T h e U n i v e r s i T y o f h a w a i‘ i a T M ā n o a

School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene

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Leading The Way Imua Kupai Anaha

Inside this report 3 Dean’smessage

4 InterviewwithDeanBoland

6 SONDHataglance

7 SONDHmeetscommunityneeds

withacceleratedandonlineprograms

8 Simulationtechnologyprepares

studentsfortherealworld

10 ‘IkeAOPONOprogramnurtures

culturalsensitivityforNativeHawaiian

studentsandpatients

12 Revampinghealthcarethrough

culturalvaluebasedresearch

14 Advancingoralcareacrosstheislands

16 Celebrating50yearsofnursing

withtheFabulous50

18 SONDHtakesaglobalapproach

toproblemsolving

19 Communitypartnershipspave

thewayformoreprograms

20 Honoringourbenefactors

22 BecomeaSONDHsupporter;

Createalegacy

School of Nursingand Dental Hygiene

AdministrAtion

Mary G. Boland, DrPH, RN, FAANDeanmgboland@hawaii.edu

Christine A. Lima, PhD, MBA, RNAssociate Dean for Academic Affairslimac@hawaii.edu

CoMMuNity PARtNeRsHiPs

stephanie Marshall, MsN, RNDirectorsmarshal@hawaii.edu

DeveLoPMeNt AND ALuMNi ReLAtioNs

Anne Marie RizzoDirectorannemarie.rizzo@uhf.hawaii.edu

CHAiRs

Carolyn K. Kuba, Med, RDHChair, Department of Dental Hygieneckuba@hawaii.edu

Ann sloat, PhD, RNChair, Department of Nursingasloat@hawaii.edu

victoria Niederhauser, DrPH, APRN-BC, PNP

Graduate Chairniederha@hawaii.edu

ACADeMiC suPPoRt

Lois A. Magnussen, edD, APRNDirector of Faculty Developmentmagnusse@hawaii.edu

Nalani Minton, MADirector of ‘Ike Ao PoNobminton@hawaii.edu

Lorrie Wong, Ms, RNDirector of Simulation Learninglorriew@hawaii.edu

ReseARCH

Jillian inouye, PhD, APRN-BCDirector of Researchjinouye@hawaii.edu

Joe Mobley, PhD, MAAssociate Director of Research and extramural Programmingjmobley@hawaii.edu

Joan Dodgson, PhD, MPH, RNDirector, Center for the Advancement of Health Disparities Researchdodgson@hawaii.edu

iNteRNAtioNAL AFFAiRs

John Casken, PhD, MPH, RNDirector of International Affairscasken@hawaii.edu

stuDeNt seRviCes

Ray Jarman, PhDInterim Director of office of Student Servicesjarmanr@hawaii.edu

oPeRAtioNs

Gail tiwanak, MBA, RNDirector of operationsgtiwanak@hawaii.edu

sCHooL oF NuRsiNG AND DeNtAL HyGieNe

2528McMarthyMallWebsterHallHonolulu,Hi96822Phone:808956-8522Fax:808956-3257www.nursing.hawaii.edu

The University of Hawai’i is an equal

opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution

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Dean’s Message Aloha.AsImoveintomysecondyearasdeanofTheSchoolofNursingandDentalHygiene(SONDH)attheUniversityofHawai‘iatMānoa,Icontinuetobeinspiredbythepride,vitalityanddeterminationofourfaculty,studentsandstaff.Thereisanexcitementintheair,notjustduetothechangesthatareoccurringinourschool,butalsoasaresultoftheexpandingrolesnursesanddentalhygienistsaretakingintheevolutionofhealthcare.

Asaschool,theSONDHisaggressivelyproactive.Byforgingstrongerbondswithourmedicalcounterparts,weareworkingtoaddresscriticalhealthissuesfacingourstate.AmongtheseistheacuteshortageofnursesastheBabyBoomergenerationmovesintoretirement,asituationwhichisfurtherexacerbatedbytheagingofHawai‘i’snursingworkforce.Theearthquakeof2006,thelitanyofworld-widenaturaldisastersandtheimpendingthreatofemergingdiseasesalsoserveasremindersthatHawai‘i’shealthcareprofessionalsmustbeforevervigilant.AndastheSONDHlookstothefuture,wecannotignoreHawai‘i’sat-risk,under-servedandunderrepresentedpopulationswhoneedourhelprightnow.

Inthisreport,you’llhearhowfacultyandstudentsattheSONDHareleadingthewaybyinitiatingresearchthataddressestheunderlyingcauseofpooroutcomesandimprovinglong-termhealthforentirepopulations.Additionally,theyarecreatinginnovativepartnershipsthatenabletheSONDHtoprovideourstudentswithrelevanthands-onopportunitieswhileallowingustofine-tuneourcurriculumtomeetthecurrentandanticipatedneedsofHawai‘i’sdental,medical,educationalandpublichealthcommunities.

Ontheeducationalforefront,theSONDHisleadingthewaywithsimulationtechnologyintheclassroom,onlineandaccelerateddegreeprograms,andaleadershiptrackthatprovidesjointnursingandbusinessdegrees.Throughoutthisreport,you’llalsodiscoverhowweareturningouruniquelocationandmulti-culturalstudentandpatientbaseintoopportunitiestoimprovelivesintheislandsandthroughoutthePacificRim.

Addingtoourschool’senergywasourFabulous50eventhonoring50ofthestate’stopnurses.Alsorecognizedattheeventwerefourproudmembersofourclassof’56.Theywerethefirstgraduatestoreceive4-yearbachelordegreesinnursingandpavedthewayforthetalentednursinganddentalhygieneprofessionalswhoarefollowingintheirfootsteps.

AttheSONDH,wearenotcontenttositbackandwaitforthefuture.Wearemeetingithead-onbyleadingthewayintheclassroomandoutinthefield.Weinviteyoutojoinusaswecontinueourquesttobecomeoneofthetop20nursingschoolsinthenation—aschoolwheretheworld’spremierfacultywillbedrawnandwhosegraduatesareamongthemostcovetedinHawai‘iandbeyond.

M a r y G . B o l a n d ,DrPH,RN,FAANDeanandProfessor

“We are not content to sit back and wait for the future. We are meeting it head-on by leading the way.”

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Q: Dean Boland, as the leader for the school of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, what would you say is the state of the school?

A:Thefirst75yearsoftheschoolwasdedicatedtobuildingoureducationalprograms.Today,ourgraduatesarewellrespectedandhighlyrecruited.Now,theSONDHisreadytobecomeaforceforchange.

Q: Where and what kind of change do you see?

A:Asapublicinstitution,it’sourresponsibility—ourkuleana—tofindwaystoimprovethehealthofindividualsandpopulationsinourstate.Unlikeprivateinstitutions,wetakeourleadfromandhavearesponsibilitytothecommunity.We’recontinuallyaskingourselveswhatourschoolcanbringtothetabletoimprovethehealthrelatedqualityoflifeforthepeopleofHawai‘i.

Q: Can you give me an example?

