Volume 33, Number 1 Spring 2010

Inside: Be True to Your School | A Conversation with Hawai‘i’s Own Pierre Omidyar Taking the Hawai‘i International Conference on System Sciences to New Heights Dean’s Message

“We are proud to announce that our undergraduate program has, for the first time, been named as one of the nation’s top business programs by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.”

Aloha, Conference on System Sciences into nation’s best by Bloomberg BusinessWeek. The Shidler College of Business one of the world’s leading gatherings on This is truly a credit to our entire faculty is a special place where people of all information systems applications. and staff who have worked tirelessly to cultures and backgrounds come together For those of you who are aspiring strengthen our programs, student services, to share ideas, dreams and business entrepreneurs, be sure to check out the internships and career placement. aspirations. Our global community of excerpts from our exclusive interview It has been a remarkable six months alumni, students, faculty and business with eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. As the and we thank you for sharing an interest professionals lies at the heart of our featured speaker for the Kı¯papa i ke Ala in all that we have accomplished. As success and is what makes this such a Lecture, he inspired us all to dream big. always, we hope that you enjoy this issue unique place to learn, grow and develop. Shidler pride continues to reign of Shidler Business. We welcome your The stories and articles in this issue of strong among our alumni. In October, we feedback, comments and appreciate your Shidler Business showcase the very best of launched our 60th anniversary celebration ongoing support as we continue to build our Shidler ‘ohana. In our feature story, at the Hall of Honor Awards. This and the our reputation as one of the nation’s top we’ll meet the adventurous students of numerous other Shidler 60th events have business colleges. the China International MBA program resulted in such a remarkable outpouring and learn about their eye-opening of alumni participation through monetary Mahalo, experiences in the People’s Republic of gifts, sponsorships, and donations of time China. You’ll also read about the many and resources. accomplishments of our outstanding And finally, we are proud to announce faculty, including one of whom that our undergraduate program has, for V. Vance Roley transformed the Hawai‘i International the first time, been named one of the vroley@.edu

Shidler College of Business Advisory Council

Chair Terri Fujii Bill D. Mills Robin K. Campaniano Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP, Chairman, The Mills Group Senior Advisor, Farmers Insurance Hawaii David A. Heenan Ross Murakami General Partner, Ulupono Initiative Trustee, The Estate of James Campbell Managing Partner, KMH LLP Robert Hiam Jean E. Rolles Steven C. Ai President & CEO, Hawaii Medical Service Association Vice President, Community Affairs, Outrigger Enterprises Inc. President, CEO & Treasurer, City Mill Company Ltd. Paul Higo Nancy Rose Robert F. Clarke Managing Partner - Hawai‘i, Deloitte & Touche LLP Managing Partner, KPMG LLP Former Chairman, President & CEO, Hawaiian Electric Glenn K.Y. Hong Nate Smith Industries Inc. President & CEO, Young Brothers Ltd. President, Oceanic Time Warner Hawaii John C. Dean Donald G. Horner Charles A. Sted Managing General Partner, Startup Capital Ventures Chairman & CEO, First Hawaiian Bank President & CEO, Hawaii Pacific Health W. Allen Doane Faye W. Kurren Kent K. Tsukamoto Former Chairman & CEO, Alexander & Baldwin Inc. President & CEO, Hawaii Dental Service Managing Partner, Accuity LLP H. Mitchell D’Olier Constance H. Lau Keith M. Vieira President & CEO, The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation & Kaneohe President & CEO, Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. Senior Vice President & Director of Operations – Hawai‘i and Ranch Co. Ltd. Warren K.K. Luke French Polynesia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. Brenda Foster Chairman, President & CEO, Hawaii National Bank Joseph L. Wikoff President, American Chamber of Commerce Shanghai Tan Tek Lum Managing Director, Wikoff, Combs & Co. LLC President & Director, Lum Yip Kee Ltd.

2 CONTENTS Spring 2010 Features 4 China International MBA - A lesson in living, learning and working in China

6 Be true to your school: Alumni celebrate 4 Shidler’s 60th at annual Hall of Honor Awards 8 A conversation with Hawai’i’s own Pierre Omidyar

Shidler News

Volume 33, Number 1, Spring 2010 10 Taking the Hawai’i International Conference to new heights Shidler Business is the official magazine of the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa. It is published twice annually for alumni, friends and supporters of the Shidler College of 11 Empowering the aspiring entrepreneur Business. Please direct correspondence and address changes to: 12 UH CIBER leads faculty tour of Vietnam Shidler Business Shidler College of Business businesses University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa 2404 Maile Way, C-202 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822 USA Faculty & Staff Notes Phone: (808) 956-6044 • Fax: (808) 956-9882 16 Faculty awards and research Email: [email protected] Website: www.shidler.hawaii.edu Alumni News

Dean Photography 18 Stay connected, get Involved and show your V. Vance Roley Toni Mingo, Michael Orbito, Shidler pride Tyson Yamada, Steven Yamaki Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Web 19 Tasting brings alumni together for a good William Chismar Loren Swendsen cause

Interim Assistant Dean for Online Edition student services www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ 22 Alumni profile: Ha Thu Thanh (VEMBA ‘03) Ellen Vinson magazine

Assistant Vice President of Circulation 25 Alumni profile: Randal Ikeda (BBA ‘84) Development 27,000 per issue Terry Wells On the Cover Donor News Director of Alumni China International MBA Engagement student Jon Haase peeks over 26 Building the future: Your gift matters Maile Au the edge of the Great Wall of China. 26 Kamps hope gift will inspire fellow alums to Editorial Staff Managing Director give back Dolly Omiya Alumni at work Editor Amy Watari 27 The Queen’s Health System

Contributing Writers Joey Aquino, Jillian Burmeister, Calendar Grant Kim, Alice Li 28 Featured events Design Krystal Lee The University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution Online edition available at www.shidler.hawaii.edu

www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 3 BY DOLLY OMIYA

Students enrolled in the China International me MBA (CIMBA) program are finding that living, learning and working in China can be a real advantage in launching their careers in Asia.

According to Masters Program with those enrolled in the Japan-Focused help students become effective leaders and Coordinator Cheri Honda, “In the CIMBA MBA and the Full-Time MBA programs. managers in today’s challenging global program, students have access to a three- “This mix allows students to create business environment. The next six months month internship in China, a six-month their own networks,” said Honda. “During are spent taking elective courses at Sun study abroad portion in China, Mandarin the winter, summer and spring breaks, Yat-Sen University School of Business in language and Chinese cultural courses, students in the Japan-focused Full-Time MBA, Guangzhou, China, followed by a three- career development assistance, and strong U.S. International MBA and the China month capstone internship with a company networking opportunities with fellow students, International MBA programs visit one another in China. Some of the Chinese companies alumni, and the business community at in other countries to experience various that are hosting CIMBA interns are: Kingold large.” business environments. In fact, some second Group in Guangzhou, Consulate General A unique aspect of this program involves year students just returned from visiting U.S. in Shanghai, CSI Consulting Asia, and the integration of first-year CIMBA students the CIMBA students in China. So far this Shanghai Bank. concept has been successful.” “What really tops off this MBA program Unlike other study abroad programs, is my internship in Guangzhou,” Yeung Shidler’s 21-month CIMBA program offers noted. “I am working for a giant Chinese students a comprehensive foundation real estate company, Kingold Group. Most in business fundamentals with an Asia- of the team members that I work with are Pacific focus and real learning and from Europe, Australia, and the U.S.” working experiences for those interested in Yeung’s internship at Kingold Group has developing careers in China. enabled her to use her creativity to market “I think the CIMBA program is extremely and publicize the launch of Imperial Springs, unique and the most valuable experience one of China’s most expensive, luxurious, I will ever have,” said Monica Yeung, and exclusive resort projects, estimated at currently a second-year CIMBA student in $1.2 billion U.S. dollars. China. “The best experiences were not “This is a great opportunity for me only from the classroom, but were from just to sharpen my skills,” Yeung added. “I daily living. We participated in activities truly recommend this program to anyone with local student clubs, went on numerous interested in a career here in China as it will field trips, and we traveled, met and visited open many doors.” many Chinese and global companies in As for Jon Haase, enrolling in the CIMBA my classmate Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai.” program is a decision he does not regret. The CIMBA program features a first-year His study abroad experience has given him Monica cohort experience in Hawai‘i designed to an insider’s perspective that you can get only

