volume 36, Number 2 fall 2013
EXPLORING THE GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Summer and Fall Activities at Shidler
INSIDE: Distance Executive Programs: Serving the State of Hawai‘i The 2013 Hall of Honor Awards | Alumni at Work: Oceanic Time Warner Cable Dean’s Message Aloha, As the fall semester draws to a close and we look forward to the start of a new year, it is a nice time to reflect on all that we have accomplished at the Shidler College of Business and the bright future that lies ahead. This issue of Shidler Business celebrates the many fun times, memorable events and academic successes that we have experienced in recent months and recognizes the incredible individuals who have played a role in those achievements. We indeed have so much to be proud of at Shidler. Our new programs such as the Freshman Direct Admit Program and Distance Learning Executive MBA are off to very impressive starts and show great potential. More established programs like the Executive "Our future is bright MBA, Master of Human Resource Management and Vietnam Executive MBA continue to thanks to your support, experience unprecedented success. Our students, alumni, faculty, staff and supporters are all feedback and involvement." achieving great things both in and out of the classroom bringing world-wide recognition to the College. These are among the many stories that we spotlight in the following pages. — Vance Roley Also, in this issue, we feature Shidler’s Executive Education Center and its distance learning programs. For more than three decades, the Center has been equipping top-level business executives with the skills and knowledge necessary to lead their organizations to new heights of success in Hawai‘i and beyond. Recently, the Center has been experiencing tremendous growth thanks in part to successful new programs geared to help executives in the military and on the neighbor islands prepare for today’s constantly-changing and often- turbulent economic environment. Through the articles and photos that follow, we hope that you feel a sense of pride in all that we have accomplished. Mahalo for your interest. Please enjoy this issue of Shidler Business. Our future is bright thanks to your support, feedback and involvement. We encourage you to stay connected and we hope to see you soon at our next Shidler event. Sincerely,
Vance Roley Vroley@hawaii.edu
Shidler College of Business Advisory Council
Chair Terri Fujii Tan Tek Lum Robin K. Campaniano Retired Partner, Ernst & Young LLP, Honolulu President & Director, Lum Yip Kee Ltd. Senior Advisor, Farmers Insurance Hawaii David A. Heenan Ross Murakami Trustee, The Estate of James Campbell Founding Partner, KMH LLP Steven Ai President & CEO, City Mill Company Ltd. Robert Hiam Jean E. Rolles Former President & CEO, Hawaii Medical Service Association Vice President, Community Affairs, Outrigger Enterprises Inc. Chris Benjamin President & Chief Operating Officer, Alexander & Baldwin Inc. Paul Higo Charles A. Sted Managing Partner - Hawaii, Deloitte LLP Former President & CEO, Hawaii Pacific Health Robert F. Clarke Former Chairman, President & CEO, Hawaiian Electric Glenn K.Y. Hong Kent K. Tsukamoto Industries Inc. President & CEO, Young Brothers Ltd. Managing Partner, Accuity LLP Matthew Cox Faye W. Kurren Keith M. Vieira President, Matson Navigation Co. President & CEO, Hawaii Dental Service Senior Vice President & Director of Operations – Hawai’i & French Polynesia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. John C. Dean Constance H. Lau President & CEO, Central Pacific Bank President & CEO, Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. Eric Yeaman President & CEO, Hawaiian Telcom Susan Eichor Nelson K.M. Lau President & COO, aio Managing Partner, KPMG LLP Brenda Lei Foster Warren K.K. Luke Former President, American Chamber of Commerce Shanghai Chairman, President & CEO, Hawaii National Bank
2 CONTENTS Volume 36, Number 2, Fall 2013 Fall 2013 Shidler Business is published twice annually for alumni, students and friends of the University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa, Shidler College of FeatureS Business. Please direct correspondence and address changes to: 4 Distance Executive Programs: Serving the
Shidler Business Magazine State of Hawai‘i Shidler College of Business University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa 7 The 2013 Hall of Honor Awards 2404 Maile Way, C202 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822-2234 USA Phone: (808) 956-6044 • Fax: (808) 956-9882 Shidler News Email: [email protected] 8 Asian Field Study 2013: Experiencing the Diverse Asian Business Environment Dean Web Vance Roley Loren Swendsen 10 First M¯anoa Club Challenge asks competitors Associate Dean for Online Edition to find value in a red plastic cup Academic Affairs www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ John Butler magazine 11 Annual Scholarship Luncheon celebrates the ASSISTANT Dean for Circulation STUDENT Services 27,000 per issue gift of education Robin Hadwick ON THE COVER 14 Student Snapshots DIRECTOR of Development Microfinance Field Study Unyong Nakata participants photographed in front of the Qutab Minar tower Faculty and Staff Notes Director of ALUMNI in Delhi, India. Pictured left to RELATIONS right are Darren Chun, 16 New faculty and staff, research and Maile Au Professor Dharm Bhawuk, promotions Hanul Abraham, Devon Chow, Editorial Staff Shaliha Anistia, Paul Ahn, Managing Director Joyce Fang and Brent Kobayashi 17 Research Spotlight Dolly Omiya Editor Alumni News Amy Watari 18 Alumni Snapshots: Bringing Alumni Together GRAPHICS Kristine Wada 21 Class notes and alumni profiles Photography Tim Ing, Grant Kim, Brent Kobayashi, Mike Orbito, Donor News Tyson Yamada The University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa is 28 Donor honor roll for fiscal year 2012 - 2013 an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution 30 Corporate gifts
Alumni at work 31 Oceanic Time Warner Cable
Calendar 32 Featured events
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www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 3 Distance Executive Programs By Dolly Omiya
Distance EMBA students Mike Ogden, Lisa Hadway, Mariangel Babbel, Brooke Perry and Anthony Kent Students attend monthly Saturday classes at the Shidler campus on O‘ahu.
While online business For over three decades, satellite classes were offered Human Resource Management courses have been Shidler’s Executive Education on each of the main Neighbor (MHRM)—provide students Center has continually enhanced Islands and professors flew over with an opportunity to come around for many years, its distance learning programs from the UH Mānoa campus to together for Residence Weekend recent advances in by incorporating the latest teach. As technology evolved, on O‘ahu. Over the course of technology and an technologies and teaching so did the Executive Education the weekend, students from all increased focus on methods into its curriculum. Center. An array of software of the Hawaiian Islands meet “Our distance programs have systems were utilized over the one another and prepare for improving the student really evolved over the years years to provide instruction and the semester ahead. Once the learning experience have to overcome the barriers of deliver lectures. Today, Shidler’s semester begins, a majority of made Shidler’s executive traditional distance education,” distance learning courses the classes are held through programs especially shared Vance Roley, Dean of incorporate a unique hybrid distance learning technology; the Shidler College of Business. approach to teaching that uses however, to capitalize on the attractive to military “We have worked hard to the Internet, distance learning benefits of traditional learning, personnel and business create dynamic executive degree technology and traditional classes are also periodically professionals living on programs that truly enhance teaching methods. scheduled at the UH Mānoa O‘ahu and the Neighbor our students’ overall learning Two of Shidler’s current campus bringing students experience.” distance learning programs— together for group work and Islands. During the College’s early The Distance Learning Executive networking. distance learning years, UH MBA and the Masters of “We wanted to build a 4 Serving the State of Hawai‘i Expand your excellence through Executive Education!
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$140,000 in community of learners who accredited; a program flexible to sharing their expertise scholarships available! contribute their knowledge and enough to complement my and experiences. The cohort life experiences to the group,” demanding work schedule structure offered an ideal venue said Toni Kruse Mingo, director and family life; and one that to create a strong network and To attend an information of Executive Degree Programs. provided the opportunity to life-long friendships. The varied “We also wanted to develop session and learn about our programs, contact Toni Kruse opportunities for students to The cohort experience has been interact face-to-face with faculty Mingo at (808) 956-5774 or great and will be one of the and with their peers. The hybrid [email protected]. lasting benefits of this program. approach has been a success. Not only are our students engaged —Scot Kleinman, Gemini Observatory astronomer and learners, they have a lifelong Distance Learning Executive MBA student To learn more about all professional network.” Shidler’s executive programs, “After searching through network with high-caliber professional and educational visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ leading MBA programs world- people within Hawai‘i,” said backgrounds of fellow cohort executive. wide, I realized that Shidler's Brad Rockwell who is a business students made for lively and Distance Learning EMBA professional at Kauai Island enriching discussions," said format was the only one that Utility Cooperative. Tracy Terlep, an employee at could meet my top three "The MHRM professors are Hilo Medical Center. priorities: a degree that was knowledgeable and committed Scot Kleinman, an astronomer
Continued on page 6 www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 5 Students toured the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, Korea during the 2013 Asian Field Study. Pictured left to right are Mariangel Babbel, Christine Pawliuk, Marian McCann, Brooke Perry, Seth Brink, Corey Egami, Anthony Kent, Rachel Philips and Sherilyn Sakamoto.
