ASUH
Reunion
Contact:
Keith Kamisugi
Article:
"Look Where the Presidents Are Now"
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
(June 17, 1981)
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Thanks
to Dr. Richard Kosaki for
providing us with the article!
Leaders Reunite at Centennial Event
Coverage: Honolulu Star-Bulletin (mahalo to John Berger!)
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(Star-Bulletin photo by John Berger) University of Hawaii President David McClain, fifth from left, hosted a sunset reception for past and present UH-Manoa student leaders Wednesday at his Manoa Valley residence. Event organizer Keith Kamisugi (president of the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii-Manoa 1990-91), left, UH-Manoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw, Richard Kosaki (ASUH president 1947-48), Grant Teichman (ASUH president 2005-07), ASUH President Christina Stidman and state Supreme Court Justice Simeon Acoba (ASUH VP 1963-64) joined McClain in the foyer after the program. |
The commemoration of University of Hawaii's centennial included a Jan. 2008 reunion of former student body presidents, officers and student senators from as far back as 1947.
The reunion, hosted by UH president David McClain and UH-Manoa chancellor Virginia Hinshaw, welcomed alumni from past years elected to the student Senate of the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
ASUH-Manoa is the campus organization that represents undergraduate students by advocating policies, lobbying government entities on behalf of student interests, providing campus programming and funding student-run campus activities.
Attendees included event co-hosts State Supreme Court Justice Simeon Acoba, Jr., UH Regent Michael Dahilig, Dr. Richard Kosaki, UH-West Oahu Chancellor Gene Awakuni, state Rep. Sylvia Luke, state Rep. Scott Saiki, state Rep. Mark Takai and current student body president Christina Stidman.
Kosaki served as student body president from 1947-48 and eventually became UH-Manoa chancellor.
The event was organized in part to recognize that many students at UH-Manoa received an equally valuable education outside of academics.
"ASUH gave us the opportunity, outside of our classrooms, to participate in real world events and make contemporary history meaningful for our student body and for the state community," said Justice Acoba, who served as student body vice president from 1964-65.
"For many of these alumni, their leadership on campus translated into leadership in the community - not just in politics, but in business, nonprofits and other areas" said President McClain.
"The opportunity for students to develop leadership is an important part of the university's mission."
Other event co-hosts included: Emeritus VP for Student Affairs Dr. Doris Ching, Mitchell A. Imanaka, Dan Ishii, Paul Isono, Keith Kamisugi, John T. Komeiji, Michael Miller, Capsun Poe and Carl Takamura.
For more information, contact Keith Kamisugi at keith@asuh100.com or 415-876-0589.