Thank you to all Principal Investigators for taking the time to think of that special employee who has made a significant contribution to their project in the year 2009.
Congratulations to the following nominees and their Principal Investigators!
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Center on the Family
Group Nomination: Learning to Grow Team
(Mary Ann Nemoto, Traci Hisatake, Wendy Chang, Angela Choy)
Nominated by Dr. Grace Fong
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Management
Farhat Abbas, Assistant Researcher
Nominated by Dr. Ali Fares
Curriculum Research and Development Group (CRDG)
Byron Inouye, Sr. LT Digital Arts Designer
Nominated by Dr. Donald Young, Dr. Kathleen Berg
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Marine Mammal Research Program
Marlee Breese, MMRP Research Specialist
Nominated by Dr. Paul Nachtigall
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (HIHWNMS)
Christine Brammer, HIHWNMS Programs Coordinator
Edward Lyman, Marine Mammal Response Manager
Nominated by Naomi McIntosh
Joint Astronomy Centre
Ingeborg Heyer, Public Information Officer
Nominated by Dr. Gary Davis
Maui Community College, Ku’ina Program
Misti Furomoto, Ku’ina Program Support Assistant
Eden Koljord, High School Career Liaison
Nominated by Alvin Tagomori
Maui Community College, Maui Oral Health Center
Cindy Nakamura, Dental Assistant
Donna Harty, Registered Dental Hygienist
Nominated by Nancy Johnson
Maui High Performance Computing Center
Group Nomination: MHPCC Systems Engineering and Networking Group
(Lance Terada, Mark Payba, Stephen Gima, Jonathan Dann,
Bradley Thomas, Nilesh Patel, Mary Ann Ciuffini)
Nominated by Eugene Bal III
Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit
Trevor Joyce, PCSU Avian Research Technician
Nominated by Dr. David Duffy
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Marlene Nonaka, NWHI Fiscal Administrator
Nominated by Aulani Wilhelm
School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Michelle Horton, Telepsychiatry Program Administrator
Nominated by Dr. Iwalani Else
Stephanie Martin, Addictions Research Nurse/Program Manager
Gregory Ewing, PARC Clinical Study Facilitator
Nominated by Dr. William Haning III
Group Nomination: Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center
(Jeanelle Sugimoto-Matsuda, Tai-An Miao, Fa’apisa Soli, Davis Rehuher, Ami Scronce,
Georgine Perez, Deanna Gonda, Randy Bautista, Karla Filibeck, Shantel Wilcox)
Nominated by Dr. Earl Hishinuma
School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology
Department of Oceanography
Suzanne DeFelice, Analytical/Laboratory Researcher
Nominated by Dr. Paul Bienfang
School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology
Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research
Kyle Koyanagi, JIMAR Marine Debris Operations Manager
Jason Philibotte, JIMAR PIRO Sr. Coral Reef Resource Management Specialist
Nominated by Dr. Thomas Schroeder
Subaru Telescope
Naoyuki Tamura, Subaru Instrument Scientist (FMOS Commissioning)
Group Nomination: Subaru Telescope Bilingual Administration Assistant Team
(Noriko Roth, Sumiko Yoshida, Yuka Niimi, Wakako Nakano)
Nominated by Dr. Masahiko Hayashi
If you submitted a nomination and your nominee is not listed above please call Sharon Tamanaha at 808-956-6965 as soon as possible.
An awards luncheon to honor these outstanding employees will be held on Friday, February 26, 2010, 11:00 a.m. at the Japanese Culture Center of Hawaii. Everyone is invited.