News Releases
Weinman Fellows Meet New Dean
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The first day on the job for Hawaiʻi's new medical school dean was better than he could have possibly expected. Task number one was an event where he met several students who plan to serve the community here in the Islands when they complete their studies at the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
UH College of Engineering to Celebrate 100 Years of Pride and Tradition
"This is an important milestone for the College of Engineering - celebrating 100 years of engineering tradition in Hawaiʻi and looking forward to an exciting future for engineering and technology in Hawaiʻi. We are very pleased with the important support and investment we are receiving from our alumni and the community.
Deloitte & Touche Funds $500,000 Distinguished Professorship at Shidler College of Business in Honor of Lloyd Fujie
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation received a $250,000 gift to establish the $500,000 Lloyd Fujie/Deloitte Foundation Distinguished Accounting Professorship Endowment Fund at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Shidler College of Business. The $250,000 gift was matched through Shidler Matching Funds for a total of $500,000.
Tolmies Provide Critical Scholarship Funding for UH Hilo
"We are delighted to endow this scholarship for deserving UH Hilo students in the names of our parents. Having grown up during the depression, our parents instilled in their children a strong work ethic, a desire to excel in academics and a love of God, family and country. They also encouraged us to seek our own paths in life by being curious and optimistic thinkers.
Two UHM Shidler College of Business Alumni Establish $100,000 in Scholarships in Honor of Professor K.K. Seo
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is proud to announce the establishment of two endowed scholarships at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Shidler College of Business in honor of Emeritus Professor K.K. Seo, founder and director of the Asia Field Study Program. The Ohana Foster Foundation Endowed Scholarship and the Ralph S. Inouye Co., Ltd.
Former Miss Hawaiʻi Candes Gentry Establishes $50,000 Scholarship Endowment at the Shidler College of Business
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is proud to announce the establishment the Candes Meijide Gentry Endowed Scholarship at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Shidler College of Business. The initial $25,000 gift from Gentry will be matched with funds from Jay Shidler's $25 million gift, increasing the total value to $50,000.
Norman Loui Estate Gift to Honolulu Community College: Largest gift to a UH Community College will enhance workforce training opportunities in Hawaiʻi
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The Honolulu Community College recently received the historic Norman Loui Estate Gift of over $3 million. In recognition of this historic and transformational gift, the UH Board of Regents approved the renaming of the Kapalama Media Conference Center to the Norman W.H. Loui Conference Center.
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