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>> UH biochemistry and biophysics graduate student Paul Fox won best overall presentation out of 43 submissions at the John A. Burns School of Medicine's annual Biomedical Sciences Symposium. Postdoctorate pathology researcher Kathleen K. Ogata, biochemistry and biophysics graduate student I-Chia Shih, medical student Ly Thi Nguyen and Pacific Biomedical Research Center undergraduate student Lloyd P. Asuncion were named recipients of Dean's Division Awards. The five received their awards March 16.>> Kenneth Chun, Alice Chun and Amy Fern were honored April 22 by Hawaii Meals on Wheels Inc. for their service to the organization. Mr. and Mrs. Chun are Manoa Valley Church members who volunteer for Hawaii Meals on Wheels in the McCully area. Fern is a retired teacher who volunteers for Hawaii Meals on Wheels in the Kapiolani area. The three are the first recipients of the Frank Gardner Memorial Award, named after a former volunteer, board member and donor.
>> The Hawaii Council for the Humanities recently awarded eight grants totaling $51,116 to nonprofit groups. The HCH receives funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities and distributes them locally in support of educational projects. The awardees were: the Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library, the Outdoor Circle, the Honolulu Community-Media Council, Friends of Waipahu Cultural Garden Park, Hawaii Public Television, professor Noel J. Kent, Carol Bain and Jamie Dela Cruz.
>> Grant K. Kosaki has been named an Eagle Scout by the Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America. A member of Troop 488, Kosaki became an Eagle Scout on Dec. 5. He resides in Aiea.
>> Nicole Morita has been awarded a six-month internship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Morita, an exhibition management assistant at the University of Hawaii Art Gallery, will be assigned to the Antonio Ratti Textile Center and will receive a honorarium of $10,000. She is a UH-Manoa graduate.
>> The National Endowment for the Arts announced the following recipients of grants for fiscal year 2001: The Consortium for Pacific Arts and Cultures received a $183,800 state and regional partnership grant; Kalihi Palama Culture & Arts Society Inc. received a $5,000 folk and traditional arts education grant; Moanalua Gardens Foundation Inc. received a $12,000 folk and traditional arts heritage/preservation grant; North Hawaii Community Hospital Inc. (on behalf of the Kohala Center) received a $35,000 design access grant; and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts received a $506,900 state and regional partnership grant.
>> Roosevelt High School graduate Henry Chang has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship that will provide three years of financial support so he can attend graduate school at the University of California-Berkeley. Chang, a senior chemistry major at Occidental College (Calif.), is also a 2001 Cox Award recipient, a Gates Millennium Scholar and the recipient of a 2000 Goldwater Scholarship.
>> St. Louis School presented its sixth induction of outstanding alumni to the Gallery of Distinguished Achievers on March 20. The inductees included Bishop Stephen J. Alencastre, class of 1894; George J. Helm Jr., class of 1968; Wallace S. Miyahira, class of 1950; Leslie S. "Les" Murakami, class of 1954; and Alfred A. Yee, class of 1943. The six were honored during a dinner at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom.
>> Ewa Beach resident David Flores, 43, has been named one of 70 winners of a Truman Scholarship. The $30,000 scholarship is awarded to college juniors who demonstrate exceptional leadership skills and plan to use those skills in public service careers. Flores, a junior at Occidental College (Calif.) studying psychology and health policy, will use the scholarship to attend graduate school. He is Occidental's first male and nontraditional student to win the award.
>> More than 200 members of the Girl Scout Council of Hawaii gathered to recognize their members during the 2001 Adult Recognitions Luncheon.
Caroline Dvojacki received the Thanks Badge, the highest adult award in Girl Scouting, for her 23 years of service. Maggie DeMare and May Ver received the Thanks Badge II, an award given to Thanks Badge recipients who continue to demonstrate outstanding service to the Girl Scouts.
The following individuals were awarded the Appreciation Pin: Marilyn Abalos, Debra Brimmer, Manny Cabrera, JoAnne Carpenter, Cathy Daimon, Sharon Edwards, Suzanne Jambeau, Susan Kraft, John Lakatos, Tammy Macklin, Conni Milton, Tina Otegero and Pualani Souza.
Four individuals were awarded the Honor Pin: Tracy Akau, Linda Brice, Marilyn Darr and Debbie Parker. Jackie Reilly was awarded the Fran McCounoughey Award for Excellence in Training.
The Limtiaco Co., the Hawaii Macadamia Nut Association, Meadow Gold Dairies and Paul Starzyk were awarded the Council Plaque. The Hickam, Honolulu, Koko Head and Kolekole service units were named winners of the President's Hui Pookela Awards.
The winners were presented with their awards April 28 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom. Circuit Judge Marie Milks, president of the Girl Scouts, made the presentations at the awards ceremony.
>> Anthony Lum, a student at Honolulu Community College, has been selected as one of 25 outstanding chapter presidents for Pi Theta Kappa International. Lum, who is chapter president, was the only winner from the region that includes HCC. He has held the position since December 1999.