A:Onethatcomestomindisdevel-opingsolutionstotheepidemicofdiabetes.NativeHawaiianandFilipinogroupshaveamuchhigherrateofdiabetesascomparedtotheU.S.mainland.It’salsooneofthehardestdiseasestopreventandself-manage.Rightnow,nurseresearchersattheSONDHaredevelopingap-proachestohelpdiabeticstobecomemanagersoftheirowncare—doself-management—tolivehealthierlives.OurfacultyandstudentsembraceandrepresentthediverseculturesinHawai‘i.TheyseekinterventionsandsolutionsthatincorporatetraditionalnativeHawaiian,Japanese,ChineseandFilipinopractices.

Q: is research a new initiative for the school?

A:Researchhasbeenpartofourstrategicplan,butbeforewecould

beginweneededtolaytheground-

work.BeforeIcameaboard,the

schoolcreatedanOfficeofResearch

directedbyDr.JillianInouye.This

pastyear,thefacultydevelopeda

researchagenda.Followingonthat,

weaddedsupportthroughoutthe

entireprocessfromconceptdevelop-

menttoproposalsubmissionand

projectmanagement.

Q: Are there challenges and opportunities facing the school?

A:O‘ahuisreferredtoastheGather-

ingPlacewheremultiplepeopleand

forcescometogether.Therateof

changeinourworldwillcontinueto

accelerate.Bothhealthsciences

educationandhealthcarearein

transition.Thepublicisconcerned

andrightlysoaboutthequalityof

careinacountrywherethecostof

Launching a new era at the SONDHDean Mary Boland talks about her vision and future directions for the school

“…it’s our responsibility—our kuleana—to find ways to improve the health of individuals

and populations in our state.”

Photo: Dean Mary Boland,

DrPH, RN, FAAN (center)

with former soNDH deans,

Jean Lum, PhD, RN, FAAN

(left) and Rosanne

Harrigan, edD, APRN-Rx,

FAAN (right) at the

Fabulous Fifty Gala.

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carecontinuestospiralupward.The

demandsonanagingcareworkforce

havethepotentialtoworsenissuesof

accessandqualityacrossallpopula-

tiongroups.Atthesametime,the

InstituteofMedicinechallengedusto

reformoureducationaleffortsto

improvequalityandaddressthe

nation’shealthneedsmoreeffective-

ly.Lastyear,thebipartisanNational

ConferenceofStateLegislaturesBlue

RibbonPanelonHighereducation

issuedacallforthecountrytorethink

itsinvestmentorriskfederalintrusion

intoeducation.Ourpubliceducation-

alinstitutionsmustberesponsiveto

workforceneedsandaccountableto

ourstateswhilecontributingtothe

knowledgegenerationandprofes-

sionalevolutionofourdisciplines.

Takentogetherthesepresenta

mandateforchange.Complacencyis

ourenemy.Schoolsthatleadtheway

indrivingtowardsinnovationand

excellencewillthrive.

Q: What kind of support can make

a difference for the school?

A:We’rereachingouttoindividuals

andorganizationswhoseeour

potential.We’relookingatcreating

endowmentopportunitiestosupport

professorships,visitingfaculty,

studentscholarships,andresearch

funding—thesearetoolsthatwill

enabletheSONDHtorecruitand

retainthebestfaculty,whichinturn,

increasesourabilitytograduatemore

nurses.Locally,wewanttocombine

oureffortswithourpartnersto

addresscriticalissuesandpromote

betterhealth.

Q: What do you see as your role in the school’s future?

Onanygivenday,Iwearmanyhats–

guide,facilitator,stimulator,steward.

Always,Istrivetocreateamission-

drivenschoolculturewithastrong

senseofpurpose.eachmemberof

ourschool‘Ohana,andstudentsin

particular,isavaluedresource.Iuse

everyopportunitytocommunicate

andinviteotherstojoinwithusto

realizetheschool’svisiontobethe

nursingleaderinourstateand

region.Tothelargercommunity,the

Deanisthefaceoftheschool.Iam

committedtospreadingtheword

aboutourwonderfulschool,sharing

oureffortsandhearingabout

communityneeds.Oneofmyfavorite

thingsistospeaktoindividualsand

groupsaboutus.Wehaveagreat

storytotell!

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School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene

at a glance __________________________________________________________________• visioN: Theleaderinnursinganddentalhygieneeducationand

researchinHawai‘iwithoutreachtoAsiaandthePacificBasin.

• MissioN:Provideaninnovative,caringandmulticulturalenvironmentinwhichfaculty,studentsandstaffworktogethertogenerateandtransmitknowledge,wisdomandvaluestopromotequalityoflifeandhealthforpresentandfuturegenerations.TobetterreflectHawai‘i’suniqueculturaldiversityandheritage,theSONDHiscommittedtoincreasingNativeHawaiianandotherunder-servedpeopleinallnursinganddentalhygieneprograms.

• Bachelor’s,Master’s,Doctoraldegrees;Post-Master’sCertificates

• 512students

• 4,000plusalumni__________________________________________________________________DePARtMeNt oF NuRsiNG

• BSdegreeinnursing

• MSdegreeandPost-Master’sCertificatesinadvancedpractice,mentalhealth,educationandadministration

• PhDinnursing

• AccreditedbytheHawai‘iStateBoardofNursing,theNationalLeagueforNursingAccreditingCommission(NLNAC),andtheCommissiononCollegiateNursingeducation(CCNe)

• 300undergraduatenursingstudents

• 115MasterandPost-Master’snursingstudents

• 30PhDinnursingstudents__________________________________________________________________DePARtMeNt oF DeNtAL HyGieNe

• BSdegreeindentalhygiene

• AccreditedbytheAmericanDentalAssociationCommissiononDentalAccreditation

• 67dentalhygienestudents

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Learning at the speed of lifethe soNDH leads the way with accelerated and online programs

TheSONDH,likeitsmainlandcounterparts,isrespondingtotheacutenationwidenursingshortagewithrigorousfast-trackdegreeprograms.Thisinnovativeapproachpropelsqualifiedgraduatesintothefieldinlesstimethanneededforatraditionalundergraduatedegree.Designedforsecond-degree,second-careerandgraduatestudents,fasttrackprogramsfulfillemployerrequestsformature,experiencednursespreparedforleadershiproles.

Accelerated Nursing Program and Master’s entry Program in Nursing

Pilotedin2004,theAcceleratedBachelor’sDegreeprogramenablesstudentswithapriorbachelor’sdegreeinanyfieldtocompletetheirBSinnursinginjusteighteenmonths.Itisdesignedforindividualswhodesirea“fasttrack”programtolaunchthemintoanewcareerinprofessionalnursing.

In2006,theprogramadmitted24students,ranginginagefrom23-37.Whilemoststudentsheldbachelordegrees,severalcamewithmaster’sdegreesinpublichealth,psychologyandbusinessadministration.Ouracceleratedstudentsarefocusedandhighlymotivated.Infact,thepresentclassscored87%ontheNationalLeagueforNursingachievementtestsinhealthassessment,wellabovethenationalaverageof50%.Theyarealsoadiversegroup:thepresentclassincludes3maleand21femalestudents;4studentsofHawaiianancestry,and3ofNativeAmericanheritage.

Buildingonsuccessfulmodelsacrossthenation,andinresponsetothedemandbyemployersandstudentsforamaster’slevelfasttrackprogram,theSONDHisrevisingtheacceleratedefforttocreateaMaster’sentryPrograminNursing(MePN)program.ThismovewillenabletheSONDHtostreamlinethecorerequirementprocesstobetteraccommodatestudentspursuingnursingastheirseconddegree.Simultaneously,theMePNwillincreaseefficiencyinthebachelor’sprogrambyreducingthenumberofmaster’scandidatesinundergraduatecourses.Byevolvingitscurriculum,theSONDHwilladdresstheimmediatedemandfromemployersandpreparenursesforeducation,leadershipandspecialtypractice.

