Sheraton Waikiki Resort Kauai | Maui Ballroom

Sheraton Waikiki Resort
Kauai | Maui Ballroom
TITLE SPONSOR
2015 FICOH Shidler Alumni
Bottom (L-R): Geri Oshita (BBA ’98); Reynold Doi (BBA ’73);
Ramon Ilustre (BBA ’12); Kelsey Soto (BBA ’06); Barry Fong
(BBA ’00); Meredith Chin (MBA ’11); Peter Kawamoto
(BBA ’77); Romella Feliciano (BBA ’05); Wendi Ho (BBA ’07);
David Horiuchi (BBA ’90); Bruce Matsuura (BBA ’75).
Top (L-R): Jay Hoshino (BBA ’84); Lauren Nakamura (BBA ’05);
Jody Matsubara Martin (BBA ’05); Laurie Makiya (BBA ’96);
Catherine Migita (BBA ’06); Janis Kushimi (BBA ’91, MBA ’96);
Brent Abe (BBA ’76); Holly Araki (BBA ’92); Robb Omura
(BBA ’05); Rosanna Ho (BBA ’09); Liane Ching (BBA ’05);
Gwen Hiroe (BBA ‘87).
Insuring Hawai‘i’s Future Since 1911
As the oldest and largest property and casualty insurance company
headquartered in the state, First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd.
(FICOH) has been safeguarding Hawai‘i’s residents and businesses
since 1911. FICOH provides a wide range of personal and commercial
insurance products, which we distribute through 27 independent
agencies throughout Hawai‘i. Our brokerage operation, First Risk
Management Services (FiRMS), is set up to place nonstandard risks.
FICOH is a member of the Tokio Marine North America (TMNA) group
of companies. Learn more about First Insurance and our products at
www.ficoh.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Ranked one of Hawai‘i’s Best Places to Work by Hawaii Business
magazine, FICOH employs over 300 associates at its Honolulu
headquarters. Today more than 95 percent of our customers
consistently say they are satisfied or very satisfied with our overall
claims service. Our company has an “A+ (Superior)” rating from A.M.
Best, whose ratings are widely recognized as a benchmark of an insurer’s financial strength. FICOH also has an A+ rating from
Standard and Poor’s and has been named to the Ward’s 50 list
recognizing the nation’s best property and casualty insurance
companies for six straight years.
First Insurance is proud once again to be the Title Sponsor of
Business Night. With over 10 percent of our staff having
graduated from the Shidler College of Business, our company
directly benefits from the high-quality business education
students receive at the college. First Insurance also supports
the college through the First Insurance Company Distinguished
Professorship, established in 2007 to recruit and retain faculty in
the area of risk management, and through its $100,000 endowed
scholarship for full-time and part-time students of the college.
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A Committed Relationship
PROGRAM
Welcome — 6 p.m.
Opening Remarks
Vance Roley
Dean and First Hawaiian Bank Chair of Leadership and Management
Shidler College of Business
Karen Zheng
Executive Director of Business Night
Sponsor Address
Steve Tabussi
Senior Vice President, Underwriting and Marketing Division
First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd.
Dinner
Keynote Speaker
Lance Mizumoto (BBA ‘80)
Executive Director, President & Chief Banking Officer
Central Pacific Bank
Presentation of Student Awards
Closing — 9 p.m.
Business Night Co-Emcees
Shiraz Dole
Major: Finance and Economics
Graduation: Spring 2017
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Ashley Kawagishi
Major: Entrepreneurship and
Management
Minor: Political Science
Graduation: Spring 2015
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
Vance Roley
Dean and First Hawaiian Bank Chair of Leadership and Management
Aloha,
I would like to welcome all of you to Business Night 2015, an evening of awards,
mentorship, and networking.
Tonight’s theme, “Insuring Bright Futures,” is particularly appropriate for this year’s
event. This past October, the Shidler College of Business received a commitment of
$69 million from Jay H. Shidler (BBA ‘68) bringing his total donation to the college to
$100 million.