4 by living in China. Here is an excerpt from just their way of asking how things are going through the train station’s procedures with his web journal detailing his first month in with you. ease. China with classmates Monica Yeung, Ann As we made our way south, we Yan-Yan Ip, and Jeremie Brecheisen. Hong Kong Road Trip experienced rural China with its mountains Three weeks into the semester calls for a and farmlands. We arrived in Shenzhen Arriving in Guangzhou road trip to Hong Kong to celebrate China’s after about 90 minutes on the train. It was a I arrived in Guangzhou in September. national holiday. For most Chinese, this quick trip across the border to Hong Kong. It is quite modern. The roads are wide, the means a full week off from work and school. Once in Hong Kong, we got our sidewalks are lined with trees and there’s a It was total madness at the train station. passports stamped and continued on to the lot of amazingly cheap food at every corner. Thanks to our classmate Ann, who is metro station. Hong Kong caught me by I met up with my classmates Monica and from Hong Kong, we were quickly led surprise. It’s a very energetic city. Ann and together we grabbed some food. I ate squid for the first time. I figured that since it was my first day in China, I might as well eat something new. Squid is squidy. Oct. 27 After lunch, we went to the bank to open an account. The dilemma was finding Company Site Visit a bank that would exchange my traveler’s checks. After four banks and a taxi ride we We boarded a bus to visit Ryder found Bank of China. While I was picking out my new cell Enterprises and the world famous IBM phone, Jeremie called to see if I wanted Corporation in Shenzhen. This was a great a mattress pad. I found out the pad is a opportunity to see the culture of two major improvement to the thin mattress they provide. Unfortunately, it’s nothing like the Chinese corporate environments. pile of marshmallows we enjoy in the states. Our first stop was at Ryder Enterprises, China’s second largest electronic First Day of Class Today was the first day of the semester manufacturing services company. They build in a three-hour Chinese Marketing Systems small private label electronics for some of class. The class meets in a pretty modern classroom in the central part of the business the biggest brands in the world. building at Sun Yat-Sen University School of Watching the workers was very Business, overlooking a courtyard. There are interesting. The employees sat at very long eight American students out of a class of 25. The rest of the students are from Europe. workstations and each had a very small During the lecture, our professor task. After a 10-course lunch at a local discussed some of the unique characteristics restaurant, the management team provided of China and later played a card game to get us acquainted with one another. We us with a tour of the IBM offices and also played a true and false game. My explained its strategy to move away from question was, “If a Chinese person asks if hardware manufacturing and become a true I am hungry, are they asking to go out for food?” The answer is false. I was told it is service company providing fully integrated technological solutions for their The China International clients. MBA program and other international This is a MBA programs are now great case accepting applications study in for fall 2010. Application corporate deadline is May 1. evolution for more information and  [email protected] maintaining  +1 (808) 956-8266 market  www.mba.shidler.hawaii.edu leadership.

www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 5 Be true to your school

roud alumni and friends 26,000 plus alumni worldwide who of all ages, professions, are contributing not only to the Alumni and industries came College’s success but also to the Ptogether to wish the success of their communities and Shidler College of Business a happy their businesses.” celebrate 60th birthday at the 2009 Hall of Honor Awards. The event, held at Graduates from the College’s the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach inaugural classes of 1952 and Resort & Spa, drew nearly 750 1953 were among those honored Shidler’s 60th guests including the who’s who of that night. Charles Choy, Howard Hawai‘i’s business community. Hamamoto, Dr. Herbert Marutani,

A reunion reception provided the at annual perfect start to the celebration “meeting by bringing everyone together. Classmates reminisced about their different Hall of Honor UH days by flipping through old yearbooks. And photo galleries, people with memorabilia, snacks and trinkets from the past six decades took different Awards guests on a journey back in time. backgrounds. The friendly mood extended to the ballroom as the doors opened and Diversity is the crowd took their seats for the formal program. “It’s wonderful what makes us tonight to see so many friends, classmates and colleagues for this unique.” special celebration,” commented alumna Barbara Tanabe (EMBA ’79) Manny Sylvester, Kenneth Yanamura who served as emcee. “It is just like and Ernest Young were invited Alumna Candes Gentry performs her hit being back in school except that I on stage to receive certificates song “A Change in Me.” think that many of us look a little commemorating the occasion. Each more distinguished, depending on shared their UH memories with the our class year,” teased Tanabe. audience. Sylvester, who is a former managing partner with Coopers “This year is a special one. It’s our and Lybrand, remembered the 60th birthday party,” said Dean closeness and the personal nature of Vance Roley as he welcomed the his education. “It made it very, very audience. “Today I am very, very, enjoyable because in those days the proud to be associated with the professors knew who you were.” Shidler College of Business and the

6 Left: EMBA alumna Eve Shere spots an old photo of herself as a Shidler student. Below: The UH Drumline announces the start of the formal program with a heart-thumping performance.

Choy, a retired State bank examiner, The evening concluded with the performances by the UH Drumline said his best memory was “meeting induction of the 2009 Hall of and Miss Hawaii 1999 Candes different people with different Honor Award recipients - Howard Gentry (MBA ‘04). backgrounds. Diversity is what Hamamoto (BBA ’53), president makes us unique.” of Quarters Inc.; Pressler The Awards was held on October (MBA ’74), executive vice president 15, 2009 and was sponsored by Shidler alums beamed with pride and chief strategic officer of Hawaii Hawaii Business magazine. Proceeds as a special anniversary video was Pacific Health; Victor Lim (BBA ’73, raised benefited the Shidler Alumni shown. It showcased the history MBA ’75), president of LWD dba Association’s endowed scholarship and growth of the Shidler College McDonald’s and Ross Murakami fund. over the past six decades, recapped (BBA ’87), founding partner of Mahalo to 60th Anniversary important events that shaped the KMH LLP. Each of these outstanding Steering Committee members Jay state’s economy, and recognized individuals has, in his or her Shidler, Robin Campaniano, Howard the outstanding accomplishments own way, made many important Hamamoto and Barbara Tanabe of prominent business alumni from contributions to the community, and the 55 class representatives each decade such as Oz Stender their professions and their school. (BBA ’58), Walter Dods (BBA ’67), whose commitment, dedication and Sharon Weiner (MBA ’75), Dee Jay Other highlights included a Hawaii support made this event so special. Mailer (EMBA ’85), Micah Kane Business photo booth, drawings For more photos and videos from (MBA ’95), and Gina Mangieri for a Maserati and Harley Davidson the 2009 Hall of Honor Awards, visit (EMBA ’02). dream drive donated by JN www.shidler60.com. Exotics & Cycle City, and opening

The 2009 Hall of Honor Award recipients are joined on stage by family and friends, as well as alumni from the classes of 1952 and 1953. www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 7 Kipapa¯ i ke Ala Lecture

“What’s been so gratifying is building something that’s driven by the passion and commitment of a large community of people.“

A conversation with Hawai‘i’s own

Pierre Omidyar By Amy Watari

Reporters from Shidler Business and UH M¯anoa’s student newspaper, The Ka Leo, had an opportunity to sit down with eBay Founder Pierre Omidyar prior to the K¯ıpapa i ke Ala Lecture on January 27. Here are excerpts from that exclusive interview.

8 Q: After building such a successful career on by these wonderful natural resources. We can see how our the mainland, what was it that drew you back actions impact the land and how our actions impact the air to the islands after all these years? and the sea. It is a natural place to think about sustainability in a very holistic way. That is what we’re trying to do with A: I didn’t grow up here but I was lucky enough to attend 8th the Ulupono Initiative. We’re really trying to think about it and 9th grade at . I met my wife in college at holistically. Every aspect of life as a sustainability component and one of the things we had in common was is very important. Hawai‘i. She went to elementary school here so we always had this Hawai‘i connection. As our kids got older, we started thinking about where we wanted to raise them. We’d been Q: How will Peer News avoid some of the coming back to Hawai‘i on a regular basis and thought this problems that other online news have would be a great place. So three years ago when my oldest experienced?* daughter entered kindergarten, we came back. It’s just been A: As I think about it, we’re re-conceptualizing what great to be back. journalism is for and how it works in society. With Peer News, we hope to have a social impact. We’re bringing people Q: What are some of the things that you feel together to have dialogue around issues that impact our have contributed to eBay’s success? * community. I think bringing those two pieces together hasn’t been done very well before. I think we’re going to create a A: eBay’s success is really driven by its community. In the lot of value and have a lot of impact. Our focus is on Hawai‘i beginning, I had this idea and wanted to try an experiment. and we have to make that work first. Will people buy and sell online in an environment where everyone is talking about how hard it is to trust people? What the community did was they took the opportunity to Q: Were you hoping for an experience similar use this platform and built their own businesses on it. They to eBay with Peer News? Where you’ll provide treated each other with respect and in the words of some the platform but it really will be what the users, “it restored their faith in human nature.” What’s been community puts into it.* so gratifying is building something that’s driven by the A: There will be two components: A community of people passion and commitment of a large community of people. who are interested in the issues and professional journalists who are helping to inform and guide the discussion Q: How do you decide what sorts of projects around the news. One of the disappointing things that and charities you’d like to get involved with? has happened online in the last 10 years is the level of conversation around controversial issues and the lack A: Everything we do is really based on this notion of trying of civility that people display to one another. It doesn’t to create opportunities for people to meet their own accurately reflect the way that we are. I think if we create aspirations, to improve their own lives and to make the world the right kind of tools and the right kind of structure, you a better place. When this economic crisis hit, we wanted to can bring people together. The answers are never black and step up the effort and really help the Hawai‘i community get white. They’re usually somewhere in the middle. through this tough economic time.

Q: With all that you’ve learned over the years, Q: Sustainability seems to be one of the what’s your advice to aspiring entrepreneurs in areas in which you have a passion. What are Hawai‘i? your thoughts for Hawai‘i as a sustainable community? A: Find something that you’re passionate about. Don’t accept conventional wisdom about that thing and change A: It’s really important because we’re an island in the middle the world to the way that you think it should be. That’s what of this massive ocean and we import so much of what we use being an entrepreneur is all about. and so much of what we need to live. We are surrounded * Asked by Ka Leo reporter Omidyar speaks at Kipapa i ke Ala Lecture eBay founder Pierre Omidyar drew over successful entrepreneur and visionary. The lecture was moderated by PACE 650 people as the speaker for the 20th His passion for connecting people and director Susan Yamada and was held on K¯ıpapa i ke Ala Lecture sponsored by the commitment to energizing the economy January 27 at the UH M¯anoa Campus Center Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE). was apparent as he covered everything Ballroom. To view the full video of Omidyar’s For nearly an hour, Omidyar provided from eBay’s humble beginnings to advice on talk, visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu/kipapa. insight in to what makes him such a launching a new start-up.

www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 9 Passion. Innovation.