Continued from page 5 at Gemini Observatory on officer, I had many tuition-free Aloha Air Cargo, Foss the next generation of business the Big Island, wondered opportunities, but I chose UH Maritime, Maui and Hawaii professional. Each year, the how relevant the Distance because I wanted more than just Petroleum, Minit Stop, and Center prepares more than 200 Learning EMBA program an education. I wanted to earn Young Brothers—has provided working professionals with the would be for him. “I've been my master’s degree with a cohort $530,000 in scholarships to knowledge and skills required able to use something from and I needed the flexibility to Neighbor Island students to adapt to the changing each class directly in my work work around my schedule. This enrolled in the Distance business environment. This and personal life. The cohort truly was the best opportunity Learning Executive MBA preparation includes reviewing experience has also been great for me and my career.” program. Saltchuk Hawaii business fundamentals across and will be one of the lasting “With the rise in the quality companies are committed to all disciplines, learning new benefits of this program.” of distance learning programs, developing future business business strategies and best As for military personnel professionals are finding it leaders in the communities practices, and developing enrolled in Shidler’s distance easier to add mid-career skills they serve by helping Neighbor entrepreneurial, creativity and learning programs, many say into their busy lifestyle,” said Island residents. With renewed leadership skills. “Through our that the biggest benefit is the Kruse-Mingo. “It is for that scholarship funding for the executive training and degree flexibility and the College’s reason that some companies 2014-2016 cohort, they programs, we are giving those expertise in international have embraced these executive continue to be the College's living on O‘ahu, the Neighbor business. “I chose Shidler’s programs and have graciously partner in opening educational Islands and in the military, a Executive MBA because of its provided financial support to doors. life-changing opportunity to international recognition and their employees.” Since 1977, The Executive advance their careers and help focus on international business,” Since 2006, Saltchuk Education Center has been their communities thrive,” said said Executive MBA student Resources, Inc., through its preparing managers of Roley. “It is our way of serving Mike Ogden. “As a naval Saltchuk Hawaii companies— exceptional promise to lead the state of Hawai‘i.” 6 SHIDLER NEWS
The 2013 Hall of Honor Awards
The Hall of Honor Award 500 guests celebrated the festive learned throughout the years. is the highest honor bestowed occasion on October 17 at the “Graduation, or retirement, is upon alumni of the Shidler Sheraton Waikiki. really our reward for growing College of Business. Since its Along with an enchanting up,” she shared. “It is the establishment in 1992, only 76 opening hula performance by culmination of our successes and
denis and ella isono individuals have been presented N¯a Pualei O Likolehua and a failures. It is the culmination with this distinguished accolade delicious dinner, the highlights of the lessons learned and which recognizes professional of the evening were the lessons missed. Retirement is achievements, contributions entertaining and heartfelt videos wisdom finally trumping egos to society and support of the starring the four inductees and and retirement is looking at the college. their close friends and colleagues relationships you shaped over This past October, Shidler which included recognizable time to respect an unconditional proudly welcomed four new names such as John Dean, support. And, that is a great members into this elite group Duane Kurisu and Manny place to be.” of business professionals. aio Sylvester. Eichor, Isono, Lee and The 2013 Hall of Honor President and COO Susan Sakamoto were then presented Awards event was presented in Eichor, Central Pacific Bank with their awards on stage by partnership with Hawaii Business Executive Vice President College namesake Jay Shidler. magazine. Proceeds raised angela lee, susan eichor and and Chief Financial Officer The evening also featured benefited the Shidler Alumni keith and lisa sakamoto Denis Isono, Mechthild a wonderful keynote speech by Association. Esser Nemmers Professor of 2004 Hall of Honor inductee To view Hall of Honor Marketing at the Kellogg School Dee Jay Mailer. Mailer, who Award photos and honoree of Management Angela Lee and has served as the CEO of videos, visit Shidler’s Flickr Hawaiian Host President and Kamehameha Schools for the (www.flickr.com/photos/ CEO Keith Sakamoto were the past 10 years, spoke about shidlercollegeofbusiness) guests of honor at the 2013 Hall her upcoming retirement and and Vimeo (vimeo.com/ of Honor Awards dinner. Over reflected on all that she had shidlercollege) sites.
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keynote speaker dee jay mailer 2013 hall of honor award recipients pictured with jay shidler (CENTER). SHIDLER NEWS Asian Field Study 2013: Experiencing the Diverse Asian Business Environment
Left: Before heading to Hanoi, students took a brief tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. Right: The field study participants were impressed by the insightful tour of Vinaconex's water treatment facility in Hanoi, Vietnam.
This summer, Shidler Bangkok, Thailand’s changing Lisa Hadway. “Being able to The six-credit summer completed its 30th Asian Field role on attracting foreign direct experience four countries in program builds awareness of the Study (AFS). Twenty Distance investment. one trip was really valuable for interconnected components of Learning Executive MBAs, Along with site visits to perspective and comparison.” the world’s economy and the four Part-Time MBAs, and one over a dozen organizations Anthony Arakaki had an unique cultural and business Master of Accounting student including Samsung, NBA equally rewarding trip. “It practices in Asia. Students participated in the 16-day trip China, Vinaconex and TOMY provided me with enormous complete a rigorous pre- and which ran from June 14 through Thailand, the trip also featured insight into doing business post-trip curriculum led by July 2, 2013. activities that allowed students and living in the countries we Professor Jack Suyderhoud. In each of the four cities to further emerge themselves in visited,” he shared. “The traffic Also this year, the first Michael visited, students focused on the local culture such as a visit in Bangkok, the mopeds in and Judy Pietsch Endowed exploring an economic topic to a traditional Korean village, Hanoi, the Chinese queuing Study Abroad Scholarship was unique to that country—in a trek along the Great Wall and process, and the ‘developed- awarded to a Distance-Learning Seoul, South Korea’s rise as a a bamboo raft ride on the River country’ feeling in Seoul are Executive MBA student and a global player; in Beijing, China's Kwai. just words until you actually few students received Graduate strategic shift up the value chain; “This was an amazing eye- experience them. The window Student Office Scholarships. in Hanoi, Vietnam’s rapid rise as opening experience in so many that I now view the world To learn more, visit pami. a developing economy; and in ways,” shared AFS participant through has been opened wider.” shidler.hawaii.edu.
Summer lecture series brings noted Asian-Pacific business experts to Shidler
Drawing renowned speakers from June 12 to August 13 managing director of Enterprise to the Shidler College of Busines and featured seven lectures by Honolulu. The duo discussed each summer, the Pacific Asian Asian-Pacific business experts how islands around the world Lecture Series (PALS) addresses Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd, Dr. are connecting to solve global current business topics which Bee Leng Chua, David Day, Dr. challenges by building bridges are relevant to the Asian-Pacific Christopher McNally, Dr. Karl with common intent. region. Moskowitz and Betty Brow. PALS is free and open to Chinese overseas investing PALS concluded with a the public. It is organized by and SMEs in Korea’s business lecture by businesswoman the Pacific Asian Management Dr. Christopher McNally discusses system were just a few of the Tomoyo Nonaka, the former Institute. For a full list this year’s “Rebalancing China's Political Economy and Implications for Global Business” at fascinating topics covered in chairperson and CEO of Sanyo topics and speakers, visit PALS 2013. PALS 2013. The series ran Electric and Mark McGuffie, pami.shidler.hawaii.edu/pals. 8 SHIDLER NEWS Shanghai Volkswagen CFO provides an insiders’ perspective on China’s rapidly growing automobile industry Volkswagen’s top executives, success as China's largest volume Chief Financial Officer Oliver automobile manufacturing Schmidt. company. Shanghai Volkswagen has The event was held on June been known as an automotive 5 at the Hawaii Prince Hotel, pioneer in the modern Mauna Kea Ballroom with over Chinese market since it had 100 people in attendance. first been established in 1984 The N. H. Paul Chung as a joint venture between Memorial Lecture is held Volkswagen Group and SAIC annually each summer in honor Motor. Schmidt discussed of Dr. Chung, who founded Volkswagen's history as one of the Pacific Asian Management Left to right: Oliver Schmidt, chief financial officer of Volkswagen Shanghai, Kay Chung, widow of Dr. N.H. Paul Chung and Shirley Daniel, director of the Pacific Asian the first foreign manufacturers Institute (PAMI) in 1977. The Management Institute to operate successfully within lecture features a distinguished China is currently the Luncheon provided students, China and strategies involved individual discussing an world’s largest vehicle market faculty and community with navigating through the important international topic of with sales volume exceeding members with a fascinating unique business and political interest. U.S. sales by almost 40%. look at China’s rapidly growing culture of the region. He also To learn more about PAMI, The 2013 Dr. N.H. Paul auto industry from the unique provided insight into the secrets visit pami.shidler.hawaii.edu. Chung Memorial Lecture and perspective of one of Shanghai behind Volkswagen’s sustained
Congratulations to the Shidler graduates from the spring and summer semesters
Left: Graduates of the Vietnam Executive MBA program in Ho Chi Minh City are all smiles after receiving their diplomas. Right: Executive MBA 18 graduates pose for one last group photo.
Congratulations to all of the Shidler students who received their ceremonies this summer. Twenty VEMBA graduates from the Hanoi business degrees this past spring and summer. program participated in a fantastic ceremony held on July 13 at Among the many Shidler students to receive their diplomas were the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel. On July 14, thirty-five graduates from the 31 students of the 18th Executive MBA cohort. The EMBAs the VEMBA class in Ho Chi Minh City celebrated with their own participated in the UH Mānoa commencement ceremony held at special commencement ceremony at the InterContinental Asiana the Stan Sheriff Center on May 11. To view a list of names, titles Saigon. The ceremony was followed by a graduation celebration and and companies of all the EMBA graduates, visit www.shidler.hawaii. a VEMBA alumni reunion. edu/magazine. Also, a big hats off to the approximately 255 undergraduate, The Vietnam Executive MBA (VEMBA) students in Hanoi 45 MBA and 11 Master of Accounting students who received their and Ho Chi Minh City also gathered for special commencement degrees during the spring and summer semesters.
www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 9 SHIDLER NEWS Students find inspiration in nature at the 2013 Breakthrough Innovation Challenge air and pass clean, fresh air potential to a judging panel to building occupants. The and live audience. The winners second place prize of $500 were announced at a reception went to Quihui Fan, Wenqi immediately following the live Hu and Aaron Ohta for Organ pitches on November 7. Assembly In Vitro, a human cell The Pacific Asian Center and cellular microenvironment for Entrepreneurship launched inspired organ assembly the Breakthrough Innovation technology that assembles single Challenge in the fall of 2009 living cells to form tissues and in partnership with the UH organs outside of the body. Jon M¯anoa College of Engineering White took home the third place and the William S. Richardson prize of $250 for Fly-Sailing, School of Law. The Challenge Cloud Catcher team members Francis Newton Park III and Monica Umeda received their first place award from PACE Director Susan Yamada (far right). a hydrofoiling catamaran now integrates the discipline of inspired by the Jesus lizard bio mimicry and welcomed the The Breakthrough Newton Park III placed first which provides more stability College of Natural Sciences as a Innovation Challenge celebrates and received $1,000 for Cloud and makes it more usable for partner in 2012. innovative solutions that are Catcher, a Namib beetle inspired a broader range of markets To learn more about the inspired by nature (products, energy-saving, water-harvesting including personal, commercial Breakthrough Innovation designs, services or processes) to wall that employs hydrophilic and military applications. Challenge, visit pace.shidler. solve human problems. and hydrophobic relationships The finalists presented their hawaii.edu/bic. Monica Umeda and Francis to remove water from outside innovations and its commercial
First Manoa Club Challenge asks competitors to find value in a red plastic cup
M¯anoa Club Challenge winners (left to right): The Accounting Club was named Social Media Master; The American Marketing Association was named Most Profitable; The Hawaii Student Entrepreneurs was named Most Creative. The Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship launched its first October 21. Each of the finalists also participated in a five-minute ever Mānoa Club Challenge this past October. question and answer session with a panel of judges. The competition offered student clubs from UH an opportunity The Hawaii Student Entrepreneurs were named Most Creative. to generate funds by selling a product or service using a mystery The American Marketing Association was named Most Profitable. object—a red plastic cup. The Accounting Club’s video racked up the most Facebook likes Teams submitted a two-minute YouTube video that captured and the club was named the Social Media Masters of the 2013 their entrepreneurial skills. Entries were reviewed and selected to Challenge. Each of the winning teams walked away with a $1,000 move on to the final competition based on creativity, collaboration, cash prize. critical thinking and effective communication. Check out all of the M¯anoa Club Challenge video entries online Top video entries were shown at the final competition on at pace.shidler.hawaii.edu/mcc.
