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Hung Wo and Elizabeth Lau Ching Foundation Award for Faculty Service to the Community

Service Award Winner

Meda Chesney-Lind, headshot

Meda Chesney-Lind
Manoa

Meda Chesney-Lind is a professor in the women’s studies program at UH Manoa. At the same time that she authored outstanding research reports, academic journal articles and books on the treatment of youth and women in the criminal justice system, she worked tirelessly to correct the injustices and inequities that she studied in her research.

Her activism is tireless—she has published numerous newspaper articles, worked with community-based agencies and given talks to local organizations and legislators. Through these efforts, Chesney-Lind has become a leading advocate for humanitarian solutions to crime and criminal justice problems in the state. She has spent 20 years trying to improve Hawai‘i’s correctional system. She is also involved in the John Howard Association and works assisting the ACLU’s effort to improve prison conditions.

Chesney-Lind’s work and dedication has enhanced the university’s public image and improved the vibrancy of the institution. She uses her research to create significant and far-reaching changes in the community.

The Hung Wo and Elizabeth Lau Ching Foundation Award has honored faculty members for significant contributions that strengthen ties between the University of Hawai’i and the community.

Select a recipient for more about that individual.

2007

Linda Cox, headshot
Linda Cox
Manoa
Donnalyn Kalei, headshot
Donnalyn Kalei
Hawai‘i
Roy Kamida, headshot
Roy Kamida
Leeward

2003

Lee Stein, headshot
Lee Stein
Maui
Stephen Wehrman, headshot
Stephen Wehrman
Kapi‘olani

2002

Ralph Kouchi, headshot
Ralph Kouchi
Kaua‘i
Nelda Quensell, headshot
Nelda Quensell
Kapi‘olani