Joint Ms Nursing/Master’s in Business Administration

InamovetoaddresstheshortageofnursesinleadershippositionstheSONDH,inconjunctionwiththeShidlerCollegeofBusinessattheUniversityofHawai‘i,offersajointdegreeinnursingandbusinessadministration.Thedegreeincludespreparationinmanagement,financeandplanningtoprovidenurseswithbusinessskillsforpositionsinmid-levelandseniorleadershippositions.

online PhD in Nursing

Theonlinedoctoraldegreebreaksnewgroundfortheuniversity.InnovativequalityprogrammingincreasesaccessforstudentsthroughoutHawai‘i.ThePhDprogrampreparesnursestoconductclinicalscholarshipandtoteachinnursingeducationprograms,especiallythosewithminoritystudentpopulations.ThecoursesusetheInternet,email,list-servesandotherweb-basedtechnologies.Inaddition,studentsparticipateinon-campusmeetingsthroughoutthecourseoftheprogramtofostertheirlearninginanacademicandscholarlycommunity.

The SONDH is the only nursing program in the State of Hawai‘i accredited by both the Commission on

Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).

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Practice makes perfectsimulation technology takes real life situations into the classroom

TheSONDHiscounteringthenursingshortagebypreparinggraduatestoliterallyhitthegroundrunning.IntheSimulationLaboratory,twocomputerizedmannequins,SimMan™andSimBaby,™promptnursingstudentstotreatavarietyofacutecaresituationswithoutrealworldconsequences.Asthemannequinstalk,cry,experiencedifficultybreathing,exhibiterraticpulseandheartrates,makebowelsoundsandshowlipcyanosis,thestudentsrespondbyclearingobstructedairways,administeringIVs,takingbloodpressurereadingsandinsertingnasogastrictubes.eachsessioniscarefullymonitoredthroughaone-waymirrorbyinstructorLorrieWong,RN,MSN.Atthecloseofthesession,shewillfacilitateaninteractivedebriefingreviewingthescenariowiththestudents.

BythetimeSONDHstudentsbecomeregisterednurses,theywillhavehonedtheirclinical,technicalanddecision-makingskillsinpreparationforclinicalpractice.

ThegoalisfortheSONDH’sHealthWorkforceSimulationResourceLaboratorytobenetworkedtothefiveotherUniversityofHawai‘inursingprogramsacrossO‘ahu,theBigIsland,Mauiandkaua‘iforinterdisciplinarytrainingtoimprovecommunication,outcomes,andpatientsafety.

The first thing you learn as a health care provider is to assess the situation—to take in the environment, the

patient, the details that can save a life.

Community nursing students visit Kalaupapa

Fromabout1866to1969,HansenDisease(alsocalledleprosy)victimswerebanishedtotheremotekalaupapaPeninsulaontheislandofMoloka‘i.Recognizingthepotentiallyprofoundeffortofsuchavisit,instructorNancyMcGuckinorganizedtripstokalaupapaforstudentsandfaculty.

In2006,DeanMaryBolandaccompaniedkrisQureshi,RN,DNSc,StephanieMarshall,RN,MSandagroupoffifthsemesternursingstudentstovisitkalaupapa,Moloka‘i.IntheearlyyearsofHIV/AIDSwork,nursesonthefrontlinesfoundlessonsinthehistoryofsocialresponsetoinfectiousdiseasewhiledealingwithissuesofstigmaforcareprovidersandpatients.Visitingthiscommunity,wherelong-termresidentshavechosentoliveouttheirremainingyears,touchedeachoneofus.

‘iKe Ao PoNo student Blaine sanchez practices a

Native Hawaiian tradition by placing a ho‘okupu

(offering) at the heiau (sacred place) as a gift of deep

appreciation to honor the experience of Kalaupapa.

‘iKe Ao PoNo students and director Nalani Minton participate in a Native Hawaiian health conference held on the island of Kaho‘olawe.

‘IKE is a shared vision held and nurtured by all; AO is the everlasting quality of continuation; and

PONO is harmony in life.

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‘Ike AO PONOinnovative cultural program at soNDH makes history

InHawai‘i,diversityisawayoflife.Andyet,despitethebeautifulmixofpeoples,NativeHawaiiansoftheindigenousculture,aresorelyunderrepresentedinhealthcareprofessions.AlthoughHawaiiansmakeupabout25%ofthestate’spopulation,theyrepresentonly5%ofHawai‘i’snursingprofessionals.TheSONDHiscorrectingthatdisparitybysupportinganinnovativeprogramcalled‘IkeAOPONO,directedbyNalaniMinton,MA.

Nalaniexplainstheculturalmeaningofitsmissionasreflectedinthenameshegavetheprogram:‘iKeisasharedvisionheldandnurturedbyall;Aoistheeverlastingqualityofcontinuation;andPoNoisharmonyinlifesustainedbyintegrity:rightrelationship,rightintentionandrightaction.Together,theseconceptspresentthecollectivevisionoflastinghealthandwellnessforthewholecommunity.

TheSONDHiscommittedtocreatingpositivechangethrough‘IkeAOPONO,asupportandculturalenrichmentprogramforNativeHawaiianandPacificIslandnursingstudents.Itsprimarypurposesare:1)toimprovethehealthofNativeHawaiianandPacificIslandpeoplesthroughculturallysensitivecare;2)toincreasethenumberofNativeHawaiianandPacificIslandhealthprofessionals;and3)toprovideinspirationtoyoungergenerationsofNativeHawaiiansandPacificIslandersintheformofpositiverolemodels.

RecentstatisticsshowthatcomparedtotheU.S.mainland,NativeHawaiians(inHawai‘i)haveagreaterrateofcancer,ahigherrateofdiabetesandobesity,ahigherrateofheartdiseaseandanalarminghigherrateofearlymortality.SamoanandPacificIslandersarealsoathighriskforthesediseases,and32%ofSamoanhouseholdincomesinHawai‘iarebelowthepovertylevel.Allfacebarrierstohighereducation,positivehealthandsocioeconomicoutcomes.

‘IkeAOPONOhelpsNativeHawaiianandPacificIslandstudentsapplyto,succeedinandgraduatefromtheSONDH.Whilemanyofthesestudentscomefromat-riskandunder-servedcommunities,theyareinspiredandencouragedtosucceedthroughauniquesupportbase,consistingofacademiccounseling,astrongstudent‘ohana(family),scholarships,financialaid,healthconferencesandprofessionalopportunities.

Atthecoreoftheprogramis‘IkeAOPONO’suniquelyHawaiianapproachtowellnesss.Throughcommunityservice,studentsspendtimetendingthelo‘i(taropatches),visitingsacredsitesandreconnectingwiththeirpast.Throughtheseexperiences,studentsdevelopaculturalunderstandingofhealththatenrichestheirpeers,faculty,thehealthcarecommunityandtheNativeHawaiiancommunityatlarge.

