Once again, Kitty Laga-reta has decided to put her resources where her heart is.

Kitty is a great role model for students today – from her communication and business acumen to her generosity toward our community.

Her recent gift demonstrates her commit-ment to giving back so that others have the opportunity to transform their lives through education. One of the great things about public higher education in Hawai‘i is that whether students seek a two-year, four-year, or graduate degree, it’s all available right here. Gifts like Kitty Lagareta’s provide students with choices by opening doors to these educational pathways that can lead to greater opportunities for success.

On behalf of the students at Windward Community College who will benefit from her generosity, we would like to sincerely thank Kitty for her thoughtful donation.

We would also like to acknowledge and thank the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation for its support of Kitty and our university.

Donna Vuchinich, UHF president

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Kitty Lagareta believes in giving back to her community. Widely known and respected for her business successes, she has also been acknowledged throughout the years as a tireless worker on behalf of those in need.

In recognition of her contributions to the community through her work with the Ronald McDonald House, the Harold K. L. Castle Foundation has awarded a special grant of $10,000 to be used in combination with a $40,000 gift from Ms. Laga-reta, to establish an endowment to benefit students at Wind-ward Community College.

Kitty and her husband, Roland, are long-time Kailua resi-dents. The fund will provide financial assistance for tuition, fees, books and other educational expenses students may in-cur as a result of being enrolled in any course of study at the college. For more information about Kitty’s gift, please visit www.uhf.hawaii.edu.

After the signing ceremony: (front) Roland and Kitty Lagareta; (back, left to right), David McClain, UH System president; Mitch D’Olier, president and CEO, Harold K. L. Castle Foundation; Kathy Nelson, vice president of development, UH Foundation; Angela Meixell, chancellor, Windward Community College; Terry George, vice president & executive director, Harold K. L. Castle Foundation.

A windfall for WindwardKitty Lagareta, Harold K.L. Castle Foundation team up to help students at WCC

Longtime com-munity and UH Hilo supporters Linda and John Tolmie have established a $50,000 endowed scholarship in the names of their parents, John and Mary Tolmie & James and Fulvia Bailey.

The Tolmies, who operate Tolmie Properties Ltd., a commercial real estate firm in Hilo, have lived in Hawai‘i since the mid 1970s and have been active in a number of community organizations. John, a former Marine Corps officer, is a longstanding member of the UH Hilo Chancellor’s Advisory Board. Linda, a former teacher, served as vice chair of the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center Advisory Com-mittee from its inception in 2003 until 2007.

Private scholarships make a critical difference to students in need of financial assistance at UH Hilo, which receives nearly 5,000 applications for financial aid each year. “UH Hilo has the highest percentage of students receiving financial aid of any of the ten cam-puses in the University of Hawai‘i system,” said Chancellor Rose Tseng. “We would never be able to assist so many students with only government aid at our disposal. We are indebted to the Tolmies for making a critical difference.”

The John and Mary Tolmie & James and Fulvia Bailey scholarship will benefit full-time students in any field at UH Hilo. Preference will be given to students who have graduated from high school in Hawai‘i and demonstrate financial need. The first scholarship will be given to a student enrolling in the fall of 2008.

Left to right: UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng, John Tolmie, Linda Tolmie, UH Hilo Director of Financial Aid Jeff Scofield

Tolmies provide critical scholarship funding for UH Hilo“We are delighted to endow this scholarship for deserving UH Hilo students in the names of our parents. Having grown up during the depression, our parents instilled in their chil-dren a strong work ethic, a desire to excel in academics and a love of God, family and country. They also encouraged us to seek our own paths in life by being curious and optimistic thinkers. In endowing this scholarship, it is our hope that our parents’ legacy will inspire future generations.”

—Linda A. and John S. Tolmie Jr.

Centennial Celebration with Distinguished Alumni

Thursday, May 22, 2008 Sheraton Waikīkī Hotel

Featuring Ceci-lio & Kapono

The UH Alumni Association honors its heritage by celebrating with all its Distinguished Alumni. This year’s event marks the official launch of the UHAA Endowed Scholarship Fund. For information or to find a complete list of all University of Hawai‘i Distinguished Alumni, visit www.UHalumni.hawaii.edu.

UHAA congratu-lates Jim Donovan (BA ’83, MBA ’96) on his ap-pointment as new athletic director for UH Mānoa. Some say Jim “bleeds green” because of his long relationship with our athletic department, but many don’t know that his support of the University of Hawai‘i extends beyond athletics. In addition to his roles as student athlete, stadium manager, assistant athletic director, founder and past president of the UH Letterwinners Club, and executive director of the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl, Donovan is currently serving his second term as a member of the UHAA Board of Directors and has chaired its commu-nication and membership committees. We offer him our sincere appreciation for his time, energy and talents.

UHAA board member becomes Manoa’s new athletic director

UH Alumni News

Emeritus Professor Donald Corbin died on March 14. A highly regarded professor since 1961, he has been an inspiration to many faculty and students. Corbin retired in 1989, but continued to advise the School of Accoun-tancy, serving on its advisory board and helping to guide the redevelopment of its curriculum. Don was a much loved and respected member of our Shidler College of Business family and Hawai‘i’s accounting community. He will be greatly missed.

Contributions to the Donald A. Corbin Distinguished Professor-ship in Accounting may be made at www.uhf.hawaii.edu/corbin.

