Mid-Year Commencement Exercise
Above All Nations(2005) ........................................................................................... Donald Reid Womack
(Commissioned by the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa)
Professor,
Composition and Theory
University Concert Band
Gwen Nakamura, Assistant Band Director
Academic Procession ............................................................................ Rick Caulfield and Amy Hubbard
University Marshals
Kapā Oliveira and Kekeha Solis
Floor Marshals
Oli .................................................................................... Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
Student Marshals .............................................................................................................. Representatives:
Architecture
Aira Kariah G. Iglesias
Medicine
Jian (Stella) Li
Arts and Humanities
Nicholas Fink and Noa Terada-Pagdilao
Natural Sciences
Adam Bajinting and Echelle Burns
Business
Christina Amundsen and Amy Ngo
Nursing and Dental Hygiene
Ashli-Danielle Abreu and Susan Reneé Vogts
Education
Leah Hashimoto and Eri Matsushita
Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Anthony Chang
Engineering
Daisy Green and Caleb Peich
Pacific and Asian Studies
Amy Tricia Keiko Shiroma
Hawaiian Knowledge
Rikki Maraea Kōkoʻo Leialoha Hashimoto
Largo
Public Health
Danielle Nebalasca and Sally Voss
Interdisciplinary Studies
Tiffany DuBose and Kelly Hamamura
Languages, Linguistics, and Literature
Sehun Nakama and Jon H. Omuro
Social Sciences
Yiwei Lu and Sze Wei Teng
Travel Industry Management
Minami Ozaki and Kristal Tabernero
Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Marie-Guillen C. Guillermo
and Lena Phomsouvanh
Stefan Beresiwsky and Lindsay Root
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Education
Kurt Ginoza
Doctor of Architecture
Nainoa Cravalho
Master’s Degree, Graduate Education
Meera Garud, Qianting Li,
Julianna Sumida, and Tobias Tenorio
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Debbie Harrison
Master of Business
Doctor of Philosophy
Wayne Liou and Thomas Robinson
Presiding .......................................................................................................................... Reed Dasenbrock
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
American Sign Language Interpretation ..................................................... Jan L. Fried and Tamar Lani
Interpreters
Presentation of Colors ..................................................... Joint Army and Air Force ROTC Color Guards
National Anthem ..................................................................................................University Concert Band
Julianna Sumida, Soloist
Hawai‘i Pono‘ī ......................................................................................................University Concert Band
Soloist Sumida
Welcome Remarks ..................................................................................................... Robert Bley-Vroman
Chancellor
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Randolph G. Moore
Chairperson, University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents
Announcement of Honors.................................................................................................. Ronald Cambra
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education
Conferring of Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
upon Robert K. Masuda .......................................................................................................Regent Moore
Commencement Address ............................................................................................... Robert K. Masuda
YMCA and Public Service Executive (retired)
Graduate Address ......................................................................................... Elizabeth Pualani Armstrong
Candidate for Bachelor of Education degrees in
Elementary Education and Special Education
and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Conferring of Undergraduate Degrees ............................................................. Chancellor Bley-Vroman
and Vice Chancellor Dasenbrock
Presentation of Undergraduate Candidates
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the School of Architecture
Dean Daniel S. Friedman
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the College of Arts and Humanities
Dean Peter Arnade
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the Shidler College of Business
Dean and First Hawaiian Bank Distinguished Professor V. Vance Roley
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the College of Education
Dean Donald Young
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the College of Engineering
Associate Dean Bruce Liebert
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
Dean Maenette K. P. Ah Nee Benham
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies
Assistant Vice Chancellor Cambra
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature
Dean Jeffrey Carroll
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the John A. Burns School of Medicine
Vice Dean Satoru Izutsu
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the College of Natural Sciences
Dean Kristin Kumashiro
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
Dean Mary Boland
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Associate Dean Charles Fletcher
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the School of Pacific and Asian Studies
Dean R. Anderson Sutton
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the College of Social Sciences
Dean Denise Eby-Konan
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the School of Travel Industry Management
Dean Thomas Bingham
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees from the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Associate Dean Charles Kinoshita
Undergraduate Name Readers ......................................................................... Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance and KumuʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Craig W. Howes
Director of the Center for Biographical Research,
and Professor of English
Conferring of Advanced Degrees ...................................................................... Chancellor Bley-Vroman
and Vice Chancellor Dasenbrock
Presentation of Advanced Degree Candidates
Candidates for the Post-Baccalaureate Certificates in Secondary and Special Education
from the College of Education
Dean Young and Associate Dean Mary Beth Pateman
Candidates for Master’s Degrees from the Office of Graduate Education
Dean Krystyna Aune and Associate Dean Julienne Maeda
Candidates for Master’s Degrees of Business from the Shidler College of Business
Dean Roley and Associate Dean Qimei Chen
Candidates for the Doctor of Architecture Degree from the School of Architecture
Dean Friedman and Director of Academic Affairs Judith Stilgenbauer
Candidates for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree from the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
Dean Boland and Graduate Chairperson Maureen Shannon
Conferring of the Doctor of Philosophy Degrees ............................................. Chancellor Bley-Vroman
Presentation of the Doctor of Philosophy Candidates .......................................................... Dean Aune
and Associate Dean Maeda
Charge to the Graduates .................................................................................................... Ken Hayashida
President, University of Hawaiʻi Alumni Association
University Alma Mater ........................................................................................University Concert Band
Soloist Sumida
Recessional ............................................................................................................University Concert Band
HAWAI‘I PONO‘Ī
Hawai‘i Pono‘ī
Nānā i kou mo‘ī
Ka lani ali‘i
Ke ali‘i
Makua lani e,
Kamehameha e
Nā kāua e pale
Me ka ‘ihe
UNIVERSITY ALMA MATER
In green Mānoa Valley our Alma Mater stands
Where mountain winds and showers refresh her fertile lands;
The flag of freedom beckons above her shining walls,
To larger truth and service our Alma Mater calls.
