The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa honored the outstanding contributions of faculty, staff and students at the 2024 UH Mānoa Awards Ceremony. The annual event was held Wednesday, May 8 at 10:30 a.m. at Kennedy Theatre.
UH President David Lassner, UH Mānoa Provost Michael Bruno and Board of Regents Interim Chair Gabriel Lee honored the award recipients for their achievements.
A live video stream of the event will be available for those unable to attend in-person.
2024 UH Mānoa Awards winners
Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching
- Sothy Eng, associate professor, family and consumer sciences
- Kristiana Kahakauwila, associate professor, English
- Martina Kamaka, associate professor, Native Hawaiian health
- Nicole Reyes, associate professor, educational administration
- Stephanie Nohelani Teves, associate professor, women, gender and sexuality studies
- Richard Wallsgrove, assistant professor, law
Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Research
- Benjamin Shappee, associate astronomer, astronomy
- Malte Stuecker, assistant professor, oceanography
- Donald Womack, professor, music
See the 2023 Mānoa Awards winners and the 2022 winners
Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Imelda Gasmen, instructor, Filipino language and culture
Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (Graduate Assistant)
- Maximillian Soares Miehlstein, MA candidate, psychology
Robert W. Clopton Award for Distinguished Community Service
- Manu Kaʻiama, instructor, accounting
Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching
- Louis Bousquet, associate professor, French
- Shelece Easterday, assistant professor, linguistics
- Jonathan Fine, assistant professor, philosophy
- Elina Hamilton, assistant professor, music
- Thomas Quattlebaum, assistant professor, family medicine
- Johanna Kapōmaikaʻi Stone, instructor, Hawaiian language
Presidential Award for Outstanding Service
- Cora Chik, janitor, Buildings and Grounds Management
- Matthew Lam, educational specialist, Department of Chemistry
- Nālani Minton, assistant specialist, Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing
- Dana Singer, secretary, Department Urban and Regional Planning
Dr. Amefil “Amy” Agbayani Faculty Diversity Enhancement Award
- Aaron Pietruszka, associate specialist, Department of Earth Sciences
Peter V. Garrod Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award
- Jonna Eagle, associate professor, American studies
Pakela Award for Outstanding Academic Advisor
- Eve Millett, academic advisor, Mānoa Advising Center
ʻOikela Award for Outstanding Advising Unit
- Mānoa Advising Center
OVPRS Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research & Creative Work
- Samir Khanal, professor, molecular biosciences and bioengineering
- Pier-Carlo Tommasi, assistant professor, Japanese language
Student Excellence in Research Award
- Cara Tan, Undergraduate student, economics
- Aldo Sepulveda, Master’s student, astronomy
- Louward Zubiri, Doctoral student, linguistics
- Liam Felix, geographic information system assistant, Office of Systems Integration
See the awards page for a complete list of winner biographies.