Professor Ralph Sprague, chair of the Hawai‘i International Conference on Collaboration. System Sciences Taking the Hawai‘i International Conference on System Sciences to new heights

What draws nearly 800 chair back in the late 1970s. They all get together at just total heroes in their of the greatest minds in With the help of his fellow HICSS.” The symposium, fields. I get to hob knob with information systems and HICSS colleagues, Sprague has workshops and tutorials these guys and that’s pretty technology to Hawai‘i each led the conference to new on emerging areas drives exciting.” Speakers have January? It’s not only the heights as one of the premier the innovation edge which included the likes of Arno warm tropical breezes or the gatherings in the areas of is another unique aspect Penzias, the Nobel Laureate breathtaking scenery, but computer science, computer along with the conference’s for his work on the “Big an internationally renowned engineering, and information international nature. Bang” theory, and John Seely conference best known by systems applications. Approximately half of those Brown, former Chief Scientist industry insiders simply as According to Sprague, it who attend HICSS come from at Xerox. HICSS. is a combination of several nearly 30 different countries But the impact that Now in its 44th year, things that makes HICSS outside of the U.S. creating the conference has had The Hawai‘i International so special. “The topics a truly global meeting of the on both the industry and Conference on System really cross academic minds. HICSS participants is what Science (HICSS) is one of the boundaries and this brings For Sprague, meeting with Sprague is most proud longest continuously running together people of different his fellow colleagues from of. “People come up to scientific conferences in the perspectives and expertise,” around the world, including me and say, ‘HICSS gave world. Many have tried to explained Sprague. “The the many industry legends me my start. I built my duplicate it but few have other special thing is the featured at the conference’s career at HICCS,’ and that surpassed its ability to bring interactions. Everybody says Distinguished Lecture Series is really very rewarding,” together hundreds of top IS this but at HICSS it’s true to is what makes HICSS fun. commented Sprague. “It is academics and professionals the max. We have people “We’ve had Nobel laureates pretty satisfying to oversee in an environment that gathering in clusters of two and computer science prize something that has that kind fosters the exchange of ideas or three to work on projects. winners - people who are of an impact.” and research. Much of HICSS’ success can be attributed to the hard The 43rd Annual Hawai‘i International Conference on System Sciences work and dedication of one The 43rd annual HICSS gathering was held January 5-8, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt Resort & Spa. Highlights man - Dr. Ralph Sprague. include a Keynote Address by Daniel Huttenlocher, dean of Computing and Information Science at Cornell This well-respected Shidler University and a Distinguished Lecture by Ben Shneiderman, founding director of the Human-Computer professor of Information Interaction Laboratory at the University of . The conference also featured 10 tracks and 91 mini-tracks, paper presentations, symposia, workshops and tutorials. For more information on HICSS including details on Technology Management HICSS-44, visit www.hicss.hawaii.edu. took the reins as conference

10 SHIDLER NEWS Empowering the aspiring entrepreneur

Undergraduate program ranked among nation’s best

Shidler has claimed a spot among the nation’s best business programs according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s annual list of top undergraduate business programs. Entrepreneurs Club members strike a pose at their Mahalo Mixer held at Hukilau Restaurant in . In the 2010 rankings, Three semesters ago, holds a “Kick Off Forum” that ideas to a panel of industry the College placed in the The Entrepreneurs Club brings in business leaders such experts. Last semester, the top top 100 out of nearly 500 was established with the as Jay Shidler, Dustin Shindo, three teams were invited by accredited undergraduate purpose of “Entrepreneurial and Eddie Flores to speak. entrepreneur Bill Spencer to business programs nationwide. Empowerment.” The founding Members also participate in pitch their ideas to the Hawaii Shidler was listed 10th in the members wanted to form an entrepreneurial workshops Venture Capital Association. Western region, 52nd among organization where students and mixers to network with The teams were awarded about public schools, and 99th could learn the fundamentals professionals from the Virtual $10,000 in sponsored prizes by overall ranked closely behind of entrepreneurship and were Professionals-in-Residence Grant Thornton. the University of , encouraged to explore their program. The club also holds To learn more about The University of — entrepreneurial spirit. an elevator pitch competition Entrepreneurs Club, visit http:// Boulder, and the University of Each semester, the club in which students pitch their ec.shidler.hawaii.edu. . “We’ve made substantial investments in our students, Executive training partnership formed with one of the world’s programs and faculty, and largest steel manufacturers have significantly increased our relationships in various Center. The rigorous curriculum business communities around and caliber of the Shidler faculty the world,” said Vance Roley, made for a challenging program dean of the Shidler College. that allowed participants to draw “It is extremely gratifying upon their real-world business to be recognized among the experiences to gain a more top undergraduate schools of global management perspective. business.” As a result of the highly Shidler was one of only successful program, Shidler’s six new schools to enter the Executive Education Center BusinessWeek rankings this year. will continue to partner with In August 2009, the College’s POSCO to deliver seven new program in international programs. Participants will business was listed 12th in include senior executives, U.S. News & World Report’s In October 2009, executives Hawai‘i from South Korea to factory managers, and technical 2010 undergraduate business and mid-level managers from participate in three short-term professionals from POSCO’s programs rankings. POSCO, the world’s 4th largest training programs developed by workforce in China, Vietnam steel manufacturer, arrived in Shidler’s Executive Education and India.

www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 11 SHIDLER NEWS UH CIBER leads faculty tour of Vietnam businesses The UH Center for top organizations during the International Business ten-day trip. Some of the site Education and Research visits included the Harvard (CIBER) coordinated the 2010 Kennedy School, Intel’s $1.3 Vietnam Faculty Development billion manufacturing plant, in International Business. The Deloitte Vietnam Auditing program, which was co-hosted Company and GM Daewoo by the University of to name a few. Along with CIBER, was geared to help unique cultural experiences business school faculty learn the that included an overnight unique aspects of doing business sampan tour of Halong Bay in Vietnam. The first segment and experiencing the sights of the trip focused on Ho Chi and smells of a wet market, Minh City’s rapidly growing the group also hosted a panel SME and MNE outsourcing and session on Human Resource the second segment emphasized Management for a class of the transition of state-owned Vietnam Executive MBA enterprises in Hanoi. students and attended an The 22 participants were interdisciplinary session led by AA Corporation is the largest interior fit out company for 5-star hotels in Southeast hosted by many of the country’s Vietnamese scholars. Asia. The corporation’s CEO provided a tour of the furniture manufacturing facilities.

Top students inducted into international business honor society Family Business Center of Hawai‘i seeks to increase membership

The Family Business Center of Hawai‘i (FBCH) is working toward fulfilling its goal of recruiting at least 25 new O‘ahu chapter members and five new chapter members. The Center hopes to build a vibrant membership with a total of 60 active family businesses. If you are interested in attending an upcoming meeting

Smiling faces all around as the new members of the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society gathered for a group photo. on Maui or O‘ahu, including the May 19 meeting featuring Jon This November, Shidler’s and 30 master’s students were all doctoral requirements at an Bridge of Ben Bridge Jewelers, brightest were welcomed into presented with certificates AACSB International accredited contact [email protected] or the exclusive international honor recognizing their induction into business program are eligible for (808) 956-5092. society Beta Gamma Sigma the lifetime honor society. membership and all its benefits The FBCH is a non-profit, (BGS) at a special induction Only students who rank in For photos and a full list member-based forum, housed ceremony held in the Shidler the upper 10 percent of their of Shidler’s 2009 Beta Gamma within the Shidler College of College courtyard. junior or senior class, top 20 Sigma inductees, visit our web Business. For more about the In front of proud family percent of their graduating site at www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ Center and its initiatives, visit and friends, 24 undergraduate master’s class or have completed magazine. www.fbcofhawaii.org.

12 SHIDLER NEWS More than $1.3 million in scholarships awarded in 2009-2010

Grateful students had an opportunity to thank their scholarship donors at the College’s annual Scholarship Luncheon held at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i. Over $1.3 million in As the keynote speaker expressed that, “These woman.” Yanazaki continued, scholarships was awarded to 286 for the luncheon, alumnus scholarships enable us, the “These learning experiences Shidler students in 2009-2010. Jon Paul Akeo (MHRM ’04) students, the freedom and the would not be possible without Each year, student recipients recounted his experiences as ability to pursue our passions in the financial help that are given a chance to meet and a Shidler student and shared education.” Sultan is a recipient scholarships have provided for thank their donors personally at how his degree has helped him of the Dennis Y.M. Ching us.” the College’s annual Scholarship throughout his career. Akeo is Memorial Scholarship. UH For a list of all of Shidler’s Luncheon. Close to 200 donors the associate and senior human Regent Scholar Joy Yanazaki scholarship donors and and recipients attended the resources specialist for Booz also shared that her scholarship recipients and to view photos special event at the Japanese Allen Hamilton. allowed her, “To grow as a and video from the event, Cultural Center of Hawai‘i on Also at the event, MBA person and become more visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ November 9, 2009. student speaker Omar Sultan confident as a future business magazine.

