The September 2005 issue of our BYU-Hawaii Alumni eNewsletter contains the following:
Jubilee Steering Committee co-chairs invite all to participate
For almost three years Vernice Wineera ('77, English) and Rex Frandsen ('68, Business Management) have served as co-chairs of the Golden Jubilee steering committee, helping a dedicated group plan BYU-Hawaii's year-long 50th anniversary (1955-2005) celebration.
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"We started planning in November 2002, all fresh-faced," recalls Wineera. "We pulled together names of people we knew had the ability and talents to bring this together. It was very exciting to be involved with this idea that was more than two years ahead at that point."
"Over the first two years we were meeting once a month. We formed sub-committees so that everyone on the steering committee also had responsibilities with one or more sub-committees, where the detailed work is done."
"We picked up the pace as the fall 2004 semester started. We met twice a month, and now that we're in the Jubilee year and have completed many parts of the celebration, we're still coming together every week. With just a few weeks to go, I can feel the excitement and anticipation building for our main events from October 15-23," she said. "Especially people who haven't been here for a long time, I expect they will be so impressed with the strides that the school has made and the level of quality in all that it does."
"Things have evolved from the little campus I first saw in 1960 to what we have here today. From the level of excellence that's required in the classrooms to the support systems and the technology we use, to the connections we assist our students with in returning home and career planning — it's far and away much more than we started with," Wineera says."I really think the more we're able to accomplish impresses upon me what President McKay must have seen. His vision must have been all encompassing," she said.
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This is a glorious opportunity to reflect on our past, and to build on it as we look to the future," he said. "It's an opportunity not only to celebrate but also to learn and grow from the planned experiences and activities."
"We hope Jubilee Week will be a highlight in the lives of every current student. I think it will also be great for the alumni who can come back and see the changes on campus and see the progress we're making," Frandsen said. "I encourage every student, faculty member, staff person and alumni who can to become involved in the Jubilee and understand that we're not only celebrating the past, but we're celebrating the future as well."
If you're coming, please register online
If you're planning to come to the 50th anniversary Golden Jubilee celebration, some events are already sold out, so please...
There is a $15 registration fee. The online registration process allows you to:
Other Jubilee reminders: If you have questions about registration, or any other aspect of the Golden Jubilee, please:
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Pre-order the new BYU-Hawaii souvenir photobook
The Office of University Advancement is accepting pre-orders for the new BYU-Hawaii souvenir photobook, From This School..., which will first be distributed during Golden Jubilee week. The book features many beautiful new images of the campus, student life and Laie that have never been published before. For more information on the book...
Call 808-293-3660 or email ua@byuh.edu to order your copy. There is a $5 discount off the regular price of $50 for pre-orders received before the Golden Jubilee week.
During Jubilee Week, School of Business students will also sell the book on campus.
At the annual BYU-Hawaii 'ohana [family] faculty and staff meeting on August 26, President Eric B. Shumway introduced a new "culture of beliefs" that will help the University achieve its desired results.
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"For some time now many people on our campus have joined the President's Council in a search for ways that will infuse into our present environment a new spirit and motivation to lift us to a higher level of performance and accountability," President Shumway explained. "We talk a lot about culture on this campus and at the Polynesian Cultural Center. Ethnic cultures, culture of returnability, developing a culture of evidence of academic performance for our accrediting association, etc. Culture, after all, means basically a set of shared beliefs, customs, and behaviors that reflect the way things are perceived, thought about, and done in a given society. It has to do with attitudes and a world view that may set a society apart from others."
"In our effort to identify ways we can improve our campus to meet the new challenges of the world and the expectations of our Brethren and the Lord, we ask these questions: What is it that makes up this university's culture of beliefs? How can we motivate behavioral change that reflects those beliefs? How can each person internalize each belief and transform it into a trait of personality and performance behavior?"
