News Releases
UH Business Students Compete for Awards from BAE Systems
"The results under Professor Jack Suyderhoud were impressive and we look forward to a sustained relationship with the University of Hawai'i. The quality of the first phase results are testimony to the caliber of business students here in Hawai'i and the energy they bring with them is infectious."
Galen I. Ho, President,
Young Brothers, Ltd./Hawaiian Tug & Barge and Maui Petroleum and Hawaii Petroleum Give $150,000 to Shidler College of Business
Gift Provides Scholarships for the Neighbor Island MBA Program
Isemoto Contracting Supports UH Hilo Centennial Campaign
"Isemoto Contracting is very happy to invest in the future of UH Hilo, an institution which is so vital to the economic and cultural well-being of our Big Island home."
Larry Isemoto
Weinman Fellows Meet New Dean
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The first day on the job for Hawaiʻi's new medical school dean was better than he could have possibly expected. Task number one was an event where he met several students who plan to serve the community here in the Islands when they complete their studies at the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
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
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — 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
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