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Monday, September 6, 1999



Taking Notice

Academic honors

Bullet Lori-Jean Lee of Honolulu, who attends Carnegie Mellon University, spent the spring studying in Florence, Italy, as part of Syracuse University's Division of International Programs Abroad.

Bullet Five Hawaii Pacific University faculty members have been awarded more than $31,000 in grants through the Spring 1999 Trustee Scholarly Endeavors Program. They are Antonia Espiritu, assistant professor of economics, $5,400; Keith Korsmeyer, assistant professor of biology, $9,060; Ernesto Lucas, assistant professor of economics, $5,400; Eric Vetter, associate professor of marine biology, $4,000; and Christopher Winn, director of marine science and associate professor of oceanography, $7,980.

Bullet The Windward Arts Council honored eight students for their talents in music, visual arts, creative writing and dance. The winners are Luke Chandler, Elana Kimbrell and Megan Mount of Kalaheo High School; Teddy Duldulao, Charis Chinen, Frederick Housel and Jennifer Matsuura of Castle; and Amanda Chew of Kahuku. They were awarded $200, provided by the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation and the Persis Corp.

Bullet Teachers Kara Lee of Kaimuki High School and Geraldine Fairbank of Radford have won round-trip tickets to South Korea for winning an essay contest on the Korean experience in Hawaii.

Bullet Iolani School's math team won first place in Division A at the seventh Oahu Mathematics League Meet. Coached by Michael Park, members include Tanner Fahl, Yoshio Goto, Francis Lam, Bradford Lee, Kit Okimoto, Craig Oyama, Allyson Spence, Kawika Uechi, Lizhou Wang and Jason Yeung.

First-place team winners in Division B from St. Francis, coached by Michelle Alves, include Hye-Jung Han, Casie Hume, Young Ah Jang, Denise Marchong, Young Min Yoon and Sarah Young.

Students with perfect scores of 30 are Yeung and Lee of Iolani; Suzanna Hahn of McKinley; Dale Neal of Punahou; and George Lee of Kamehameha.



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