"Two key components of this exercise were to articulate the cultural belief, then to illustrate what that belief looked like in real behavior. That is, it was not enough to compose 'belief rhetoric,' but to confirm that belief with actual stories and testimonials of real behavior on campus. In each case the purpose was to personalize the belief. That is, every belief is spoken in the first person 'I.' It becomes a personal manifesto, a declaration of intent and promise. And the eventual condition of being. It becomes for us a transition from one level of attitude and performance to another. We become in reality what we say we are, so that belief and being are the same."
"Again, fundamental to the entire process, was that all of these beliefs occur in the context of the university's mission and the goals approved by our Board of Trustees. Let me share with you the seven beliefs our groups came up with":
President Shumway stressed "all of this is not to suggest that we don't do any of these things now. Obviously every one of these is a principle or belief that is desirable. But there is value in affirming and reaffirming what the university family thinks is important in this culture — this environment that is to prepare students to meet the challenges of the world and to be part of what President McKay saw as influencing for good the establishment of peace internationally."
He added that the Polynesian Cultural Center has come up with a similar culture of beliefs, which are:
"So, now what are the desired results from our acting on and acting out our beliefs? And how do we align those beliefs with specific results?" President Shumway asked.
"We chose five results to focus on immediately. Clearly others could have been selected as well but we chose five. The first three results are large, comprehensive, and principle based. The last two have to do with specific initiatives connected to recent Board of Trustee decisions and to our accreditation cycle. So, the desired results are increased":
"The achievement of these results is the happy burden of everyone in this room," President Shumway continued. "Obviously they are not new concepts and many of us are in various stages of conversion and performance. But our effort here is to line up our behavior based on our belief culture, with these desired results."
Later, President Shumway also noted this culture of beliefs can work for alumni and anyone who is trying to improve. For example, both BYU-Hawaii and PCC departmental devotionals now key off the beliefs, often in the form of a short story about someone who exemplifies the desired principles.
President of Mongolia visits BYU-Hawaii
and PCC
His Excellency Nambar Enkhbayar, President of Mongolia, visited with
the 54 Mongolian students at BYU-Hawaii on September 20, answered their questions
for an hour in the McKay Foyer, listened to their accomplishments at a special
banquet where he also encouraged them to help provide similar educational opportunities
for others by creating jobs when they return home. Read
more...
Improvements to be completed by Jubilee
Workers are putting the finishing touches on the Aloha Center (left,
below) and the grounds at the Laie Hawaii Temple (right). Both are
scheduled to be completed in time for Golden Jubilee week.
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President Jex passes away
Those of you who were here in the late 1980s-early 90s may remember
our former Laie Hawaii Temple President Victor B. Jex, who recently passed
away. What you may not have realized at the time: President Jex was a retired
scientist with over 70 patents to his name, including Reynolds Wrap® and
several types of trash can liner rolls.
'Square foot gardening' inventor certifies
BYU-Hawaii students
The Alumni Association and Career Services recently co-sponsored a unique
series of workshops on "square foot gardening." Mel Bartholomew, the "square
foot" inventor who is a best-selling author from Utah but is not a member
of the Church, volunteered his time recently to teach interested BYU-Hawaii students,
faculty and community members his unique gardening method that uses "20%
of the space of most gardens, 10% of the water, 2% of the seeds and 1% of the
work." Richie
Norton ('04, International Business Management) of the Alumni Office,
coordinated the workshops. Read
more...
Seasider Sports Reports
The Women's Volleyball team, as of the Alumni eNewsletter deadline,
enjoyed a perfect 12-0 season. Read
all about it...
Men's water polo: The Seasider men, meanwhile, started their season ranked at 16th in the National Collegiate Top 20 poll, but slipped to 17th in mid-September even though they're currently enjoying a 5-2 record. Read more...