In2001,‘IkeAOPONObeganwith6students.AsofFall2006,theprogramhasgraduated40RNsandtodaysupports45undergraduatenursingstudents,15graduateNativeHawaiianandPacificIslandstudentspersemester,andthefirstNativeHawaiiangraduatetoearnaPhDinNursingfromtheSONDH.ThesenumbersrepresentaremarkabletransformationandcontributiontothenursingprofessionandculturallycompetenthealthcareinHawai‘i.

Kanaka Maoli embracing puolo ho‘okupu, a sacred offering/blessing;

this emblem of compassion was chosen to symbolize the sacred gifts

and responsibilities of committed health professionals. (illustration

by Native Hawaiian Artist, Doug tolentino).

‘IKE AO PONO is supported by PL-103-150, the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act and the Native Hawaiian Education Act enacted by the U.S. Congress. Program funding is provided through a Social Justice Initiative of the UH Mānoa Chancellor’s Office, UH President and the Kuali‘i Council. Funding for student scholar-ships, cultural program needs, supplies and equipment is provided through partnerships with over 50 local organizations, among them, Queen’s Medical Center and Kamehameha Schools.

Implementing change from the inside outusing cultural value based research to revamp healthcare in Hawai‘i

TheSONDHispursuingresearchthataddressestheneedsofHawai‘i’sdiversepopulationaswellasthoseofthePacificBasinandAsia.Hawai‘i’smulti-culturalsettingaffordstheSONDHauniqueopportunitytoconductculturallyrelevantinvestigationsthathavethepotentialtoimprovethequalityoflifeinourcommunities,ourislands,andtheworld.

TwooftheSONDH’stopprioritiesarepreventivecareandself-management.Theabilitytocareforoneself—suchasindiabetesmanagementandchildhoodimmunizations—areseenascriticalstepsinimprovingthehealthofHawai‘i’smostat-riskpopulations.Bytransformingclinicalobservationstotargetedhypothesisanddataprovensolutions,theSONDH’snursesareleadingthewaytobetterhealth.

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Dr. Niederhauser’s study

helps to significantly increase

the up-to-date immunization

rate of keiki (children) at the

Kalihi Palama Health Center.

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Jillian Inouye, PhD, APRN-BC, MS, MA, eNHANCe Program Principal Investigator and Professor, SoNDH

everydiabeticknowsthatmaintainingself-controlatpartiescanbedifficult.NowimagineHawai‘i’slocal-stylegather-ingswheredelectabledishestoutflavorsfromaroundtheworld.Tomany,restraintisequivalenttotorture.

AccordingtoDr.JillianInouye,therearemorethan102stepstomanagingdiabetes,makingitoneofthemostchallenging—andoverwhelming—lifestylestomaintain.Becauseitiswidelyacceptedthatknowledgedoesnotpredictorchangebehavior,Dr.Inouyeidentifiedtheneedforanalternateapproach,onethattookintoconsiderationaperson’sculturalandpersonalvalues.

TheCognitiveBehaviorInterventionStudyisafive-yearresearchinitiativetodetermineifthesystematicmodifica-tionofbehaviorscanresultinimprovedhealthoutcomes,betterquality-of-lifeandenhancedadherencetoself-managementforAsianandPacificIslanderindividualswithdiabetes.Or,inotherwords,canpatientsbemotivatedtotakebettercareofthemselvesbyperceivingtheircondi-tionas“halffull”insteadof“halfempty?”

TheCognitiveBehavioralIntervention(CBT)StudyforDiabetesSelfManagementisa$1.2millionfive-yeargrantfromtheNationalInstituteofNursingResearch,NIH.Currentlyinitsthirdyear,studyresultswillcontributetounderstandingsuccessfuldiabetesmanagementinAsianPacificIslanders.

Victoria Niederhauser, DrPH, APRN-BC, PNP, Associate Professor, SoNDH

Dr.Niederhauserexploredthebarrierstoimmunizationin

poorandethnicallydiversechildrenanddevelopedan

interventionstudytominimizeorganizationalbarriersatkalihi

PalamaHealthCenter.

Becausetheparentreportedbarriersdifferedbasedon

locationandacrossculturalandsocialgroups,Niederhauser

recommendedacombinationoftargetedimmunization

interventions,publicpolicychangesandlinkinghigh-risk

familieswithcasemanagers.“Inordertoincreaseimmuniza-

tions,wemustidentifytheuniquebarriersspecifictoeach

setting,”saysNiederhauser.Dr.Niederhausereliminatedconcernsaboutschedulingappointments,missingwork,beingturnedawayforbeinglate,andbeingaskedtopayforimmunizationsbyopeningawalk-inshotclinic(WISC)runbyanursepractitionertwoeveningsperweekandonSaturdays.

StudyfindingswerepublishedintheJournaloftheAmerican

AcademyofNursePractitioners(www.aanp.org)inJanuary

2007andtheFamilyandCommunityHealthJournal(www.

familyandcommunityhealth.com),March/April2007issue.

Jamie Boyd, PhD, FNP, Instructor, SoNDH

Acrosstheglobe,nativepeopleandhealthprofessionalsarestrugglingtocometoanagreementaboutwhatdefinesgoodhealth.Thisissuegoesbeyondsemanticstoingrainedbeliefsastowhatmakesapersonhealthy,andtherefore,whatconstitutesamedicalproblemandhowandwhenshouldthatproblembetreated.JamieBoyd,PhD,FNPisattheheartoftheissue.ANativeHawaiianandcollaboratorwiththe‘IkeAOPONOprogram,sheholdsaSONDHfacultypositionatLeewardCommunityCollegeinWestOahu.ImmersedinoneofHawai‘i’shighest-riskandunder-servedcommunities,sheisbringingtogethertheteachingsofhergrandparentswithhernursingeducation.

Dr.Boydexplainsthatconceptsof“me”suchas“mybloodpressurereading,myweight,myage”arenotimportanttoNativeHawaiians.Instead,theirhealthismeasuredbytheirabilitytocareforothers,forexample,“Iamraisingfourchildrenandtakingcareofmymother,sothatmustmeanI’mhealthy.”

Howcantwosuchdisparatepointsofviewmeet?Dr.Boydstressesthatthefirststepistounderstandapatient’scorebeliefssothatthedesiredsolutioncanbeexplainedthroughaculturallyacceptablepointofview.Insteadoftellingapatienthemustlowerhisglucoseleveltoaspecificnumber,anursemighttellhimthatifhewantstobeabletoplaywithhisgrandchildreninfiveyears,hewillneedtoeatmorefoodsthatcomedirectlyfromthelandandsea.

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Advancing oral care in the Islandsthe Department of Dental Hygiene

In2006,theDepartmentofDentalHygieneenrolled25newstudentsforatotalstudentcountof67.ThedentalhygieneprogramatUniversityofHawai‘iatMānoaistheonlybaccalaureatedegreeintheislands.ItofferstheeducationalpreparationrequiredbydentalhygieniststoprovideoralhealthcareandeducationtothepeopleofHawai‘i,thecontinentalU.S.andthePacific-Asiaregion.

Inawell-equippedclinicalsetting,studentsreceivehands-onexperienceandsupervisedpatientcareexperiencestopreparethemforrealworldcareers.Theprogramalsoincludescoursesinliberalartsandbasicsciences.

Aswiththeirnursingcounterparts,dentalhygienistsareespeciallyneededincommunitieswithat-risk,underrepresentedandunder-servedpopulations,primarilyNativeHawaiianandPacificIslandpopulations.Tothisend,theSONDHandDepartmentofDentalHygienearecommittedtothereductionofhealthdisparitiesamongallthepeopleofHawai‘i.