This unprecedented gift is a long-term investment in the college’s future and insures the
continued success of our students, programs and events such as Business Night.
For over 50 years, Business Night has been pairing students with business professionals
to share ideas, exchange valuable information, and give students an opportunity to gain
confidence as they enter the workplace.
With the support of Shidler alumni, industry organizations and the Hawai‘i business
community, over $45,000 in awards will be presented tonight to our top undergraduate
and graduate students.
The success of Business Night would not be possible without business leaders and
corporate support. Therefore, I would like to thank keynote speaker Lance Mizumoto,
title sponsor First Insurance Company of Hawaii, award sponsors, and the
professionals here tonight for your continued support of our students and college.
Best wishes for a most enjoyable evening,
Vance Roley
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Lance Mizumoto
Executive Director
President & Chief Banking Officer for Central Pacific Bank
Lance Mizumoto is president of Central Pacific Bank since June 2014 after serving in a
variety of leadership roles since 2005, including chief banking officer and executive vice
president of commercial markets group. In his current capacity, he oversees the strategic
direction and management of all lines of business, including commercial banking,
commercial real estate, retail banking, residential mortgage, and wealth management.
With more than 26 years of experience in the banking industry, entirely in the State of
Hawai‘i, Mr. Mizumoto has come to know the industry and the State well. Prior to working
at Central Pacific Bank, he served as senior vice president and division manager for
First Hawaiian Bank’s Corporate Hawaii Division and Trade Finance Department.
He started his financial career at International Savings & Loan, and after six years
moved to Bank of Hawaii, where he worked for 10 years in a variety of senior line
officer positions.
As president of Central Pacific Bank, Mr. Mizumoto is focused on shaping the company’s
corporate culture and strategic direction.
In addition to his work in banking, Mr. Mizumoto is committed to supporting the
community and the quality of life in Hawai‘i. He serves on the board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, the board of regents at Chaminade University, and
has recently been appointed by the Governor to the Board of Education for the State of
Hawai‘i.
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Mr. Mizumoto received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from
the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 1980 and his MBA
from Chaminade University in 1992. He currently lives in Honolulu with his wife Ayumi,
daughter Yuna, and two cats, named Hunter and Kuro Chan. In his spare time,
Mr. Mizumoto enjoys golfing and attending Bikram Yoga classes.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Karen Zheng
Executive Director of Business Night
I would like to begin by saying thank you to the professionals, Shidler faculty and staff,
and students for taking the time to attend the 54th annual Business Night. Business Night
provides students with an invaluable opportunity to develop their professional network
and gain insight into Hawai‘i’s diverse business community. This event would not be
possible without all of you.
I attended my first Business Night three years ago, as a sophomore. Through this
experience, I established my first connections with the business community. My
participation on last year’s Business Night student committee gave me a better
understanding of the effort and dedication that goes into organizing a successful event.
As the Executive Director of Business Night 2015, I am truly honored to have the
opportunity to apply my past experiences to help plan this year’s event and to have
worked with such an enthusiastic and hardworking committee.
This year’s Business Night theme—“Insuring Bright Futures”—represents everyone’s
unique path to success. Tonight’s keynote speaker, Lance Mizumoto, has led an exemplary
career and truly exemplifies our theme.
I would like to thank First Insurance Company of Hawaii for their generous contributions
to Business Night for the past 10 years. With their support, students are able to attend
Business Night at a subsidized and affordable price. Our useful and thematic favors are
also provided by First Insurance, and I sincerely appreciate their cooperation throughout
the whole planning process.
Once again, thank you all for attending this year’s event.
