Fran Friend Alexander and her husband, Kirk Alexander, have endowed a scholarship that will benefit women graduate students studying oceanography at UH.
As many times as I have given tours there or simply walked the grounds, sometimes on small trails off the beaten path, I am continually awed by the peaceful feeling I gain just being there.
"You knew who she was right away: outgoing, loyal, and a very good friend."
"Women's Studies is about them—it’s about the issues they’re living through and being challenged by."
Looking back, Kitajima thinks if you would have asked people right after high school if they thought he’d make it to where he is now, they would have said, “No, and I'm not going to invest any resources in helping that person.”
That is precisely the kind of student Kitajima wants to help in the future.
His experience as a grad student at SOEST was the beginning of a life of exploration and travel, and his gratitude for the help and opportunities given to him at UH inspired a recent gift to SOEST.
Donald took classes in cinema, history, art, politics, cuisine, and science, and in 2001 taught a special course, “Donald’s Excellent Adventures in Vietnam.”
Remembering Jimmy Thropp
He quietly did things for others as he lived his Christian religion. He had a truly wonderful, dry sense of humor.
Through her philanthropy, she continues to influence patrons and performers. Nichols bequeathed a portion of her estate to establish the Norma Bird Nichols, PhD Asian Theatre Endowment Fund.
The senior at Maryknoll School had acceptance letters and her parents’ full support for a mainland school.