10 SHIDLER NEWS Annual scholarship luncheon celebrates the gift of education Undergraduates compete in CUIBE Case Competition
Above: Approximately 220 scholarship donors and recipients gathered at Waialae Country Club; Right top: Event speakers Eddie Flores, Jaime Uota, Kaili Taniguchi; Right center: Betty Totoki and Kayla Nip; Right bottom: Katie Spieler, Dallas Weyend, Rodney Harano, Yuet Ting Lam, Robert Hatanaka and Patrick Ma.
Each year, Shidler’s annual million endowed scholarship at Scholarship Luncheon brings Shidler which has impacted the Left to right: Joe Hawkins, Jared Kushi, together hundreds of scholarship lives of over 50 students in this Christopher Saki and Kevin Lee. donors and recipients. For academic year alone. A team of four Shidler students, the event provides Kaili Taniguchi and undergraduate students traveled an opportunity to thank the Jaime Uota spoke on behalf to Boston to compete in the individuals who have helped to of the undergraduate and annual CUIBE (Consortium fund their education and for graduate scholarship recipients of Undergraduate International donors, it offers a chance to see respectively. Both Taniguchi and Business Education) Case the impact that their gifts have Uota talked about the challenges Competition which was held on on a student's success in school they faced in school and the November 1 - 2 at Northeastern and life. amazing opportunities that University’s D’Amore-McKim L&L Hawaiian Franchise resulted from their scholarships. School of Business. President Eddie Flores (BBA “Through your generosity, I Sixteen teams from leading ‘70) addressed the crowd as the was able to travel the world schools of international business day’s keynote speaker. Flores and become the person I want competed in the first round. talked about the challenges to be,” stated Taniguchi. “I Four teams advanced to the he faced in school and the was changed for the better finals. Representing the Shidler doors that opened thanks to a because of donors like you and College were Christopher Saki, scholarship he received while I plan on paying it forward, Joe Hawkins, Jared Kushi, studying business at UH. He because you have truly made a and Kevin Lee, with advisor also shared about his rise to difference in my life.” Taniguchi Professor James Richardson. success with L&L and the is an entrepreneurship and The case concerned Nokia’s philosophies that fuel his strong international business major and declining market share in India commitment to give back to his she is a recipient of the Oscar and China in 2012 and raised alma mater and the community. and Rosetta Fish Scholarship for questions about the company's “I urge donors to continue to Excellence. Uota is a full-time to 280 of Shidler’s best and strategy in the smartphone support the business school MBA student and a recipient brightest students for the 2013- market as well as the older because it is very important,” of the Shidler Jumpstart MBA 2014 academic year. handset business where Nokia said Flores. “And to students, Program Scholarship. For a full list of scholarship still holds the largest market I know that you may be The event was held at the donors and recipients, and share. struggling now but as you find Waialae Country Club on to view this year’s keynote The Shidler team put on success in your careers, please November 4 with over 220 and student addresses online, a great presentation, but were give back. Whatever you give students, donors and guests in visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ narrowly edged out by the home will come back to you tenfold.” attendance. Over $1 million in scholarshipluncheon. team from Northeastern, who In 2007, Flores established a $1 scholarships have been awarded went on to place second overall. www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 11 Left: Microfinance Field Study participants pictured in front of the Taj Mahal; Right: A member of The Struggling Member Program shares her experiences with the students. Gaining a first-hand look at microfinance initiatives in Bangladesh and India
The 2013 Microfinance Field Study provided eight Shidler Form India and Tara Projects, MESH, a Fair Trade Organization, students with the opportunity to witness, first-hand, the myriad Sariakandi Milk Collection Center of Grameen Donane Foods and of issues that face microfinance initiatives in today’s global Eye Care Hospital to name just a few. marketplace. "The program that Professor Bhawuk put together and the During the 14-day trip, which included stops in Delhi, India plethora of connections that he has in those countries made it a and Dhaka, Bangladesh, the students visited both traditional and truly unforgettable experience," shared Brent Kobayashi. "The local village microfinance lending institutions. They also met with highlight of the trip for me was connecting with schoolchildren loan recipients and local social entrepreneurs to better understand from an impoverished section of India and having a Q&A session the microfinance lending cultures within the two counties. with a Bangladeshi beggar turned entrepreneur. Six months later Site visits to governmental and non-governmental organizations and I still regularly reflect upon the experiences we made there—but and with loan recipients in India gave the students a glimpse into I definitely do not miss the car rides in Bangladesh!" how fair trade policies are helping to improve the lives of the The 2013 Microfinance Field Study ran from May 11 – 25 and country’s poor. was led by Shidler Professor of Management Dharm Bhawuk. The In Bangladesh, students met with representatives from Grameen program was coordinated by the Fair Trade Forum-India, the Self Bank to experience microfinance from a bottom-up approach and Employed Women’s Association, Grameen Bank of Bangladesh and learned from recipients of the loans. Other highlights included the Pacific Asian Management Institute at the Shidler College of visits to USAID (American Embassy), Sanskriti Kendra, Fair Trade Business.
Family Business Center activities promote education, networking and collaboration More than 100 Family Business Center members were in attendance. Also, the Center held its summer socials in Maui and O‘ahu. On June 28, students of the UH Maui Culinary Academy served up delicious street food style appetizers and took members on tours of their Left: FBCH members participated in exercises on succession planning at the Annual Retreat in September. Right: FBCH highly-acclaimed facilities. The members and their families were invited to enjoy a summer social at the Hawaii Children's Discovery Center. O‘ahu social on July 19 featured The Family Business Center the retreat explored the many president of FBN-USA; Greg networking over scrumptious of Hawaii (FBCH) held its complex transitions that are a McCann, founder and director Wahoo’s tacos and drinks at the Annual Retreat on September part of the succession process. of the Family Enterprise Center Hawaii Children’s Discovery 27-28 at the Outrigger Reef on Presenters included Andrew Stetson University and founder Center. the Beach. Themed “Beyond Keyt, executive director of the of McCann & Associates and For more information about succession planning: Building Loyola University Chicago Fred Sasser, CEO of Sasser the Family Business Center of unity through a family strategy,” Family Business Center and Family Holdings. Hawaii, visit www.fbcofhawaii.org. 12 SHIDLER NEWS Guest speakers discuss ethics within the food industry as a part of the Will Weinstein summer lecture series members alike to take a deeper of the audience also chimed in look at the many ethical issues on the discussion during a lively facing society today. Q&A session. The lecture was The featured lecture for moderated by Weinstein and this summer’s series addressed was held on July 18 at Kapiolani many of the ethical issues Community College’s Ka ‘Ikena faced by individuals working Dining Room. within the food and restaurant The 2013 Will Weinstein business. Guest panelists Conversation Series ran between chef and restaurateur Beverly July 16 - August 1 and included Gannon, President & CEO six public lectures featuring of Tri-Star Restaurant Group 16 guest speakers who offered Left to right: Beverly Gannon, Aaron Placourakis and Sheldon Simeon. Aaron Placourakis and Top Chef insight on a wide variety of For the past ten years, and the William S. Richardson finalist Sheldon Simeon, shared ethical issues within their fields visiting lecturer Will Weinstein School of Law. Running in their thoughts on several hot of expertise. has led a graduate summer conjunction with his class, topics within the industry such To learn more, visit www. course entitled “Ethics and Weinstein also holds a public as the use of GMOs, health shidler.hawaii.edu/weinstein. Integrity in the Real World” for lecture series which challenges and obesity responsibilities, and View lectures online at the Shidler College of Business both students and community menu transparency. Members vimeo.com/shidlercollege.
Startup Weekend UH: Great ideas. New friends. Limitless opportunities.
For the second year in a Joey Aquino provided Aloha won Best Pitch. And row, the Pacific Asian Center for pointers on pitching and Team Hawaii Hoops Network Entrepreneurship has brought went over the importance of was named Most Likely to Startup Weekend to the UH customer interviews and time Succeed. Each received the campus. The whirlwind three- management. opportunity to present to the day event, held November 1-3, On Saturday, student Hoku Scientific Microloan brings budding entrepreneurs teams worked on validating committee; an invitation to together to share ideas, their ideas and building a a Hawaii Angels luncheon; experience startup culture and viable product. The weekend PACE Professional-in-Residence meet like-minded people. culminated with Sunday night mentorship priority and help Startup Weekend UH presentations where teams with identifying a dedicated Top left: Team Hawaii Hoops Network kicked off with a pre-event receive valuable feedback from mentor. named Most Likely to Succeed; Top right: Team Food Fast wins Best geared toward helping students local entrepreneurs. To learn more about Startup Design; Bottom right: Team Show Aloha understand what to expect Best Design was awarded Weekend UH, visit uofhawaii. wins Best Pitch. over the weekend. Facilitator to Team Food Fast. Team Show startupweekend.org.
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12 at Magic Island. [7] Happy Halloween: It was a spooktacular Shidler Professor David McClain and his wife Wendie. [9] Beach Halloween for the Society of Human Resource Management - clean-up: More than a dozen MBA students participated in Net Aloha Chapter. Pictured above are SHRM members Karl Dave Impact’s Beach Clean Up on November 9 at Haleiwa Beach Park. Companero, Diana Nguyen, Landon Wong, Ha Vong, Adrienne [10] EMBAs enjoy Residence Weekend: In August, students of Huang, YeeYeng Lim, and Jared Lazo. [8] Bonjour Paris: On Shidler’s Executive MBA program gathered at the JW Marriott their first day in Paris, nine business, economics and travel Ihilani for Residence Weekend. [11] Get your hot andagi: industry students stopped for a quick photo opportunity in Chelsea Maemori, Sheena Luz, and Jon Pontius were among front of their apartment on the Rue du Commerce in the 15th the many Graduate Business Student Association members who arrondissement. The students took part in a six-week UH M¯anoa volunteered to help man the andagi booth at the 31st Okinawan Study Abroad experience in Paris led by President Emeritus and Festival on September 1 at Kapi‘olani Park.
