36 honored for
teaching, service
By Suzanne Tswei
Star-Bulletin
History is not about memorizing dates and names. History is about human triumphs and tragedies that are more exciting than anything Hollywood could make up, said John Richard Ziegler, a Honolulu Community College professor.
Ziegler's ability to make history comes alive is one of the reasons he has been chosen to win a university teaching award. Ziegler, who has been teaching history and American studies at the community college for 25 years, is among the 36 university faculty and staff to be honored tomorrow at the Pride 2000 Convocation.
"This is really gratifying," said Ziegler, who is winning his first teaching award. "I try to make history exciting and relevant, I try to bring a fair amount of enthusiasm to the classroom."
In addition to his teaching, Ziegler also is recognized for his effort to bring a three-ton section of the Berlin Wall to the HCC campus for permanent display. He also helped establish a natural museum on campus that features a replica of the full skeleton of a stegosaurus.
Ziegler is 55 and received his master's degree in American studies at the Manoa campus. Other winners include:
Regents' Medal for Excellence in Teaching:
Hazel Beh, assistant law professor, William S. Richardson School of Law
John Casken, assistant professor in the School of Public Health, Manoa
Dennis J. Chun, Hawaiian Studies instructor, Kauai Community College
Jacob Darakjian, automotive technology professor, Leeward Community College
Robert DeLoach, professor and chair of social sciences, Windward Community College
Diane Ferreira, English professor, Hawaii Community College
Molli K. Fleming, language arts instructor, Maui Community College
Margot Henriksen, associate history professor, Manoa
Terrance Jalbert, finance assistant professor, UH Hilo
David Johnson, sociology assistant professor, Manoa
Damon Sakai, assistant professor of medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Kathleen Sullivan, nursing assistant professor, Kapiolani Community College
Jean Toyama, French professor, Manoa
Regents' Medal for Excellence in Research:
Ralph Freese, mathematics professor, Manoa
Francois Roddier, astronomer, Manoa
Employment Training Center's Outstanding Employee of the Year:
Diane Nazarro, culinary arts instructor, Employment Training Center
Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching:
John Cox, assistant professor in the School of Travel Industry Management, Manoa
Curtis Daehler, assistant botany professor, Manoa
Charles Fletcher, professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, Manoa
Anne Freese, director of the Masters of Education in Training program, Manoa
Marie-Christine Garneau, French assistant professor, Manoa
Vilsoni Hereniko, associate professor, Center for Pacific Islands Studies, Manoa
Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching:
Rick Caulfield, assistant professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Manoa
Anne Megan Evans, doctoral candidate in the Department of Theatre and Dance, Manoa, received the Frances Davis Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Robert V. Hunckler, geography instructor, Leeward Community College
Grant Sato, culinary arts instructor, Employment Training Center
Charlene Yoshida, mathematics instructor, Kauai Community College
Robert W. Clopton Award for Outstanding Service to the Community:
James Mak, economics professor, Manoa
Hung Wo and Elizabeth Lau Ching Foundation Award for Faculty Service to the Community:
Dolores Foley, public administration program associate professor, Manoa
Gregory Mark, ethnic studies professor, Manoa
Trina Nahm-Mijo, professor of psychology and chair of Social Sciences and Humanities Division, Hawaii Community College
John Wilt, associate professor in the Administration of Justice Program, Maui Community College
Willard Wilson Award for Distinguished Service to the University:
Donald Bourassa; dean of Planning, Information and Development; Honolulu Community College
University of Hawaii at Manoa 'Ohana Award for Outstanding Service to Students:
Jan Javinar; director of Co-curricular Activities, Programs and Services, Manoa
Masaki and Momoe Kunimoto Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions to Vocational Education:
Jean Hull, associate professor of Hawaii Community College Food Service Program, West Hawaii
