Nominees for the 2024 RCUH Outstanding Employees of the Year Awards

A collage of photos of all the nominees in the order listed below.

This year a dozen Principal Investigators nominated 21 individuals for the RCUH Outstanding Employees of the Year Awards. Employees were recognized for their demonstrable, significant, and exemplary contributions to their projects. Please join us in congratulating:

Researcher/Project Manager

  • Stanford J. Fichtman, Grants Office, Kapiʻolani Community College
  • Christine Tallamy Glazer, Soil Health, Environment, and Ecosystem Resilience Lab, UH College of Tropical Agricultural & Human Resources
  • Kristen Harmon, Hawaii Wildlife Ecology Lab, UH College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources
  • Ray Kahaunaele, Kauaʻi Invasive Species Committee, UH Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit

Project Support Staff

  • Sydney Carey, Curriculum Research & Development Group, UH College of Education
  • Miku Lenentine, Center for Resilient Neighborhoods, Kapiʻolani Community College
  • Kealakekua Meyer, GEAR UP and Kūlia ma Kapiʻolani, Kapiʻolani Community College
  • Russell Sumitomo, Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Technology, Kapiʻolani Community College

Team

  • Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, UH School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology: Emily Contreras, Nan Himmelsbach, and Andrea Lee Schmidt
  • Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance, UH Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit: Marco Castro and Dylan Moniz
  • Maunakea Shared Services, UH Institute for Astronomy: Douglas Astrande, Tracy Miyashiro, Travis Perez, and Aaron Zimmer
  • Sea Level Center, UH School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology: Jon Avery, Jerard “Ziggy” Jardin, Jason Klem, and Nikolai Turetsky

 
All nominees will be honored at an awards luncheon at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Campus Center Ballroom on November 1, 2024.