Studentscompletingthebachelor’sofscienceindentalhygienequalifyforadmissiontothenationalandstateboarddentalhygieneexaminationsforlicensuretopracticedentalhygieneinprivate,publichealthandotherdentalhygienesettings.Itoffersprofessionaltrainingtobroadenanddeepenknowledgeandskills,aswellasprovidingafoundationforpersonalandprofessionaldevelopmentandopportunitiesforadmissiontograduatework.

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Moving Forward

DeanBoland,DentalHygieneDepartmentChairCarolynkuba,anddentalhygienefacultyinstitutedacomprehensivestrategicefforttoguidefuturedentalhygieneeducationwithintheSchoolofNursingandDentalHygiene.ThestrategicplanningprocessincludedpreparationofacomprehensiveWhitePaperdescribingthenationalandlocalcontextfordentalhygieneeducation,surveysofHawai‘i’sdentistsanddentalhygieniststoassessworkforcesupplyanddemand;andaconferenceofstakeholderswithexpertpresentationsfollowedbygroupinteractivebrainstormingandplanbuilding.

TheeffortprovidedtheSchoolandDepartmentwithdiscipline-specificstrategiestosupporttheSchool’smissionfordentalhygieneeducation.Mostimportantly,localandnationalstakeholdersexpressedadeepcommitmenttosupportingdentalhygieneeducationatUH.

Toaccessthe2006StrategicPlanningSummaryReportforDentalHygieneeducation,UHvisittheschool’swebsiteat:http://www.nursing.hawaii.edu.

The Dental Hygiene program operates a dental hygiene clinic on the UH Mānoa campus providing services and educational experiences to students and the community.

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The Fabulous 50Honoring Hawai‘i’s brightest stars

In2006,incelebrationof50yearsofachievement,theSONDHpaidtributeto50nursesfromthroughoutthestatewhorepresentthebestofnursinginHawai‘i.Theserviceanddedicationofthese“Fabulous50”broughthonortothenursingprofession,advancementsinhealthcare,andextendedthespiritofalohatocountlesspatientsandfamiliesinourcommunity.

AlsohonoredwerefourmembersoftheClassof’56,theremarkableyoungwomenwhowerethestartofanewdirec-tioninnursingasthefirstgraduatesfromabeginningnursingbaccalaureateprograminHawai‘i.Theywentontorichcareersinhealthcare,administrationandresearch,andsetthestagefortheevolutionofoneoftheleadinghealthcareinstitutionsinthestate:theUniversityofHawai‘iSchoolofNursingandDentalHygiene.

Startingwiththatfirstgraduationceremonyin1956,theSONDHatUHMānoahasawardednearly3,000bachelor’sdegrees,750master’sdegrees,and18doctoratesinnursing.OurstudentsrepresenttherichculturalandethnictapestrythatdefinesHawai‘i:theirancestryisHawaiian,PacificIslander,Filipino,Japanese,Chineseandeuropean,amongothers.Afull25%percentofourstudentsaremale,farexceedingthenationalaverageof8%.MostgraduatesstayinHawai‘ibutmanygoontocareersonthemainlandandabroad.

Hawai‘i’s Fabulous Fifty Nurses honored on october 21, 2006. Back row: Alison Miyasaki, Pat Nishimoto, Roberta oneha (standing in

for her daughter Mary Frances), Dee Jay Mailer, Dale Allison, Mahealani thomas, Judy Mikami, Paulette Nakamatsu, Adele Mitchell,

sandra Kakiuchi, Melody Kilcommons, Juliet Beniga. Second row from Back: Karen Klemme, Leilani Karasaki, Kenneth zeri, Lt Col Laura

Rogers, stephen Cull, Mary Catiel, Desiree Puhi, Christi Keliipio, toby Clairmont, sister Alicia Damien Lau. Third row from Back: Joan

Matsukawa, Kathy Johnson, Hope Cooper-oliver, Fay Nakamoto, Caroline yee, Nancy Johnson, Ruth ota, Margaret salvador, Patricia

Gilbert, Lori Conley, Dorothy Motoyama, Kim Larsen-Hester. fronT row: Mala Lange, Patricia tom, Rose Ann Poyzer, Beth Hoban, Hob

osterlund, Dean Mary Boland, Rep. Marilyn Lee, Ann sasuga, olivia Castro, Melodee Deutsch.

Hawai‘i’sFabulousFiftyNursesMay Akamine Waimanalo Health CenterDale Allison Hawai‘i Pacific UniversityJuliet Beniga Queen’s Medical CenterRick Carmichael UH Kaua‘i Community CollegeOlivia Castro Kaiser Permanente Mary Catiel Lana‘i Community HospitalToby Clairmont Healthcare Association of Hawai‘iLori Conley Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and ChildrenHope Cooper-Oliver Tripler Army Medical CenterStephen Cull Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial HospitalMelodee Deutsch Kaiser Foundation HospitalLenora Fabrao-Wong Lana‘i Community HospitalPatricia Gilbert Castle Medical CenterBeth Hoban Prime Care Services Hawai‘iKathy Johnson Queen’s Medical CenterNancy Johnson Maui Community CollegeSandra Kakiuchi Kaiser PermanenteLeilani Karasaki Queen’s Medical CenterChristi Keliipio Kapi‘olani Medical Center at Pali MomiMelody Kilcommons Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and ChildrenKaren Klemme ConsultantMala Lange Hawai‘i Medical Center (formerly St. Francis Medical Center)Kim Larsen-Hester private nurseSister Alicia Damien Lau Ito GroupRep. Marilyn Lee 38th Representative DistrictDee Jay A. Mailer Kamehameha SchoolsGeri Marullo Consuelo FoundationJoan Matsukawa Kapiolani Community CollegeJudy Mikami Na Pu‘uwai Native Hawaiian Healthcare SystemAdele Mitchell University of PhoenixAlison Miyasaki Kaiser PermanenteDorothy Motoyama ConsultantPaulette Nakamatsu Shriners’ Hospital for ChildrenFay Nakamoto State Dept. of Health, retiredPatricia Nisimoto Tripler Army Medical CenterMary Oneha Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health CenterHob Osterlund Queen’s Medical CenterRuth Ota State Dept. of Health, Public Health Nursing BranchCOL David Peterson Tripler Army Medical CenterRose Ann Poyzer retiredDesiree Puhi Moloka‘i General HospitalLTC Laura Rogers Tripler Army Medical CenterMargaret Salvador Arcadia Retirement ResidenceAnn Sasuga State Dept. of Health, Public Health Nursing BranchLCDR Dondria Smith-Hollies Naval Health Clinic Hawai‘iMahealani Thomas Castle Medical CenterPatricia Tom Castle Home CareCaroline Yee Straub Clinic and HospitalKenneth Zeri Hospice Hawai‘i

Four graduates of the class of ’56 were also honored at the

event. From left: Ruth (Fukuhara) yoshioka, Jeanne unser-

Hess, Governor Linda Lingle, Mae (ikeda) Kuramoto,

soNDH Dean Mary Boland, Audrey (Hirata) yamada.

