2023 Scholarship Luncheon

Honoring Shidler's scholarship donors and recipients. By invitation only.

  • Date: Monday, November 6, 2023
  • Time: 10:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • Location: Royal Hawaiian Hotel, 2259 Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Recipient List

AFWA-Lotus Yee Cheigh-K.J. Luke Endowed Scholarship

David Wang

Asian Field Study Scholarship Fund

Navech Aing

Association of Government Accountants of Hawaii Endowed Scholarship Fund

Sotia Campos-Moore

Azamat Kumykov Endowed Scholarship for Excellence

Ruby Aliason

Barry L. Wallace Scholarship Endowment

Dean Cordero

BEST Alumni Endowed Scholarship

Madison Chow

Betty and Allan Totoki Family Endowed Scholarship

Isaac Ah Nee

Bishop & Co Scholarship Fund at the Shidler College of Business

Natalie Narito

Bob and Edwina Clarke Endowed Scholarship for Excellence

Niko Bonilla, Drew McDowell

C. Dudley Pratt, Jr. Endowed Scholarship

William Li

Candes Meijide Gentry Endowed Scholarship

John Mucciarone

Captain Real Estate Scholarship for Students from Micronesia

Artinlee Masiuriulmal

Carolyn L. Ching Endowed Scholarship

Eunjin Jang

Chew Jay Family Endowed Scholarship Fund

Shelby Boyles

Chuck Yim Gee Asia Pacific TIM Scholarship Endowment

Natsuka Hatta, Noah Igarashi, Jongwon Jun, Mizuho Shinohara

Cindy Doan and Hy So Duong Endowed Scholarship

Rachel Lu

City Mill Company, Ltd. / Chung Kun Ai Foundation Endowed Scholarship for Excellence

Sabrina Weaver

Clifford and Blanche Hee Endowed Scholarship in honor of Thomas and Michael Hee

Tavehi Dubocage, Christian Josh Haluber, Caprice Lorenzo, Isabelle Meraz, Celica Pham, Serena Perey Ratonel, Kathleen Racoma, Mei Ting Shi, Daxton Vickers, Marisol Willson

Clinton K. Inouye Scholarship

Maikalewa Keamoai-Koka

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Scholarship

Heaven Chassity Bartolome, Sophia Nicole Ibanez, Trevor Kimoto, Chloe Yoshihiro, Gianna Young

CW Associates, CPAs Endowed Scholarship Fund

Joenard Sabio

Daniel B. T. Lau & Evelyn Y. Q. Lau Shidler Graduate Fellowship Endowment

William Li

Darleen Morioka Dyer Scholarship Endowment

Kyle Martin

DB Kim Jun Ki Cultural Foundation & DB Insurance Scholarship at the Shidler College of Business

Olivia Kung

Deloitte & Touche Scholarship Endowment Fund

Thomas Fukata

Dennis Y.M. Ching Memorial/First Interstate Bank Foundation Program

Kristi Kataoka, Lauren Nikaido, Kaedin Okimoto

Dr. Irene Takei Miura Scholarship Endowment in Business

Trinity Halemano-Reed

Eddie Flores, Jr. & Elaine Flores Scholarship Fund

Brady Johnson, Sean Kobayashi, Jiaen Li, Xinghui Li, William Lin, Michelle Lu, Kelly Lum, Kyle Martin, Jazzmyn Mimura, Lara Miyakawa Ho, Amelia Oldham, Aaron Phan, Jacob Potts, Alisha Reyes, Xander Michael Tamashiro

Edward & Orpah Barnet Scholarship Fund in TIM

Nicole Baptista, James Taylor

Edwin M. Hastings Memorial Scholarship

Janice Chen, James Cheung, Jhen Mariz Elizondo, Maikalewa Keamoai-Koka, Alec Lau, Joycelyn Lum, Tiara Machiguchi, Analyn Montilla, Taylor Morikawa, Marshall Motooka, Jasmine Nguyen, Ryan Nishizaki, Ngoc Chau Otsuka, Janelle Pakele, Sanoe Songsong, Adrian Tagari, James Taylor, Hana Tsuchiya, Cody Tsuhako, Kana Wang, Renee Zhao

Eiro and Alice Yamada Endowed Scholarship

Kayla Marutani

Elena L. H. Tom Scholarship Endowment at the UH Manoa School of Travel Industry Management