Tabuse re-signs with NBA: Yuta Tabuse signed a National Basketball Association contract on September 15 to play for the Los Angeles Clippers. Tabuse, who played for the Seasider men's basketball team in 2001-02, became the first Seasider as well as the first Japanese national in the NBA when he opened the 2004 season with the Phoenix Suns. The 5'9 165-pound Tabuse played four games for the Suns before getting injured and eventually released. He played the remainder of that season with the Long Beach franchise of the ABA.
First official Alumni tour goes to the
Big Island
We would have liked a larger group to go, but the alumni and others who
joined our Association's first-ever official tour from September 23-25 enjoyed
a unique experience on the "Big Island" of Hawaii.
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We flew into Hilo and boarded a bus for Volcanoes National Park, where it was like being back in Dr. Dale Hammond's geology class as he guided the group around. Moving on to Ka'u and Kona, PCC manager and Hawaiian cultural expert Cy Bridges ('74) shared insights into the history and culture of the island that you can't find in any text book.
The next morning the group took in a Kona Temple session and toured that region with Earl Veloria ('69, Physical Education) and his wife, Audrey Davenport Veloria ('66, Elementary Education), who will take over as the new Kona Temple president and matron on November 1 (as reported in the last issue of the eNewsletter). They made arrangements for us to visit the dramatic Hawaiian petroglyph field at Ka'upulehu (Kona Village Resort) where the social director (and a BYU-Idaho alum) Leina'ala Keakealani gave us an intriguing tour. We also met Joel Nakila ('84, Art), an extraordinary artist who is the owner's association property manager at the Four Seasons Resort next door.
But the highlight of the tour came at that evening's social as we met with members of the Kona Chapter at the home of Laurai Elkington Dumaguin and the late Jimmy Dumaguin ('68, Physical Education). After a touching tribute by Earl Veloria to Brother Jimmy, the group enjoyed "good grindz" and then talked story until some could hardly keep their eyes open.
In addition to Laurai and the Velorias, it was a pleasure to meet again with Nancy Kaawai Honda ('69, Elementary Education) and her husband, Mineo Honda ('65), a farmer in Waimea; Ernest Wong ('69), who is originally from Tahiti, and Mary Ann Dumaguin Wong ('68); Raymond Dumaguin ('75, Art); Patrick Andrade ('69, Electronics Technology) and Sue Uemura Andrade ('76); Agnes Kahananui Lui ('55) and Joe Lui; former board member Aley Auna ('79, Business Management) and his wife, Danelle Calabio Auna ('79); and Kamoana Hew Len and his wife, Kathleen Serions Hew Len.
Sunday morning in the Kona 2nd Ward we also met other alumni, including Fern Kalehua Makanoe and bishopric members Isaac Silva and Kekoa Ahuna ('01, Business Management). In her testimony, Makanoe explained she was a third-generation law enforcement officer who accrued 31 years with the Honolulu Police Department. "I was able to put the fire out on a lot of volatile situations," she said of the strong spirit she obviously still enjoys.
Silva recalled he was a non-member throughout his Church College of Hawaii days who joined after graduating. "I had no interest in joining, but the Church grows on you," he said. Eric Southern, currently serving as the High Council advisor to the ward, mentioned in his testimony that he was the first student admitted from New Zealand.
For historical purposes, in addition to Cy Bridges and Dale Hammond, other members of the inaugural Alumni tour included Iraani Bridges ('78), Mike Foley and Sally Ann McShane Foley ('68, Business Education), Richie Norton, Christian Wilson ('84, Business Management), Les Steward ('72, Business Management) and Nanette Steward ('71, Elementary Education), Adella Au Johnson ('63), and Religion professor Jerry Glenn and his wife, Julie.
Tour member and Association President Les Steward thanked board members Christian Wilson and Bill Kwong ('74, Business Management) for their efforts in putting this first package together. He also indicated the board will plan additional tours in the future, with possible destinations including an Alaskan cruise, various places in Asia, the Pacific islands, and a Church history tour. Stay tuned if you're interested in the next one.