HowtoGetinTouchTheAlumniAssociationisagreatwaytostayconnectedwiththisremarkablenetworkoftalentedandsuccessfulprofessionals.Reunitewitholdfriendsandclassmatesorcreatenewconnectionsforprofessionaldevelopment.Formoreinformation,contactAnneMarieRizzo,DirectorofDevelopmentandAlumniRelationsat808-956-3395orannemarie.rizzo@uhf.hawaii.edu.

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Reid Del Rosario, President of the student Nursing

organization provided a heartfelt address at the

Fabulous Fifty event.

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Caring without bordersexchanging ideas through the office of international Affairs

AsthecrossroadsofthePacific,Hawai‘ihasaspecialroletoplayinthesharingofknowledgeandinformation.Thatmissionisevenmoreimportantinthefieldsofhealthcareandpublichealthasourregionfacesnewhealthchallenges.What’smore,thehealthissuesofonenationcanquicklybecometheconcernofawholeregion.

TheOfficeofInternationalAffairsofSONDHhasmadeastrongcommitmenttoincreasingtheexchangeofideaswithotherinstitutions.In2005-2006,SONDHhostedgroupsfromalloverAsiaincludingnursingschools,hospitalgroupsandassociationsfromJapan,China,koreaandThailand.Over30institutionswererepresented,includingChiangMaiUniversity,GeMedicalSystemsChina,kochiMedicalSchool,OkinawaPrefectureCollegeofNursing,PrinceofSongklaUniversity,andTokyoWomen’sMedicalUniversity.

Indentalhygiene,SONDHhasrelationshipswithtwoschoolsinJapan:SanyoShikaeiseiSenmonandSendaiDentalHygieneProgram.Our10-yearrelationshipwiththeSendaiProgramprovidesforanextraordinarylearningexperienceforapproximately50studentsandfacultymembers.

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The whole is greater than the sum of the partsAddressing Hawai‘i’s health challenges through strategic partnerships

Healthcareisateamsport.Whenitcomestothechallengesfacingournumberonepatient,theStateofHawai‘i,nosingleorganizationcandoitalone.AtSONDH,wearefortunatetoliveinacommunitywhereorganizationsfromallbranchesofhealthcareunderstandandappreciatethevalueofteamwork.ThisallowsSONDHstudentstolearninsettingsalongthecontinuumofcare.

Overtheyears,wehavecreatedcommunitypartnershipswithHawai‘i’sleadinghospitals,dentalcareproviders,publichealthdepartments,rehabilitationandlong-termcarefacilities.WithintheUniversityofHawai‘i,partnershipswithJohnA.BurnsSchoolofMedicine(JABSOM),DepartmentofPublicHealth,ShidlerCollegeofBusiness,andtheRichardsonSchoolofLawenrichtheschoolwithresearchopportunities,on-sitetraining,accesstonewtechnologies,skilldevelopment,leadershipdirectionanddevelopment.Inreturn,theSONDHisgraduatingtop-notchnursesanddentalhygienists—professionalswhostrengthentheiremployersbyprovidingquality,committedandcompassionatecare.

TheQueen’sMedicalCenter(QMC)continuestobeastrongsupporteroftheSONDHandin2006provided$150,000ineducationawardsfornineacceleratednursingstudents,supportedthe‘IkeAoPonoprogram,andfundedaresearchpartnershipbetweenQMCandtheSONDH.

TheSONDHhasalsofoundanextraordinarypartnerintheHawai‘iHealthSystemsCorporation.Thankstotheirefforts,SONDHgraduatestudentswillbeparticipatinginclinicalrotationswiththeJABSOMfamilymedicineresidents.

Additionally,theSONDHmaintainsrelationshipswithkeydentalcareprovidersanddentalhealthcareorganizations,offeringourstudentsandfacultyresourcesandopportunitiesthatwouldotherwisebeunavailable.

Dr. Margaret Heitkemper, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor, university of Washington school of Nursing and soNDH Frances A. Matsuda

sano scholar and Consultant (front left wearing the lei) joins QMC nurses and soNDH faculty at Nursing Research Day at QMC.

the Cooperative Partnerships for Nursing Research Development initiative between the Queen emma Nursing institute, QMC

and soNDH was launched in 2006.

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GIFTS oF $, – $,Mr.HowardS.kamimotoDr.&Mrs.JohnsonN.Lau

GIFTS oF $, – $,Mr.&Mrs.GaryDamskerImperialCourtofHawaiiTheQueen’sMedicalCenter

GIFTS oF $, – $,Ms.Danak.AndersonMs.HyosangCho-kinoshitaMrs.AliceClayG.Hartzell&Son,Inc.LaerdalMedicalCorporationMcInernyFoundationTheMurabayashiFoundationTheedwinS.N.WongFoundation

GIFTS oF $ - $Mr.&Mrs.MarshallBallouMrs.YukieT.GrossHailiInvestmentCorporationInternationalYanXinQigongAssnQualityCaseManagement,Inc.

GIFTS oF $ - $Mr.ReginoC.AgliamMr.&Mrs.NeylandAhanaMr.&Mrs.PeterL.AndersonMrs.BarbaraT.AntonioMs.StephanieL.L.AquinoTheHonorable&Mrs.DennisA.ArakakiMr.&Mrs.AntonioBaldonaldoMr.&Mrs.AlfredoBarbietoMr.&Mrs.GeorgeM.BeckerMrs.DelfinitaBenitezMs.JillA.BennettMs.MandiTeBentonMr.&Mrs.WilliamH.Q.BowDr.MargotS.BradleyDr.DonnaR.CarmanMs.VictoriaL.H.Chang

LTC(Ret.)AntoinetteA.CorreiaMr.&Mrs.JamesW.CoxMrs.SandraJeanCruzMr.BruceF.DaltonDr.CandyDatoMs.CoreyMilanDillmanCol.LennieS.enzelDr.Patsyk.FujimotoMrs.BarbaraGarsonTheGilletteCompanyMs.Angelak.V.GoodbodyMs.MarieAnnGrannanMs.Marthae.GreenwellMs.LeslieV.GriffithMrs.ClaireR.GroomMs.MaryAnnSanchezHabonMr.&Mrs.GeraldA.HirokawaMs.elizabethk.HoMr.&Mrs.GregHowickMs.Barbarak.IdetaMrs.estherG.InesMs.BarbaraIngwalsonDr.Jillian&Mr.LanceM.InouyeMrs.JoanV.IrvineDr.DianneN.&Mr.HowardT.IshidaDr.&Mrs.MichaelIshiokaDr.Janek.&Mr.HowardM.kadohiroDr.YoshitakakaketaMs.SandraS.kakiuchiMr.&Mrs.kerryk.kanakaoleMs.MyrtleI.kanemitsuMrs.BarbaraA.kaneshiroMr.&Mrs.JohnR.kimMs.MavisYasukokimMs.Noreenk.kokiDr.&Mrs.GilbertM.korenaga,Jr.PrudenceChizukokusanoDorisAkikoLeeMs.GailP.LynnMs.JanetR.MacauleyMrs.MargaretJ.MahoneyDr.GeriMarulloMr.&Mrs.ClaudeI.MatsuiIsabelleYaekoMatsumotoMrs.TeriAnnMatsumuraMr.&Mrs.J.BryceMcWalterMr.&Mrs.DavidT.Mikami

