Salutes
Advertiser Staff
UH PROFESSOR NAMED FELLOW
Yuri Wellington, assistant professor of Multicultural Education and English Language Arts at the UH College of Education, has been selected as a Fellow of the 2006 American Issues Forum.
The American Issues Forum is an initiative of Leadership America, a nonprofit leadership organization that recognizes and develops leadership skills in women worldwide.
CAMPBELL GRAD GETS MDA AWARD
Ryan Funayama, 31, of Kapolei, has been named the 2006 Personal Achievement Award recipient of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Hawai'i Chapter.
He was diagnosed with Becker Muscular Dystrophy at age 3.
A Campbell High School and Leeward Community College graduate, he is employed as staff accountant for Hawaii Agricultural Research Center.
GOOD BEGINNINGS BESTOWS KUDOS
Good Beginnings Alliance has announced the 2006 Outstanding Early Childhood Professionals of the Year. They are:
ROTARY FINISHES SERVICE PROJECT
The Rotary Club of Waikiki recently performed a service project at Kuhio Elementary School, which involved painting the cafeteria, curbs and the U.S. map on the playground.
The project was the service portion of the Weinberg Friends program; the Weinberg Foundation donated $10,000 to the Waikiki Health Center's Youth Outreach Project.