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Reminders and repeat notices
We've run these items before, but they're still timely:
Hilo:
Napua Kalama Baker ('72), Vice President of University Advancement,
and Theresa
Kalama Meyers Bigbie ('58, Music), who attended the chapter's recent
get-together — the first in a long time, reported there were a
lot of CCH alumni there reminiscing about the "good old days." Of course,
there was also lots of onoliscious food. Baker invited all of the Hilo
chapter members to attend the Golden Jubilee celebration.
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Oregon:
Chapter chairs Brigham Larson ('03, Art) and Michelle
DeBate Larson ('01, Elementary Education)
reported the Oregon Chapter held their first activity in July and also raised
$500 by selling shave ice at a local fair. They also held another function
on September 24 and they're planning to join the Chapter Chair conference
portion of the Golden Jubilee.
Washington DC:
Alumni Executive Director Rowena Reid reported the recent meeting with
DC-area alumni at the temple visitors center was "very, very successful"
and that some of the alumni helped set up mini-villages for the Polynesian
Cultural Center portion of the annual Marriott Ranch reception for international
ambassadors. "The PCC group was the highlight of that event," Reid said,
adding that past Alumni President Logo Apelu ('73, Business Education)
and Delsa Atoa Moe ('83, Travel, Restaurant and Hotel Management)
headed the "villagers" while board member Ellen
Gay Dela Rosa ('75, Physical
Education) was there with the promo team.
"The ambassadors were very impressed. As they started to go around the villages, they just warmed up," said Wally Thiim ('01) from the LDS Philanthropies office in Laie. He noted some of the ambassadors even joined the alumni and PCC people "backstage" in eating some of the food cooked in the umu with their hands. "We had roast pork, palusami, fai ai eleni, salmon and lupulu," said Reid, who thanked chapter chairs Joe Fa'amuli and Salei'a Fa'amuli for their efforts.
Napua Baker, Vice President of University Advancement, noted the annual gathering "is a major event for the Church."
In Memoriam: Gerald V. Bohnet, who came to BYU-Hawaii as a travel and tourism management professor in 1978 and retired from the Library in 2002, passed away on September 19. He and his widow, Sydna Bohnet ('86, Elementary Education), had been living in Spanish Fork, Utah. Several of their children are also BYU-Hawaii alumni.
1950s & 60s
Joyce McFarland Day ('59), who now lives in St. George, Utah, writes: "Attending CCH — the first year on the new campus — was one of the highlights of my life. I enjoyed meeting many people. The classes were top-notch. It changed my life for the better, and of course, I would do it again. I returned to the University of Utah and got married in 1960."
Beverly Littler Luke ('60), who lives in Phoenix, Arizona, writes: "I loved my experience at CCH, but I regret that I wasn't a serious student. I have wonderful memories of stringing leis in my backyard and the trip to the airport to welcome al the haoles as they arrived from the mainland. It was my honor to have been a roommate to Napua Kalama TeNgaio Baker. It's exciting to know that so many of my classmates are still around and on campus. My first semester at CCH was spent in the Lanihuli Dorm: We took showers in the back yard with the frogs. One of my sons spent his first semester at BYU-Hawaii prior to leaving for his mission. I had him go meet Dale Keliiliki and inquire, 'Are you Choppy?' So many memories. We helped plant shrubs, clean the Visitors Center, create the mosaic that said Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono. My brother, who was a labor missionary, was killed in Vietnam and is listed in the roster of the casualties which used to be in the foyer of the Visitors Center. I loved it there."