New peer mentoring program gains ground and advice to the new recruits. “We noticed that in the past, the two Full-Time MBA cohorts didn’t really have a direct opportunity to interact,” explained Sultan. “Networking is so important in business so we wanted to start something that gave first-years and second-years the opportunity to get to know each other and make lasting connections.” The program is open to all graduate students but thus far a majority of participants have been from the Full-Time program. Of the 38 Full-Time MBA students who entered the College last fall, 37 opted to participate in the program. Included in the group were seven China International MBA mentors who conversed long-distance from China with their mentees. Participants gain a personal perspective on everything from the best campus resources to future goals to tips on time Tarik Sultan and Omar Sultan (Back left and right) spend time mentoring first- management. Casey Hewes, a Part-Time MBA student, has taken year MBA students Kandice Johns and Ly Phan. on the role of Mentorship Program Director and has reached out The Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA) to other programs within the College. Hewes has recruited an Mentoring program launched in the fall of 2009 as the additional 17 Part-Time MBA students into the program, nine brainchild of MBA students Tarik Sultan and Perrin Kusano. undergraduates, and is currently recruiting students from the The two started the initiative as a way to connect new MBA Master of Accounting program. To learn more, visit www.hawaii. students with second-year students who could offer guidance edu/gbsa.

www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 13 For fall 2010 SHIDLER NEWS MBA Programs Shidler hosts Frontiers conference on service research Final: May 1, 2010 Includes Full-Time MBA, Part-Time Services Research MBA, Juris Doctorate/MBA, China for IBM, John International MBA, Japan-focused Seely Brown, MBA, MS in Nursing Administration/ co-author of “The MBA, MS in Civil Engineering/MBA Only Sustainable Advantage,” Master of Accounting Richard W. Final: May 1, 2010 Oliver, CEO of American Sentinel Master of Science in University, Financial Engineering and W. Brian Arthur, Citibank Final: May 1, 2010 Attendees from around the world mingle at the 2009 Frontiers in Service Conference reception. Professor at the Sante Fe Institute Master of Human Over 200 business more than 30 countries and and author of “The Nature of Resource Management professionals and academics features a cross-functional list of Technology: What it is and How Final: 1, 2010 gathered in Hawai‘i for the topics including service science, it Evolves.” 18th annual Frontiers in Service service marketing, service The conference was held in Executive MBA – Conference hosted by the human resources, service IT and October 2009 at the Sheraton Vietnam Shidler College of Business. e-service. Hotel and was co- Final: July 1, 2010 One of the leading Plenary speakers for this sponsored by the University of conferences on service research, year’s conference included Maryland’s Robert H. Smith Graduate Certificate Frontiers attracts attendees from Robert Morris, vice president of School of Business. in Professional Accounting The Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship continues to grow (Summer 2010) Final: April 16, 2010 degree and graduate certificate students and faculty with experts in Entrepreneurship. Here is an from the local community who Finance and update on a few of the Center’s offer their knowledge and advice latest initiatives. in specific areas of business. Accounting for Non- Since establishing the PACE recently sponsored Financial Managers Imagine, Dream, Realize (IDR) two K¯ı papa i ke Ala lectures. In Final: April 21, 2010 Grants program in Fall 2008, November, Karl Fooks presented the Center has awarded over a talk entitled “Venture Capital Executive MBA 100 grants totalling more than in Hawai’i: A New Era.” (Fall 2011) $25,000 to students with new Fooks is the president of the Final: June 1, 2011 ideas for a product or service Hawaii Strategic Development which satisfies a market need. Corporation. The featured Neighbor Island MBA This semester’s Professionals- speaker for the January lecture (Fall 2011) in-Residence were Greg Kim, was e-Bay founder Pierre Final: July 1, 2011 partner of Virtual Law Partners Omidyar who shared his story Karl Fooks LLP, Piia Aarma, founder and with a capacity audience of over In recent years, the president of Pineapple Tweed 650 (see page 8). Both lectures To learn more: Pacific Asian Center for Public Relations and Marketing, are available for viewing online Chenoa Farnsworth, president  [email protected] Entrepreneurship (PACE) has at www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ experienced tremendous growth, of Hawaii Angels, and Tim kipapa.  +1 (808) 956-8266 expanding the number of its Dick, partner at Startup Capital To learn more about all of  www.shidler.hawaii.edu programs from five to 15 and Ventures. The Professional-In- PACE’s initiatives, visit www. launching an undergraduate Residence program connects shidler.hawaii.edu/pace.

14 SHIDLER NEWS Shaping the future of the Master of Human Resource Management program

Front: Vance Roley, Toni Mingo, Barbara Falvey, and Marie Kumabe; Back: Jean Hamakawa, Janis Kane, Jennifer Foley, Nona Tamanaha, Mari Olson, Jon Paul Akeo, Marty Woodward, Bill Chung, Nelson Sakamoto, Allen Chung, Winona White, Malcolm Inamine, and Lianne Yoshida.

Since launching in 2003, program, an advisory board both relevant and cutting edge are thankful for their support over 200 professionals have made up of executives from for today’s business needs,” and involvement.” graduated from Shidler’s leading local companies was commented Vance Roley, dean Now preparing for its fifth Master of Human Resource formed in February 2010. of the Shidler College. “The cohort, the MHRM program Management (MHRM) “This new advisory expertise and experience that attracts top local, mainland and program and continued on to board will help us determine these individuals posses is an international students and is the become leaders in their industry. emerging trends in this highly invaluable resource for students, state’s only graduate business To ensure the continued dynamic industry and ensure faculty and administration of program accredited by AACSB growth and success of the that our curriculum remains the MHRM program, and we International. Vietnam Executive MBA moves to new The competition heats up as students location in Ho Chi Minh City duke it out at Super Clubs’ Day

On February 1, 2010, airport. The facility features the Vietnam Executive MBA a modern 50-seat executive- (VEMBA) program moved to style classroom, administrative a new facility in Ho Chi Minh offices and a reception area with City. Classes and administrative a small library for students. Club mates bonded at this semester’s Super Club’s Day on March 7th at Kanewai Park. Three hundred fifty business students from nine clubs offices are now housed in the VEMBA students, faculty competed in various events. The Financial Management Association won brand new 10-story MediaNet and staff share the entire 3rd the Super Club’s Day trophy by finishing first in the Team Relay, second building which is centrally floor of the building with the in Volleyball, third in the Singing Bee and fourth in Battle of the Brains. All in all, it was a great day for club mates to bond and build camaraderie. located five minutes from City VNU-International University’s Hall and 10 minutes from the downtown campus.

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Research Assistant Professor of Marketing Sonia Ghumann published a paper entitled, “The downside of religious attire: The Muslim headscarf and expectations of obtaining employment,” in the Journal of Organizational Behavior in Rochelle Garcia Michelle Garcia-Navarro Shannon Oshiro March. Assistant Professor from the University of Hawai‘i Stephen Vargo will be New Staff of Marketing Jennifer at M¯anoa with a BA in Japanese. awarded the Ludwig-Erhard Rochelle Garcia Chandler published several Visiting Professorship from the was recently hired as an peer-review papers in Foundation of International administrative and fiscal support RECOGNITIONS management handbooks Management at the University specialist. She worked with the The School of Hawaiian including: “Organizational of Bayreuth this summer in City & County of Honolulu Knowledge at the University Buying Behavior: Evolution Germany. The award recognizes and Kapi‘olani Community of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa honored in the Buying Center,” co- international researchers in College. Originally from Maui, School of Accountancy authored with W. Johnston, international management. Garcia is a 2008 Shidler alumna Instructor Manu Ka‘iama published in The Business-to- Davidson and Vargo were with a BBA in Finance. with the “I Ulu I Ke Kumu” Business Marketing Handbook; recently named co-editors for a Michelle Garcia-Navarro award in March. Ka‘iama was “Transnationalism in a Muslim special issue of the Journal of the recently joined the College as recognized for her community Market: Questions of Dubai,” Management Information Systems MBA admissions director. She leadership and activism in co-authored with C.H. Lee, Quarterly that’ll focus on service is responsible for admissions, her work as director for the published in the innovation in a digital age. marketing and recruitment for Kaulele program, a scholarship the Full and Part-Time MBA, partnership with Kamehameha China International MBA and Schools, and for the Native the Japan-focused MBA. For Hawaiian Leadership Project, Faculty visit Vietnamese manufacturer the past five years, she worked a federal program that assists as admissions director for the Native Hawaiians pursuing University of higher education. Fels Institute of Government. Congratulations to Shidler’s Garcia-Navarro received her BA “Professors of the Semester” and Masters in Governmental for fall 2009: Finance Professor Administration from the Reginald Worthley for University of Pennsylvania Executive MBA and Instructor and an MA in International of Finance Judith Mills Wong Development from American for BBA Core and BBA Major/ University. Electives. Shannon Oshiro recently Professor of Information joined the College as lead Technology Management administrative officer. She has Elizabeth Davidson with nearly 16 years of fiscal and E. Vaast received the Best personnel experience at UH Paper Award for “Digital including 11 years as a fiscal Entrepreneurship and its officer at the College of Natural Sociomaterial Enactment” at Professor Jack Suyderhoud (far right) and other faculty members are pictured sitting Sciences and five years as fiscal this year’s Hawai‘i International on the “John” at Viglacera, a Vietnamese state-owned enterprise that makes glass accounting specialist at the UH and porcelain products as part of the Faculty Development in International Business Conference on System Sciences. program (See page 12 for full story). Bookstore. Oshiro graduated Marketing Professor

16 FACULTY & Staff NOTES Professor John Butler and MBA team take first runner-up in the Asia Moot Corp

MBA students (L to R) Tarik Sultan, Tiffany Chiang, Omar S. Sultan and advisor Professor John Butler (second from left) represented Shidler at the Asia Moot Corp held in Thailand in March. Their team “MB Therapeutics” focused on developing and establishing the standard for non-invasive targeted drug/gene delivery to improve patient treatment and quality of life. “The students did an outstanding job and were the best team,” said Butler. “This is by far the best finish ever and if you look at our population relative to the other schools, it’s quite an achievement.” The competition focuses on fostering the entrepreneurial spirit in students and has been the premier intercollegiate business plan competition in Asia since 1998. This year’s competition drew 12 teams from top business schools from China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, United States and Thailand.

