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UH Manoa Chancellor’s Citation for Meritorious Teaching

Manoa’s Meritorious Teachers

Jonathan Deenik, headshot

Jonathan Deenik
Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences

Jonathan Deenik is an associate specialist in the Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, part of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. His approach to teaching is founded on core principles—a passion for teaching, a mastery of the subject matter, the expectation that students will rise to meet high standards and the creation of a safe and nurturing learning environment.

He strives to create lively and animated lectures combining the use of pictures and stories that bring the subject of soil sciences to life.

Deenik developed an extension program consisting of an educational component—including formal workshops and outreach to farmers, agricultural professionals and the general public—and a strong participatory research component directed toward practicing farmers.

The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Chancellor’s Citation for Meritorious Teaching recognizes Manoa faculty members who have made significant contributions to teaching and student learning.

Select a recipient for more about that individual or view winners from 2002–2006.

2011

Steven Businger, headshot
Steven Businger
Meteorology
Charles Fletcher, headshot
Charles Fletcher
Geology and Geophysics
Wendell Kekailoa Perry, headshot
Wendell Kekailoa Perry
Hawaiian Studies

2010

Jonathan Deenik, headshot
Jonathan Deenik
Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences
Michael Dunn, headshot
Michael Dunn
Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
Joel Moffett, headshot
Joel Moffett
Academy for Creative Media
Michael Nassir, headshot
Michael Nassir
Physics and Astronomy

2009

Kate Lingley, headshot
Kate Lingley
Art and Art History

2008

Jane Kadohiro, headshot
Jane Kadohiro
Nursing
Sankaran Krishna, headshot
Sankaran Krishna
Political Science
Gregg Lizenbery, headshot
Gregg Lizenbery
Theatre and Dance
Lois Yamauchi, headshot
Lois Yamauchi
Educational Psychology

2007

Daphne Desser, headshot
Daphne Desser
English
David Haymer, headshot
David Haymer
Biology
Paula Morelli, headshot
Paula Morelli
Social Work
Amy Schafer, headshot
Amy Schafer
Linguistics
Janet Uyehara, headshot
Janet Uyehara
Nursing