's degree in accounting, Ka'iama worked as a certified public accountant and became the only Hawaiian instructor in the business college. In her teaching, she always strives to be on a first-name basis with as many students as possible to let them know that they are special and unique. Ka'iama is currently the principal investigator on the Native Hawaiian Leadership Project &endash; a program designed to assist Native Hawaiians to attain undergraduate and graduate degrees.
	Karol Richardson is an instructor in the School of Nursing with specialties in pediatric and maternal newborn nursing. Richardson conducts her nursing classes in both the classroom and clinical setting at a hospital. In class, she uses a variety of teaching methods during lecture, including examples from actual cases to create an atmosphere for the students to realize how important their responses may be in any clinical situation. Each week her students their training in the clinical setting at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children.

The Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching is a memorial to the late Frances Davis who taught Mathematics at UH-Manoa and Leeward Community College for 19 years. Davis, who modeled teaching excellence, was directly responsible for the establishment of the Math and Science Division at Leeward Community College. At the request of the Davis family, this award honors faculty members in the University of Hawai'i system for their dedication to teaching and demonstration of excellence as teachers of undergraduate students.

	Charlene Burciaga is an assistant professor in the Office of Continuing Education and Training, Hawai'i Community College. Burciaga teaches in the Employment Preparation program in the College's Skills Development Center, which is designed to provide students with essential skills for employment. Her major teaching goals are to encourage, motivate, and help students to build confidence as they develop skills necessary to enter the professional world.
	Norma Fujise is an instructor in the undergraduate program of the School of Nursing at Manoa. Fujise teaches "make or break" courses in pathophysiology and the second clinical course in the curriculum. To be successful, Fujise believes that nurses must complement their scientific knowledge and technical expertise, "high tech," with a personal commitment to caring, "high touch," since it is the essence of nursing.
	Susan Pelowski is an assistant professor of Psychology at UH-West O'ahu. When students complete evaluations of Pelowski's teaching, they frequently use superlatives like "great teacher!" and "inspiring!" She endears herself to students not only in the classroom, but outside the classroom as well, serving as advisor to the student government for the past two years and working with members of the Psychology Club
	Marcia Somer is an assistant professor of Family Resources at Kapi'olani Community College. Somer guides her students toward a better understanding of how they can apply their classroom learning to the real world. She describes her experience as a college instructor as one where she has the opportunity to impact a student's outlook on the world, and in doing so, helps them find a greater satisfaction with life and themselves
	Regina Titunik is an assistant professor of Political Science at UH-Hilo. Titunik has a reputation for being highly organized and for updating and refining her class materials on a constant basis. She challenges students to think critically, to question their own assumptions and to arrive at conclusions that are well thought out. Titunik instills students with a sense of curiosity and an enthusiasm for learning.
	Michael Tom is an assistant professor of Mathematics and coordinator of Academic Computing Services at Windward Community College. Turning the challenges of limited resources into an opportunity, Tom has trained his staff to become a team of general and special technical computer experts, thereby establishing a valuable support service to his College. He set up and supervises the Noeau Lab, where all students have access to the Internet and e-mail.

The Robert W. Clopton Award for Outstanding Service to the Community recognizes a Manoa faculty member who has accepted a socially significant role as an intellectual leader and exemplar beyond the campus and who has applied academic expertise to the improvement of the community.

Kem Lowry is a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, College of Social Sciences, UH-Manoa. Lowry has established a career of exemplary service that emanates from his professional expertise as a planner, mediator, teacher and scholar. His service to the community includes planning, evaluation, and conflict resolution. He serves on numerous boards and as advisor to many organizations. As a leader and exemplar, Lowry has exhibited creativity, compassion, and commitment to collegiality and community

Established in 1997, two awards are presented to faculty members (one female and one male) from UH system campuses other than Manoa in recognition of their significant contributions to strengthening the ties between the UH campus and the community.

Antoinette Martin is an assistant professor of Art and coordinator of the Gallery 'Iolani at Windward Community College. Martin has brought art to the community through classes, exhibits, and special projects for over 15 years. She believes that people really do have a need to belong and to give. Her many programs and community service projects give people a way to discover the gift of compassion.

Daniel Boylan is a professor of History at UH-West O'ahu. Boylan is a distinguished professor who has willingly and consistently shared his professional knowledge and expertise with communities across the state. He is an individual who believes that public service is simply what we all should be doing as part of our daily lives. To his students, Boylan is an unforgettable and inspiring teacher.

The Willard Wilson Distinguished Service Award was established by the Board of Regents in 1969, in honor of retiring Secretary of the Board Willard Wilson, to recognize extraordinary service and commitment to the University of Hawai'i.

Michael Tamaru is the Publications Manager in the Office of University Relations, UH-Manoa, and this year's winner of the Willard Wilson Distinguished Service Award. Tamura is recognized as the foremost graphics artist and media specialist who gives wholeheartedly of his time and talent to advance the University's public image. Tamaru's dedication has assured that the public image of the University, at home and abroad, continues to demonstrate the outstanding education and research opportunities available throughout its campuses.

The 'Ohana Award recognizes outstanding service to students, leadership in fostering a campus community that supports the intellectual growth, personal development and civic responsibility of students, and contributions to the professional attitude and morale of student service units at the Manoa campus. There are two 'Ohana awards for 1999: an individual award to an outstanding professional in student affairs and a special team award to a Manoa unit for outstanding services to students.

Lynne Higa is a junior faculty specialist in Student Academic Services, Colleges of Arts & Sciences. Higa serves as an academic advisor in the College where she coordinates the Professional Advising Center. With her competence in computers she has built a web site that provides a wealth of literature and specialized advising for students interested in graduate and professional programs in science and law. Her dedication and unflagging commitment to quality education makes her stand out as an advisor."

Career Services, the primary campus resource for UHM students and alumni seeking career direction and job search assistance is described by a faculty member as "one of the most productive and effective units on campus, delivering services in a state-of-the-art career office environment." The selection committee was impressed highly with Director Eleanor Len's Ohana management style, that allows the entire staff to work as a team with a student-centered philosophy. Numerous letters students, recent graduates, alumni, and recruiters representing large corporations, small business and community groups, uniformly praised Director Len and her staff for going the "extra mile."

Established by Elizabeth and Tadashi Kunimoto in honor of their parents' significant roles in the development of the food industry in Hawai'i, this award recognizes faculty and students within the University of Hawai'i Community Colleges for their outstanding achievements and contributions to vocational-technical education. 

Randal Nunokawa is a student in the Food Service and Hospitality Education Program at Kapi'olani Community College, majoring in Culinary Arts. Nunokawa has been described as a "godsend" by instructors at his College. A former teacher and department chair in the Los Angeles Unified School District, and supervisor of a major health insurance company in Hawai'i, Nunokawa is very much aware of the connection between academic success and self-esteem. He actively participates in community events with food industry partners and plans to open a restaurant in Honolulu after completing his education.