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The Shidler College of Business Receives $140,000 for Scholarships

HONOLULU — The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has received a scholarship gift of $140,000 from Saltchuk Hawai‘i companies, including Aloha Air Cargo, Maui/Hawaii Petroleum, and Young Brothers , to help Neighbor Island students obtain an MBA. The scholarships will be awarded to students entering the 2014 – 2016 cohort of the Distance Learning Executive MBA program starting this fall, and will be awarded based on community service, merit and financial need.

UHPA Honors Plant Protection and Preservation Champion Dr. Lani Stemmermann Through Endowed Fellowship

HONOLULU — The University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly of Honolulu is honoring UH alumna, innovative researcher and UH educator Dr. Lani Stemmermann through a $204,000 pledge to create the Dr. Lani Stemmermann Endowed Fellowship. This endowment will support graduate students pursuing their Ph.D. degree in Botany, in the Department of Botany University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Natural Sciences.

System of Higher Education Receives Funding to Accelerate Strategic Student Success Planning Project

HAWAI‘I – The University of Hawai’i System of Higher Education has been selected by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to join a nationwide group of 12 higher education systems exploring higher education transformation at a large scale and solving common issues encountered during implementation.

UH Foundation Rebranding Earns Two National Awards for Our University, Our Hawai‘i, Our Future

Walmart Funds New Van for JABSOM's Homeless Outreach Project

HONOLULU - Ray Griego, store manager for the downtown Honolulu Walmart scheduled to open in Summer 2014, joined Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Dr. Jill Omori, and medical students in Kakaako to see the Hawaii Homeless Outreach and Medical Education (H.O.M.E.) project in action.

UH Foundation Promotes Jennifer Burk and Welcomes Rose Ramos-Benzel to Team

Kaua‘i and Oahu, Hawaiʻi – The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is happy to announce that Jennifer Burke has been promoted, and Rose Ramos-Benzel has joined the development team.

The Pavel's $10M Gift Invests in Premier UH Expertise in Ocean, Earth and Sky

Hawai‘i – When Victor and Margaret (Peggy) Pavel designated the University of Hawai‘i Foundation as the primary beneficiary of their estate, they wanted to keep their identity private and preferred no personal publicity for what would turn out to be the largest estate gift to UH in UH history.

Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship Launches Initiative for Entrepreneurial Education and Research commercialization at Mānoa

Center to be positioned as critical link between
UH innovation commercialization and economic stimulation for Hawai‘i

Prominent Kauaʻi family foundation presents Kauaʻi CC with a gift

LĪHUʻE, Hawai'i—The E.H.W. Broadbent Foundation recently presented Kauaʻi Community College with a gift to fund scholarships for students enrolled in college through the Waiʻaleʻale Project. The Foundation was established by direct descendants of E.H.W. Broadbent. Representing their family, Sam Pratt and Melinda Walker presented the college with the gift.

Emma Veary Music Scholarship Established at UH Maui College

Kahului, HI – Aspiring musicians at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College have a new student scholarship thanks to a small act of kindness by a Hawaiʻi music legend nearly 40 years ago. That’s when Dr. Laurel Lee Roberts, then a college student herself, sat on the beach outside the Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki, to hear the beautiful operatic range of Emma Veary.

Grootaert Establishes Endowed Scholarship for Hawaiian Studies, Dance and Music

HONOLULU -Dr. Christiaan “Chris” Grootaert, former lead economist in the social development department based at the World Bank’s D.C. office, has pledged $250,000 (with an outright gift coupled with his estate gift) to establish the Karen Elaine Chandler Endowed Hawai‘inuiākea Scholarship Fund for Hawaiian Studies, Dance, and Music. The scholarship supports undergraduate students pursuing a degree at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge who have a strong focus in their studies on Hawaiian dance or the combination of Hawaiian dance and music.

Hy's Steak House Donates 10K to Support Training of Future Restaurateurs

HONOLULU – Hy’s Steak House has donated $10,000 to support the Kapi‘olani Community College Culinary program. This American Culinary Federation-accredited program continues its strong tradition and leadership in providing Hawai‘i and the world with skilled culinarians knowledgeable in Asian and Western cuisines, and state-of-the-art pastry arts. In 2009, a student team representing KCC Culinary Arts won the American Culinary Federation’s National Student Culinary Competition, earning it the title of the “Best in the Nation.” In July 2012, the program was provided with the maximum 7 year re-accreditation from its external accrediting body, the American Culinary Federation Educational Foundation (ACFEF) and honored with Exemplary Program status.