UH West O‘ahu Distinguished Alumni Award
Nā Lehua ʻUla = The Red Lehua Blossoms. The ʻōhiʻa lehua trees traditionally found on the westside of O‘ahu are resilient and beautiful–one of the first plants to grow from a hardened lava flow. With the multiple varieties of the tree and colors of the blossom, there are different references of the blossom in poetry - warrior, friend, relative and expert. Similar to the poetic references, the Nā Lehua ʻUla Distinguished Alumni Award symbolizes the rich history and promise of UH West O‘ahu and the remarkable alumni who embraced their UH West O‘ahu education. The prestigious award honors alumni who have typified the UH West O‘ahu tradition of excellence, brought credit to the university by their personal accomplishment, professional achievement and outstanding community contributions.
2020 Nā Lehua ʻUla Alumni Awards Nomination Criteria
Eligibility
- Minimum of five (5) years of full‐time professional employment
- Completion of 50 percent of his/her educational program with UH West O‘ahu; or be a recipient of a Bachelor's Degree from UH West O‘ahu in one of the following areas:
Applied Sciences
- Creative Media
- Culinary Management
- Facilities Management
- Hawaiian and Indigenous Health and Healing
- Health Management
- Health Professions
- Information Security and Assurance
- Information Technology
- Respiratory Care
Business Administration
- Accounting
- Facilities Management
- Finance
- General Business Administration
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Management
- Marketing
Creative Media
- Communications and New Media Technologies
- Design and Media
- Game Design and Development
- General Creative Media
Education
- Elementary Education
- Middle-Level Education
- Secondary Education
Humanities
- Creative Media
- English
- Hawaiian-Pacific Studies
- History
- Mathematics
- Philosophy
Natural Science
- Applied Mathematics
Public Administration
- Community Health
- Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management
- Health Care Administration
- General Public Administration
- Justice Administration
- Long-Term Care
Social Sciences
- Anthropology
- Early Childhood Education
- Economics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
Nomination Information
- Anyone, including alumni, staff, faculty, and friends of UH West O‘ahu, may nominate a candidate.
- Self‐nominations are welcome. The names of nominators will not be revealed to anyone, not even the judges.
- The nomination package will be submitted to the Selection Committee.
- Selection will be based on the materials submitted by the nominator.
- Nomination form must be completed and submitted with the nomination package.
- No more than two (2) pages clearly demonstrating, in narrative form, on 8.5 x11 paper the nominees' qualifications:
- Professional accomplishments
- Contributions to advancing their career field or industry
- Service to the community
No more than three (3) additional pages may be submitted with further information such as letters of support, copies of agreements or projects, and other items to show the nominees contribution.
Submit via mail or email
All nominations must be recieved before March 13, 2020 by 4:00 p.m.
Office of the Chancellor
c/o Donna Gutierrez
UH West O‘ahu
91-1001 Farrington Highway
Kapolei, Hawaii 96707
Email: [email protected]