Sincerely,
Karen Zheng
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STUDENT AWARDS
Gavin
Hudson
Distinguished Student in
Accounting
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP Los Angeles
$3,000
Courtney
Lui
Outstanding Master of Accounting
Student
Deloitte & Touche LLP
$1,500
Hanson
Hermsmeier
Outstanding Student in
Accounting
Outstanding Undergraduate in
Accounting
Ernst & Young LLP
PKF Pacific Hawaii LLP
$1,500
$1,500
Chadwick
Medeiros
Lili
Kong
Outstanding Senior in
Accounting
Special Student in
Accounting
KPMG LLP
CW Associates, CPAs
$1,500
$1,000
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Miaochan
Li
STUDENT AWARDS
Ji Woo Kim
Special Senior in Accounting
Hawaii Association of
Public Accountants — O‘ahu
Chapter
$1,000
Michelle Dang
Special Junior in Accounting
Hawaii Association of
Public Accountants — O‘ahu
Chapter
$1,000
Stefan Fujimoto
Outstanding Financial Analyst
American Savings Bank
$1,500
Micolas
Ogawa
John Edward Fujii
Outstanding MBA Student
in Finance
First Hawaiian Bank
Bank of Hawaii Corporation
$1,500
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Outstanding Senior in Finance
$1,500
STUDENT AWARDS
Chad VanDyken
Special Student
in Financial Planning
Northwestern Mutual
Financial Network
$1,000
Vivian Liang
Outstanding Senior in
Marketing
L & L Hawaiian Barbecue
$1,500
Joann Yang
Servco Pacific Inc.
$1,500
Outstanding Junior in
Marketing
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co.
of Hawaii
$1,500
Ashley Kawagishi
Outstanding Student in
Entrepreneurship
KTA Super Stores in Honor of
Koichi & Taniyo Taniguchi
$2,500
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Outstanding Student in
International Business
Kelsie Chong
STUDENT AWARDS
David Holt
Special Senior in Business
Community Development
Hawaii Society of Business
Professionals
$1,000
Cassandra Joy
Ecraela
Special Student in Human
Resources Management
Hawaii Employers Council
$1,000
Bryce Nakamura
Outstanding Student
in Management
Central Pacific Bank
$1,500
Peter Thompson
Laura Yoshizawa
Outstanding MBA
in Technology
Outstanding Senior
in MIS
Hawaiian Electric Company
Oceanic Time Warner Cable
$1,500
$1,500
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STUDENT AWARDS
Catherine
Greenlee
Outstanding MBA
in Operations Management
Matson Navigation Co.
$2,000
Martin Nguyen
Special Student in
Real Estate
Melanie Nash
David Bess Leadership Award
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.
Chris and Deb Helm,
CDH Africa Ltd.
$1,000
$2,500
Tuan La
Segundo-Justin
Sarce
Finance Factors Foundation
$1,500
Dean’s Professional
Development Award
Financial Executives
International - Hawaii Chapter
$3,000
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Outstanding MBA at the Shidler
College of Business
STUDENT AWARDS
Manuel
Wong Cam
Dean’s Spirit Award
First Insurance Company of
Hawaii, Ltd.
$1,000
Ashley Kawagishi
Outstanding Undergraduate
at the Shidler College of Business
ProService Hawaii
$1,500
Alissa Uyeda
Outstanding Sophomore at the
Shidler College of Business
Marisa Chock
Outstanding Freshman at the
Shidler College of Business
Shidler College of Business
Alumni Association
$1,500
Stephanie
Ramirez
Dean’s Service Award
Shidler College of Business
Alumni Association
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
$1,500
$1,000
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STUDENT CLUBS
At the Shidler College of Business, student clubs promote personal and professional development of their members while serving the community
through service activities. Each club is unique and provides different activities that help to enrich student life at the college. The camaraderie
fostered through club membership helps to make the student experience at the Shidler College of Business a truly memorable one.