Ms.VeronicaI.MolyneuxMs.MariaO.Moreno-ChowMr.&Mrs.DouglasT.MoringMrs.JoyY.MuraokaMrs.ShukuW.NajitaMs.NadineA.J.NakamatsuMrs.MaryP.NamanMs.AbbieJ.NevesMrs.PatriciaH.NishimuraDr.&Mrs.WalterS.NobuharaMs.NormaAnnNojimaMs.IreneM.NomuraMrs.JudithH.OdaMs.ArleneS.OkunoMr.&Mrs.BruceH.OlstenMr.&Mrs.LeroyH.PaahaoMs.LindakayePersonMr.&Mrs.ernestPungMr.&Mrs.VincentU.RayoSanyoCollegeofDentalHygieneMs.JoAnnSchroederMs.GloriaL.ShibuyaMs.LaurenM.ShinjoMs.FlorenceA.StanleyMrs.eleanorS.SterlingDr.JaniceC.StinsonMrs.estherM.Stubblefield*Ms.JeanY.SuginoMr.&Mrs.WendellY.SukitaMr.&Mrs.Johnk.TakamuneMs.WendyM.TakeshitaMrs.SusanL.TenganMs.Amye.TevesMrs.elizabethH.TomaMrs.DorisS.TomitaMr.TedTsuchidaMs.Lanie.TsuneishiMrs.AllisonJ.UesugiMs.elaineMaryVuyosevichMrs.MyraN.WakuzawaMrs.RebeccaB.Wild-WesleyMs.JacquelineA.WoolseyDr.&Mrs.LorenG.YamamotoDr.AmyemikoYasunagaDr.&Mrs.Melvink.M.YeeMrs.RuthH.Yoshioka

GIFTS UP To $Mr.&Mrs.GeorgeS.AbeMs.JudithS.Agostosa-QuintosMs.ValerieF.AhCookMs.DonnaT.AiMr.&Mrs.Danielk.Akaka,Jr.Mr.&Mrs.TerenceY.AkamineMrs.JudithY.AkamineMs.MaydeenAkimotoMs.ValerieJ.AmneusDr.RobertL.AndersMs.elizabethS.AndersonMr.&Ms.ManuelS.Anduha,Jr.Mrs.MarionH.AniyaMs.TanyaY.ArakawaMs.MarenS.ArineMs.DeanneAsatoMr.&Mrs.RoyAshimineMs.CherylH.AuMr.&Mrs.WayneM.AustinMs.ColeenM.AyudanMs.evalani-PaulinaP.BanasMrs.SusanM.BaxaMs.JeanneBennettDr.&Mrs.GaryW.BilykMs.MaribelleM.BlackmonMr.&Mrs.AlfredJ.BladenMs.PhyllisM.BrittenMr.&Mrs.LeonardBrittonMs.GraceAnneWongCallahanMs.MichelleA.CalvanMr.WalterCamacho*Ms.MaryJaneCorpuzCamposMs.JocelynP.CaraangMrs.SusanL.CarlsonMs.ConnieL.CarterMrs.JuditheshlemanCastilloMrs.DeboraCastroMr.&Mrs.RussellM.CavacoMs.SandraM.ChandlerDr.&Mrs.AlanY.M.ChangMrs.JosephineJ.ChapmanMrs.AliceM.CharMr.&Mrs.AlvinL.CharMrs.SylviaL.H.ChingMs.GloriaSuiLanChing-LowMs.kariS.N.SingChow

Honor Roll of Donors Fiscal year 2006

TheSchoolofNursingandDentalHygienereceivedmorethan$175,000inprivategiftsfromJuly2005toJune2006throughtheUniversityofHawai‘iFoundation,thenon-profitfundraisingorganizationoftheUniversity.Wearegratefultotheindividuals,corporations,foundations,alumni,otherorganizations,andthosewhowishtoremainanonymousfortheirdirectgifts,wills,charitablegiftannuities,andscholarships.Thesefundsprovideimportantsupportfortheemergingneedsofourschool.

TolearnmoreaboutwaysyoucanmakealastingcontributiontotheSONDH,pleasecontactAnneMarieRizzo,DirectorofDevelopmentandAlumniRelations.

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Dr.&Mrs.katokA.ChuangMs.CarolynBowYukChunMs.JanetM.CoghillMr.&Mrs.HaroldColeMr.ClintR.ColescottMs.MargaretM.CoolidgeMr.&Mrs.DavidCoxMr.&Mrs.ericJ.CrabbeMs.SusanM.CraigMs.SusanS.CyronekTinaL.Daehler-MasifiloMrs.LeticiaC.DaguloMs.SharonV.DavoMs.DawnDeLaCruzTheHonorable&Mrs.DexterDelRosarioMelodeeJ.DeutschMr.MarshallA.DimondMrs.emilieDomingoMonicaA.DostalMs.MelissaAnnDuerdenMs.LindaL.DullinMs.TeresaL.DunnJohnR.ebert,D.D.S.,Inc.Mr.TerrenceechavariaMr.PhillipL.ellsworthMr.&Mrs.HarveyJ.endowMs.MarciaY.engaMs.JeriespirituMrs.kathleenM.ezakiMrs.LyndellBackmanFehlMs.JaneGallagherFelixMrs.ColleenM.L.FergerstromTheMedtronicFoundationMr.&Mrs.eugeneI.FujiiMr.&Mrs.HaroldT.FujimotoMrs.DebbieA.FujiyamaMrs.DonnaM.FukudaMs.NaomiN.FukudaMs.ChristineT.FukumotoMrs.krisN.GabrielMr.&Mrs.earlGaldeiraMrs.MargiGarabilesMr.&Mrs.DavidGibbonsRev.&Ms.RobertR.GillchrestMrs.MarciaT.GlassfordMs.CarolS.GoodinMr.&Mrs.DavidR.GoodinMs.LindaPohlGreeneMs.SusanGucwa-BucasasMrs.LindaN.HamadaMrs.CharleneJ.HandaMs.NinaL.HansenMrs.Myrak.HaradaMs.JanetL.HawkinsMs.Patsyk.HayashiMrs.AnnieL.HayashidaMs.DebraG.HedaniMrs.eloiseH.HensleyMr.&Mrs.LawrenceHerringMs.Gerrainek.HigniteMr.&Mrs.ericY.HiromotoMrs.ShonnA.Hirota-CheeMrs.BrendaS.Ho

