The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa recognized its finest faculty, staff and students with various teaching, research and service awards at its first in-person Mānoa Awards Ceremony since 2019.
The 2022 UH Mānoa Awards Ceremony was held on Monday, May 2 at 3:30 p.m. at Kennedy Theatre.
President David Lassner and Provost Michael Bruno honored the 2020, 2021 and 2022 awardees and celebrate the accomplishments of these individuals. A live video stream of the event will be available.
During the ceremony, there was also be a special recognition of the UH COVID-19 Health and Well-Being Working Group and Reinhold Penner of the UH Cancer Center for their COVID-19 campus efforts.
Read more on UH News about our 2020 and 2021 UH Mānoa Award winners.
2022 UH Mānoa Awards winners
Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching
- Troy J.H. Andrade, associate professor, law
- Daniel Harris-McCoy, associate professor, classics
- Peiling Kao, associate professor, theatre and dance
- Kyra Anne Len, associate professor, pediatrics
- Bridget Smith-Konter, professor, Earth sciences
- Wei Zhang, professor, sociology
Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Research
- Brian Popp, professor, Earth sciences
- Rui Sun, assistant professor, chemistry
- Xudong Sun, assistant astronomer, astronomy
Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Justin W. Walguarnery, assistant professor, biology
Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (Graduate Assistant)
- Hoa Le, graduate teaching assistant, second languages studies
Robert W. Clopton Award for Distinguished Community Service
- Denise Antolini, professor, law
Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching
- Jennifer Blackwell, assistant professor, music
- Marguerite A. Butler, professor, biology
- Stephanie Furuta, associate specialist, Institute for Teacher Education
- Scott Lozanoff, professor, anatomy, biochemistry and physiology
- Seungoh Paek, associate professor, learning design and technology
- Philip Williams, professor and chair, chemistry
Presidential Award for Outstanding Service
- Herman Ayers, janitor, Buildings and Grounds Management
- Kenton Harsch, director/BA coordinator, English Language Institute
- Tyler Kitagawa, janitor, Buildings and Grounds Management
- Steven Labrash, assistant specialist, anatomy, biochemistry and physiology
Dr. Amefil “Amy” Agbayani Faculty Diversity Enhancement Award
- E. Brooke Chapman de Sousa, associate professor, Institute for Teacher Education
Peter V. Garrod Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award
- Henrietta Dulai, professor, Earth sciences
Outstanding Academic Advisor of the Year Award
- Jill Nakatsu, director of student services, College of Engineering
Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research and Creative Work
- Tyler Ray, assistant professor, mechanical engineering
- Stephanie Teves, assistant professor/undergraduate advisor, Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Student Excellence in Research Award
- Ashley Chontos, PhD candidate, astronomy
- Samantha Keaulana-Scott, PhD candidate, public health
- Geetika Patwardhan, bachelor’s candidate, molecular and cell biology
- Herman H. Lau, student assistant, General Education Office
See the awards page for a complete list of winner biographies.