Handbook of Islamic Marketing; Economic Journal Monthly in Professor of Accounting Finance Association Conference and “Organizational Buying December. Hamid Pourjalali, M. Pomberg in Atlanta, in January. Networks,” co-authored with W. Associate Professor of and O. Aptel’s paper entitled, “A This conference is one of the Johnson, published in Advances Finance Wei Huang, Professor Report on Improving Activities premier academic finance in Business Marketing and of Finance Ghon S. Rhee of Logistics Departments in conferences in the U.S. Purchasing. and N. Tang’s paper entitled, Hospitals: A Comparison of Professor of Information Chandler and Vargo’s paper “Preferenced Trading, Quote French and U.S. Hospitals,” Technology Management Ralph entitled, “Contextualization: Competition, and Market was accepted in the Journal of Sprague was invited to be a part Network Intersections, Value- Quality: Evidence from Applied Management Accounting of the “Founding Fathers Panel” in-Context, and Co-Creation Decimalization on the NYSE,” Research in 2009. at the International Conference of Markets,” was recently was recently accepted by on Information Systems in published in Marketing Theory, Financial Review. Conferences in December. The six- special issue: Forum for Markets Professor of Accounting Professor of Accounting member panel discussed ways and Marketing. Roger Debreceny was awarded Shirley Daniel, Pourjalali and to improve the academic field of Earlier this year, Mooweon a $30,000 grant from the J. Cieslewicz presented their Information Systems. They were Rhee published two articles: Association of Chartered paper entitled, “The Impact all instrumental in developing “The pursuit of shared wisdom Certified Accountants and of Culture and Country Level the conference 35 years ago. in class: When classical Chinese the International Association Infrastructure on Corporate thinkers meet James March,” for Accounting Education Governance Practices: Theory Retirees in the Academy of Management and Research to study the and Empirical Evidence,” at A fond aloha to Associate Learning & Education, and implications of XBRL for the the 2009 American Accounting Director of the Pacific-Asian “Confucian capitalism and the financial statement audit. Association Annual Meeting in Management Institute and paradox of closure and structural Professor of Management in August and the Center for International hotels in East Asian firms,” in Kiyohiko Ito and E.L. Rose’s European International Business Business Education & Research Management and Organization article entitled, “Implicit Return Academy (EIBA) Annual Rochelle McArthur and Review (forthcoming in June). on Domestic and International Conference in Spain. Daniel Professor of Information Sparked by the opening of Sales: An Empirical Analysis of and Pourjalali with E. Wen also Technology Management Ralph China’s newest stock exchange U.S. and Japanese Firms,” was presented “Factors influencing Sprague. in 2009, Professors of Finance recently accepted by the Journal CFOs of U.S.-based companies Sprague is recognized for his Steve Dawson and Victor of International Business Studies. towards adoption of the fair framework article on Decision Huang published an article Professor of Marketing value accounting option and Support Systems and is regarded entitled, “Looking Back to Qimei Chen with co-author X. international financial reporting as one of the top ten most Look Forward: What does Zhao and J.G. Lynch recently standards,” at the EIBA influential authors in the field Hong Kong’s GEM, Singapore’s published a paper entitled, Conference. of Management of Information SESDAQ, and Malaysia’s “Reconsidering Baron and Professor of Finance David Systems. Sprague will continue MESDAQ tell about Shenzhen’s Kenny: Myths and Truths about Hunter’s paper entitled, his leadership of the Hawai‘i New Growth Enterprise Mediation Analysis,” in the “Endogenous Benchmarks,” International Conference on Market,” in the Hong Kong Journal of Consumer Research. was accepted at the American System Sciences.

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4 5 6 [1] HOW TO NETWORK AT SOCIAL MIXERS attracted a crowd of over 80 business professionals interested in maximizing their networking skills. The Shidler Alumni Association co-hosted the seminar with the Young Lawyers Division of the Hawaii State Bar Association. The talk was presented by the Referral Institute and was held at the Hukilau Restaurant in November. [2] GOLDEN SCHOLAR Rosalind Chun (BBA ’59), pictured with UH Manoa¯ Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw (left), was among those honored at the UH Alumni Association’s Golden Scholars 50 year reunion in December. [3] MHRM ALUMNI Alumni of the Masters of Human Resource Management program paused for a photo during a recent Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) meeting on Maui. [4] KAUA‘I ALUMNI RECEPTION An enthusiastic group of alumni from Kaua‘i kicked off the New Year with a reception held at the historic Gaylord’s at Kilohana restaurant. It was a first time meeting for alumni on the Garden Isle. [5 & 6] THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SOCIAL was a mixer for lawyers, doctors and business professional which drew over 200 to Ka Restaurant and Lounge in February. The event was co-sponsored by the Shidler Alumni Association and the Young Lawyers Division of the Hawaii State Bar Association.

oday, there are more There are many fun and Consider joining the Shidler In the following pages, you’ll than 26,000 graduates easy ways to connect. One of Alumni Association to show find highlights from all of our Tof the Shidler College the simplest is to follow us your support while enjoying recent events including those of Business that reside across on Twitter and join Shidler’s awesome member benefits mentioned above. 50 states and on nearly every Facebook and LinkedIn and invitations to exclusive There are many additional continent around the world. groups. This is a great way networking events. The Shidler ways to get involved - Make a Members of this incredible to make new contacts and Alumni Association is the largest gift, volunteer as a mentor, help alumni ‘ohana (family) are a stay informed of the latest and most active UHAA chapter with career opportunities and part of a diverse network of alumni initiatives. You can to-date. Its initiatives bring internship initiatives, be a guest business professionals whom also log on to the UH Alumni together Shidler graduates of all speaker, attend networking share a unbreakable connection. Association’s (UHAA) Online ages and backgrounds. events, etc. As a Shidler grad, we Community to let your UH Attending alumni events To learn more about getting encourage you to get involved friends know how you’re such as Back to Business, Aloha involved, visit www.shidler. as the relationships you build doing, update your business Tower Night and Executive hawaii.edu/alumni or contact through your alma mater information, check out the Vineyards provides fun and Maile Au, Shidler director of will provide lasting benefits online career module and educational opportunities to alumni engagement, at throughout your personal life activate your free UHalumni.org meet and interact with business [email protected] or and professional career. email address. professionals from all industries. (808) 956-3263. 18 Tasting brings alumni together for a good cause The 10th Annual Executive which showcased exclusive the action and put together a Vineyards fundraiser attracted selections from six wineries strategy.” over 400 wine-lovers and Shidler located off of the legendary Wayne Arakaki had a great supporters to the elegant Kahala highway that runs through time picking out his favorite Hotel and Resort for an intimate ’s wine country. wines. “I just tried the Tohu,” evening of wine tasting and Also, adding to the friendly said Arakaki referring to a camaraderie. There were both atmosphere was the smooth selection from Tuck Beckstoffer new and familiar faces who musical stylings of Kapono Wines. “It was good. I really spent the night perusing the Na‘ili‘ili, wonderful dishes by liked it.” All the wines served nearly 150 wines, sakes and Kahala Hotel restaurants, and that night were generously champagnes from Michael- a impressive silent auction that donated by M&S Brokerage and David, Ty Ku, Brown-Forman, had bidders competing on Better Brands. St. Supéry, and Trinchero to everything from a vintage bottle The event was held on name a few. of Bogle Vineyards Petite Sirah March 11 and raised an Premium ticket holders to a Las Vegas Golden Nugget estimated $25,000 for student enjoyed a special seminar led getaway. scholarships. It is one of the by Mark Milton from M&S “We’ve been looking around Shidler Alumni Association’s The 2010 Executive Vineyards friend- Brokerage and David Gochros the auction area and we’re largest annual friend-raisers. raiser generated approximately $25,000 from Better Brands. The two very excited to bid,” remarked For additional photos and for student scholarships. Over 400 connoisseurs took the audience alumna Laura Rand (MBA video footage, visit www.shidler. attended the annual event held on March 11 at the Kahala Hotel and on “A Tour of Highway 29,” ’08). “We’re going to scope out hawaii.edu/magazine. Resort.

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Beth Freeman (MBA ‘89) Candes Gentry (MBA ‘04) Kyle Hopkins (VEMBA ‘03) Lesley Kaneshiro (BBA ‘86) Ralph Kanetoku (BBA ‘80)

1950s Erwin is a partner and founding middle schools called After- UH Board of Regents. Amemiya’s Diane Thomas Ishida (BBA ‘58) has member of Erwin Cabrinha & Au School All-Stars Hawaii. one-year appointment started in Ito (BBA ’76) been named assistant vice LLP. has been named a March 2010. He will be responsible president and manager of Hawaii previews property team member for planning, coordinating and National Bank’s new Kapi‘olani for Coldwell Banker Pacific directing the administrative support 1970s Properties. Glenn Kunihisa (BBA services for the board. Most branch. Previously, Ishida was the Carrie Castle (BBA ’79) has been ’76, EMBA ’88) has been named recently, he served as executive assistant manager of the main named chief financial officer of vice chair of the Hawai‘i chapter director of the Hawaii High School branch on King Street. Richard Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties. of the Counselors of Real Estate. Athletic Association. Alan Arizumi Taylor (BS ‘51) recently published Previously she worked at KGMB- Myles Murakami (BBA ’76) has (BBA ’82) has been appointed to a novel entitled Shipwrecked! The TV and MSC Software Corp. and been named a new director for the senior management committee San Francisco Tragedy. Taylor is an Sony Trans Com Inc. in California. Hawaii’s Better Business Bureau. for the risk management group at active member of the UH alumni Winston Chow (BBA ’73, MBA Vernon Nakamura (BBA ‘78) First Hawaiian Bank. Vincent E. chapter in Las Vegas. ’79) has been appointed to the has been promoted to senior vice Barfield (BBA ’81, MBA ’86) has senior management committee for president and area manager of been promoted from executive the O’ahu region and consumer 1960s First Hawaiian Bank’s Kalihi branch. vice president to senior executive lending at First Hawaiian Bank. Lee Erwin (BBA ’69) has been Nakamura has over 30 years of vice president at Bank of Hawaii. Chow is also a board director appointed board treasurer for Big banking experience and started his He is now a member of the bank’s of a new non-profit after-school Brothers Big Sisters of Honolulu. career at First Hawaiian in 1978 managing committee. Barfield program launching in Hawai‘i’s as a management trainee. He is previously was responsible for responsible for the oversight of the Commercial Banking Group’s the Kalihi, King-Liliha, Liliha and real estate, leasing and wholesale Alumnus appears on magazine cover Chinatown branches. Richard insurance units and now oversees Rand (BBA ’78) has been named the investments division of the chairman of the board for Ronald Investment Service Group. McDonald House Charities of Jenny Brady (BBA ’83) has been Hawaii. Rand is a partner at the law named top listor for 2009 by Hokua firm Marr, Jones & Wang. Hawaii Realty. Robin Campaniano Michelle Tucker (BBA ’77) has (EMBA ’83) has retired as been appointed to the 2010 board president and chief executive of directors for Big Brothers Big officer of Farmers Insurance Sisters of Honolulu. Tucker is an Hawaii Co., formerly AIG Hawaii attorney with Sterling & Tucker Inc. Insurance. Campaniano joined the Albert Yamada (BBA ’74) has company in 1992. He will continue been promoted to vice chairman, to serve as an advisor at Farmers chief financial officer and chief but will focus on his role as general administrative officer at First partner for the Ulupono Initiative. Hawaiian Bank overseeing the Anita Chan (MBA ’98, BBA ’89) Michael Pietsch (EMBA ’09) appeared on the cover of Surfing bank’s finance, human resources, has been appointed assistant Magazine’s April 2010 issue. Pietsch was photographed riding a legal, compliance and investments. director of finance for Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort wave with a face estimated at 50 feet. The photo was captured by and Spa. She has more than 14 surf photographer Daniel Russo on day on the North 1980s years of experience in accounting Keith Amemiya (BBA ’88) has shore of O‘ahu. Pietsch, who is a co-owner of Wahoo’s Fish Taco, is and finance from her previous been appointed interim executive one of the rare amateurs to appear on the cover of Surfing Magazine. positions at GNB Technologies in administrator and secretary by the and Revlon Mid-Pacific

