Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 5, 1 Mei 1988 — UH Professor Gets Literature Award [ARTICLE]

Kōkua No ke kikokikona ma kēia Kolamu

UH Professor Gets Literature Award

Poet-scholar Reuel Denney will be presented with the 1987 Hawai'i Award for Literature by Governor John David Waihee III in May 11 ceremonies at the capitol. This most prestigious literature award recognizes the outstanding writer of Hawai'i and is sponsored by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. It is also supported by the Hawai'i Literary Arts Council. Denney, born and raised in New York City, has inspired students at the Universities of Chicago, UH at Manoa (1961-77), Puerto Rico, Salzburg and Kyoto. Denney was a research fellow at the EastWest Center from 1977 to 1982. He currently is Professor Emeritus, Department of American Studies, UH Manoa.