News Releases
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.
Tilker Medical Research Foundation Awards $25,000 to John A. Burns School of Medicine Researcher
"This grant underlines the important role private donations can have in advancing world-class research being conducted at the John A. Burns School of Medicine."
Jerris Hedges, Dean
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.
Hawaii Business Magazine Gives Shidler College of Business $50,000 for Scholarship
The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa received $50,000 to establish the Hawaii Business Magazine Endowed Scholarship. The initial $25,000 gift was matched one-to-one through the Shidler's Matching Gift program to total $50,000.
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.
Ernst & Young Partners Terri and Larry Rodriguez Establish $300,000 Scholarship Fund at the Shidler College of Business
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Current and former Ernst & Young Partners Terri Fujii and Lawrence Rodriguez have jointly established a $300,000 endowed scholarship at the UH Manoā Shidler College of Business. The initial gift of $150,000 was matched by Jay Shidler matching funds to total $300,000.
KTA & K. Taniguchi, Ltd. - Supporting UH Hilo with First Permanent Faculty Endowments
"We firmly believe that an investment in UH Hilo’s teaching faculty represents an investment in the future. We hope that others will join KTA Super Stores and K. Taniguchi, Ltd. in building these new endowed funds."
Barry Taniguchi, President
BAE Systems Funds Six Engineering Scholarships through University of Hawaiʻi Foundation
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Systems, one of the largest defense contractors in Hawaiʻi, has donated $107,000 to the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation for six scholarships at the university's College of Engineering.
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.
New Director of Development for John A. Burns School of Medicine
"We are fortunate to have someone with Jeffrie’s experience, energy and enthusiasm on the leadership team at the medical school," said Gary Ostrander, Interim Dean, John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH Manoa. "It’s an exciting step to help further build community support for Hawaiʻi’s only medical school."
