Manca Sustarsic 2023 Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teaching Assistants Manca Sustarsic is a PhD candidate in education with a concentration in educational foundations in the College of Education. She is a passionate educator with a commitment to cultivating critically minded, culturally sensitive and empathetic… Read More »Manca Sustarsic
Hannah-HanhNguyen 2023 Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching Dr. Hannah-Hanh Nguyen of Management and Industrial Relations holds two concepts at the heart of her teaching: transference of learning outcomes to real-life settings, and collaboration and team citizenship. In her classes, she is not the only source of knowledge; rather her team-based… Read More »Hannah-Hanh Nguyen
JaysonParba 2023 Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching Professor in the Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literature, Jason Parba takes a critical stance in teaching Filipino language and culture. He is aware of existing literature that criticizes the curriculum and teaching practices in many Heritage and world language programs and strives… Read More »Jayson Parba
TylerRay 2023 Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching Dr. Tyler Ray reflects on the immense challenges faced by students in his field of Mechanical Engineering–including clean water, energy production and healthcare–and the necessity to devise transformative solutions through the seamless integration of diverse and interdisciplinary concepts and perspectives. His training in… Read More »Tyler Ray
Mary ShinKim 2023 Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching Professor Mary Shin Kim of East Asian Languages and Literatures designs courses to fulfill students’ intellectual interests and passions and provide professional training for future employment and careers. A colleague reports that “because her research and teaching are so intimately and effectively… Read More »Mary Shin Kim
JamieSimpson Steele 2023 Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching Professor Jamie Simpson Steele in the Institute for Teacher Education teaches through engagement in aesthetic experiences by creating, performing and responding to the arts. Her students–teacher candidates in field courses in classroom settings–are guided in K-6 pedagogy while exploring their own teaching… Read More »Jamie Simpson Steele
KevinNute 2023 Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching School of Architecture Professor Kevin Nute is described as embodying an encyclopedic knowledge of architectural history combined with a relaxed demeanor, guiding students toward a quest for knowledge. A colleague observes his classroom responses as open-ended and informal, creating a sense that he… Read More »Kevin Nute
Tammy Haili’ōpua Baker 2023 Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching As steward of Indigenous knowledge and extension of her kumu, Professor Tammy Haili’ōpua Baker fulfills that kuleana from her position in the Department of Theatre and Dance, by building the Hawaiian Theatre Program, the only one of its… Read More »Tammy Haili’ōpua Baker
Alexander Stokes 2023 Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching Professor Alexander Stokes of Cell and Molecular Biology takes seriously the origins of the doctorate as a license to teach and has explicitly developed practices to create inclusive, rigorous classrooms with each student fully engaged. One method, Problem Based… Read More »Alexander Stokes
SummerMaunakea 2023 Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching Professor Summer Maunakea in the Department of Curriculum Studies grounds her teaching practices in academic rigor, agency, and aloha. A colleague describes observing her as “expertly weaving her expertise of place-based teaching and learning, ‘āina-based education and stewardship, and indigenous… Read More »Summer Maunakea