Hawai‘i, we have gathered within thy wide-flung doors,
As sons and daughters claiming thy freely offered stores;
Our loyal praise we tender, and pledge to hold thy aim,
Till ocean’s far horizons shall hear thy honored name.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I BOARD OF REGENTS
Randolph G. Moore, Chair
Jan Naoe Sullivan, Vice Chair
Eugene Bal III, Vice Chair
Coralie Chun Matayoshi
Barry T. Mizuno
Benjamin Asa Kudo
Jeffrey Portnoy
Lee Putnam
Stanford Yuen
Michelle Tagorda
Simeon Acoba
Wayne Higaki
David Iha
Michael McEnemey
Ernest Wilson
THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I ADMINISTRATION
David Lassner, President
Risa E. Dickson, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Jan Gouveia, Vice President for Administration
Kalbert Young, Vice President for Budget and Finance/Chief Financial Officer
John Morton, Vice President for the Community Colleges
Garret Yoshimi, Vice President for Information Technology/Chief Information Officer
Carrie Okinaga, Vice President for Legal Affairs/University General Counsel
Vassilis Syrmos, Vice President for Research and Innovation
THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MĀNOA ADMINISTRATION
Robert Bley-Vroman, Chancellor
Kathleen Cutshaw, Vice Chancellor for Administration, Finance, and Operations
Reed Dasenbrock, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Lori Ideta, Vice Chancellor for Students
Brian Taylor, Vice Chancellor for Research
THE ACADEMIC REGALIA
At the University of Hawai‘i, the doctor’s hood is slightly longer than the master’s, and the trimming
around the neck is wider. The lining is green with two white chevrons with blue trim. The subject or
discipline is indicated by the color of the hood’s trimming for master’s degree, juris doctor, and doctor
of medicine candidates and by the color of the tassel on the mortarboard for bachelor’s degree
recipients. A few of today’s doctoral candidates may be wearing the specially designed University of
Hawai‘i doctoral gown.
Members of the audience are asked to remain in their seats while photographing individual candidates
and to remain in their places until the end of the recessional. Friends and family members may greet
graduates near the appropriate alphabetical signs at the Clarence T. C. Ching Complex (A-N) and the
Les Murakami Stadium (O -Z). Please observe that this is a smoke-free campus.
A color photograph is taken as each graduate receives a diploma cover. A proof will be sent by e-mail to
graduates. Direct all questions to The PictureMan of Hawai‘i at cs@pmoh.com.
Programs containing a list of the graduates are available by calling (808) 956-3889.
The University of Hawai‘i is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I FOUNDATION
The University of Hawai‘i Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises and manages private funds to
support UH. Every day, support from generous donors fuels scholarships, faculty development,
academic programs, athletics, research, and community outreach programs. Visit www.uhfoundation.org
or call (808) 956-8849 to learn more.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Congratulations on your graduation and welcome to the UH Alumni ‘Ohana! You are now automatically
a member of the University of Hawai‘i Alumni Association (UHAA), the official alumni organization of
all 10 UH campuses. To stay connected with this growing network of people and resources, register
today at UHalumni.org/new-grad.
For additional benefits, subscribe to a paid membership at 50% off for the next five years. The $25
annual fee includes chapter membership, a subscription to the UH alumni magazine, event discounts and
more. Visit UHalumni.org/membership.
1-877-UH-ALUMS • contact@UHalumni.org
facebook.com/UHalumni • twitter.com/UHalumni
Ushers provided by Mortar Board, Golden Key International Honour Society,
Student Nurses Association and Pre-Medical Association.
Flowers provided by Lyon Arboretum.