Jason Cai

Endowed Scholarship Fund for Beta Alpha Psi

Jillian Felipe

Ernst & Young LLP Accounting Scholarship

Breana Villwock

Eva Kaa Scholarship for Excellence

Laurynn Armstrong

First Insurance Company of Hawaii Endowed Scholarship for Excellence

Raymond Tanaka

Freeman Foundation Asian Fellowship Program

Joel Akimoto, Bradley Denton, Sarah Dubay, Slehea Festin, Jared Hamamoto, Jason Lau, Rosa Lopez Jaffee, Crystal Pesanka, Thomas-Jay Shigemoto, Jennifer Siatafu, Liann Unebasami, Nichole Ward, Christopher Wong

Freeman Foundation Asian Study Abroad Program

Spring 2023: Jimwell Baja, Rochelle Jokura, Jennifer Kojima, Abigail Vanblaricom-Nutt, Alyssa Williams

Fall 2023: Zenan Li, Sophia Lauren Lopez, Giovanni Luu, Raymond Tanaka

Fujii and Rodriguez Endowed Scholarship Fund

Sydni Kim, Eugene Todd

Grace Mizuko Miyawaki Endowed Scholarship In Memory of Jitsuo and Sawa Doi Miyawaki

Ashanti Corotan

H.I.S. Hawaii TIM Endowed Scholarship Endowment

Tamae Seto

Hau Hee and J.M. Chew Family Endowed Scholarship

Maxen Donate

Hawaii Association of Public Accountants Oahu Chapter Endowed Scholarship

Xianlong Xie

Hawaii Business Magazine Endowed Scholarship

Tina Vo

Hawaii Moving Forward Endowed Scholarship

Ryan Kohara

Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants Scholarship

Nanase Bordeaux

Hichiro & Lily Kobayashi Travel Industry Scholarship

Renee Zhao

Hideo Noguchi International Scholarship Fund in the Center for Japanese Global Investment & Finance

Xuqing Lin

Hisaji Onoye Scholarship Fund

Alexander Oshita

Howard and Vivian Todo Scholarship Fund

Kiryn Komata

Institute of Internal Auditors-Hawaii Chapter Scholarship

Seth Addison

Iwasaki Scholarships Foundation, Inc. Endowed Scholarship

Rie Tsuchida, Hana Tsuchiya

J. Edwin Whitlow Fund

Vincent Lee

J. Watumull Merit Scholarship Fund for Business Administration

Julyssa Hernandez

Jack and Zelie Myers Endowed Scholarship Fund

Jordan Reed

James A. Hassett / Ernst & Young Endowed Scholarship for Accounting Excellence

Kai Lin

James P.D. Thropp Scholarship for the Shidler College of Business

Adri Borrello, Zachary Brennan, Athena Chew, Nanami Higa, Jamie Hirano, Erick Huang, Mariam Maksood, Monica Mau, Taylin Nishida, Daniella Pasion, Reina Pollock, Precious Lara Sanchez, Joshua Staples, Maverick Tongg, Emelia York, Emersen York, Jett Zenthoefer

Jean and Kent Tsukamoto Scholarship for PACE

Aimie Katayama, Rhema Wong

* Makana Askew, Thiago Franchi Rossi Cossi, Jonavan Gonzalez, Kyung Moo Kim, Michaela Lum, Roma Amor Malasarte, Frederik Mareels, Hokumalie Serna, Omar Zaidi

Jeffrey Daniel & Susan Tilden Lau Endowed Scholarship

Vincent Lee

Jhamandas Watumull Business Scholarship

Emma Beavers

John & Lorraine Stringfellow Scholarship

Rae Angelic Dalinoc

John Stewart Foote Scholarship Fund

Yae Lynn Sok

Kan-Chuang Hope Endowed Scholarship

Cheyial Esau

Keith Vieira Endowment for Kamaaina Student Scholarships

Jolin Zhang

Kevin Iwamoto Scholarship Endowment

Johnson Nguyen

KPMG LLP Scholarship for Accounting Excellence

Takemasa Aoki, Zenan Li

Lam Family Endowed Scholarship

Xianlong Xie

Leonard and Rebecca Kamp Endowed Scholarship

Victoria Ramos

Manuel L. August, Jr. Scholarship for Excellence

Sarah Fusato

Manuel R. Sylvester Endowed Scholarship for Accounting Excellence

Valentine Huss

Marge Sylvester Scholarship Fund

Takemasa Aoki, Zenan Li

Mark B. Dunkerley Endowed Scholarship Fund

Jhen Mariz Elizondo

Mark J.C. Yee & Victor A. Kawainui Endowed Scholarship

Angel Luong

The Martin Pray-IHRG Industry Scholarship Fund in the School of Travel Industry Management