Ron Sing ('69) and his wife, Wendy Blevins Sing ('72) writes: "Thanks for the newsletter we enjoy reading the events and 'on-goings' of our alumni friends and relatives. Hopefully, we can make it to the Jubilee. We live in Utah and have been here for 30 years. Our oldest daughter moved back to Laie with her husband Sai Uluave and their 4 children; we have 13 grand children and one more on the way. Three of our other daughters live in Utah. We are busy in church callings and work. Wendy is a 'professional' grandmother and loves to quilt, performs humanitarian work, family history and genealogy research. My pastime is a principal at an Applied Technology Center. I love fishing and golfing however, the Lord knows better. We look forward to retiring and to serve the Lord in whatever capacity. We love working in the Timpongas Temple get blessings."
1970s
In Memoriam: Warren Ottley Jr. ('70) passed away earlier this month in Utah.
Judy Ann Grimes ('70, Chemistry), a senior teacher in Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia, who lives in nearby Nanango, listed "in no particular order" the things she remembers most about CCH: "the joy of learning, the blue skies, the friendly atmosphere, the friendly and dedicated staff, dorm life, the beaches and sea, Ala Moana, good friends, the opportunity to learn and absorb Institute classes as a school class, cleaning the pool, looking after the brownies, the mountains, mud slides, Tuesday assemblies, PCC, laughter, glass balls and the Temple."
Annie Joy Pinegar Jones ('71, Music), now lives in Orem, Utah, and writes: "My husband, Richard Jones, coached the basketball team and was chairman of the Physical Education Department from 1969-71. We returned in 1990 for the school year when he coached tennis. I loved playing the trumpet with the university band and also the PCC Brass Band. Although I was considerably older than the students, they treated me like one of them and encouraged me to keep it up. At age 73, I still perform."
James McCormick ('72, Sociology), a retired Air Force officer, and his wife, Vika Itaaehau McCormick ('73), now live in Lakewood, Washington, where he's a civilian environmental lawyer at nearby McChord Air Force Base for the past 11 years. She went on to earn an education degree in social studies from BYU in Provo in '79. He writes that our Alumni eNewsletter "has meant a lot to me...and provided a much-needed link to what's going on in Hawaii for those of us who have been absent for so long. I hope to sneak over somehow in October for the Jubilee celebration, but that's really a longshot. I was fortunate enough to be there for just a few days during the PCC 40th anniversary week. My sister, Janet McCormick Tu'ifua ('68, Elementary Education), came to Hawaii a couple of years ago for cancer treatments and died in May 2004. She is buried in Laie Cemetery." McCormick added that about half of Janet and her husband, 'Ulu'amu Tu'ifua's ('70, Art Education) 10 surviving children "are usually in Laie. Ulu comes there regularly but usually returns to Tonga where he still has two girls in high school." James and Vika have eight children — four boys and four girls — ranging from ages 17-30.
The June 2005 issue of our Alumni eNewsletter noted the passing of Michael K. Mahuika ('73). You might be interested in a recent article that also features more information about him.
Marilyn Anzai Yuen ('76, Social Work) and her husband, Herb Yuen ('81, Travel and Tourism Management), living in Kahului, Maui, and she teaches 2nd grade in Kihei. Marilyn writes: "I embraced the gospel and was baptized in November 1972 after I repeatedly requested not to take any 'Mormon' discussions from the missionaries. I am so grateful for the many wonderful, uplifting and inspiring experiences I received while attending BYU-Hawaii: Meeting such special friends, and especially my eternal companion, and being sealed there in the Laie Temple, and later having our three children enroll. Two have recently graduated — they lived at TVA like we did, and our youngest is currently attending BYU-Hawaii and performing at PCC like his father did. This wonderful institution of higher learning truly blesses the lives of the Saints and it is not surprising at all to have generations to continue to reap Heavenly Father's blessings as they attend there to learn and learn to serve. How I love BYU-Hawaii, and how proud I am to be a part of it. I appreciate all of my professors, especially my academic advisor and bishop, John DeLa Mar, who counseled me as I became a new member; and for Jan Fisher, one of my art teachers who shared so much of his talents and spiritual knowledge as I was Helen Tolleson Christianson's model in a sculpture class. We had many wonderful and memorable discussions as we worked on our art piece in the old ceramics lab on campus. I also thoroughly enjoyed my Showcase Hawaii experiences with Randy Boothe, who always inspired me and who loved and accepted me. He taught me how to 'sparkle.' He was like a big brother to me. I have truly been blessed; and now I am an LDS mom of three children with an honorable husband and one-and-a-half grandchildren. Life is great!"