American Marketing Association (AMA)
Web: www2.hawaii.edu/~acctclub • Email: [email protected]
Web: www2.hawaii.edu/~amauhm • Email: [email protected]
Beta Alpha Psi (BAP)
Business Executive Society of Tomorrow (BEST)
Web: www2.hawaii.edu/~bap • Email: [email protected]
Web: bestuhm.org • Email: [email protected]
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Accounting Club (AC)
STUDENT CLUBS
Delta Sigma Pi (DSP)
Entrepreneurs Club
Web: www.dspuh.com • Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ecmanoa.com • Email: [email protected]
Financial Management Association (FMA)
Information Technology Management
Association (ITMA)
Web: www.fmahawaii.org • Email: [email protected]
Web: www.itmahawaii.com • Email: [email protected]
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STUDENT CLUBS
Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE)
Web: www2.hawaii.edu/~ibo • Email: [email protected]
Web: www.psehawaii.org • Email: [email protected]
Society for Human Resource Management
(SHRM)
Inter-Business Council (IBC)
Web: www2.hawaii.edu/~ibc • Email: [email protected]
Web: www.shrmuhm.com • Email: [email protected]
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International Business Organization (IBO)
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Accounting Student Educational Support
Kennysen Cheong, Korel Kanno, Kevin Lee, Rui Mao,
Curtis Sword, Nolan Teruya
Association of Government Accountants of Hawai‘i
Endowed Scholarship Fund
Jennifer Allas
Roland Casamina and House of Finance, Inc. Endowed
Scholarship Sophia Saindon-Davies
T.C. and Angeli Chan Endowed Scholarship Fund
Miaochan Li, Yamin Wang
Chew Jay Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Kyson Morikuni, Diana Nguyen
Stanley and Sandy Lee Chin Endowed Scholarship
Fund
Michaela Kamemoto
Dennis Ching Memorial/First Interstate Bank
Foundation Program
Timothy Anderson, Calli Chinen, Stephen Dodge,
Stefan Fujimoto, Hanson Hermsmeier, Kyle Hicks,
Jessica Lee, Kevin Lopez, Donovan Morimoto,
Brannon Naito, Micolas Ogawa, Rex Reyes,
Mikhail Romantchouk, Alavi Rumi, Brent Takaki,
Koa Webster
The Chng Tok Ngam Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kelcie Miki, Kelan Yoshioka
The City Mill Company, Ltd. / C.K. Ai Foundation
Scholarship
Kelsie Bartolome, Kathy Ann Oyadomari
CW Associates, CPAs Scholarship
Erin Kamigaki, Caroline Lai
Deloitte & Touche Scholarship Endowment Fund
Vineza Dixon, Jie Su
Ernst & Young LLP Accounting Scholarship
Ji Woo Kim
Vance Fawcett Scholarship
Anton Aberg, Dana Cotter
Financial Executives International - Hawai‘i Chapter
Endowed Scholarship
Alavi Rumi
Financial Planning Association of Hawai‘i Scholarship
Chad VanDyken
First Insurance Company of Hawai‘i Endowed
Scholarship for Excellence Sunny Ajala
The Oscar and Rosetta Fish Fund for Excellence
Christina Amundsen, Michelle Dang, Cassie Ecraela,
Natasja Goodin, Ken Kanemitsu, Bethany Kwan,
Angelica Lao, Jessica Lee, Patrick Ma,
Kathy Ann Oyadomari, Staphanie Suda, Ren Tachino,
Manuel Tony Wong Cam
Eddie Flores, Jr. & Elaine Flores Endowed Scholarship
Sadie Ackerman, Shayla Ader, Alexandra Brockman,
Jennifer Bunch, Hannah Carnes, Alicia Chang,
Jedd Chavez, Jacob Dazzeo, Sheridan Dyches,
Jordan Ebisu, Kayla Ferrer, Kevin Flores, Kyra Goodman,
