For more than a century, the University of Hawaiʻi has worked hard to make higher education accessible to all. Whether through one of the seven community college campuses or one of the three four-year campuses, UH is expanding its efforts to attract the most promising students, regardless of their financial circumstances.
As college costs continue to rise, the amount of private support for students must as well. Gifts to scholarships and student aid help us to retain our best and brightest and to provide access to a life-changing higher education experience for our students.
While the Rittenbands are no longer with us, thanks to their generosity and foresight, students and faculty at UH Mānoa's Department of Music are benefiting from their $1 million bequest gift.
Living abroad and working in the higher education and training sector showed Hazel Theodore the impact education can make on not only an individual, but the whole community. She decided that she wanted to actively help students access a good education and receive the benefits provided by education.
On Anna Sloggett's 100th birthday, friends, family and former students gathered to honor Anna and raise funds to establish an endowed scholarship in her name.