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Wendy King (BBA ‘99, MBA ‘07) Michael LaPorte (MBA ‘85) Lee Ann Matsuda (BBA ‘85) Michele Saito (BBA ‘81) John Speed (MBA ‘08) and Cindy King (BS ‘04) in Hawai‘i. She joined the resort was FEMA Director of Region VII assistant vice president of finance as a staff accountant and was in 2000. She also worked for U.S. for Aloha United Way. Fukuda has promoted to assistant director of Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa as more than 20 years of experience finance at Hilton Waikoloa Village the Senator’s Regional Director in financial accounting and taxation. in 2007. Rick Ching (MBA ’86) and managed operations for six Steve Hayamoto (BBA ’81, MBA has been promoted to president Iowa offices, including all relevant ’01) has been named a 2010 of Servco Automotive. Ching has emergency and disaster response director for the Hawaii Chapter been with the company for nearly coordination statewide. Robert of the Appraisal Institute. Denise 25 years. He will continue to Fujioka (MBA ’84) has been Iseri-Matsubara (BBA ’86) has serve as executive vice president appointed vice chairman and chief been named community relations UHAA’s largest alumni of Servco Pacific. Beth Freeman lending officer at First Hawaiian director with the Office of Hawaiian chapter to-date (MBA ’89) has been appointed Bank responsible for corporate Affairs. Previously, Iseri-Matsubara FEMA Regional Administrator for banking, commercial real estate served as special assistant to the Region VII which encompasses and leasing. Fujioka first joined the chairman of the Department of Iowa, , and bank in 1996. Amy Fukuda (BBA Hawaiian Home Lands. Jennifer Get . Freeman previously ’80, MBA ’83) has been hired as Isobe (BBA ’80) has been elected Involved Stay Connected

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www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 21 ALUMNI News board treasurer for the Friends a programmer in the Electronic of Waikiki Aquarium. Isobe is Data Processing Department. He Ha Thu Thanh (VEMBA ’03) currently a senior manager at is responsible for the installation KPMG LLP. Lesley Kaneshiro and support of computers and CEO, Deloitte Vietnam (BBA ’86) has been named chief data communication networks at Hanoi, Vietnam executive officer for Island Air. the bank. Todd A. Nohara (MBA Prior to her promotion, she was ’88) has been promoted from vice president and chief financial senior vice president of business officer for the company. Previously, and personal banking to executive

A lumni P rofile Kaneshiro was the director of vice president of business and treasury services at Aloha Airlines personal banking for Bank of prior to Island Air’s split from Aloha Hawaii. In his new role, Nohara will in 2004. Ralph Kanetoku (BBA oversee the bank’s new Personal ’80) has been named assurance Banking Initiative and manage partner with Kobayashi, Kanetoku, the business banking sales force Doi, Lum and Yasuda CPAs. statewide. Gary Nushida (BBA Kanetoku has 28 years of public ’81) has been named manager of accounting experience and most the year by the Hawaii Hotel & recently was a partner with KPMG Lodging Association. Nushida is LLP. Michael LaPorte (MBA a manager at the Hawaii Prince ’85) has been appointed vice Hotel Waikiki and Golf Club. Glenn president of the O’ahu division Porter (EMBA ’83) delivered for The Gas Company. Prior to the keynote speech at the Jon his new position, LaPorte was Huntsman Business School at Education is the key to success vice president and controller, a State’s Partners in Business Education has always been a high priority for Ha Thu Thanh. As position he held since 2006. He Program. The seminar focused on CEO of Deloitte Vietnam – one of Vietnam’s largest auditing originally joined the company in customer service and selling and firms, Thanh tries to instill in her employees the same value 1985. Carol A. Marx (BBA ’84) was held at the Eccles Conference that she places on learning and knowledge. Since graduating has been promoted to senior vice Center in November 2009. Porter from the Vietnam Executive MBA (VEMBA) program in 2003, president and residential lending is vice president of sales for she has recruited many of her senior partners to enroll in the sales manager in Bank of Hawaii’s LMC Software Solutions LLC and program and is the driving force behind Deloitte’s investment in Mortgage Banking Division. She also writes for Forbes on topic its employees’ continued training and education. has extensive experience in the including sales, salesmanship banking industry working at the and sale management. Michele “Education and learning have always been of prime importance former Pioneer Federal Savings Saito (BBA ’81) has been named in my life,” said Thanh. “As I see it [through the VEMBA Bank, First Hawaiian Bank, and president of Farmers Insurance program], I have improved on Bank of America Home Loans. Hawaii which was previously AIG Education my skills and knowledge to work The American Business Women’s Hawaii Insurance. Saito previously in this very global environment. and Association has named Lee Ann was executive vice president and The knowledge of the professors Matsuda (BBA ’85) as one of the chief operating officer for the combined with the experiences learning 2010 Top Ten Business Women of company. Eve Shere (EMBA ’83) of my classmates, who happen to have always ABWA. Matsuda was recognized has joined Prudential Locations as be not only Vietnamese but also for her leadership while a member an agent. Prior to joining Prudential, expatriates, has helped me to been of of the Na Kilohana o Wahine Shere ran her own brokerage manage my business.” prime Chapter in Honolulu. Matsuda firm, Eve Shere & Associates. Jill Prior to Deloitte, Thanh was was also recognized in 2009 as a Shimokawa Higa (BBA ’84) has importance managing partner of the Vietnam Pacific Business News “CFO of been promoted from executive in my life. Auditing Company (VACO), the the Year” finalist. She is senior vice president to senior executive country’s first and largest auditing vice president of finance and vice president at Bank of Hawaii firm in 1991. In 1997, VACO’s International Services Division chief financial officer for and is now a member of the joined with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT). This was the first Seals Hawaii. Thomas McCarthy bank’s managing committee. She step of the firm’s journey toward becoming a DTT firm. In 2007 (BBA ’85) has been appointed to previously was division manager VACO was fully accepted as a DTT member firm and Thanh Diamond Head Theatre’s 2009- for the Hawai‘i branch division. was appointed CEO not only for the International Services 2010 board of directors. McCarthy She is responsible for consumer Division but also for VACO and today’s Deloitte Vietnam. She is the Hawaii area sales manager direct and indirect lending. Gwen has been with the firm for 13 years and successfully serves as for Morgan Stanley. Michael Yamamoto-Lau (BBA ’86) has National Lead Partner for most of the company’s engagements Nishida (BBA ’88) has been been named president of the with State Owned Enterprises, banking/finance institutions and promoted to senior vice president Hawaii Community Reinvestment FDI companies. She is one of Vietnam’s most prominent and of PC & Network Services at Corporation. She previously was respected executives. First Hawaiian Bank. Nishida president of the Hawaii Central joined First Hawaiian in 1988 as Credit Union. 22 ALUMNI NEWS 1990s Dr. Mark Chun (BBA ’90) has been the University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa. Susan Eichor (MBA ’90) Tony Au (BBA ’91, MBA ’96) named director of the new Center has been appointed to Diamond has been hired as executive vice for Applied Research at Pepperdine Head Theatre’s 2009-2010 board president and chief production University’s Graziadio School of of directors. Eichor is president officer for Central Pacific Home Business and Management. In his Board of Directors and chief operating officer of Loans. He previously was new position, Chun will oversee AIO Group, a diversified Hawai‘i Officers wholesale market sales manager the center which will provide a focal point for the Graziadio company that holds brands such for Bank of America Home Loans President, Jerry Linville (MBA ‘96) as ESPN 1420 AM, Honolulu and Countrywide Home Loans. School’s long-standing emphasis Magazine and Hawaii Business Neill Char (BBA ’94) has been on knowledge and education Vice President, Kirk Horiuchi Magazine. Colby Kisaba (BBA (BBA ’87) appointed 2010 board committee that has direct application and relevance for working professionals ’98, MBA ’00) has been named chair of fund development for Big Secretary, Cynthia Alm (BBA ‘78) chief financial officer at MW Group Brothers Big Sisters of Honolulu. and their organizations. He is Ltd., a locally-owned Hawai’i real Char is senior vice president and associate professor of Information Treasurer, Allison Toma (BBA ’94) estate development firm. Prior to manager of First Hawaiian Bank’s Systems and holds the Julian his promotion, he served as the Immediate Past President, Cory private banking division. Darrick Virtue Professorship at Graziadio. firm’s controller. Before joining MW Nakamura (BBA ‘04) J. M. Ching (MBA ’91) has Jim Donovan (EMBA ’96) has in 2001, Kisaba worked for Arthur been promoted to executive vice been named board director of Andersen LLP and was a financial president at Bank of Hawaii and a new non-profit after-school analyst for the government. Claus will head the bank’s Hawai‘i branch program launching in Hawai‘i’s Z. Hansen (BBA ’90) has been Directors division. He most recently held the middle schools called After-School named Royal Danish Consulate position of senior vice president All-Stars Hawaii. Donovan currently Jon Paul Akeo (MHRM ‘04) representing Hawai‘i. Hansen has and division sales manager. serves as athletics director for Jared Au (BBA ‘03, MACC ‘04)

