Awards and recognitions

Advertiser Staff

Society inducts academy student

Ashley Freitas of Honolulu, a Sacred Hearts Academy senior, has been recognized for academic excellence with membership in The National Society of high School Scholars.

Two journalists receive honors

Two local journalists were honored recently by the Honolulu Community-Media Council at its annual Freedom of Information Day program:

• Former Honolulu Advertiser columnist Cobey Black, for her recent book "Hawaii Scandal," about the infamous Massie case in the 1930s.
• Honolulu Star-Bulletin reporter Tim Ruel, cited for his use of state open records laws in his work.
  
  
  

Kidney programs director named

Sharon Arneson, with the National Kidney Foundation of Hawai'i since its founding in 1992, has been promoted from senior programs coordinator to programs director.

Arneson, a certified nursing assistant, has been responsible for the growth of the kidney screening program and creation of a children's coloring book promoting kidney disease education and prevention.

Awards given to city lifeguards

City lifeguards Ben Severson, Billy Goodwin and Fred Marumoto were presented Awards of Merit during recent ceremonies at Honolulu Hale for their part in the rescue of a visitor at Waimanalo Beach last year.

Also honored were nine Hawai'i lifeguards, the first to receive national recognition as certified emergency medical technicians — basic (EMT-B): James Barros, Timothy Brandon, Jay Fake, Cody Hesser, Jude Parker, Dwight Perkins, Jonathan Shirley, James Sloan and Sean Vandine.

Women honored for contributions

Three women were honored for their contributions to the status of women in society at the Soroptimist International of Waikiki's recent "Making a Difference for Women" program:

• Gov. Linda Lingle received the Women of Distinction Award for outstanding professional, business and voluntary activities over the past decade in Hawai'i. She was recognized for "making a difference through change in the political culture, restoring integrity in state government, and ... working hard to expand and diversify the economy and improve public education."
• Former Miss America Angela Perez Baraquio received the Women Helping Women Award, for being a role model for young girls and women, and for her work to improve Hawai'i's schools and the state.
• Delorese Gregoire was presented the Advancing the Status of Women Award for her accomplishments in that field as founding director of Winners' Camp, the nonprofit educational foundation providing leadership training for teenagers.
  
  
  

Professor lauded for Web site

Constantinos S. Papacostas, University of Hawai'i-Manoa professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been recognized by the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization's Policy Committee for his part in developing one of the first Web sites devoted to metropolitan transportation planning activities of such organizations.

Papacostas is OMPO's director for land use and travel demand model development.