Stephanie Santos

Mary Cho Lee Scholarship Fund

Karen He

Masters of Accounting Endowed Scholarship Fund

Hai Ying Li

Matson Scholarship for Leadership Diversity

Gabriel Porras

May and Richard Leung Endowed Scholarship Fund

Nina Tian, Wenjing Zhang

Michael and Judy Pietsch Endowed Study Abroad Scholarship

Navech Aing, Aileen Ballesteros, Sarah Martin, Jordan Reed, David Velich

N&K CPAs, Inc. Endowed Scholarship for Accounting Excellence

Carlyn Kagamida

Nolan & Jane Kramer Scholarship in Travel Industry Management

Eric Heinonen, Mikalee Mauricio, Taylor Morikawa

Ohana Foster Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund

Le Yi Feng Zheng

Oscar and Rosetta Fish Fund for Excellence

Ruby Aliason, Marina Cleavenger, Erick Huang, Emily Irvine, Reese Kisaba, Monica Mau, Madison Medeiros, Jett Zenthoefer

PACE Scholarship

Shota Ichitaku, Quang Loc Lam, Kunlan Yang

* Sergio David, Andrea Murillo Martinez

Pacifico Creative Service Hawaii Inc. Grant Fund

Sheeree Mae Caragdag, Yae Lynn Sok, Rhema Wong

Peter Fithian Endowed Scholarship at the University of Hawai'i School of Travel Industry Management

Alexa Corbitt

Ralph S. Inouye Col, LTD. Endowment in honor of Professor K.K. Seo

Chelsea Cagaoan, Damien Hanakeawe, Kristi Kataoka, Ryan Kohara, Marisa Tottori

Ren Hirose Family Endowed Scholarship

Marielle Ellorin

Ritchie and Sunny Mudd Endowed Scholarship

Karen Relosimon

Robert H. Y. Leong & Company Endowed Scholarship

Jennifer Kojima

Robert L. Dove, Jr. Endowed Scholarship for Insurance Excellence - Sponsored by Hemic

Erick Huang, Jennifer Kojima, Destiny Yasuhara, Victoria Zheng

Roland Casamina and House of Finance, Inc. Endowed Scholarship

Michael Ray Ballesteros

Saltchuk Hawai'i Companies Scholarship Fund for the Distance Learning EMBA Program

Crystal Pesanka, Thomas-Jay Shigemoto

Sandra T. Ohara Scholarship Honoring Phyllis Kawano Aoki

Marina Cleavenger

Shidler College of Business Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Fund

Kanoa Empleo, Ryan Fukui, Andrew Hoang, Alanna Mellor, Avery Oshimo, Austin Tressler, Rhys Wilson

Shidler College of Business Alumni Association Scholarship for Graduate Students

Justina Bui, Anastasia David-Demakas, Nikola Dolakova

Shidler College of Business Endowed Scholarship for Future Leaders

Jimwell Baja

Shidler Direct Admit Program Scholarship

Karen Li, Ella Long, Emi Sakamoto, Catherine Touchette

Shidler Visionary Distinguished Scholarship #1 Endowment

Kimberlyn Joy Agacir, Trevor Allen, Dayton Barsatan, Madden Bonecutter, Jerryd Bumanglag, Alyssa Grace Caballero, Hyunny Cha, Jayden Chang, Aiden Cheung, Kayleigh Coyne, Phuong Doan, Christian Jake Erice, Logan Fujitani, Gabriel Galios, Cole Griffin, Kaitlyn Hasegawa, Mitchell Hassler, Mia Elin Herradura, Angus Hill, Jamie Hirano, Leyao Hu, Vanessa Huang, Alan Ichinose, Jaren Kaneshiro, Kristi Kataoka, Ryan Kohara, Xuqing Lin, Cora Liu, Eileen Liu, Aalia Meer, Samantha Missad, Kyson Murasaki, Christine Nguyen, Lauren Nikaido, Mason Pritts, Kody Rafael, Jordan Reed, Logan Robeson, Suk Wen Ruan, Jacie Sakaino, Micah James Sales, Noah Sasaki, Cate Sheahan, Shunta Shinjo, Ecaterina Silisteanu, Lauree Tam, Elena Terebenkov, Kaitlyn Tokunaga, Paulie Tran, Macie Tsang, Mia Umeda, Ailee Watanabe, Conor Weber, Jenna Weigelt, James Whitworth, Malia Wong Leong, Alexis Yorimoto

Shidler Visionary Distinguished Scholarship #3

Rockwell Adolpho, Trevor Allen, Bryce Au, Cole Cavaliere, Daniel Ho, Isaiah Nichols-Floyd, Zen Roten, Ajia Sclafani, Mary Tonaszuck, Kristen Udui, Jeriah Valtierra