Colton Goza, Zackery Harris, Jessica Higashi,
Rikki Ignacio, Lea Kitamura, Koko Lavezzi, Joon Lim,
Kauluponookaleilehua Luuwai, Christoper Moon,
Mikayla Muranaka, Taisuke Okada, Andrew Okita,
Brandy Okuda, Kent Palma, Kyle Plant, Joseph Song,
Chase Tateyama, Nathaniel Tibbott, Alissa Uyeda,
Kirk Wei, Tracy Yuan
Freeman Foundation Asian Study Abroad Program
Alexander Chen, Alice Fong, Claudius Jeffries,
Chadwick Medeiros, Amy Ngo, Tyler Sanford,
Koa Webster, Joann Yang
Hawaii Accounting Education Foundation Scholarship
Endowment Fund
Robert Loke, Crystie Ogi
Hawaii Association of Public Accountants O‘ahu
Chapter Endowed Scholarship
Wesley Kawachi
Hawaii Business Magazine Endowed Scholarship
Martin Nguyen
Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants
Scholarship
Jillian Sterling
Hee Chew Family Endowed Scholarship
Dane Sako
The Thomas W.S. Hee Memorial Scholarship Fund at
the Shidler College of Business
Andrea Choe, Lily Nguyen
Ralph C. Hook Scholarship
Vivian Liang, Lillian Shimura
Ralph and Joyce Hook, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund
Stephanie Ramirez
Ralph S. Inouye Co., LTD Endowment in honor of
Professor K. K. Seo
Hanale Hose
Institute of Internal Auditors - Hawai‘i Chapter
Scholarship
Kristel Gabriel, Nancy Nguyen
William R. Johnson, Jr. Study Abroad Endowment
Emily Johnson, Alisha Kodama, Lily Nguyen,
Karen Zheng
Leonard and Rebecca Kamp Endowed Scholarship
Brooke Kise
Florence Hutson Driskel Endowed Scholarship Fund
To be awarded summer 2015
Fujii and Rodriguez Endowed Scholarship Fund
Sharon Chen, Weng Seong Siu, Kasie Tanabe,
Dohwa Yim
Darleen Morioka Dyer Scholarship Endowment
Suzanne Pak
Candes Meijide Gentry Endowed Scholarship
Rikki Ignacio
Daniel B. T. & Evelyn Y. Q. Lau Shidler Graduate
Fellowship Endowment
Masato Itoh
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation Shidler
Scholarship Fund
Malia Del Castillo
Dick Gourley Scholarship
Colleen Leung
Jeffrey Daniel & Susan Tilden Lau Scholarship
Claudia Vaughn
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Kauai Alumni Business Scholarship
Randy Hudson
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Terry Lee Scholarship for Excellence
Kailee Carrillo, Lorren Chun, Michaela Kalama,
Nicole Oka, Aaren-Joshua Soriano, Kelsea Yamashita,
Rachelle Yu
Robert H. Y. Leong & Company Endowed Scholarship
Jethro Casinas, Brooke Kise, Chester Lopez,
Kent Shinomae
May and Richard Leung Endowed Scholarship Fund
Lili Kong, Rui Mao, Jie Su, Hoi Wong
Masters of Accounting Endowed Scholarship Fund
Hope Nitta
Todd Kiyo Matsuda Endowed Scholarship
Blaine Gemeno, Andrew Park
MBA Achievement Scholarship
Cole Buckley, Ashlee Ceder, Steven Chan, Peter De Fina,
Letizia De Lannoy, Robert Elkins, Jordan Ford,
Rasheeda Grant, Catherine Greenlee,
Christopher Haines, Chelsea Hassett, Bryson Hoe,
Masato Itoh, Keola Kaluhiokalani, Carly Kaneko,
Gregory Lipinski, Brian Lucas, Conrad Mostiller,
Melanie Nash, Vy Nguyen, Micholas Ogawa, Kayo Otani,
Soledad Quan, Elyse Rosen, Fayez Rumi, Tialei Scanlan,
Peter Thompson, George Tracy, Claudia Vaughn, Lan Yao
Barbara McKeever Scholarship Fund
Angel Diep
The Marian Miccio Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kenika Lorenzo, Yee Kwan Vong
Grace Mizuko Miyawaki Endowed Scholarship