Professor Don Corbin served 47 years at UH

McMackin, Hinshaw speak at UHAA Member Lunch

More than 170 alumni and friends gathered at the Hawai‘i Prince Hotel on March 10 for the annual UHAA Member Luncheon. The alumni gained insight on new initiatives at UH Mānoa from Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw and the new Warriors Football head coach Greg McMackin.

More than 80 people gathered for the in-auguration of the UHAA–Japan Chapter on March 30 at the Oakwood Premier Hotel in Tokyo. Inaugural UHAA–Japan Chapter board members Hiromi Ohnaka ’03, Naoko Chimaru ’03, Naoko Take-shita ’06 and Greg Irwin ’88 (back row), welcomed UHAA president Ren Hirose ’85 and Joyce Tsunoda ’60, ’65. Other inaugural board members not pictured are Noriyuki Kudeken ’99, Lloyd Na-kano ’74 and Richard Rucci ’70.

UHAA launches Japan chapter

UH Alumni News

(Left to right) Lennus Urquhart, Colleges of Arts and Sciences Di-rector of Development Leslie Lewis and Eileen Urquhart

Lennus and Eileen Urquhart have established two endowed funds at the UH Foundation. The Eileen P. and Lennus B. Urquhart Ja-pan, China and Korea Special Projects Endowed Fund supports the Japan, China and Korea Collections at the Hamilton Library. The Eileen P. and Lennus B. Urquhart Endowed Fellowship will assist graduate students at the UH College of Natural Sciences, where Lennus earned his master of library science degree in 1971.

Lennus and Eileen met in San Diego and were married in 1944. He spent 22 years in the Navy and served in Vietnam before he and Eileen moved to Honolulu.

Urquharts establish endowed funds

Who’s that wrangler? None other than UH Hilo Chancel-lor Rose Tseng!

John and Karen Fitzgerald kick up their heels in black ties and blue jeans.

Paniolo from all over the Big Island en-joyed live country music, special guests and entertainment, a silent and live auction, and scrumptious beef barbecue Feb. 23 at a unique event at the UH Hilo Ag Farm. Proceeds benefited the UH Hilo College of Agriculture, Forestry & Natural Resource Management, and will be used to provide the new UH Hilo Equestrian Center with interior panels, pens, bleacher seating and equipment.

A special presentation honored the Equestrian Center’s founding supporter, Mrs. Kapua Wall Heuer, whose daughter, Pudding Lassiter, chairs the volunteer organizing committee.

The FIRST class of full-time MBA students at the Shi-dler College of Business (above) are among the world’s best and brightest. Together, they represent 10 countries, speak multiple languages and represent various profes-sional and academic areas. As diverse as they are, all of them have one common goal in choosing the Shidler College of Business—to gain an international perspec-tive with an Asian focus.

Shidler College MBA students now full-time

C. Scott Wo, Chair of the UH Foundation Board of Trustees, has agreed to serve on the board of the Association of Govern-ing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) located in Washington, D.C.

The AGB is the only national association that serves the interests and needs of aca-demic governing boards, boards of insti-tutionally related foundations, and cam-pus CEOs and other senior-level campus administrators on issues related to higher education governance and leadership. The organization serves more than 34,000 indi-viduals and has more than 1,200 member institutions – colleges and universities of all types (independent and public, four-year and two-year, and general and spe-cialized) plus public college and university foundation boards.

UHF Chair Wo to serve on national board

Cowboy Up!Barbeque benefits UH Hilo Equestrian Center

Former UH baseball and basketball stand-out Artie Wilson has received a number of awards for his work as a Fine Homes Specialist with Prudential Loca-tions LLC. Wilson, who is a well-known local broadcaster, received a Platinum Chairman’s Circle Award, a Client Service Award and an Outstanding Partner Award. He was also honored for the 14th year with the Prudential Legend Award. He currently serves on the Real Estate Committee of the UH Foundation Board of Trustees and has support-ed UH in a number of capacities over the years.

Three generations of the Lee family joined UH, UH Mānoa and UH Foundation officials for a gift signing ceremony. The Dong Jae and Hyung Ja Lee Endowed Scholarship in Korean Studies will support students at UH Mānoa who are pursuing Korea-related interests such as language, literature, culture, politics and economics. Dr. Dong Jae and Mrs. Hyung Ja Lee met and were married in Ko-rea before arriving in Hawai‘i in 1960, when Dr.

Lee was chosen as an East West Center grantee in second language studies. He began teaching at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in Korean language in 1968. He also received both his master’s degree in second language studies and doctoral degree in linguistics from UH Mānoa. Dr. and Mrs. Lee have three sons, two of whom graduated from the Uni-versity of Hawai‘i at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine.

The Lees

A family affair

Last year UHF achieved a 15.3% return on its investments.

On May 7 at the annual UHF investment program, Barry Wein-man, UHF Board Investment Committee chair, and UHF fund managers will talk about investment strategies that the UH Foun-dation uses to maximize return while minimizing risk so UHF endowment funds can grow to produce more income for Univer-sity of Hawai‘i students, faculty and programs.

This year’s program will feature a speaker from the Foundation’s newest investment manager Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. whose expertise is in the Asia/Pacific market.

Please call the special events office at (808) 956-0993, or e-mail terri.ramsey@uhf.hawaii.edu for more information about this event if you haven’t received an invitation and wish to attend.

Find a copy of the University of Hawai‘i Foundation’s 2007 endowment report on the UHF Web site at www.uhf.hawaii.edu/RequestPublication/FY2007-Endowment_Report.pdf.

Join us for investment seminar on May 7Wilson honored by Prudential Locations

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