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Lee Higa-Okamoto Joon Ho Kim Laura Mikawa Pedro Villarreal Bo Xiao
New Faculty Bo (Sophia) Xiao has promoted to associate professor College Distinguished Professor and staff joined the College as an assistant of finance. of Finance, has received the professor of information Robert Bachini, director 2013 Eminent Scholar Award at Lee Higa-Okamoto joined technology management. of undergraduate programs, the Korean-American Finance the College as director of Her research interests include has been promoted to associate Association Annual Meeting. He graduate career services and human-computer interaction, specialist. He received his PhD was recognized for outstanding professional development. She online decision support in education from UH Mānoa. scholarly accomplishment and has over 12 years of experience systems, social media and social Roger Debreceny, Shidler research contribution in leading as a human resource professional networking, and the dark side College Distinguished Professor journals in finance and related in the private and public sectors. of information technology. of Accounting, has been fields. She received a BA and Master’s Previously, Xiao was an assistant appointed senior editor of the Stephen L. Vargo, Shidler in HRM from UH Mānoa. professor in computing and Journal of Information Systems College Distinguished Professor Joon Ho Kim has joined information systems at Hong for three years starting January of Marketing, has received the College as an assistant Kong Baptist University. She 1, 2014. several editorial appointments: professor of finance. Kim’s received her PhD from the Brenda Lei Foster and Managing Service Quality, research interests include the University of British Columbia. Dr. Gregg Li have been named International Journal of Business effect of constrained financing Tammie Yokogawa-King executives-in-residence at Environment, Mercati & on corporate investment and Laura Mikawa have joined Shidler. Foster is the former Competitività (Journal of the and shareholder value. His the fiscal office as personnel president of the American Italian Marketing Association), dissertation investigated how the officer and administrative officer, Chamber of Commerce in Academy of Marketing Science financial capacities of rival firms respectively. King previously had Shanghai and Li is an angel Review. affect the value of a firm within been an administrative officer at investor from Hong Kong and a the same industry. He received the UH Office of Public Health retired professional management his PhD in finance from the Research Studies. She received a BA in consultant. University of Washington. Rosita Chang, professor of communications from Oregon Amol Joshi, assistant Pedro Villarreal has been finance, has presented a paper State University. Mikawa professor of management, promoted to graduate admission at the 27th Annual Meeting previously had worked as an has received a Best Reviewer officer. He is responsible of the Academy of Financial accounting specialist in the UH Award from the 2013 for new admissions, record Services in Chicago. “The Office of Research Services. She Strategic Management Society keeping and coordinates efforts Cost of Guaranteed Income: received her BA from UC Santa Conference. He has been also to streamline the admissions A Consumer-orientated Cruz and an MBA from Shidler. appointed to serve on the process. Previously, he had been Approach to Considering the editorial review board of the a program coordinator for the Value Proposition of Variable Conference. Master of Financial Engineering recognition, Annuities with Guaranteed Boo Chun Jung, Accuity program. He received an MBA promotions and Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit LLP Accounting Faculty Fellow, and MS in organizational APPOINTMENTS Riders,” is co-authored has been promoted to associate change from Hawaii Pacific Jing Ai, Shidler College by Qianqiu Liu and Jack professor of accounting. University. Faculty Fellow, has been Suyderhoud, J. DeJong and J. S. Ghon Rhee, Shidler 16 RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT The Textual Contents of Media Reports of Information Security Breaches and Profitable Short-Term Investment Opportunities
Tammy Yokogawa-King Brenda Lei Foster Gregg Li
Robinson. Veeraraghavan has been accepted Expectancy Disconfirmation,” Nathaniel Hartmann, by the National Stock Exchange in the Academy of Management assistant professor of marketing, of India and the Indira Gandhi Learning & Education, By Tawei (David) Wang has published “Antecedents of Institute of Development September 2013. The paper was Assistant Professor of Accounting Published in the Journal of Mentoring: Do Multi-Faceted Research. co-authored with PhD graduates Organization Job Satisfaction and Affective Stephen L. Vargo, Shidler Valerie Rosenblatt and Brent Organizational Commitment College Distinguished Professor MacNab. Motivated by information security breach incidents making Matter?” in the Journal of of Marketing, Melissa A. Jian Zhou, Lloyd headline news, Wang’s research Business Research, with B.N. Akaka, PhD graduate, and R. Fujie/Delotte Foundation examines the association between Rutherford, R. Feinberg and J. Lusch have published a paper Distinguished Accounting the media reports of information Anderson. entitled, “The Complexity of Professor and associate professor security breach and stock prices, Hannah-Hanh D. Context: A Service Ecosystems of accounting, has presented as well as the reaction in trading Nguyen, assistant professor of Approach for International several papers at the American volume surrounding the breach management, with co-authors Marketing,” in the Journal of Accounting Association Annual announcement of the affected E. Derous and A.M. Ryan, have International Marketing, 2013. Meeting in California in August: firm(s). His findings suggest that received the Best Paper Award Vargo, D. Flint and R. Lusch “Does Credit Rating Matter in when breach reports provide Runner-Up at the Academy have published, “The Supply Audit Fee Determination?” with more detailed information of of Management Conference Chain Management of Shopper H. Chang and Y. Chen; “The the incidents, a more consistent in August. Her paper entitled, Marketing as Viewed through a Monitoring Effectiveness of Co- belief is formed by the market “Multiple categorization in Service Ecosystems Lens,” in the opted Audit Committees,” with about the negative impact of the resume screening: Examining International Journal of Physical C. Cassell, L.A. Meyers and R. reported security incident on the effects on hiring discrimination Distribution and Logistics Schmardebeck; “Individualism firm’s business value. However, against Arab applicants in Management, 2013. Vargo and Internal Control Material when there is a lack of specific information regarding the reported field and lab settings,” has and Akaka have published Weaknesses around the World,” breach, the market seems mixed been selected by the Journal of “Technology as an Operate with G.J. Lobo; “Effect of on the impact of reported security Organizational Behavior. Resource in Service (Eco) Ownership Structure on Real incidents. Nicholas Ordway, professor Systems,” in the Information Earnings Management Evidence Therefore, he found that by of financial economics, B. Systems and e-Business from China,” with N. Dong and exploiting the different perceptions Diskin and J. Friedman have Management, 2013. J. Zhang; and “Why Do Firms among investors, one could form published an article entitled, Reginald Worthley, Voluntarily Disclose Financial a trading strategy that provides “Marketing Yourself as an Expert Shidler College Faculty Fellow Forecasts?” with W. Wang and 300% (average) annual profit around the time the security Witness,” in the July/August and professor of information K. Chen. breach is reported in the media. 2013 issue of Right of Way. technology management, S. Ghon Rhee’s research has published a paper proposal, “Tie-In-Agreement in entitled, “From Contact to IPOs: Evidence from the Indian Development in Experiential For more information on faculty research, visit IPO Market,” co-authored Cultural Intelligence: The www.shidler.hawaii.edu/faculty-and-research. with S. Neupane and M. Mediating Influence of
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professional services socials
Bringing Alumni Together Dine Around 2013 at the Royal Hawaiian Center featured an Throughout the summer and fall evening of culinary delights. Guests enjoyed drinks and networking at the Five-O Bar before restaurant-hopping through several of the months, Shidler graduates came Center's popular eateries like P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Wolfgang's together for several fun and Steakhouse and Il Lupino. Desserts and coffees were provided by memorable gatherings. The Cheesecake Factory and Island Vintage Coffee. The fifth annual event was held on June 12 with over 90 alumni and friends in attendance. 18 seattle alumni event
hall of honor breakfast and pre-event reception
On June 28 and September 4, Professional Services Socials The Hall of Honor Awards Kick Off Breakfast on August were held at Pearl Ultralounge and M Nightclub respectively. The 28 invited past Hall of Honor inductees to Mariposa restaurant to summer and fall mixers attracted hundreds of professionals from all meet and congratulate the 2013 honorees Susan Eichor, Angela Lee, industries and generations. The events are co-hosted by the Shidler Denis Isono and Keith Sakamoto. The Hall of Honor Awards was Alumni Association and the Young Lawyers' Division of the Hawaii held on October 17 at the Sheraton Waikiki with over 500 alumni State Bar Association. and friends in attendance (See page 7 for more). Alumni in Seattle enjoyed great food and company while taking To learn more about upcoming Shidler alumni events, visit in the dynamic views from the Columbia Tower Club's 76th-floor www.shidler.hawaii.edu/events or contact Maile Au, director of getaway. Attendees also were treated to a private tour of the Club's alumni relations, at [email protected] or (808) 956-3263. new multi-million dollar improvements during the August 8th pau hana reception. www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 19 Shidler Alumni Association welcomes new officers and directors 2013 - 2014 Board of Directors Officers
Lillian Rodolfich (BBA ’87, EMBA ‘05), President Jason Haruki (BBA ‘00), Vice President Jared Au (BBA ‘03, MAcc '04), Secretary Heather Yanazaki (BBA ‘07), Treasurer Left: Pictured left to right are new Board Treasurer Heather Yanazaki, Director Brian Haagen, President Lillian Rodolfich and Vice Kirk Horiuchi (BBA ’87), President Jason Haruki. Top right and bottom right: Gourmet food and drinks in HASR Bistro's garden courtyard bring alumni Immediate Past President together for a fun and productive Annual Meeting.