in Memory of Jitsuo and Sawa Doi Miyawaki
Roy Franco
Jack and Zelie Myers Endowed Scholarship Fund
Punilani-Sky LuPiba Buakarnthong, Thomas Premeaux
Sandra T. Ohara Scholarship Honoring Phyllis Kawano
Aoki
Jason Lee, Robinson Nguyen
Patrick Oki Endowed Scholarship Fund for Beta
Alpha Psi
Suzanne Pak
Ulrike and Toufiq Siddiqi Student Travel Endowment
Cassie Ecraela
Michael and Judy Pietsch Endowed Study Abroad
Scholarship
Sean Smith
Sukamto Foundation Scholarship
Gavin Hudson, Korel Kanno
C. Dudley Pratt, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Christopher Colquitt
Sales & Marketing Executives International Honolulu
Memorial Scholarship in Honor of Stephanie Lee
Uyeda
Punilani-Sky LuPiba Buakarnthong, Joann Yang
Saltchuck Hawai‘i Companies Scholarship Fund for the
Distance Learning EMBA Program
Juniper Adler, Misty Bartolotti, Fred Briones,
Lingie Chiu, Angela Cook, Zhenya Delate, Michael Gurat,
Kanoa Haake, Rachel Hermosura, Hanale Hose,
Vanessa Houle, Deanna Kackley, Paula MacCutcheon,
Crystal-Lee Souza, James Thompson, Todd Watkins,
Charles Yeaman, Chad Yoshida, En Young
Shidler College of Business Alumni Association
Endowed Scholarship Fund Natasha Bailey, Marissa Chock, Courtney Choy,
Marie Donnici, Jenna Forti, Ji Yuan Huang,
Cherie Ishihara, Alissa Kelly, Kendra Koelsch,
Jacquelin Kojima, Paula Mao-Tamasese, Thien Nguyen,
Jenna Onaga, Shayna Oshiro, Mia Porter,
Nathan Raymundo, Kara Tanaka, Lily Tran, Kelly Vea,
Kaitlyn Waki
Shidler College of Business Endowed Scholarship for
Future Leaders
Brent Takaki
Shidler College of Business Entrepreneurship
Scholarship
Ryan Allman
The Society of Human Resource Management
Scholarship Fund
Jennifer To
Manuel Sylvester Scholarship
Randy Hudson
The Marge Sylvester Scholarship Fund
Katherine Ann Spieler, John Witkowski
Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation Scholarship
Claudius Jeffries, Michaela Kamemoto,
Kathy Ann Oyadomari
Howard and Vivian Todo Scholarship Fund
Jamie Higa, Jason Li
The Kazuo and Akiyo Totoki Memorial Scholarship
Noelle Kaulupali
The Mike and Deborah Washofsky Endowed
Graduate Executive Education Scholarship
Branden Lee, Minette Lew, Natalie Pagoria
Frank Watase Scholarship Fund
Sophia Saindon-Davies
Jhamandas Watumull Business Scholarship Kevin Lee, Tifanni Rusadi
J. Watumull Merit Scholarship Fund
Stephanie Ramirez
J. Edwin Whitlow Endowment
Kaiwi Hamakua-Makue, Donovan Morimoto, Mia Porter,
Mikhail Romantchouk, Linda Tidmore,
Lauren Umamoto
Eiro and Alice Yamada Endowed Scholarship
Ashley Kawagishi
Shidler College of Business General Scholarships and
Awards
Eden Greenwood, Anastasia Leindecker,
Charles McDonald, Mikayla Mergerson,
Chandler Norton, Conley Pearson, Thane Perish,
Edward Sobeiski, Sabrina Stegman, Alexandra Tolbert
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Hideo Noguchi International Scholarship Fund in the
Center for Japanese Global Investment & Finance
Ji Su Park
The Hisaji Onoye Endowed Scholarship Fund
Joseph Campbell, Vineza Dixon, Stefan Fujimoto,
Reed Gibson, Kyle Hicks, Ryo Ishikawa,
Alika Ke-Paloma, Mycah Kincaid, Jessica Lee,
Annie Liang, Liberty Lopez, Chadwick Medeiros,
Bryce Nakamura, Amy Ngo
SPECIAL THANKS
Award Sponsors
Participating Companies
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.
