Awards

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Museum hires new researcher

The Bishop Museum has hired anthropologist Tianlong Jiao to research the links between Chinese and Polynesian artifacts. In this newly created position, he will focus on researching the origins of the indigenous people of Hawai'i and other Polynesian groups and look for links to his research conducted on Chinese artifacts.

Most recently, he was a Teaching Fellow in Harvard University's Anthropology Department and a researcher at Sackler Museum at Harvard University. Before that, he was Assistant Research Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Archaeology in Beijing.

He is a member of several ongoing archaeological projects involving Neolithic seafaring and rice domestication in China. He has also authored many books on Chinese civilization and received several prominent awards from Harvard University.

Bishop Museum honors backers

The Ulupono Awards recognize individuals, corporations and foundations that have made significant contributions to Bishop Museum's programs and help further its mission. Recipients of specific awards were:

• Chairman's Award for outstanding leadership with major fund-raisers: Michael O'Neill, Bert Kobayashi, Bob Krauss, Glenn Hong, H. Mitch D'Olier and Noel Trainor.
• Corporate Partners of the Year who have contributed $10,000 annually for the past five years: Alexander & Baldwin Inc., Bank of Hawaii, Horizon Lines Inc. and Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc.
• Pacesetter Partners of the Year who contributed $25,000 during fiscal year 2003: Kamehameha Schools, The Honolulu Advertiser, Kobayashi Group, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation, Gannett Foundation and Victoria S. & Bradley L. Giest Foundation.
• Heritage Partners of the Year who made a first-time gift of $10,000 or more: Royal Contracting, Monarch Insurance Services and Kraft Foods.
• Philanthropist Award for outstanding commitment and exceptional generosity: Gulab Watumull, Robert Pfeiffer and Maude Woods Wodehouse-In Memoriam.
  
  
  

Woman receives MADD award

MADD has presented Theresa Winn with the Heart of MADD Award for Victim Assistance. Winn helped secure the creation of a victim memorial as a place of meaning, serenity and reflection in Hawai'i. The memorial serves as a special site for people whose loved ones were killed because of drunk driving and provides them with a sense of comfort and closeness.

The prestigious MADD National President's Awards were presented to 15 MADD activists and entities at the national conference held recently in New Orleans.

Group names two leaders

Wesley Margheim has been named director of Business Relations and Community Development for the Big Island Substance Abuse Council. He started at the council as a substance-abuse counselor in 1996. He has worked with Youth with a Mission, Hawaii Island Catholic Social Ministries and Bridge House in Kona.

Danielle Spain has been named the council's director of operations. She is former coordinator of the organization's Therapeutic Living Programs and women's services and has more than 15 years of experience working with people with substance-abuse problems. She is a certified substance-abuse counselor and has a master's degree in marriage and family therapy.