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President Packer to Speak at Saturday's Commencement
Staff | University Advancement | 16 December 2005
President Boyd K. Packer, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will preside and speak at
BYU-Hawaii's December 2005 Commencement Exercises Saturday, Dec. 17, at 9 a.m.
in the Cannon Activities Center.
Other special guests in attendance will include state and government officials along with many church leaders: Elder W. Rolfe Kerr, Commissioner of the Church Education System; Jack Johnson, who will be presented with a Distinguished Service Award; Seini Vamanrav, who will be accepting a Distinguished Service Award for her late husband, Elder Pita Vamanrav; and Paul Freebairn, who has been a faculty member for 30 years and will be acting as the Grand Marshal.
Elder Eric B. Shumway, president of BYU-Hawaii and Area Authority Seventy will conduct the exercises.
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Other special guests in attendance will include state and government officials along with many church leaders: Elder W. Rolfe Kerr, Commissioner of the Church Education System; Jack Johnson, who will be presented with a Distinguished Service Award; Seini Vamanrav, who will be accepting a Distinguished Service Award for her late husband, Elder Pita Vamanrav; and Paul Freebairn, who has been a faculty member for 30 years and will be acting as the Grand Marshal.
Elder Eric B. Shumway, president of BYU-Hawaii and Area Authority Seventy will conduct the exercises.
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Men's Hoops Fall to Chaminade
Staff | University Advancement | 12 December 2005
Laie, HI — The Brigham Young University Hawaii men's basketball team lost
to Chaminade Friday night, 97-83, in a game played in the Seasiders' "Old
Gym" (the Cannon Activities Center was being set up for graduation). The
change in venue did not prove lucky for the Seasiders, however, as the Silverswords
out-rebounded them 37-27. BYU-Hawaii’s 22 turnovers didn't help,
despite shooting a higher percentage from the field and from the three-point
line.
Chaminade took the lead early in the game and held a ten-point advantage, 48-38, at halftime. BYU-Hawaii cut the lead to four points twice, with the last time coming at 75-71, but the Silverswords quickly got the lead back to double digits and claimed the win.
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Chaminade took the lead early in the game and held a ten-point advantage, 48-38, at halftime. BYU-Hawaii cut the lead to four points twice, with the last time coming at 75-71, but the Silverswords quickly got the lead back to double digits and claimed the win.
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Christmas Program
Justin Smith | University Advancement | 30 November 2005
The beatboxing, harmony-stacked a capella group Eclipse was the featured
artists at the 2005 Christmas Tree Lighting Program held in the Cannon Activities
Center at BYU-Hawaii on Wednesday, November 30.
The annual program featured all the seasonal staples: world-class entertainment singing holiday favorites, goody bags for all keiki, lighting the big Christmas tree in the McKay (Little) Circle, and photos with Santa.
This year's entertainment, Eclipse, came from northern Utah and did what they do best—using driving rhythms and lush harmonies with only one instrument: voice.
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The annual program featured all the seasonal staples: world-class entertainment singing holiday favorites, goody bags for all keiki, lighting the big Christmas tree in the McKay (Little) Circle, and photos with Santa.
This year's entertainment, Eclipse, came from northern Utah and did what they do best—using driving rhythms and lush harmonies with only one instrument: voice.
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Young Entrepreneur Making his Mark With Armored Vehicles
A 33-year-old Texas man told BYU-Hawaii students in the November 29 EntrepreneurshipLecture Series how he started his own version of the family armored vehicle business after BYU in Provo turned him down for admission three times.
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Weng Named "Region Player of the Year"
BYU-Hawaii Women's Volleyball
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Seasider Hoops Split Over the Weekend, With an Upset Over #4-Ranked Western Washington
BYU-Hawaii Men's Basketball
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William G. Neal Recognized by Local IAAP Chapter As "Executive of the Year"
Staff | University Advancement | 17 November 2005
The local chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals
honored William G. Neal with their annual "Executive of the Year Award" on
Wednesday, November 16 in the Aloha Center.
"I appreciate this recognition from such a great organization," Neal said, after being presented with a certificate and plaque. "This is a great group of professionals to work with."
Feelings were mutual as many chapter members expressed their admiration to him personally for his many years of constant service.
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"I appreciate this recognition from such a great organization," Neal said, after being presented with a certificate and plaque. "This is a great group of professionals to work with."
Feelings were mutual as many chapter members expressed their admiration to him personally for his many years of constant service.
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Trainers Encourage Student Alumni to Follow Ammon's Example
Mike Foley | University Advancement | 16 November 2005
A BYU-Hawaii organizational behavior graduate and his mentor/professor, who
have recently formed a corporate training company together, encouraged those
in the November 15 Student Alumni Association meeting to follow the leadership
example of Ammon in the Book of Mormon to achieve great success.
Before turning to the Book of Mormon, Art Hannemann ('82) related how he dropped out of high school in California and moved to Laie to live with his sister so he could surf. "I was surfing 'second break' and had been out in the water for about two-and-a-half hours, and for the first time in my life everything opened up to me. I was filled with emotion and gratitude. When I got to my sister's house, I remember kneeling by my bed and praying, crying for everything that I'd been blessed with."
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Before turning to the Book of Mormon, Art Hannemann ('82) related how he dropped out of high school in California and moved to Laie to live with his sister so he could surf. "I was surfing 'second break' and had been out in the water for about two-and-a-half hours, and for the first time in my life everything opened up to me. I was filled with emotion and gratitude. When I got to my sister's house, I remember kneeling by my bed and praying, crying for everything that I'd been blessed with."
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