On July 31, the Shidler invitations to professional based, 501(c)3 non-profit Directors Alumni Association inducted its development seminars and organization governed by a Cynthia Alm (BBA ‘78) new board officers and directors networking opportunities. volunteer board of directors. Its mission is to support and To learn more about the Cecily Barnes (EMBA '09) at its 2013 Annual Meeting at HASR Bistro in downtown promote the Shidler College of Alumni Association, visit www. Kellan Briones (MAcc ‘05) Honolulu. The new officers Business and connect alumni shidler.hawaii.edu/alumni or Eric Chang (MBA ‘04) are President Lillian Rodolfich worldwide. It is a membership email [email protected]. Casey Ching (MBA ‘06) (BBA '87, EMBA '05), Vice President Jason Haruki (BBA Chessa DeCambra (MBA ’05) '00), Secretary Jared Au (BBA Brian Haagen (MBA '13) '03, MAcc '04), Treasurer Jodi Hashimoto (EMBA ‘00) Heather Yanazaki (BBA '07) and Grant Kubota (BBA ‘99, Immediate Past President Kirk MBA ‘05) Horiuchi (BBA '87). The board also welcomed new Director Natasha Lagmay (MBA ‘08) Stay connected, network and support your alma Brian Haagen (MBA '13). Jeffrey Lau mater. Join today. Visit UHalumni.org/join or call Rodolfich is the finance 1-877-UH-ALUMS. Kenny Lee (MBA '12) manager for the Queen Learn More Lili‘uokalani Trust. Haruki Christopher Letoto (EMBA ‘09) [email protected] +1 (808) 956-3263 is vice president and senior Jerry Linville (MBA '96) investment officer in UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS (details at www.shidler.hawaii.edu/events) Joseph Magaldi, Jr. (BBA ’64) the Institutional Wealth David Matlin (MBA ‘97) Management Division at • talk story • executive vineyards Dayle Murakami (BBA ‘89) First Hawaiian Bank. Au is a • professional services social senior accountant at Alexander • business night Cory Nakamura (BBA ‘04) & Baldwin Inc. Yanazaki is • dine around Christlyn Shitagi (BBA ‘96) advisory senior associate at PKF • annual meeting • maui golf tourney Krista Song (BBA ‘03) Pacific Hawaii LLP and Haagen • student and alumni mixers is an associate at The Shidler Toby Tamaye (BBA ‘95) • hall of honor awards Group. • sake evolution Enriqueta Tanaka (MBA '05) The Shidler Alumni University of Hawai‘i Tyson Yamada (BBA ‘03, Association offers its members Alumni Association MBA ‘07) exclusive benefits such as 20 ALUMNI NEWS
Peter Fong (BBA '77) Carlito Caliboso Joel Kumabe Randy Stuart (MBA '89) Nona Tamanaha (BBA '84) (BBA '84, EMBA '09) (BBA '82, MBA '91) 1970s 1980s services, future technological Kennesaw State University. Stuart innovations and implementing also serves as Kennesaw State’s Peter Fong (BBA ’77) has been Alan Arizumi (BBA ’82) has joined Hawaii State FCU’s IT strategic faculty athletics representative reappointed for another term as the board of trustees of The Nature plan. Tracy C. Matsuo (BBA to the NCAA. Tad Tadani (BBA a per diem judge for the District/ Conservancy of Hawaii. Arizumi is ’82) has been promoted to vice ’83) has been hired as a firm Family Court of the First Circuit executive vice president of wealth management with First Hawaiian president and senior trust officer administrator for N&K CPAs Inc. for the State of Hawai‘i. Fong is a in the retirement plan services He previously served as assistant partner with the Honolulu law firm Bank. David Bangert (MBA ’86) and Shannon Carroll are engaged department of Bank of Hawaii. controller of operations for Hawaii Fong & Fong Attorneys at Law. to be married. Bangert is a Shidler In her new position, Matsuo is Pacific University. Prior to that, he He has been serving as a First professor emeritus of management responsible for providing support had worked in various positions for Circuit per diem judge since 1989. and Carroll is a former buyer for to the department’s relationship companies such as Rush Moore, Thomas Fujimoto (BBA ’72) has the Federated Department Stores officers and administration officers Paul Johnson Park & Niles, Matson been named vice president of the (today known as Macy’s). She also focusing on compliance and Navigation Company, Alexander & construction management division had owned a high end jewelry oversight. She formerly served as Baldwin Inc. and Island Homes Inc. of Lyon Associates Inc. Fujimoto store in Ohio. Carlito Caliboso assistant vice president and trust Nona Tamanaha (BBA ’84) has has over 40 years of experience (BBA ’84, EMBA ’09) has been officer for the bank. Thomas Oh been hired as director of corporate in projects varying from military named a member of a Hawai'i law (BBA ’88) has been promoted to human resources, recruitment, construction and wastewater firm headed by managing member senior vice president and senior training and development for treatment plants to luxury Dean Yamamoto. The firm has credit administrator for Central The Queen’s Health Systems. Pacific Bank. He previously served Tamanaha is responsible for condominiums. His responsibilities been renamed Yamamoto Caliboso, as vice president and manager Queen’s affiliate companies’ in these areas included planning a Limited Liability Law Company. of special credits. He joined the human resources functions, and scheduling, quality control, and Caliboso has been practicing in bank in 2008 as vice president and system-wide recruitment and cost control. In his new position, the areas of energy, public utilities, telecommunications, regulatory, senior commercial banking officer training and development. Prior Fujimoto will head and manage the at the bank’s Pearl Highlands to accepting the position, she firm’s construction management real estate and finance law. He previously had served as chairman branch. Prior to that, he had had served as regional director of division. Glenn Tsugawa (BBA of the Public Utilities Commission worked as chief financial officer human resources for Starwood ’77) has been named president for the State of Hawai‘i. He has for Cinnamon Girl and at Bank of Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. and CEO of the Special Education been an attorney for over 20 years. Hawaii for 14 years. Randy Stuart – Hawai‘i and French Polynesia for Center of Hawaii, a nonprofit Keith Desaki (BBA ’89) has been (MBA '89) has been promoted to the past five years. She also had organization that supports adults promoted to senior vice president associate professor of marketing held positions at Kyo-ya Hotels with intellectual and developmental and assistant credit administrator at the Cole College of Business at & Resorts LP and the Sheraton disabilities by helping them to for Pacific Rim Bank. He previously live and thrive in the community. had served as vice president and Tsugawa’s career in the non- assistant credit administrator. profit industry began in 1996 at Randall Kawano (BBA ’81) has the YMCA of Honolulu where he been hired as senior vice president served as senior vice president and and chief financial officer for Pacific CFO. He then served as the senior Rim Bank. Previously, he had vice president and CFO for the served as chief operating officer YMCA of Greater Seattle. Tsugawa for Burgers on the Edge, Good to also held various executive Grill and JKim Ventures Inc. Joel positions in finance and accounting Kumabe (BBA ’82, MBA ’91) with companies such as DFS, Crazy has been promoted to senior vice president and chief information Shirts, CM Holding Corp., GEM of officer for the Hawaii State Federal Hawaii, and Deloitte. Credit Union. He is responsible for directing and controlling the credit union’s technology and electronic David Bangert (MBA '86) with his fiancée Shannon Carroll.
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Moana Surfrider Hotel. Glenn Yee girl. To learn more, visit www. (BBA ’83, MAcc ’85) has been bodegabagual.com.ar. Elliot Hatico named chief financial officer for (MBA ’91) has been promoted to Island Air. He joined the company senior vice president of sales and in July 2013. Yee most recently branch operations for the Hawaii served as the chief financial officer State Federal Credit Union. He is and treasurer for Steeltech Inc. and responsible for the administration before that as the vice president of branch operations, implementing of finance for Hawaiian Dredging Anthony Wong (BBA ’83) policies and procedures to Construction Co. Inc. He also has ensure efficient and effective held executive positions at Persis Founder, Creative Eateries operations, and participating in the Corp. as well as other Hawai‘i companies. Richard Zwern development of long-range plans Over the past two decades, Anthony Wong has built an epicurean contributing to profitability and empire that, today stretches throughout Asia. With four restaurant (EMBA ’83) has joined the board of directors of Straub Foundation. growth for the credit union. He divisions that include 40 outlets, 16 different restaurant concepts Zwern is worldwide director of previously served as vice president and two catering arms that operate in China, Singapore, Taiwan and executive development at WPP of sales and branch operations. Malaysia, this successful businessman has undoubtedly earned his Group, a leading advertising and Donna Ishii (BBA ’91) has been place among the world’s top restaurateurs. marketing services group. named director of corporate reporting for Hawaiian Airlines. After receiving his degree in travel industry management from UH 1990s She is responsible for overseeing in 1983, Wong began his career as a management trainee at the Marcelo Bartolini (MBA ’92) is the internal financial reporting. Ishii Hyatt Singapore where he quickly rose through the ranks in the food owner of Bagual Bodega y Vinedos, brings 21 years of accounting and and beverage departments at the Grand Hyatt Taipei and the Hyatt a family-owned winery located in financial analysis experience to Aryaduta Jakarta. Mendoza, Argentina. “I am making Hawaiian, having previously served a lot of wine that goes all over the In 1992, Wong left the hotel industry to move back to Singapore to as reporting and analysis manager world,” shared Bartolini. “I always at Servco Pacific Inc. for six years. raise his children. There he opened his first restaurant - Hotstones look forward to going back to Sam Moku (MBA ’92) has joined Steak and Seafood Restaurant. The success of Hotstones prompted Hawai'i to refresh my memories the board of directors of Aloha Wong to expand his budding empire to include a new restaurant, of all the wonderful times I spent Pacific Federal Credit Union. He Patara Fine Thai Cuisine, which he launched in a span of just three there in school.” Bartolini and currently serves as the director of years. his wife have two boys and a public and governmental relations Today, Wong’s holding company, Creative Eateries, continues to grow its fleet of popular Western, Thai, Japanese and Chinese restaurant chains as well as develop its’ successful catering division. In September 2013, Wong celebrated his company’s 20th anniversary with the opening of two new outlets in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. In addition to his passion for his work, Wong is also passionate about helping the community. He is a founding member of Crossing Café, a social initiative aimed at providing promising individuals with jobs in the restaurant industry. Also, he serves as a director of the University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., an organization that explores educational platforms between Singapore and UH M¯anoa, and he is an active member of the Restaurant Association of Singapore. Jennifer Carey Dorr (BBA '03) with her husband John 22 ALUMNI NEWS