Stanley and Sandy Lee Chin Endowed Scholarship Fund

Alyssa Williams

Tadami and Kimei Kamitaki Endowed Memorial Scholarship

Azure Chung

Terry Lee Scholarship for Excellence

Darren Andre Estal, Haylee Fujimoto, Akela Inskeep, Ilona Kaahanui

The Clarence T. C. Ching PACE Student Leadership Program Scholarship

Adri Borrello, Daniella Pasion, Maverick Tongg, Macie Tsang

* Lindsey Agustin, Ashten Akemoto, Ainsley Bowers, AvaLin Gardner, Andrew Lee, Craig Okahara-Olsen, Amanda Schaffer

The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation Scholarship for RISE (PACE)

* Brass Elizabeth Brass, Dylan Cayetano, Lenox Covington, Catherine Davis, Briena Du, Claudya Giron, Joshua Kusuda, Grace Langley, Precious Lara Sanchez

Thomas & Debra Nichols Endowed Scholarship for Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs (RISE) (PACE)

* Sincere Bolling

TIM Alumni - Hong Kong Chapter Professional Development Fund for Students

Belle Poon

TIM International Alumni Scholarship Endowment

Susan Doubek

Travel Industry Management Student Aid Fund

Kiara Marie Agdeppa, Raelyn Anderson, Hailey Arita, John Balok, Evelyn Bezman, Solomon Castro, Ella Esposito, Ailani Garcia, Natsuka Hatta, Yunyi He, Nanami Higa, Keito Ioroi, Momoko Ishihara, Masumi Iwai, Nathan Javier, Harley Johnson, Eugene Kim, Makaya Kipapa, Rachel Li, Siqin Li, Joycelyn Lum, Joshua Chester Malapit, Paige Manners-Astley, Mikalee Mauricio, Hiyori Miyazawa, Jania Montero-Holck, Ryan Morey, Taylor Morikawa, Lindsey Muneno, Inook Oh, Janelle Pakele, Hinanowelo Perry, Maru Sekine, Sayuri Shimada, Lia Sutton, James Taylor, Vivian Thach, Anna Towle, Rie Tsuchida, Kana Wang, Grace Wheeler, Nicholas Wong, McKenna Wood, Nene Yamada

Walter A. and Diane N. Dods Endowed Scholarship Fund

Asia Nunez

William and Wannee Shaw Endowed Scholarship

Samantha Lichstein

William J. Mullahey Scholarship Fund

Samantha Lynch, Renee Zhao

William R. Johnson, Jr. Study Abroad Endowment

Spring 2023: Susan Doubek, Kaihehau Goo, Thuy Vi Le, Madison Medeiros, Jett Zenthoefer, Cobalt Zucker

Fall 2023: Ruby Aliason, Skye Austin, Reese Kisaba, Avery Oshimo, Grace Wheeler

* non-Shidler students who received a PACE scholarship

Scholarships Currently Not Awarded

  • Accounting Student Educational Support
  • Florence Hutson Driskel Endowed Scholarship Fund
  • Financial Executives International-Hawaii Chapter Endowed Scholarship
  • Frank Watase Scholarship Fund
  • Hawaii Accounting Education Foundation Scholarship Endowment Fund
  • Hawaiiana Management Company Dick Gourley Scholarship Fund
  • J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Scholarship Fund
  • Kaua'i Alumni Business Scholarship
  • Kook Min Hur Scholarship at the Shidler College of Business
  • Leonard and Rebecca Kamp Executive MBA Scholarship
  • Mavis Nikaido MHRM Scholarship
  • Mike and Deborah Washofsky Endowed Graduate Executive Education Scholarship
  • MIS Career Choice Scholarship
  • Northwestern Mutual Hawaii Endowed Scholarship for Excellence
  • Patrick T.W. and Carol U. Wong Endowed Scholarship
  • People's Republic of China Professional Training Program
  • Ralph and Joyce Hook, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund
  • Ralph C. Hook Scholarship
  • Randy Karns Memorial Scholarship Endowment in Accountancy
  • SKAL International Hawaii - W. James Whyte Scholarship
  • T.C. and Angeli Chan Endowed Scholarship Fund
  • The Matt & Erin Takamine Endowed Scholarship for Excellence
  • Thomas E. Nichols and Debra S. Nichols Endowed Scholarship
  • Todd Kiyo Matsuda Endowed Scholarship
  • Travel Weekly Educational Opportunity Fund
  • Vance Fawcett Scholarship