SPRING 1999 GRADUATES

Laura Albright

• High Honors in Political Science
• William Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii
• Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society
• Golden Key, National Honor Society
• 1999 Carl Knobloch Award, Department of Political Scienc
• 1998 Richard Kosaki Award for Excellence in Research,

Leslie Arakaki

• Honors in Computer Science
• UH Educational Technology Graduate Program

Tia Ballantine-Berger

• Highest Honors in English
• UH English Graduate Program
• Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society
• Golden Key, National Honor Society
• 2 years tuition waiver for academic merit
• Hemingway Best Undergraduate Poet
• Academy of American Poet

Darrett Choy

• Highest Honors in Biology
• Regent Scholar
• John Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii
• Phi Beta Kappa, National Honors Societ
• Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society

Serafin Colmenares, III

• Highest Honors in Microbiology
• Harvard Medical School
• Biomedical Symposium Award
• Barry Goldwater Scholarship
• Sidney Townsley Scholarship of College of Natural Science
• Asian-Pacific Scholarship

Susan Fink

• Highest Honors in Biology
• Regent Scholar
• MD/PhD Program at University of Washington
• Honorary Membership in American Association for the Advancement of Science, Hawaiian Academy of Science
• Golden Key, National Honor Society

Charmaine Higa

• Highest Honors in Psychology
• University of Tulsa Graduate Program
• Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society
• Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology

Courtney Horwath

• Honors in Liberal Studies
• Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society

I Han Lam

• Honors in Psychology
• Plans for Graduate School, Psychology
• Pacific Asian Scholarship, Fall 1996 - Spring 1999
• Scholarship from Psychology Department
• Scholarship from State Department of Education of Macau
• Tuition Waiver from International Student Services

Lisa Martin

• Honors in Psychology
• Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society
• Golden Key, National Honor Society
• Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology
• Plan for Graduate Program

Hui Ming Brenda Ng

• High Honors in Travel Industry Management
• Working, Singapore Tourism Board 
•  Eta Sigma Delta, International Hospitality Management Honor 
  Society
• Outstanding Senior in Tourism
• Travel Industry Management Dean’s Scholar
•  Presented paper at 30th Annual Conference of Travel & Tourism Research Association (TTRA), Halifax, Nova Scotia
•  Undergraduate Student Award from TTRA

Kyra Nishimoto

• Honors in Biology
• Plans for Medical School

Kelly Shimabukuro

• Highest Honors in Biology
• Regent Scholar
• Mt. Sinai Medical School
• Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society

Kellie Takamiya

• Honors in Psychology
• JET Program
• Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology

Kimberly Tsumoto

• Highest Honors in History
• Golden Key, National Honor Society
• Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society

Amber Turlik

• High Honors in Psychology
• Golden Key, National Honors Society
• Psi Chi, National Honors Society in Psychology

Merrisa Uchimura

• Honors in English
• Planning for law school

Yuko Yamamiya

• Highest Honors in Psychology
• Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society
• Psi Beta, National Honor Society in Psychology
• Asian-Pacific Scholarship

Waynele Yoshida

• Highest Honors in Human Resource Management
• Beta Gamma Sigma, National Business Honor Society
• Society for Human Resource Management Scholarship
• Outstanding Senior in the College of Business Administration
• Outstanding Senior in Human Resource Management