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Jim von Rinteln
Human Resource Management
Jim von Rinteln, a United States Army veteran, was awarded the 2011-2012 James V. Mudd Fellow by the Leadership Collier Foundation.
HPU Alumni in the News
HPU alumnus opens showing at Lyons Wier Gallery (Artdaily.com)
In his first solo exhibition in New York, James Gortner (BSBA ’01) presents “The Lovers” at the Lyons Wier Art Gallery. Gortner earned a MFA from Columbia University. More…
HPU alumnus on tour and releasing new album (Musicalplayphilippines.com, others)
Award-winning musician Jeff James (BA Communication ’10) and his band TTYM is on tour in the Philippines this month and is also scheduled to release its latest album, “Just Be Yourself.” Among the band’s awards is the prestigious Na Hoku Hanohano received in 2011 for its single “Hawaiian Girls.” More…
HPU alumnus named head coach of the Bay Area Shuckers (Examiner.com)
“Llewellyn Smalley (BA ’00) has been selected the head coach of the Bay Area Shuckers of the American Professional Basketball League.“ [At HPU] in 1997 and 1998, he was named an All-American player. He was also noted at Hawaii Pacific for his 1808 points, an all-time point leader. He is first in field goals, first in three pointers, third in steals and third in rebounds.” More...
HPU alumnus opens Honolulu tea cafe (Pacific Business News, Honolulu)
“Yen Chang Su (BSBA Finance ’12) identified a niche business opportunity and has opened Taste Tea, offering bubble tea like it’s made in his native Taiwan. “Without holding a grand opening or spending money on traditional advertising, Su said word-of-mouth and use of social media have attracted more customers than he initially expected.” (Subscription required; see the April 19 issue available on Campus Pipeline HPU Libraries tab, Databases.) More…
Teacher of the Year: HPU alumna has successful teaching philosophy (Herald-mail.com)
“Ayako Shiga (MA TESOL ’02), who recently received the teacher of the year award for her school’s county, teaches Japanese language. Her students are flourishing in the program she started in 2006.“ Shiga said she focuses on what her students can do with the language, rather than on just having them conjugate verbs or translate English into Japanese. … Shiga adapted [and introduced a board game] so students could have fun while conjugating Japanese verbs.” More…
HPU alumnus named senior vice president of Finance Factors (Metro Oahu)
“Benson Choo (MSIS ’92) was promoted to senior vice president, information systems and technology manager. Choo, [who has more than 20 years of IT experience,] joined [Finance Factors] in 2003. … He also currently chairs the Technology Management Committee and the Management Risk Committee.” More…
HPU alumnus and trustee new at the helm of Hawaii Pacific Health: Shares focus areas (Pacific Business News)
“Ray Vara (BSBA Finance ’93), CEO of Hawaii Pacific Health (HPH) as of March 1,“ said he knows that HPH will continue to focus on five areas: quality care, exceptional service, strategic growth, financial strength and employee engagement.” One of the questions asked by the writer was: “And, what growth opportunities are on the horizon for HPH, which already expects to generate $1 billion in revenue this year?” More…
“Katy Wilson (BA ’03), who played on the nationally-ranked HPU volleyball team, has been appointed women’s basketball coach of Edmonds Community College." Wilson has nine years of coaching experience. Wilson also coached basketball, volleyball and track at Jesuit High School when the program was ranked No. 1. As a player, Wilson was a four-year varsity, first team all-league, and all-state honoree in volleyball, basketball, and track.” More ...
