Awards & Recognitions

Spotlight on our members who are recognized by their achievements.

UH Manoa Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award
Dr. Alan Katz
Manoa
Alan Katz, professor and graduate chair in the Department of Public Health Sciences and Epidemiology in Manoa’s John A. Burns School of Medicine has the privilege of interacting closely with all public health students both inside and outside the classroom. He works personally with students to assess their academic and career goals and tries to chart the best trajectory for their futures.

As current chair of the Manoa Faculty Senate’s Committee on Student Affairs, Katz works with administrators, faculty and students on issues of importance to students across the Manoa campus.

A former recipient of the Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching, his influence continues to impact public health students at Manoa and beyond. 


For more information:  www.hawaii.edu/about/awards/uhmmentor.php

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Gerald Ohta Receives APHA Award at Conference

HPHA’s Affiliate Representative to the Governing Council (ARGC), Gerald Ohta, received the Committee on Affiliates 2008 Chair’s Citation at this year’s APHA conference in October. The award recognizes his exemplary work with the Committee on Affiliates (CoA). For nearly 30 years, Gerald has been a public health leader, advocate and ambassador for Hawai‘i on the National Public Health Scene. After serving as the Hawai‘i Public Health Association President from 1980 to 1982, he later rejoined the HPHA Board and has served as the ARGC since 1999. He has also been a member of the CoA, the APHA Nominating Committee and the APHA Joint Policy Committee. 

Gerald has served as key link between public health workers in Hawai‘i and APHA Leadership, and has continuously advocated for APHA recognition of the unique public health issues faced by Hawai‘i, Alaska, and other Western states in his region. He also works diligently to keep the public health workforce in Hawai‘i informed on both local and national public health issues on everything from policy debates to training resources for our local public health workforce. The HPHA Board congratulates Gerald on his receipt of this well deserved award.

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Congratulations to Jay Maddock, Ph.D. on becoming a member of the Pacific Business News 40 Under 40 Class of 2008 and being named Bank of Hawai‘i’s Community Leader of the Year!