Kellan Briones (MACC ‘05)

Alumni spend an afternoon in the classroom Casey Ching (MBA ‘06)

Chessa DeCambra (MBA ’05)

Randal Ikeda (BBA ‘84)

Arnold Kishi (EMBA ‘81)

Jeffrey Lau

Christopher Letoto (EMBA ‘09)

Joseph Magaldi, Jr. (BBA ’64)

David Matlin (MBA ‘97)

Sanford Morioka

Philip Mow (BBA ‘78)

Jodi Nakamura (EMBA ‘00) Associate Professor Jing Ai was one of the featured lecturers at the Back to Business event for Shidler alumni and friends. William Pieper (MBA ‘04)

With hot business topics on Her lecture was entitled “All sunset reception in the Shidler Lillian Rodolfich (BBA ‘87, the agenda and no tests, research or Nothing: Rethinking the courtyard. Then it was off to the EMBA ‘05) projects or studying required, Corporate Risk Management in Stan Sheriff Center where the Jeffrey Sakai (MBA ‘05) it was no mystery why alumni Light of the Financial Crisis.” group cheered on the Wahine Ryan Suekawa (BBA ‘04) scrambled to register for this Following Ai was Marketing volleyball team during their year’s Back to Business event. Professor Steve Vargo whose straight-set win over Fresno Toby Tamaye (BBA ‘95) It was nearly standing room presentation, “Rethinking State. Enriqueta Tanaka (MBA ‘05) only as alumni filed into class to Markets & Marketing: Service The third annual event was Brian Walker (BBA ‘89) spend an afternoon with two of Dominant Logic,” took alumni held on November 6 as a part Shidler’s top professors. on an explorative journey of UH M¯anoa’s homecoming Tyson Yamada (BBA ‘03, MBA ‘07) Assistant Professor of through the inner workings of festivities. Photos and video can Heather Yanazaki (BBA ‘07) Financial Economics and service marketing. be viewed online at www.shidler. Institutions Jing Ai spoke first. The day concluded with a hawaii.edu/magazine.

www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 23 ALUMNI News joined the diplomatic ranks as the director for the company. During Hospital for Children-Honolulu. been named board treasurer newest Honorary Consul, a private her final semester in the MBA After 16 years of public service for The American Marketing citizen who helps represent the program, Wendy completed a as an educator and business Association Hawaii Chapter. His citizens of Denmark in a volunteer business plan for Acid Dolls. Upon development leader at Northern term began in July 2009. Tom role. Hansen is chief executive graduation, she and her sister have Marianas College, Eric Plinske currently serves as a manager at officer and co-owner of Affordable worked hard to bring Acid Dolls to (MBA ’92) has joined Stay Well KMH LLP. Jon Ushijima (BBA Casket & Moanalua Mortuary. Jay life. The boutique is located on the Saipan as branch manager. Plinske ’91) has been named front office Ihara (BBA ‘93) has been named third floor of the Royal Hawaiian moved to Saipan in January 1993 manager for the Sheraton Princess interim director of operations Center. www.aciddolls.com. The to manage the Small Business Kaiulani. Previously, he worked for the Boys & Girls Club of the Hawaii Bankers Association has Development Center at NMC. for the Sheraton Waikiki Resort as Big Island. He previously held announced that Jeffrey Murata He is also a co-founder of Gold’s guest service manager and served the position of unit director in (BBA ’96) was among the Gym Saipan. Cindy Sasaki (BBA as Asia sales manager, Japanese Pahoa. Also, Ihara is a recipient of Hawai‘i bankers to have recently ’96) has been appointed senior guest service manager and front the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free received a Pacific Coast Banking accountant for DTRIC Insurance. office manager at Starwood Waikiki Hawaii’s 2009 Alakai Awards. School Graduate certificate at a Todd Y. Takayama (BBA ’90) has Properties. Ihara was named “Outstanding ceremony held at the University been named commercial lines Provider.” Kent Kasaoka (BBA of . Murata is a branch underwriting manager for DTRIC ’98) has been appointed to the manager for First Hawaiian Bank. Insurance. Mark Tawara (BBA 2000s Chris Belaras (BBA ’08) has been board of directors for The Coalition Quin Ogawa (BBA ’90) has ’91), president of the Society for hired as a financial representative for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii. He will joined Kuakini Health System as Marketing Professional Services with Wealth Strategy Partners. serve as treasurer for 2009-2010. vice president, fiscal services Hawai‘i Chapter, won the Chapter Keric Chang (MACC ’07) has In January, sisters Cindy (BS ’04) and chief financial officer. President of the Year Award at been promoted from audit staff and Wendy King (BBA ’99, MBA Ogawa first began at Kuakini the Society’s national conference. to audit senior at Ernst & Young ’07) celebrated the grand opening as a senior internal auditor and Tawara is the director of marketing LLP. Stephan Dimond (BBA ’08) of their new retail boutique, Acid went on to serve as corporate at Belt Collins. The Hawaii Chapter has been hired as a new financial Dolls Urban Street Couture. Cindy auditor, accounting manager also won the Striving for Excellence representative with Wealth is an up-and coming local designer and controller. Prior to joining Award for Small Chapters. Gordon Strategy Partners. Candes Gentry and Wendy serves as business Kuakini, he worked at Shriner’s Tom (BBA ’99, MACC ’00) has (MBA ’04) released her first holiday album, “Christmas Will Find Us Aloha Tower Night: Sustaining our land, Energizing our economy Wherever We Are” this past November. Gentry also previously As the featured speaker quality of life for island residents released two other albums—”A Change in Me” and “Come What for Aloha Tower Night, Robin by supporting initiatives in three May.” www.candescd.com. A.J. Campaniano (EMBA ’83) areas: renewable energy, local Halagao (MBA ’04) has been inspired an entire audience food production, and reduction named board director of a new of professionals, alumni and of waste. “We are investing in non-profit after-school program students to get involved with innovative, sustainable ideas launching in Hawai‘i’s middle schools called After-School All-Stars building a sustainable economy and business models that have Hawaii. Halagao currently serves as for Hawai‘i. the potential to really make a manager of Westlaw Hawaii. Mona Campaniano’s passion was difference for Hawai‘i,” said Hirata (MBA ’03), president and contagious as he expressed his Campaniano. co-founder of Weddings by Grace desire to make an impact thru His talk presented an and Mona, recently accepted a new his new role as general partner insider’s perspective on the venture teaching the first wedding planning certification course for the Ulupono Initiative. organization’s goals through Robin Campaniano addresses alumni offered at Kapi‘olani Community Established by e-Bay founder examples of current projects and friends at the 2009 Aloha Tower College. The course began in Night event. Pierre Omidyar, Ulupono such as Ma‘o Farms, an organic September 2009 and is held in is a Hawai‘i-focused social farm on the Wai‘anae Coast collaboration with the Wedding investment organization that that supports the area’s youth Hawaii Insurance Consultants. Planning Institute. Hirata hopes to give her students a practical works toward building a through apprenticeships, Over 70 attended the annual perspective by sharing her own 21st century economy where mentoring, and employment event which was hosted by the experiences as a wedding planner environmental stewardship and opportunities. Shidler Alumni Association on and by bringing in guest speakers economic progress go hand-in- Along with his position at February 11 at Gordon Biersch. from vendors within the wedding hand. Ulupono, Campaniano also View Campaniano’s talk industry. Hirata also was as guest According to Campaniano, serves as senior advisor for at www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ speaker for Shidler’s Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship class taught Ulupono strives to improve the Farmers Insurance Hawaii and magazine. by Professor Jim Richardson.

