Residents earn degrees through distance learning
The University of Hawaii Center at the University of Hawaii Maui College has announced that 86 students were awarded baccalaureate and graduate degrees for the academic year 2012-13. The graduates listed below are Maui residents who participated in the college’s distance learning program. There were 35 participants at the center’s graduation ceremony held in the Maui Beach Hotel’s Elleair Rainbow Ballroom on May 10:
Master of Education, Educational Technology (Manoa):
Keali’i Zeppelin Ballao
Julio Bayez Jr.
Davileigh Nae’ole
Ross Uedoi
Master of Library & Information Science (Manoa):
Barbara Trecker
Master of Science, Nursing (Manoa):
Mary Sherne P.K. Mahelona
Ann L. Pitcaithley
Noel Withers
Master of Science Social Work (Manoa):
Haley S. M. Callahan
Nakita Coelho-Villiarimo
Rebecca Kushins
Donna Lucero
Traci T. Millard
Christina G.H. Morimoto-Camara
Angela Neumann
Erin Wagner
Doctor of Philosophy, Nursing (Manoa):
Denise L. Cohen
Margaret Ward
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (Hilo):
Karli Hope Baldridge
Axel Beers
Edwina Greenleaf
Naomi Lawrence
Catlin Morrin
Zeyuna Tabernero
Bachelor of Science, Nursing (Hilo):
Bobbie Florence Diana Becker
Jennifer A. Harvey
Bachelor of Science, Nursing (Manoa):
Mary M. Bonner Naylor
Robin L. Garrison
Anita Kaina
Megan Makahanaloa-Antunez
Elizabeth Marsh
Tanya Y. Takatani-Apo
Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration (West Oahu):
Jacob Armstrong
Ian Bishop
Maylene Bumanglag
Lenna Lauricio
James Giron Natividad
Andrew Phillips
Blake T. Takatani
John Thoene
Keilani Williams
Shon Wims
Bachelor of Arts, Public Administration (West Oahu):
Monique Borque
Grace Bumanglag
Jason McFarlin
Bachelor of Arts, Social Sciences (West Oahu):
Brandi Corpuz
Wailana Kino
Joseph Martelles
Tiana K. Mattos
Eileen F. McKee
Sarah Nartatez
Theresa Tamanaha
Kahealani Tancayo
Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies (Manoa):
Kimberly A. Gurgone
Punahele Hoopii
Alicia C. Hozaki
Lauren Kennedy
Nikki S. Kurisu
Monica R. Mackay
Kaylan Ramirez
Krystle K. Tumbaga
Bachelor of Education, (Manoa):
Dawn Augustin
Gretchen E. Benson
Angela Corpuz
Candice Gonzales
Melissa Anne Higginbotham
Loraine Joyce Jordan
Yuka W. Mickleson
Brittany Neizman
Elizabeth F. Scott
Maile Sjostrand
Laurie Varholak Madani
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Secondary Education (Manoa):
Anna Cantor
Gregory Jones
Michael Kalliam-Lauer
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Special Education (Manoa):
Carol K. DeForest
Qurratu’L-Ayn Joy
Nancy Mullaley
Mandy Shinozuka
Certificate in Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (West Oahu):
Monique Bourque
Certificate in Healthcare Administration (West Oahu):
Jason McFarlin
Certificate in Substance Abuse and Addiction Studies (West Oahu):
Brandi Corpuz
Melvin Tamashiro
Faith Tokeshi
The University of Hawaii Center was established by the UH Board of Regents to facilitate the offering of select bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UH-Manoa, UH-West Oahu and UH-Hilo. More than 1,000 Maui county residents have taken advantage of these programs and earned their degrees.