Salutes
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HPU dean wins lifetime award
Helen D. Varner, Hawai'i Pacific University's dean of the College of Communication, has been selected to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Business Communicators.
Varner is the second person from the Hawai'i professional chapter of IABC to receive the honor in 34 years since the chapter's founding in 1970. The award recognizes an individual who has served as a role model and has demonstrated leadership, initiative and commitment to the field of communication by supporting the development of the profession and communication professionals.
"Dr. Varner is a dynamic communicator, educator and dean," said Chatt G. Wright, president of HPU. "She is the architect of the respected College of Communication, and fully dedicates herself."
Puja Hudelist, IABC's Hawai'i president, said, "Anyone who has worked with Helen knows she is a force to be reckoned with. She can turn any situation into a learning opportunity for her students, and anyone would be hard-pressed to say 'no' to her because she is always willing to step in and volunteer herself. I've never met anyone so resourceful."
Man excels at motocross
Mark Stultz, who grew up in Kane'ohe, won the 250 Modified Novice Class of motocross at the Las Vegas 33rd Annual World Mini Grand Prix Motocross April 18, earning a third national title this season. He also took first at the 250 Modified and Stock Novice divisions of the Grand National Championships in March and the Mosier Valley Grand National Championship International Motocross Finals in Texas. Stultz graduated from Kailua Christian Academy in 2002.
Hawaii Baptist recognized
Hawaii Baptist Academy's Interact Club received four awards out of eight at the recent District 5000 Interact Convention. Interact, a program of Rotary International, is a community service club for young people ages 14 to 18.
The four awards presented to Hawaii Baptist Academy were District Interact Citation, Community Service Award, Faculty Adviser of the Year and Rotary Adviser of the Year.
Ten Interact Clubs throughout the state and about 70 club members were in attendance at the convention. Clayton Wong received the Rotary Adviser of the Year Award, and Cathy Bankston, a 10th-grade English teacher, received a Faculty Adviser of the Year Award.
UH student wins two prizes
Ka Wong, a University of Hawai'i at Manoa graduate student, has been awarded both the John DeFrancis Prize in Chinese Studies and the Edward Sidensticker Prize in Japanese Studies.
Wong received both awards for his presentation and paper on "Entanglements of Ethnographic Images: Torii Ryuzo's Photographic Record of Taiwan Aborigines," which he presented at the annual School of Hawaiian, Asian & Pacific Studies Graduate Student Conference.
This is the first time that both the Chinese and Japanese awards have been given to a single recipient. Wong will receive a $200 cash prize for each award.
Wong is a master's student in Art History focusing on Chinese art.