American Savings Bank
Bank of Hawaii Corporation
Central Pacific Bank
Chris and Deb Helm, CDH Africa Ltd.
CW Associates, CPAs
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Enterprise Rent-a-Car Co. of Hawaii
Ernst & Young LLP
Finance Factors Foundation
Financial Executives International Hawai‘i Chapter
First Hawaiian Bank
First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd.
Hawaii Association of Public
Accountants - O‘ahu Chapter (2)
Hawaii Employers Council
Hawaii Society of Business Professionals
Hawaiian Electric Company
KPMG LLP
KTA Super Stores in Honor of Koichi & Taniyo Taniguchi
L & L Hawaiian Barbecue
Matson Navigation Co.
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Oceanic Time Warner Cable
PKF Pacific Hawaii LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Los Angeles
ProService Hawaii
Servco Pacific Inc.
Shidler College of Business Alumni Association (2)
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
ABC Stores
Aloha Air Cargo
Business Solution Technologies
CGi Technologies and Solutions
Decision Research Corporation
ECA LLP
Ewa by Gentry Community
Association
Hawaii Pacific Health
Hawaiian Telcom
HEMIC
HMSA
House of Finance
HouseMart
ISACA
KHON 2
King & Neel, Inc.
KMH LLP
Legacy Consultants
Joe Magaldi
Make A Wish Foundation
Market City Limited
MassMutual Financial Group
MC Group Hawaii, Inc.
N&K CPAs, Inc.
Pretika
Public Consulting Group
The Queen’s Health Systems
The Queen’s Medical Center
Shidler College of Business
SI Group, Certified Pension
Consultants
State Farm Insurance
Sterling & Tucker, Inc.
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Territorial Savings Bank
UH Mānoa Nursing
Ulupono Initiative
The Yamada Scott Family Foundation
Young Brothers, Limited
BUSINESS NIGHT COMMITTEE
Top Photo: Front Row (L to R): Cassandra
Joy Ecraela, Co-Director of Student
Recruitment; Kailee Yogi, Director of Awards
and Publications; Karen Zheng, Executive
Director of Business Night; Ashley Kawagishi,
President of Inter-Business Council
Back Row (L to R): Joann Yang, Co-Director
of Student Recruitment; Mia Porter, Director
of Marketing (Advertising); Ji Woo Kim,
Co-Director of Student Recruitment; Daniel
Chong, Director of Marketing (Design)
Business Night 2015
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Celebrating Over 50 Years of Mentorship and Conversation
In 1961, the downtown Honolulu business community was developing at a rapid rate, yet no formal
event existed that brought together business students and faculty with the business community.
With the help of the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce, the Dean’s Office and a few business students,
“Business Week” was established to fill that void.
The weeklong series of events included “Organization Day” where student received information on
business clubs, professionnal seminars, tours of the college and a coffee hour with professionals. The
week culminated with “Business Night,” a special evening of public awards, dancing, and networking.
By 1969, all daytime activities of Business Week were eliminated except for the popular Business
Night. It was also the first year that students and professionals were matched one-to-one according
to their fields of interest.
With the changes to Business Night, the event drew hundreds of students and professionals each
year.
In 2006, Business Night shortened its program by separating from the Hall of Honor Awards, and
returned to its original format of focusing on mentorship and student awards. It was a strategic
move to create two separate events—one to recognize students and the other to honor alumni
achievements.
Today’s Business Night has become the premier student event at the college. It is the one night that
students can build on their career connections by meeting professionals from Hawai‘i’s business
community.
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