Mr.&Mrs.Walterk.HusseyMrs.JaneY.IbaraMr.&Mrs.edwinI.IchiriuMrs.Betsye.Imao*Mr.YoshikatsuImaoMr.&Mrs.WarrenT.IshimiMr.&Mrs.kenT.IshizakiMrs.MitsuyoIwata-ShinsatoMr.LarryRobertJohnsonMr.&Mrs.DereckA.kalaiwaaMr.&Mrs.kyleH.kamikawaMrs.JudyH.kammMr.CalvinM.kanemaruMr.&Mrs.WalterA.kanemoriMs.SusanC.kaneshiroMr.&Mrs.WayneM.katayamaMrs.LauraleeM.kawamataMrs.Irenek.kawamuraMr.&Mrs.JamesM.kawasakiMrs.HelenSayokokawashimaDr.&Mrs.GeorgekentMrs.NoraS.N.kimuraMs.DanaH.kiyabukarink.kobashigawaMrs.LynnH.kozumaMs.PatriciaA.kuentzMr.&Mrs.DennisD.M.kunitakeMrs.MaeN.kuramotoMr.&Mrs.DonS.kuriharaMr.BarryHiroshikushiyamaMs.JolineL.LabbeMr.&Mrs.BobbyA.N.LazoMs.JudithM.LeahyMr.&Ms.RobertLeeMrs.OliviaT.GushikenLeeMrs.JeanA.LeongMrs.Deborahe.LichotaMr.CarlitoLimayoMrs.SandraY.S.Loo-ChanMs.TeresaLuMr.&Mrs.edgarL.LucasMs.JenniferLynnMacMr.ericJ.MacaraegMrs.FrancescaMafuaMs.JudithellenManciniMs.BonnieJ.MangononMrs.DeborahL.MarcosMrs.AnnMasakiMrs.MaryY.MatsuiMs.CatherineMattei-WilliamsMs.GladysIsabelMauDr.&Mrs.RobertL.MayMrs.Helenk.MayedaMs.Patriciak.McGuireDr.Gloriae.MckissicMs.MaryI.MedinaMr.Dank.MichibataMs.CarmenD.MiyaharaMrs.ColeneR.MontoyaMs.GladysY.MoonMr.&Mrs.Jeromee.MurakamiMr.&Mrs.StanleyA.NaganumaMr.&Mrs.Leroyk.NagasakoMr.&Mrs.ericS.Nakagawa

Ms.JaniceY.NakamaMrs.LynetteN.NakamaMr.MarkNakamotoMrs.CatherineG.NakamuraMs.edithS.NakamuraMrs.HitomiNakaokaMrs.ChristineS.NakasoneMs.FaithN.NakasoneMs.NyalaNeillMr.Rosse.NewmannMs.SusanNicholsonkarenA.Nishimura,RHDMr.&Mrs.OwenM.NishiokaMr.&Mrs.kennethNoguchiMr.&Mrs.ClintonY.NonakaAmyA.OgawaD.M.D.,Inc.Ms.SharonN.Ohara-katresM.Oishi,D.D.S.,Inc.Ms.Aliciak.OkiMr.&Mrs.HaroldH.OkumuraMr.&Mrs.DennisOlaivarDr.&Mrs.AlvinI.OmoriMs.kristineM.OsadaMr.DerrikI.OshiroMs.RebeccaP.OwensMrs.LorraineOyabuMr.&Mrs.CraigT.PangMs.FlorenceG.PascuaMr.&Mrs.ericClementePascualMs.DianePeckMs.TanyaC.PereiraMr.&Mrs.CraigB.PerryMrs.MarthaT.PetersonMrs.JenniferR.PirieMs.MaryR.PolenskyMr.&Mrs.GordonL.PriceMr.&Mrs.DavidF.PrimianoMrs.JetA.ProctorCol.FloryC.QuartoMs.karinT.QuonMs.PatriciaM.RaffettoMr.JessieU.RamirezMr.&Mrs.ernestRamiscalMs.kathleenL.ReillyMs.karenA.ReynoldsMrs.Sandrak.RichardsonMs.TriciaJ.RigneyDarylJeanF.RobertsonMr.MelvinRuaburoMrs.SallyM.T.SakaitaniMs.elizabethe.SalangaMrs.elaineSantoDomingoMs.SylviaM.SantucciMs.LorraineemySatoMs.NancyC.Schlenker-TisdaleMr.&Mrs.PhilipScottMs.MaryJ.SerpilioMr.&Mrs.WilliamSewakeMrs.MariaR.P.ShigeteniMs.PamF.ShimizuMrs.karenG.Y.ShimomuraMrs.BeverlyShiromaMrs.NoraN.ShiromaMs.CatherineR.Slavens

Ms.GailR.k.SmithMr.&Mrs.RobertG.SmithMs.DebraD.SotoMr.&Mrs.OranD.Spotts,Jr.Ms.LornaL.StewartMrs.SylviaY.SugimotoMs.LeilaniF.SwiftMrs.AllisonR.TabaliMrs.katek.TakahashiMrs.edithH.TakakiMrs.JoyceT.TakataMs.AmyTakeuchiMs.TiiuTalvaMs.JamieMieTamanahaMr.&Mrs.DeanT.TamayoriMrs.JaneY.TanakaDr.&Mrs.CyrusA.N.TennMrs.kathleenM.TeruyaMs.AmandaJ.ThomsonMrs.CathyL.TomitaMrs.DorothyH.Y.TongMrs.JaniceA.ToshikiyoMr.&Mrs.Burtk.TsuchiyaMrs.SallyY.TsudaMs.MaryP.TumminelloMr.&Mrs.YoshiharuUmedaMr.TyYoshioUrataniMr.&Mrs.kennethUyedaMs.FrancineY.UyenoMr.&Mrs.kennethS.UyenoMrs.CherylViversDr.WendyAnnN.WakaiMrs.PatriciaC.Walsh-DomingoMrs.elaineH.WatanabeMr.&Mrs.ThomasB.WatkinsMr.JohnW.WattMs.SusanLauretWeinhardtMrs.BarbaraLynnWildernMrs.DonnaJ.WohllebMr.JamesC.WolfeMs.kendraAnneWongMs.NaomiWongLesliek.L.Wong,D.D.S.,Inc.Mrs.Lisak.S.Wong-YamamotoMs.PatriciaWoodMr.&Mrs.CharlesA.WrightMrs.Harrietk.YamadaLawrenceM.YamadaMr.BryceShoichikeeYamamotoMrs.GailY.YamamotoMrs.CorlissS.YamasakiMrs.Dianek.YamasakiMs.WinifredY.YamashiroMs.FrancineL.G.YeeMrs.JoanC.YokoyamaDr.&Mrs.GaryS.YonemotoMr.&Mrs.GaryI.YoshimoriMs.CarmenA.YoungMrs.elizabethH.Young

*Deceased

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Create a legacyscholarships and endowments

Whenyouestablishascholarshiporendowment,youjoinadistinguishedcommunityofbenefactorswhomakeitpossiblefordeservingstudentstoattendtheUniversityofHawai‘iregardlessoftheirfinancialcircumstances.

In2006,fifty-eightstudentspursuingdegreesinnursingordentalhygienereceivedmorethan$200,000inscholarshipsfromdonorgiftsandendowedscholarshipstotheSchoolofNursingandDentalHygienethroughtheUHFoundation.

endowmentsforprofessorships,programsandscholarshipscreateperpetualsupportfortheschool.TheyenabletheSONDHtoattractandretaintopfaculty,establishleading-edgeprogramsandmakeitpossibleforHawai‘i’sbestandbrighteststudentstostudyattheUHMānoa.TheFriendshipendowedScholarshipofferssupportforbothstudentsandfacultytoaddresstheschool’smostsignificantneeds.

TolearnmoreaboutwaystosupporttheSchoolofNursing,contactAnneMarieRizzo,DirectorofDevelopmentandAlumniRelationsorvisitwww.nursing.hawaii.edu.

Andrea Gusukuma, dental hygiene student

is awarded the Agnes C. Bickerton

scholarship by Ms. Dana Anderson at the

2006 scholarship Reception.

Mr. and Mrs. Deneau

award nursing students

the 2006-07 Hawai‘i

Keiki endowed

scholarships. Front row

from L to R: Kelly

yasuda, Maria Agluba,

Juliane Ching, Xandee

Curameng, Richelle

Asselstine, Joan

Flormata. second row

from L to R: Bryan

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