In Memoriam: Atelaite Mapa Hemaloto ('78, Mathematics) passed away in August in Utah. After graduating from BYU-Hawaii, Vai taught at Liahona High School in Tonga, where she met and married Viliami Hemaloto ('65, Math/Science Teaching). The couple eventually settled in Utah. Viliami wrote: "We came to CCH as children learning to walk and talk, and left as grown men and women, prepared and well equipped to serve mankind. We have all made our contributions and we are still serving. We do not all make headlines, but what counts are lives that we have influenced and touched for good. I truly miss Vai. Her memories linger. I was truly blessed to have married her."
1990s
Lisa Bradshaw Schloemer ('92, Office Management), who now lives in Mobile, Alabama, wrote the following soon after Hurricane Katrina struck: "We finally have our power back on. We did okay in the storm. No damage to our home, but many trees are down in the yard. It will take weeks to clean up. We seem to be out of harm's way and back to picking up the pieces from the storm but we know others are a long way from doing so, as seen on the news. We missed so much those first few days without power and phones. I was just grateful to have been able to call out for a few seconds to let my mom know we were okay before my cell phone went dead. Our ordeal is nothing compared to what some of the people we set out to help this past week in and around the Pascagoula Chevron Refinery area, where my husband works, as well as in our own neighborhood. We found friends and co-workers living outside the houses that used to be standing, with nothing left but mud and debris everywhere. No transportation to get them in or out of their neighborhoods because the storm surge filled their vehicles with salt water and everything locked up on them. They can't even get the doors unlocked to air out and dry the insides. Kids are left with nothing but the clothes they were wearing. Many are shoeless and dirty and hungry. I have never before seen anything like it. It was hard not to weep as they told us their stories and hugged us for bringing simple bottles of water and melting bags of ice. Such basic everyday commodities to us and yet to them it was life-saving. We heard of families having to jump onto dressers and hang from ceilings as the waters kept rising in their homes. We heard about parents putting their children in Rubbermaid™ containers and trying to keep them afloat while they themselves were going under water and drinking mouthfuls of the dirty contaminated water entering their homes. The smell in Pascagoula is sickening. There are search crews from as far away as South Carolina driving around on ATV's looking for bodies. Last night we spent several hours at our chapel unloading a 53-foot trailer full of items sent in by the LDS Church in Salt Lake City. Chevron Headquarters in California also sent 1,500 mobile homes fully equipped with air conditioning and kitchens to be set up just North of the refinery on some land they own up from the Pascagoula refinery. Arnold has always told me what a great company Chevron was to work for. I am now seeing it first hand. They are giving out much needed fuel, food, and water every day to their employees and their families. They also allow hospital, police, and government emergency personnel to come by the refinery to fill up their vehicles for gas. I have seen the lines outside other retail gas stations. They are miles long and last for hours, sending many home without a drop. I have often wondered what it was that made us move to Mobile. We had looked at many different homes all along the Mississippi coast and could've been quite happy in any one of them. One in particular was on Beach Blvd. in Pascagoula. It would've been the perfect home: Right on the beach, three miles from work, and a beautiful view of the water. Now there is nothing there but debris and a cement slab. We would've lost everything, maybe even our lives as others have, such as some of those who stayed to ride out the storm."
Jason Knight ('98, English) and his wife, Hyunjung Yi Knight ('97) now live in Henderson, Nevada. He writes: "I often reflect on my time at BYU-Hawaii and know that choosing to attend school there was one of the best decisions of my life. It brought many blessings and has been the source of much happiness as I remember the times spent there. The friendships and the spirit are what I truly gained and I will always be thankful for the time I could be at BYU-Hawaii."
