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Chairman of the Board Chun Honored
In Memoriam Jean F. Cornuelle, trustee emerita, who had been an invaluable board member for 36 years, passed away in early March. The highlights of Cornuelle’s Hawai‘i Pacific leadership included roles as HPC Acting Board Chairman and the campaign chair of a substantial renovation project for HPC’s Meader Library. The funds raised from the campaign financed much needed books, library equipment, furniture, and the construction and renovation of current and additional library space.
Photo courtesy: Kaoru Kohashigawa
The late Jean Cornuelle, receiving the Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser Award from the 2012 Association of Fundraising Professionals Aloha Chapter President Alan Tang.
In addition to her HPU commitment, Cornuelle was a fixture in Hawai‘i’s non-profit community, generously giving of her time, talent, and treasure. She had been actively involved with numerous nonprofits including The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i, which her late husband co-founded with HPU trustee emeritus Sam Cooke; the Hawai‘i Community Foundation; and Hawaii Public Radio. To honor Cornuelle’s outstanding community leadership, she was presented HPU’s prestigious accolade, the Fellow of the Pacific award in 2000. More recently, in November 2012, the Aloha Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals presented her with the Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser award at its National Philanthropy Day event. Fred B. Smales, proprietor of Plywood Hawaii and former president of Hawaiian Cement and Lewers & Cook Hawaii, passed away on Dec. 1. Smales served on the Hawai‘i Pacific Board of Trustees from 1974-2001. His wife Connie (BS ’82) is an HPU alumna. Carol Jenkins, HPU reference librarian, who had 20 years of service with the university, passed away on Dec. 28. Additionally, she was an author and editor of a variety of books and worked in numerous roles in local publishing houses.
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The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Aloha Chapter presented HPU Board Chairman and retired President and Headmaster Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Campus Michael Chun, Ph.D., the 2012 President’s Award. Chun received the award at the AFP National Philanthropy Day event on Nov 1.
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