Salutes

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UH honors its top teachers

Recipients of the Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching have been announced by the University of Hawai'i. They are:

• David Cleveland, professor of sociology at Honolulu Community College. He has been described as a teacher and mentor who brings out the best in others.

• Barbara Hotta, professor of information and computer science at Leeward Community College. She has expanded the curriculum, recruited talented faculty to the computer-science program, focused on bringing quality and innovative programming to students and created partnerships that benefit the campus.

• Linda Middleton, assistant professor at the UH-Manoa Department of English, whose basic concern is the enhancement of students' basic writing skills.

• Brian Yamamoto, associate professor of biological science at Kaua'i Community College. He is fulfilling a Title III grant to develop curriculum for infusing Hawaiian values into science courses in the hope of improving the success of Native Hawaiians in the field of science.

• Brandon Ledward, a doctoral candidate in the UH-Manoa Department of Anthropology, who believes that the hallmark of a quality education is the ability to combine different streams of knowledge in imaginative ways.

Faculty Service awards given

UH has also announced the recipients of the 2003 Hung Wo and Elizabeth Lau Ching Foundation Award for Faculty Service to the Community. They are:

• Meda Chesney-Lind, professor of women's studies at UH-Manoa. She has provided exceptional service through her commitment to, and strong advocacy of, humanitarian solutions to crime and criminal justice in the state.

• James Pietsch, director of the UH Elder Law Program and a professor at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. He has served as an excellent resource for faculty, students and the community in bioethics, healthcare and elder law.

• Lee Stein, an instructor of human services at Maui Community College. She has been instrumental in the community through her work influencing policy and inspiring program services related to domestic violence, substance abuse and women incarcerated for drug-related crimes.

• Stephen Wehrman, professor of respiratory therapy at Kapi'olani Community College. He has been involved in the local healthcare community through his volunteer work with the American Lung Association.