Monica LaBriola 2023 Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching History professor Monica LaBriola has worked to ensure that engaging yet challenging approaches to the strategic area Pacific studies are at the forefront of instructional excellence at Mānoa, as well as touching lives beyond the academic community. At public… Read More »Monica LaBriola
Rosanna Alegado 2023 Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching Oceanography Professor Rosie Alegado’s work involves meaningful academic collaborations and partnerships with Indigenous communities. So, when SOEST undertook a significant curriculum revision towards a required immersive course to ground all incoming graduate students in an understanding of working as… Read More »Rosanna Alegado
Richard C. Chen 2023 Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching In developing his exemplary teaching practices, Professor Richard Chen of the William S. Richardson School of Law brings patience and empathy to all his interactions with students, never assuming the problem is with the students. This tenet is… Read More »Richard C. Chen
E. Kalikoaloha Martin Jr. 2023 Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Kalikoaloha Martin in the Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language encourages students to get uncomfortable with trying out their ‘ōlelo, until they get comfortable. Through this practice, he realized that “unbeknownst to me, collectively stepping outside of their comfort… Read More »E. Kalikoaloha Martin Jr.
Chet-YengLoong 2023 Robert W. Clopton Award for Distinguished Community Service While sustaining exemplary academic scholarship and teaching, Professor Chet-Yeng Loong leaves a legacy to Hawai‘i as a driving creative force in the distinct area of music education, expression, and experience. Her laudable career as a professor has been a focused,… Read More »Chet-Yeng Loong