Award Winning Faculty and Staff
The award recipients listed below represent the high quality teaching and service provided by UH West Oʻahu faculty and staff to the success of our students and the environment in which we all work together. As a teaching institution, UH West Oʻahu is proud of the faculty recognized by nomination of students and colleagues for their excellence in the classroom. As a place of higher learning, the university depends on all of its employees to provide a positive working environment and the exceptional staff members recognized here represent the commitment of all the employees who contribute to making UH West Oʻahu a great place to work.
The Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching
The Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching is awarded by the Board of Regents as tribute to faculty members who exhibit an extraordinary level of subject mastery and scholarship, teaching effectiveness and creativity and personal values that benefit students.
David Alethea (2003)
Professor of Philosophy
Gary Helfand (1999)
Public Administration
Louis Herman (1995)
Social Sciences
Ross Prizzia (1987)
Public Administration
Ekkehard Stiller (1983)
BUSA
Roland Stiller (1982)
BUSA
Linda Nishigaya (1981)
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Barbara Newton (1980)
Humanities
Frances Davis Awards
The Frances Davis Award, financed largely by faculty contributions, is a memorial to the late Frances Davis who taught mathematics at Leeward Community College and UH Mānoa for 19 years. Frances Davis was an inspired teacher dedicated to sharing her knowledge of mathematics with undergraduates attending the University of Hawai’i. The award recognizes recipients for their dedication to teaching, for their demonstrated excellence as teachers, and for their attention to undergraduate students.
Hung Wo and Elizabeth Lau Ching Foundation Award for Faculty Service to the Community
The Hung Wo and Elizabeth Lau Ching Foundation Award, last awarded in 2008, has honored faculty members for significant contributions that strengthen ties between the University of Hawaiʻi and the community.
Kumupaʻa Staff Award
The UH West Oʻahu Staff Kumupaʻa award recognizes a civil service or administrative professional and technical (APT) employee for outstanding demonstrated work performance, service, leadership and/or fostering of excellence in higher education.
Jarrett Lucero (2022)
Media/Audio Visual
Brandon Carlos (2021)
Early College Enrollment Specialist
Marnelli Ulep (2020)
Program Development Manager
Lecturer Excellence in Teaching Award
The Lecturer Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes the dedication and commitment of our part-time lecturer personnel. This award was established at UH West Oʻahu in 2019.
Sarah Glancy (2023)
Lecturer in Geology
Charod Dodd (2022)
Lecturer in Finance
Joshua Stoll (2021)
Lecturer in Philosophy
Tiare Picard (2020)
Lecturer in Engish
Steve Hanneman (2019)
Lecturer in BUSA
UH President's Award for Excellence in Building and Grounds Maintenance
This award honors a UH employee who exhibits dedication and sustained superior performance in a maintenance, landscaping, custodial, shop or trucking position.
Erline Vasconcellos (2014)
James "Kimo" Yamaguchi (2013)
Mark Nakayama (2008)
Laulima Teaching Innovation Awards
The Laulima Teaching Innovation Award recognizes a UH West O’ahu faculty member for innovation, excellence and achievement in online instruction.
Monique Mironesco (2023)
Professor of Political Science
Katherine Aumer (2022)
Assistant professor of Psychology
Lynette Williamson (2021)
Assistant professor of Health Information Management
Charod Dodd (2020)
Lecturer in Finance
Yasmine Romero (2019)
Assistant Professor of English
Wojciech Lorenc (2016)
Assistant Professor of Creative Media
Peiyong "Patricia" Yu (2015)
Instructor of Economics
Stephanie Wilson (2014)
Professor of Business/ Management