Donna Ishii (BBA '91) Sam Moku (MBA '92) Mark Tawara (BBA '91) Jason Uejo (BBA '97) Randy Au (BBA '01) in the office of university counsel capacities. Jason Uejo (BBA ’97) at the University of California at clients develop spaces that achieve for Hawaii Pacific University. He has been promoted to sales and Berkeley. John, a former collegiate maximum energy efficiency and also had worked as the director service manager at Servco Subaru swimmer, works for Wells Fargo reduced operating costs. Kathryn of the department of community – Waialae. In his new position, Uejo Advisors. The newlyweds live Fujitani (BBA ’06, EMBA ’13) services for the City and County is responsible for all operations in San Francisco, California. Eric has been promoted to marketing of Honolulu. Steve Robertson of the dealership, including new Chang (MBA ‘04) has been named officer at Hawaii National Bank. (EMBA ’98) has been named and used vehicle sales, service general sales manager for Servco Fujitani joined the bank in 2007 a new member of the board of and management of staff. He Lexus of Maui. Chang oversees all as a management trainee. She directors for Kahala Senior Living previously, served as general sales new and pre-owned automotive is a recent graduate of Shidler’s Community Inc., a not-for-profit manager of Servco Auto Honolulu. sales, as well as the Servco Lexus Executive MBA program. Reid organization that provides oversight Maui financing and insurance Hinaga (BBA ’06) has been and guidance for Kahala Nui and 2000s departments. Previously, he served promoted from assistant vice Hi’olani Care Center. Robertson is Randy Au (BBA ’01) has been as the floor manager at Servco president and Keeaumoku branch executive vice president and chief named vice president and Lexus Honolulu. Prior to joining manager to vice president and information officer of Hawaii Pacific commercial banking officer for Servco, Chang worked in Waikiki Keeaumoku branch manager Health. He is a state licensed Bank of Hawaii’s Pearlridge at fashion houses such as Louis with Bank of Hawaii. He is professional engineer as well as banking center. Previously, he Vuitton and Gucci. Chang is a board responsible for the branch’s day- a certified nuclear engineer. Mark served as assistant vice president director for the Shidler College to-day operations and overall Tawara (BBA ’91) has been named and commercial banking officer. of Business Alumni Association. sales performance and customer vice president and chief operating He is responsible for managing George Denise (MBA ‘06) has service. Hinaga also serves as vice officer for SSFM International Inc., a portfolio of commercial loans been named project manager at president of the board of directors a Honolulu-based engineering, and deposits, providing quality Swinerton Builders’ Silicon Valley of the Honolulu Zoological Society, planning and management firm. customer service, cross-selling division. Denise has experience and he is a member of the board Tawara manages the technical financial services products and creating high-tech facilities for of directors of the Boys & Girls operations to implement soliciting new business. Jennifer firms such as eBay, Adobe, Roche Club of Hawaii-Spalding Clubhouse. procedures and processes that Carey Dorr (BBA '03) and John Molecular Systems, General Miki Ikeda (BBA ’05) has been support the firm’s strategic Dorr recently exchanged vows on Dynamics and BioMed Realty promoted to vice president and initiatives. Tawara has 20-plus years August 2, 2013 in McCall, Idaho. Trust. Equipped with expertise commercial banking officer from of experience in the design and Jennifer, who had been a four year in design management, a deep assistant vice president and construction industry, working for letter winner for the UH Wahine understanding of energy analytics, commercial banking officer at Bank architectural and engineering firms Volleyball Team, currently works and a passion for sustainable of Hawaii’s Pearlridge banking in both marketing and operations as an assistant volleyball coach building, Denise helps Swinerton’s center. She is responsible for
Eric Chang (MBA '04) George Denise (MBA '06) Kathryn Fujitani Reid Hinaga (BBA '06) Miki Ikeda (BBA '05) (BBA ‘06, EMBA '13)
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Se Kwon Kim (BBA '01, Dayna Matsumoto (BBA '03) John McCarron (EMBA '05) Sherry Menor-McNamara Justin Naka‘ahiki (BBA '02) MBA '07) (MBA '05)
managing a portfolio of commercial CEO of the Chamber of Commerce Karen Garcia (EMBA '11) writes about loans and deposits, providing of Hawaii. She is the Chamber's quality customer service, cross- first female president and at the her experiences as a breast cancer selling financial services products age of 42, is also the youngest survivor and soliciting new business. president to lead the 163-year-old Se Kwon Kim (BBA ’01, MBA business organization. She formerly ’07) has been hired as assistant had served as the chief operating vice president and loan officer in officer and senior vice president Hawaii National Bank’s mortgage of government affairs for the department. In his new position, Chamber. Menor-McNamara also Kim will be responsible for had been appointed by Governor growing the bank’s commercial Neil Abercrombie to the board of mortgage portfolio. He brings to the Hawaii Health Connector, which the position more than a decade is charged with setting up the of banking experience. Dayna state's health insurance exchange Matsumoto (BBA ’03) has been under the federal Affordable Health promoted to vice president and Care Act. She serves as chair of controller for Central Pacific Bank. the board. Justin Naka‘ahiki She now oversees all aspects of (BBA ’02) has been promoted accounting, financial management to senior marketing manager Karen Garcia (EMBA ’11) has recently published and reporting processes. Her for Aqua Hospitality, a Hawai‘i her very first book. If I Fall Apart: A Memoir of responsibilities also include hotel management company. In Breast Cancer and Bilateral Mastectomy is about overseeing the tax compliance his current role, Naka‘ahiki will Garcia’s experiences as a cancer survivor. “I wrote function and developing financial facilitate advertising, sponsorships, the book with the hope that it may help others forecasts and corporate strategies. promotions and other traditional with their own journey with cancer,” she shared. Matsumoto joined Central Pacific marketing efforts. Most recently, Bank in 2006 and previously had Naka‘ahiki had been Aqua’s “I like to say that it’s about the journey, not the served as vice president and marketing manager. Prior to joining destination. After spending a good chunk of my life asset/liability manager. John the company in 2008, he had working as an executive assistant, I finally decided McCarron (EMBA ’05) has been worked with Success Advertising to utilize my writing skills for my own pleasure.” named chief information officer as operations manager overseeing In the final chapter, Garcia writes about her for the Charleston Country School the day-to-day operations of the experiences in Shidler’s Executive MBA program. District (CCSD) in South Carolina. agency. Kyle Okamura (BBA ’02) “I would not have even applied to graduate school He supports CCSD’s educational has been promoted to manager if not for my change in outlook brought about by mission by overseeing the of special events and projects for surviving cancer,” said Garcia. implementation of best-practice The Chamber of Commerce of The book is available for purchase through technology support systems. Hawaii. Okamura is responsible CreateSpace.com, Amazon.com and at A Little Bit Previously, he had served as for planning, coordinating and CCSD’s executive director of managing the Chamber’s training, of Everything Boutique in Honolulu. A portion of information technology. He brings business building and networking the proceeds from the first 200 books sold will be more than 20 years of professional events and special projects, donated to the American Cancer Society’s Hope experience to his new position. including the organization’s Lodge Hawaii capital campaign. McCarron and his wife Stephanie Young Professionals program, a Also, visit Garcia’s recipe and restaurant review have two children, Haley and Luke. networking group offering young blog at www.diningaccordingtokaren.blogspot.com. Sherry Menor-McNamara (MBA professionals the opportunity '05) has been named president and to exchange ideas, grow
24 Kyle Okamura (BBA '02) Chad Okuhara (BBA '01) Nina Ota (MBA '02) Vidushi Jetley (BBA '11) Lance Kajiyama (BBA '10) Photo Courtesy of Prince Resorts Hawaii professionally and share common departments including personal California where Theresa is an audit firm. In addition, Gonsowski serves interests. He previously had served lines, commercial lines, IT, and the associate for KPMG and Adam is as a cultural consultant for Tealet, as assistant event coordinator. project consulting group. In 2009, an elementary school teacher. They an online company that she had Chad Okuhara (BBA ’01) has she had been named FICOH’s are proud parents of a pet ferret founded with fellow Shidler MBA been hired as project manager for manager of agency relations. named Chalupa and have plans to classmate Elyse Petersen (MBA Graham Builders, one of Hawai’i’s expand their family to include a '12). Before entering the MBA premier design and building 2010s micropig, a dog and a few children. program, Gonsowski had been companies. In his new position, Theresa Capestany Marquez Kiah Gilbert (BBA ’12) has been in the IT industry for 11 years. Okuhara manages and coordinates (BBA ’12) and Adam Marquez tied working as a consultant in the fiscal Today, she is happily married with the construction process from the knot on August 13 during an services office for Ernst & Young a four-year-old daughter. After scheduling to cost controlling. Prior intimate wedding ceremony held ShinNihon LLC. After graduating living in different places (i.e. China, to joining Graham, Okuhara had on the beach fronting the Fiesta from Shidler in the spring of 2012, Europe and California), she and her served as an accounting manager Americana Condesa Hotel in Gilbert moved to Tokyo, Japan husband have found Hawai’i to be at MW Group where he had Cancun, Mexico. Following a pool- where he had begun working the best place to raise a family. She been responsible for overseeing side reception attended by close for E&Y. He is responsible for enjoys building relationships with and managing the accounting family and friends, the newlyweds internal controls, risk management, people, spending time with family department. Before that, he had had celebrated their nuptials with audit and advisory roles. “I enjoy and volunteering at social events. been a senior accountant at Wachi a ten-day honeymoon in Cancun. working with different people, Vidushi Jetley (BBA '11) has been & Watanabe CPA. Nina Ota "Adam had proposed while we within new environments and hired as a marketing generalist (MBA ’02) has been promoted to were on vacation in New Orleans," being involved with a variety of with Oceanic Time Warner Cable. assistant vice president of agency shared Theresa. "We were married projects,” shared Gilbert. “My Before joining Oceanic as a full- relations with First Insurance one and a half months later. He favorite thing about Japan is time employee, Jetley had worked Company of Hawaii (FICOH). Ota is my best friend and we love the incredible food, the efficient as a media sales intern for Oceanic manages FICOH’s relationship spending time together. We enjoy transportation system and the ease during her senior year at the Shidler with statewide independent going to baseball games, comedy of living.” Jie "Jane" Gonsowski College of Business. She graduated agency networks and oversees clubs, working out, watching (MBA '12) has recently received with a double major in marketing agency-facing aspects of FICOH’s football, going to movies, trying her real estate license. She is a and international business. Lance systems initiatives. She began new restaurants, hanging out with Realtor Associate at Prudential Kajiyama (BBA ’10) has been her career at FICOH in 1998 as a family and friends, traveling, and Locations LLC. She is also a hired as information technology career trainee and over the next exploring new places." Theresa principal for GZ Consulting LLC, a systems manager for the Hawaii 10 years held positions in several and Adam reside in Tustin, real estate investment consulting Prince Hotel Waikiki and Golf
