Honors and Awards

  • 2003

LIRT’s Top Twenty Research Articles for 2002 Award, Library Instruction Round Table, American Library Association. For “Personalizing the Information Search Process: A Case Study of Journal Writing with Elementary-Age Students.” [Online] School Library Media Research. See News release.    

  • 2002

Program on Conflict Resolution Merit Award for campus leadership, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

  • 2001

Travel grant to International Association of School Librarianship Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. Presented research.

  • 2000

College of Natural Sciences Faculty Performance Award, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

  • 1998

Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching Award, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

See News Ku-Lama.

  • 1997

LIRT’s Top Twenty Research Articles for 1996 Award, Library Instruction Round Table, American Library Association. For "Composing Boolean Search Statements: Self-confidence, Concept Analysis, Search Logic, and Errors," School Library Media Quarterly, 24, 199-207. See News release.

  • 1996

John Brubaker Memorial Award for best article appearing in Catholic Library World in 1994-1995, Catholic Library Association. For "Information Searching Across the Curriculum: Literacy Skills for the 90's and Beyond," Catholic Library World, 65, 17-19.

  • 1996

Travel grant to American Library Association Conference, New York. Delivered plenary speech.

  • 1994

Travel grant to International Conference of the Children’s Literature Association Conference, Springfield, MO. Presented research.

  • 1990

Golden Key Award for outstanding contributions to school librarianship in Hawaii, Hawaii Association of School Librarians.

  • 1982

Betty K. Uehara Award for Excellence in Reading and Language Arts for outstanding dissertation, Ka Hui Heluhelu-International Reading Association.

  • 1976

Beta Phi Mu, Library Science National Honor Society.

  • 1975

Best Short Story Award, Hawaii Writers' Club.

  • 1964

Pi Lambda Theta, Beta Zeta Chapter, Education National Honor Society.

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