24 ALUMNI NEWS Kyle Hopkins (VEMBA ’03) has joined the company in February founded Walkabout Tennis, a as an intern. John Speed (MBA company that offers tennis trips ’08) is president and founder of Randal Ikeda (BBA ’84)

and tours in Vietnam. Hopkins Kilauea Pest Control located in A lumni P rofile currently lives in Ashland, Oregon Kailua, Hawai‘i. Prior to starting his General Manager, ESPN 1420 AM KKEA where he works for tech company company in 2002, Speed was sales Honolulu, Hawai‘i Sky Research. He credits the director at Talega Pest Control and Vietnam Executive MBA program web developer at Brigham Young with much of his success, “This Hawai‘i. Lacianne Terry (BBA ’05) opportunity is a direct result of the has been named sales manager of VEMBA cohort and professors.” domestic and international markets said Hopkins. Learn more at www. for Pacific Beach and Pagoda walkabouttennis.com. Larsen Ibara Hotels. Terry holds an events (BBA ’08) has been promoted management certificate from the from server to assistant manager University of at Las Vegas. of Tanaka of Tokyo’s Waikiki restaurant in King’s Village. Kellie Send us your Alumni Notes Advice to students James (MBA ’09) has been named via web www.shidler.hawaii. Study hard and finish the Hawai‘i-based community edu/alumni, email alumni- Advice to young alumni coordinator for the nonprofit Close [email protected], or mail “When you get to a fork in Up Foundation in Washington to Alumni Notes, Shidler the road, take it!” D.C. Her role will be to increase Business, 2404 Maile Way, —Yogi Berra the support for educational trips C202, Honolulu, HI 96822. Favorite quote to Washington D.C. for Hawai‘i’s Dr. Jack Suyderhoud’s schools. Florence Marcelo Ching comment on my earning a (MBA ‘03) received the Hawaii good grade, “Well, every Council of Engineering Societies Randal Ikeda (left) with ESPN SportsCenter Tax and charitable dog has his day.” 2010 Young Engineer of the Year Anchor Neil Everett. Award during the 2010 Engineers planning Week Banquet held in February ~ 2010. The award is given to a For the love of sports practicing licensed professional A powerful duo Living the dream would be an understatement for ESPN 1420 engineer in the State of Hawai‘i AM General Manager Randal Ikeda. Each day, thousands of who is 35 years of age or younger Contact the Office of Estate sports fans look to Ikeda and his team for their daily dose of or who is within five years of and Gift Planning to learn sports news and information. The station’s radio broadcasts, graduation if an engineering degree more about the benefits of web updates, interviews and media feeds cover everything was earned after the age of 35. tax and charitable planning. from UH football stats to the upcoming UFC championship The award recipient is selected fights, to the latest on Hawai‘i’s hottest draft picks. based on outstanding technical With a bequest to the Ikeda calls himself a constant “coach and cheerleader” for his accomplishments and professional, Shidler College you can staff, working hard to put them in a position to succeed. Not civic, and community contributions. make a difference in the forgetting to have a little fun he states, “My degree has given Ching is a project manager for lives of future generations of business leaders. me the tools to make sports and beer my job, and for that I am Naval Facilities Engineering eternally grateful.” Command Pacific. Grayson Nose Fulfill your vision and help (BBA ’02, MACC ’03) Along with his love of sports, Ikeda also devotes his personal has been shape Hawai’i’s future time and resources to support UH. He volunteers as a board promoted from audit senior to audit manager at Ernst & Young Office of Estate member of the UH and Shidler College alumni associations LLP. Christine Perez (BBA ’07) and Gift Planning where he has helped to promote and grow both organizations. has been promoted from audit 808-956-8034 He previously served as the chief financial officer for aio LLC, a staff to audit senior at Ernst & [email protected] holding company of fellow Shidler alumnus Duane Kurisu (BBA Young LLP. Stephen Rodgers ’76, MBA ‘90), which acquired the radio station in 2002; Ikeda What will your legacy be? (MBA ’01) has been promoted then became the general manager for ESPN 1420 in 2004. to senior vice president at Bank www.UHFLegacyGift.org of Hawaii and will assume the Although free time is hard to come by, this M¯a noa Valley native role of chief investment officer. keeps his craze for the game strong with the help of his wife Previously, he managed the bank’s of 16 years Pam Funai and their two children Tommy (13) and own investment portfolio. Kayla Maddie (10), calling his greatest passions, “My family and the Samascott (MBA ’09) has been ESPN 1420 brand.” hired as an account executive by Hastings & Pleadwell: A Communication Co. Samascott first

www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 25 Donor News Building the future: Kamps hope gift will inspire fellow alums Your gift matters to give back in a position to give back to Mahalo nui loa to all the University to ensure that the alumni and friends of talented and deserving students the Shidler College and the continue to receive a world-class School of Accountancy who loyally contribute to providing education. We hope one day the educational opportunities for our scholarship recipients will pass future business leaders. You do on their knowledge and support so by supporting scholarships, to advance the public good.” faculty and programs. Alumni Lenny Kamp first came to giving affects the overall quality Hawai‘i in 1963 as part of a of our programs. No gift is too Terry Wells Peace Corps training program small and every gift has an impact. on the Big Island. Upon Gifts to the Shidler College and School of Accountancy completing his training, Kamp Advancement Funds are essential in carrying out our spent two years constructing mission. The funds provide the means to build our alumni Leonard and Rebecca Kamp network worldwide, increase alumni participation, provide roads and airports in North Borneo for the Corps before internship and job placement opportunities for our students, Long-time UH supporters and develop relationships that lead to support for our returning to Hawai‘i to earn Lenny and Becky Kamp students, faculty and programs. Gifts can be made to the his bachelor’s degree in civil have established endowed Shidler Advancement Fund online at www.uhf.hawaii.edu/ engineering from UH in 1967. scholarships to support students ShidlerSpring2010. He began working for Hawaiian To meet our goals of providing a rigorous and quality at the UH M¯anoa Shidler Dredging & Construction while education for our students, and to attract and retain College of Business and College earning an Executive MBA the highest caliber of professors, our top fundraising of Engineering. The Leonard from UH in 1979. He was priorities continue to be establishing scholarship and and Rebecca Kamp Executive promoted to vice president for faculty endowments. Student enrollment has increased and MBA Endowed Scholarship scholarship support is more crucial than ever. Giving to the Hawaiian Dredging in 1983 and The Leonard and Rebecca Shidler College of Business General Scholarships and and relocated to Singapore to Kamp Endowed Scholarship in Awards Fund is another means of supporting our students oversee the company’s South Civil Engineering will provide through annual giving. East Asia region. Two years Gifts to the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship ongoing tuition support for later, he returned to Hawai‘i (PACE) support entrepreneurial education and sustainability students of Shidler’s Executive and purchased a specialty efforts in Hawai‘i, involving students across campus. PACE’s MBA and civil engineering subcontracting company which Kıpapa¯ Lecture with Pierre Omidyar recently drew over programs, respectively. he sold in 1995. 650 alumni and friends to hear him speak on sustainability Through their estate gift Like many retired couples issues. If you are interested in learning more about PACE estimated at $460,000, the summer fellowships, subsidized internships, mentor programs today, Lenny and Becky spend Kamps hope to inspire their or supporting the UH Business Plan Competition, please most of their time traveling, fellow alumni to give back and, contact me at 808-956-4215 or [email protected]. taking care of loved ones and to paraphrase John Kennedy’s participating in sports-related challenge, ask what they can do activities. In 2008, the couple for their university. established a $50,000 endowed Terry Wells “The University of Hawai‘i scholarship for business students Assistant Vice President of Development has been good to me and my as a part of the Shidler Matching wife Becky,” said Kamp. “We Gifts program. are extremely fortunate to be

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Over 30 Shidler graduates employed at The Queen’s Health Systems gather in front of the historic Harkness building on the main grounds of The Queen’s Medical Center in downtown Honolulu. Built in 1932, the building was the hospital’s original School of Nursing and served as a residence for nurses. Today it is home to many of the medical center’s administrative offices.

Shidler graduates at The Queen’s Health Systems

Mahalo to all of the Shidler alumni at Queen’s for their generous support through the years and congratulations to The Queen’s Medical Center upon its 150th year of providing quality health care for the people of Hawai‘i.

Helen Arakaki (EMBA ’96) Iris Kawasaki-Luat (BBA ’78) Lori Ringor (BBA ’81) Mary Pat Ashby (MBA ’78) Bert Kido (BBA ’72, MBA ’78) Mel Rosare (BBA ’84) Sharlyn Chenet (BBA ’79) Coreen Kudo (BBA ’98) Leila Shar (BBA ’82) Carissa Crowell (BBA ’95) Janis Kushimi (BBA ’91, Janice Spencer (BBA ’75) The Queen’s Medical Center Jory Cummins (BBA ’77) MBA ’95) Jan Suzuki (BBA ’84) was founded in 1859 by Queen Emma and King Kamehameha Sheila Marie dela Cruz Mary Ann Lau (BBA ’68) Cakaunivalu Palani Tulewa- IV to provide in perpetuity (BBA ’95) Susan Lee (BBA ’76) Gibbs (MBA ’05) quality health care services to improve the well-being of Lisa Fuchigami (MBA ’92) Lynn Liu (BBA ’82) Fred Wang (BBA ’90) Native Hawaiians and all of Cynthia Hara (MBA ‘89) Maria Molina (BBA ’87) Lilinoe Watanabe (BBA ’82, the people of Hawai‘i. It was the first hospital in the United Mary Hee Wai (BBA ’91) Linda Nakachi (BBA ’90) MBA ’91) States to be founded by royalty. Stacie Ho (BBA ’09) Jasmine Ann Nip (MHRM ’09) Renee Watase (MBA ’97) Today, the medical center is the largest private hospital in Jeff Ibara (MBA ’04) Gwen Ouye Yokota (BBA ’93) Mark Yamakawa (MBA ’87) Hawai‘i and is the leading medi- Douglas Inouye (EMBA ’03) Diane Paloma (MBA ’99) Laura Yamamoto (BBA ’94) cal referral center in the Pacific Basin with 505 acute care beds, Colleen Isa (BBA ’95) Lehua Pate (EMBA ’02) Clinton Yee (BBA ’86, 28 sub-acute beds and more than 3,000 employees and over Leilani Jaramilla (BBA ’94) Jennifer Pedro (BBA ’96) MACC ’87) 1,200 physicians on staff. Jocelyn Kaibara (BBA ’00) Leslynne Perry (MBA ’91) Arlene Young (BBA ’88) www.queensmedicalcenter.net. Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa Honolulu, HI Shidler College of Business Permit No. 278 External Relations Office 2404 Maile Way, C-202 Honolulu, HI 96822 USA

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