Leialoha Terukina Lilly ('99, Accounting), who now lives in Albany, Oregon, writes: "Attending BYU-Hawaii, coupled with the teachings of my parents, prepared me to serve a full-time mission, attain a bachelor's degree in accounting, marry in the Portland Temple, and provided me the chance to be a temporary breadwinner while my husband [Michael Lilly] finishes school. BYUH also helped me to accept others of various cultural backgrounds and appreciate our differences. Attending a Church school was important to me and I'm glad I had the opportunity to receive such celestial and temporal training."
2000s
Michelle
Stone Ross ('01, Piano Pedagogy), who lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho,
writes: "I will forever be changed by the spirit of BYU-Hawaii. Being a student
taught me about being a world citizen in addition to just being a 'Mormon.'
The people are unforgettable, the cultures fantastic, the feelings... it
all changed me. Thank you for letting me be a part. My favorite thing was
singing in the Concert Choir. Life was okay as long as I could sing every
day. I know Dr. James Smith went out on a limb for me, and I'll be grateful
to him forever. I even loved the smell of the island. It is truly a special
place. Would I do it again? In a heartbeat."
James 'Coach' Graf ('02, Exercise and Sports Science) is now living in Buena Vista, Virginia, and is the assistant football coach and sports information director for LDS-oriented Southern Virginia University. "BYU-Hawaii is a one-of-a-kind experience, one that I will cherish forever," he writes. "In no uncertain terms, I am deeply grateful to Heavenly Father for the opportunity I had to graduate from BYU-Hawaii. Go Seasiders!"
"I would do it all over again," writes Kara Jo Swanemyr-Mathews ('02, Exercise and Sports Science). "It was wonderful. I can't wait to take my husband and our family back some day. I gained the most valuable experiences and made lifelong friendships with people from all over the world." She and her husband live in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Katie Hayden Hatch ('03, Social Work), who now works as a social services director and lives in Huntington Beach, California, writes: "My experience at BYU-Hawaii was priceless. I most remember my roommate experiences, long days at the beach and the amazing social work program. I'll always miss Food Fest. I am currently working in my field at a skilled nursing facility for the elderly. The social work program and staff really prepared me for the field."
Helama Lima Pereira ('03, TESOL) and his wife, Jaqueline Silva Pereira, are living in São Paulo, Brazil. He writes: "I love BYU-Hawaii and the University Advancement office where I worked is the best in all the campus. [The late] Celva To'a taught me how to be a great professional and she will never be forgotten among my family. Alumni, development, advancement — they are all part of my heart. A big hug to Napua Baker and Barbara Velasco as well as to Rowena Reid and all our staff for me."
Editor's Note: My wife (Sally Ann McShane Foley) and I were fortunate to go on the first Alumni Association tour described above. It was fantastic, fun, educational and inspirational. It was also especially great to meet old schoolmates and fellow alumni. If you ever get the chance to go on a future Alumni tour, I highly recommend it. Before signing off, I would like to make another pitch to invite those of you who have not done so yet to submit your memories to our Alumni Scrapbook blog and your mahalos to the Favorite Faculty Blog. They'll become part of the permanent record of our Jubilee celebration, which is just around the corner and the subject of our next eNewsletter. Until then, Aloha nui.
— Mike Foley ('70, TESL), Editor
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The BYU-Hawaii Alumni Newsletter is published by the University Advancement office, under the direction of Napua Baker ['59-61 and '70-72], Vice President; Rob Wakefield ['75, Asia/Pacific LTM], Director of Communications and Media Relations; and Rowena Reid ['76, Social Work], Alumni Relations Executive Director. Brigham Young University Hawaii Campus is a four-year comprehensive undergraduate institution sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. About 2,400 students from 70 nations are currently enrolled.
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