Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 4, 1 ʻApelila 1988 — UH Public Administration Program Seeks Applicants for 1 988-89 Class [ARTICLE]

UH Public Administration Program Seeks Applicants for 1 988-89 Class

Application deadline for the Certificate in Public Administration program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa is May 20. Call Program Director Dick Pratt at 948-8260 for applications and more information. The program is seeking applicants for its 198889 class whieh begins in August. The one-year program is for people in public service careers who have the potential for, or are presently working in, management positions. Classes and meetings are arranged around work schedules, and are usually held Tuesday evening and Saturday morning. A six to eight-week practicum takes plaee in the latter part of the program.

Tuition is $1,000 whieh may be paid in installments. Many agencies have supported candidates with tuition expense and time allowanee for the practicum. The Herman S. Doi Memorial Fellowship is awarded to persons committed to serving the community through innovative and socially responsible work. Eaeh year's class is a group of approximately 20 people of diverse backgrounds, professional experiences and perspectives. It is hoped that the shared experience will foster relationships and associations that will remain after the program year ends.

The program begins in late August and ends in July of next year. A one-year certificate may be credited toward a Master's in Public Administration (MPA) degree, a two-year program proposed for the Manoa campus. Members in the 1987-88 class include: Bart Aronoff, State Department of Health, Mental Health Division, Refugee Assistance Manager. Suzanne Baribault, State Department of Human Services, Community Long T erm Care Branch, Program Operations Administrator. Frances Burgess, State Department of Health, HealthPromotion and Education Office, Project Coordinator. Lisa Carter, Senate Minority Research Office, Legislative Re-

searcher. Winona Chun, State Department of Human Services, Public Welfare Division, ineome Maintenance Worker. David Hallstein, State Department of Personnel Services, Personnel Management Specialist. Warren Higashi, State Department of Taxation, Administrative Services Officer. Erwin Kawata, City and County of Honolulu, Board of Water Supply, Chemist. Dorothy Kusumoto, Kawaiahao Church, Administrative Assistant. Sue Lee, Attention-Plus Private Duty Nursing, Nursing-Patient Care Coordinator.

Salod Luke, State Department of Health, Diamond Head Children's Team, Social Worker. Tessie Magaoay, U. S. Government, Department of Defense, Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station, Civilian Personnel Office, Personnel Management Specialist. Mahealani Merryman, Alu Like ine., Native Hawaiian Library Project, Program Coordinator. Dean Nakagawa, State Department of Transportation, Airports Division, Division Planner. Betty Nakaji, State Department of Health, Hospital and Medical Facilities Branch, Nurse Consultant. NoritaNelson, State Department of Human Services, Community Long Term Care Branch, Section Administrator. Jeanne Reinhart, Governor's Office of Children and Youth, Children and Youth Specialist. Bert Shiira, State Department of Budget and Finance, Finance Division, Accountant. Kaīhleen Stanley, Office of the Governor, Administrative Assistant.

Evelyn Young, City andCounty ofHonolulu, Department ofLand Utilization, Administrative Services Officer. LeRoy Yuen, State Department of Budget and Finance, Public Utilities Commission, Utilities Specialist. A 1984-85 graduate is Mahealani Ing, Executive Director of the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, who has this to say: "The opportunity to share a year with talented professionals, enhanced by an excellent curriculum, helped me gain insights about my personal responsibility and the public's benefit ... I don't believe I would have had the confidence to take on the challenges of my new jobwithout the program, whieh validated and reaffirmed principles that have been signposts for me ..."