Theresa Capestany Marquez (BBA '12) with her husband Adam Jie "Jane" Gonsowski (MBA '12) with her husband Brook and daughter Maya
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John Robertson Robertson with Head Brewmaster Tony Powell John Robertson (BBA ’93) Co-founder and Managing Member Bellevue Brewing Company After nearly three years of hard work, planning and preparation, John Robertson’s dream of brewing up world-class craft beers for the people of his hometown has come to fruition. In December of David Kenny (EMBA '11) Jarenn Nagaishi-Choi 2012, Robertson and long-time friend and business partner Scott (BBA '13) Hansen, celebrated the grand opening of the Bellevue Brewing Company (BBC), the first and only locally-owned craft brewery in Club. Most recently, Kajiyama had to joining Shidler, she had been worked at Saint Francis School an account manager for Inovus Bellevue, Washington. as IT administrator. He is active Solar. Jarenn Nagaishi-Choi (BBA Robertson, along with a talented staff of beer-enthusiasts, in the community serving as the ’13) has been hired as a human oversees all aspects of the production and distribution of BBC's webmaster for and a member resource generalist at the Boeing unique blend of hand-crafted ales and lagers. The brewery also of the Hawaii Kai Jaycees. He Company in Seattle, Washington. offers a classic menu of dishes to complement its beers. Since also volunteers with the Hawaii Nagaishi-Choi is participating in the opening a year ago, BBC has truly grown into a place where beer Lupus Annual Walk and Hawaii company’s HR Rotational Program lovers from around the world can come together to enjoy great Foodbank events. David Kenny which allows her to rotate through conversation, fresh foods and celebrate their passion for craft-beer. (EMBA ’11) has been promoted three business units within Boeing. Before embarking on his BBC business venture, Robertson spent to assistant vice president and Currently, she serves as the HR more than 20 years working in commercial real estate. He is the director of deposit operations for business partner for the 767 and founder and president of Robertson Capital Corporation. Along Hawaii National Bank. Kenny will 777 airplane engineers. “My lead the bank’s deposit operations favorite thing about the job is being with his love for beer, Robertson enjoys fly fishing, traveling, and department, including oversight able to experience various human community-based volunteer work. Through BBC, he supports causes of the transaction management resources departments and I am that raise awareness and funds for charities dedicated to helping department. He joined Hawaii able to work in different business children. National Bank in 2007 as a units, which allows me to expand To learn more about John Robertson and the Bellevue Brewing customer-support trainee. He most my network and diversify my Company, visit www.bellevuebrewing.com. recently served as manager of experience,” commented Nagaishi- deposit operations. Lynn Miyahira Choi. William Nhieu (BBA ’10) (MBA ’10) has been named has been appointed deputy director marketing manager for PKF Pacific of communications for the Hawaii Alums win national Time Warner Hawaii LLP. Before joining PKF, State House of Representatives Miyahira served as the marketing where he is responsible for Cable Business Class award director for the Shidler College of strategic communications and Business at the UH Manoa.¯ Prior public relations for majority Christie Tanaka (BBA '08) and Eric Chan (BBA '01) have won the Time Warner Cable Business Class Achiever's Cup in 2013. Tanaka, sales manager for Oceanic's government, hospitality, military and healthcare portfolios for Hawai'i, ranked first in the country by generating the highest revenue nationwide. Chan, sales account executive, ranked first in the country for generating the highest individual revenue in the country. As the winners of the Achiever's Cup, both Tanaka and Chan have won a trip to Nevis in the Caribbean with the senior corporate leadership and Alumni from the Master of Human Resource Management class of 2007 attended other top performers in the country. the SHRM Hawaii 2013 Annual Conference on October 11 at the Sheraton Waikiki. Left to right are Russell Kaya, Toni Kruse Mingo, Jennifer Inouye and Ursula Quan. 26 ALUMNI NEWS
William Nhieu (BBA '10) Lauren Ono (BBA '10) and Gavin Loo (BBA '09) Rachel Seachris (BBA '12) with fiancé Chris Lucynski members of the Hawaii State past few months, the couple December 12, he took me to my Altamonte. Mark Young (BBA House of Representatives. Nhieu has been busy moving in and favorite beach—Lanikai—where we ’10) has been recognized by Benn has a range of administrative, getting settled. They are also busy watched a slideshow comprised of Pacific Group as a Top Producer legislative, analytical and public planning their upcoming wedding photos and videos taken during our for 2012 as well as for the first and relations experience gained in 2015. Gavin proposed to Lauren time in Hawai‘i,” shared Rachel. second quarters of 2013. Young from positions across public and in Disneyland last December. Ono “Then, he got down on one knee was also recognized as one of government affairs. He previously currently works in the corporate and asked me to spend the rest of Honolulu Magazine’s Best Realtors. had served in managerial positions banking department at American my life with him.” The couple first He has been a Realtor Associate on statewide election campaigns Savings Bank and Loo is a staff met while attending high school with Benn Pacific since 2010. and as an appointee at the City auditor for CW Associates, CPAs. in Kaiserslautern, Germany. They and County of Honolulu, legislative They are the proud parents of a enjoy traveling and exploring, going aide to the Senate President, and Pomeranian-Chihuahua named to the beach, spending time with committee clerk for the Hawaii Pennie. Rachel Seachris (BBA friends and family and planning Submit Alumni Notes to Senate Special Committee on ‘12) and Chris Lucynski (BSN for their wedding. Rachel and amy.watari@uhfoundation. Chris reside in Orlando, Florida Accountability and the Committee ’12) are engaged to be married org or mail to Shidler on August 30, 2014 at Wolf Creek where Rachel works as a retail on Tourism. Lauren Ono (BBA Business, 2404 Maile Way, ‘10) and Gavin Loo (BBA ’09) Resort in Eden, Utah. Just a few guest service manager at the C202, Honolulu, HI 96822. recently celebrated the purchase days before graduating from UH in Emporium in the Magic Kingdom of their first home together – a 2012, Chris surprised Rachel with at Walt Disney World and Chris is a townhouse in Kapolei. Over the an early Christmas present. “On registered nurse at Florida Hospital
Executive MBA alumnus Tim McGovern welcomes the Norwegian Prime Minister and State Secretary to Antarctica While serving as the senior representative for the National Science Foundation's U.S. Antarctic Program, Tim McGovern (EMBA ’11) had the opportunity to welcome Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Norwegian State Secretary Hans Kristian Amundsen to the U.S. Research Station in McMurdo, Antarctica. The commemorative visit in December 2011 celebrated the centennial anniversary of Roald Amundsen's historic trek to the South Pole. Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer who was the first man in history to reach the South Pole. "It was a very exciting and memorable celebration," shared McGovern. "I really wanted to share this story because one of the main reasons I was offered the position at the National Science Foundation was because of the MBA degree I received from the Shidler College. It has served me well." McGovern is the ocean projects manager in the Division of Polar Programs at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. He oversees the U.S. Antarctic Program’s research vessels and the Palmer Station research facility. He is an expert in shipboard scientific operations and instrumentation with 15 years of experience as a marine Tim McGovern (center) with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (left) and Norwegian State Secretary Hans Kristian Amundsen (right) who is a distant relative technician, marine technical manager, and as a science technical advisor of the famed explorer Roald Amundsen aboard oceanographic research vessels.
www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 27 Mahalo for your generosity! Thank you to the following alumni, corporations, foundations and friends for designating their gifts to the UH Manoa Shidler College of Business during the last fiscal year: July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013. Corporate Donors $100,000 and up Deloitte & Touche LLP Lum Yip Kee Limited Enterprise Holdings Foundation The Freeman Foundation Ernst & Young LLP Finance Factors Foundation $50,000 - $99,999 Financial Planning Association of Hawaii • First Insurance Charitable First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Gary Broad Foundation $25,000 - $49,999 Hawaii Association of Public Accountants Hawaii Community Foundation "The choices we make Financial Executives International- Hawaii Employers Council reveal the true nature of our Hawai‘i Chapter Hawaii Society of Certified Public character." First Insurance Company of Hawaii Accountants —Arthur Guinness Ltd. • Hawaiian Electric Industry Charitable Hawaiian Electric Company Inc. Steadfast, generous, and successful Foundation Hawaiiana Group Incorporated . . . these are just some of the words Kualoa Ranch Inc. HiBEAM that describe the alumni and friends Shidler College of Business Alumni KPMG LLP of the Shidler College of Business. Association L&L Franchise Foundation You lead by example and your positive Leighton Lam Designs Inc. actions have resulted in an alumni $10,000 - $24,999 Lewis Family Foundation network second to none. Mahalo nui Jhamandas Watumull Fund Matson Navigation Company Inc. loa! Niu Pia Land Company Ltd. We still boast the highest Northwestern Mutual Financial Network number of scholarships and faculty $5,000 - $9,999 • Northwestern Mutual Foundation Oceanic Time Warner Cable endowments in the UH System. • Deloitte Foundation Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation On top of that, we are now the #1 Ernst & Young Foundation provider of travel scholarships for PKF Pacific Hawaii LLP Mamoru & Aiko Takitani Foundation international study abroad. Providing Pretika Corporation a comprehensive international business $1,000 - $4,999 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide education is what helps to rank our • Alexander & Baldwin Foundation Inc. undergraduate International Business American Savings Bank The Boeing Company program 14th by U.S. News and World Reports. Bank of Hawaii Charitable Foundation • Wells Fargo Foundation Our fundraising focus now Calvin M. & Mildred S. Ichinose Yamada Scott Family Fund is our Pacific Asian Center for Family Foundation • Company matched employees’ individual gift(s) Entrepreneurship (PACE) which Central Pacific Bank serves the entire UH System through Chung Kun Ai Foundation programs, competitions, and lectures all geared to engrain the entrepreneurial spirit in all students Mahalo to all the corporate and individual donors who as well as bridge the two worlds of academia and business. generously supported the Shidler College with gifts of To learn more about how you $999 or less. can invest in the students and faculty of the Shidler College of Business, To allow room for increasing alumni profiles and activities, we gratefully please contact me at (808) 956-3597 acknowledge the entire list of donors for the past fiscal year at or [email protected]. www.shidler.hawaii.edu/magazine. It would be my privilege to chat with you. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the donors listed above. Please accept our apology for any incorrect listings.
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28 Individual Donors $1,000,000 and up Mr. & Mrs. Chris Helm '91 Mr. & Mrs. William Ruel Mr. & Mrs. C. M. Ichinose Johnson, Jr. '65 '76, '79 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy A. $100,000 - $499,999 Kaehr '73 * Estate of Eugene Henry Mr. & Mrs. Akemi Mahn Kurokawa Mr. & Mrs. John C. Dean Mr. Russ Lambing '71 * Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Kamp, Mr. & Mrs. Eric K. Jr. '79 Martinson '84 Mr. Eddie K. T. Lam '81 Mr. & Mrs. Stuart K. Mr. & Mrs. Jay Shidler '68 Matsuda '86 Mahalo for your support. $50,000 - $99,999 Dr. Dawn A. & Mr. John K. Anonymous Matsumoto '90; '89 Your gifts have made a difference. *Mr. Harold P. K. Wong '53 • Mr. & Mrs. Lee W. In recognition of donors who have made annual gifts of Maxwell, III '66, '74 $10,000 - $49,999 $1,000 or more to the Shidler College of Business Mr. & Mrs. James McKeever Advancement Fund in the last fiscal year. Anonymous Mr. Alden A. Miyashiro '79, Mr. & Mrs. Guy Kamitaki '80 Mrs. Vivian A. Bergwall '76 Ms. Grace M. Miyawaki '88 Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Clarke Ms. Shirley M. Lee '77 Ms. Mavis H. Nikaido '09 Mr. & Mrs. George E. Denise Mr. James P. D. Thropp, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gary T. Gary Broad Foundation $5,000 - $9,999 Nishikawa '70 Mr. Robin Hadwick & Mrs. Janis Reischmann Mr. & Mrs. Hideo Noguchi Mrs. Jacqueline Karns Dr. & Mrs. David Heenan '69 Mr. Azamat Kumykov '02 Mr. & Mrs. C. M. Ichinose Mr. & Mrs. David Y. Okabe Mr. & Mrs. Merton S.C. Lau Mr. & Mrs. Akemi Kurokawa '84; '85 '54 Mr. Russ Lambing Mr. Chris E. Papousek '87 Dr. Lorraine & Mr. John Mr. & Mrs. Merton S.C. Lau Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Saito '81 Stringfellow '69 Mr. & Mrs. Lee W. Maxwell, III Mr. Wallace E. Samuelson, Jr. Dr. Jenny Teruya ‘84, ‘86 & Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Nichols Dr. & Mrs. K. K. Seo Mr. Alfred Teruya Ms. Mavis H. Nikaido Mr. & Mrs. Chris M. Shirai Mr. & Mrs. Kent K. Mr. Chris E. Papousek '74 Tsukamoto '78; '78 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Saito Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Spitz Mr. & Mrs. Glen T. Yamasaki Dr. & Mrs. K. K. Seo Mr. Gerald A. Sumida Mr. Alvin Y. Yoshinaga '88 Shidler College of Business Alumni Association • Mr. & Mrs. Manuel R. Mr. & Mrs. Chris M. Shirai $1,000 - $4,999 Sylvester '52 Dr. Lorraine & Mr. John Stringfellow Mrs. Vivian A. Bergwall '95 Mr. & Mrs. Howard S. Todo Mr. Gerald A. Sumida + Estate of Frank Boas '72 Mr. James P. D. Thropp, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George Chant Mr. Randall S. Tom '82 Mr. & Mrs. Kent K. Tsukamoto Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Clarke Mr. & Mrs. Allan S. Totoki Mr. & Mrs. Alvin C. P. Wong '85 Mr. & Mrs. Alvin C. P. Wong Mr. Harold P. K. Wong Drs. Steven M. & Ruth P. '72 Dawson Mr. & Mrs. George E. Denise • Donation(s) matched by company + Memorial gift or honorary gift About the Dean's Circle '06 * Bequests Mr. Shaun W. Flanders '95 The Dean's Circle honors donors who make annual gifts Mr. Robin Hadwick & Mrs. of $1,000 or more to the Shidler College of Business Janis Reischmann '00; '00 Advancement Fund, a fund that is applied to where Mr. Rodney M. Harano '78 the opportunity is the greatest at the Shidler College of Mr. Charles H. Harrison Business. Learn more about the Dean's Circle and make Dr. & Mrs. David Heenan a gift at www.shidler.hawaii.edu/deans-circle or contact Unyong Nakata, director of development, at (808) 956-3597 or [email protected].
www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 29 ALUMNI NEWS First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Financial Executives International establishes an endowed professorship in establishes an endowed scholarship for banking accounting and finance students
Left to right: Aaron Sato, FEI Hawai‘i Chapter president, Vance Roley, Shidler College dean, and Randall Kawano, FEI Hawai‘i Chapter treasurer
The Hawai'i Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI) Left to right: Donna Vuchinich, UH Foundation president and CEO; Mitch Ka‘aiali‘i, First Hawaiian Bank (FHB) vice president and Mililani branch area manager; Robert has established a $35,000 endowed scholarship to support Shidler Harrison, FHB president and CEO; Vance Roley, Shidler College dean; Sharon Brown, FHB Foundation president; Brandt Farias, FHB executive vice president of marketing undergraduate students who are majoring in accounting and/or communications; Tom Apple, UH M¯anoa chancellor finance. “The Hawaii Chapter of Financial Executives International is a proud supporter of education,” commented FEI Treasurer The First Hawaiian Bank Foundation has donated $500,000 Randall Kawano (BBA '81). “For many years, we have supported to establish the First Hawaiian Bank Distinguished Professorship the Shidler College of Business through annual scholarship of Banking Endowment which will help to recruit and retain high donations, as well as Business Night awards. The establishment caliber faculty in the area of banking. “We see this partnership as an of an endowment fund allows us to support accounting and exciting opportunity to gain access to top-rated professors who will finance students in perpetuity. I’m happy to say that we’ve had inspire, motivate, and educate students about banking,” said Bob overwhelming support from our membership.” Harrison, First Hawaiian Bank president and CEO. First Hawaiian has been a long-standing supporter of the Shidler College. In 1999, the bank donated $1 million to establish the First Hawaiian Bank Endowment Fund for the Distinguished Professor of Management and Leadership and supports student awards, internships and job placement.
Learn More About Giving Opportunities at the Shidler College of Business Contact Unyong Nakata, director of development, at (808) 956-3597 or [email protected]. Make a gift securely online at www.uhfoundation.org/ GiveToShidler.
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Shidler alumni at Oceanic Time Warner Cable show their school pride by gathering at the company’s main office at the Mililani Tech Park on O'ahu. Approximately 30 Shidler graduates are a part of Oceanic’s dedicated team of business professionals. Each of these outstanding individuals plays an integral role in the growth and success of Hawai‘i’s largest and oldest provider of cable services. Mahalo to all of the Shidler alumni at Oceanic for their generous support of the UH M¯anoa Shidler College of Business.
Shidler Graduates at Oceanic Time Warner Cable
Karen Aguinaldo (BBA 1989) Byran Chock (BBA 1995) Sandra Kobayashi Monica Rivera (BBA 2010) Human Resources Systems Network Engineering Manager (BBA 1981, MBA 1990) MDU Sales Coordinator Manager Account Executive Jeffrey Eshelman Marcia Taira (BBA 1974) Melissa Au (BBA 1995) (BBA 2003, MACC 2005) Ross Koki (BBA 1990) Human Resources Director Finance Manager Programmer Analyst II Installer Erin Tajima (BBA 2005) Anne Butac (BBA 1978) Jon Eto (MBA 1999) Richard Ly (BBA 2009) Human Resources Business Director of Finance/Internal Budget and Planning Director Customer Service Operations Partner Control Analyst Jeffrey Grean (BBA 1995) Christie Tanaka (BBA 2008) Evita Cabrera (BBA 2008) Service Technician Leadman Gayle Morihara (BBA 1985) Business Class Hospitality Marketing Coordinator Recruitment Coordinator Sales Manager Derek Honma (BBA 2002) Tammie Carpenter Local Sales Manager Ardis Murayama (BBA 1988) Jonalyn Uehara (MBA 1997) (BBA 2010) Human Resources Business Marketing Coordinator Jaime Hung Kagawa Account Executive Partner (BBA 1998, MBA 2003) Kiman Wong (MBA 1983) Eric Chan (BBA 2001) Account Executive Blane Ogawa Wireless Director Business Class Sales Manager (BBA 2003, MHRM 2007) Vidushi Jetley (BBA 2011) Yvonne Yanagihara (BBA 1995) Human Resources Business Clayton Char Marketing Generalist Business Class Marketing Partner (BBA 1979, MBA 1994) Manager Vernon Kato (EMBA 2013) Programmer Analyst II Todd Park (BBA 1999) Multi Media Development Joy Yanazaki (BBA 2010) Network Engineering Manager Manager Account Executive
Oceanic Time Warner Cable delivers a diverse selection of entertainment and information services by way of an advanced fiber optic/ coax network to more than 400,000 households, schools and businesses on O'ahu, Maui, Kaua'i, Moloka'i, L¯ana'i and Hawai‘i Island. Among its products are Digital TV, Internet and Home Phone services. The company has provided quality cable service for Hawai‘i residents since 1969.
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JANUARY 8 Business Night 2014 1 Holiday: 2014 New Year's Day 5 - 9 p.m. Executive Vineyards Sheraton Waikiki 6-9 Hawai‘i International Conference on www.shidler.hawaii.edu/businessnight March 13, 2014 System Sciences 6 - 9 p.m. www.hicss.hawaii.edu 12-16 UH M¯anoa Final Examinations The Royal Hawaiian 13 First Day of Spring 2014 Instruction 17 UH M¯anoa Spring Commencement For the first time, the Shidler Alumni 9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 18 Open House Information Session Combined Undergraduate and Advanced Association's popular wine tasting will be 9:30 - 11 a.m. Degree Ceremony held at The Royal Hawaiian. Guests will enjoy Shidler College of Business Stan Sheriff Center breathtaking views of Waikiki while sampling www.shidler.hawaii.edu/events www.uhm.hawaii.edu/commencement an outstanding array of wines, champagnes 20 Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 26 Holiday: Memorial Day and sakes from all regions of the world. To learn more, visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ 22 Hilo Alumni Reception 27 First Day of Summer Session I events. 5 - 7 p.m. Wainaku Ventures 30 Maui Golf Tournament and Networking www.shidler.hawaii.edu/bigislandalumni Reception Business Night 12 p.m. First Tee Time 5:30 p.m. Reception May 8, 2014 February Wailea Golf Club 5:00 - 9 p.m. [email protected] 17 Holiday: Presidents' Day Sheraton Waikiki March JUNE Business Night is one of the College's premier annual events. Students are 13 Executive Vineyards Wine Tasting 11 Holiday: Kamehameha Day 6 - 9 p.m. matched with business professionals who The Royal Hawaiian serve as mentors for the evening. Top Shidler [email protected] For event updates, visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ students are also presented with awards events or mail [email protected] 22 Open House Information Session for their achievements. More details to 9:30 - 11 a.m. be announced at www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ Shidler College of Business businessnight. www.shidler.hawaii.edu/events
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26 Holiday: Kuhio Day Your gift to the Shidler Advancement Fund APRIL 18 Holiday: Good Friday makes a big Impact Be a part of the future growth of the College with a gift to the Shidler College 19 Open House Information Session Advancement Fund. With your support we can continue to move toward our goal of 9:30 - 11 a.m. Shidler College of Business becoming a top-ranked public business school. Your gift will: www.shidler.hawaii.edu/events • Provide crucial discretionary income to support programs and meet unexpected 24 UH Business Plan Competition needs at the College; and www.uhbusinessplancompetition.com • Allow the College to engage alumni and the business community both locally and abroad. May Make a gift today at www.uhfoundation.org/givetoshidler 7 Last day of spring 2014 instruction To learn more, contact (808) 956-3597 or email [email protected]