UH-Hilo alumni banquet is Feb. 22

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Tickets are still available for the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s 14th Annual Distinguished Alumni and Service Awards Banquet, scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the UH-Hilo Campus Center Dining Room.

Tickets are still available for the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s 14th Annual Distinguished Alumni and Service Awards Banquet, scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the UH-Hilo Campus Center Dining Room.

This year’s Distinguished Alumni honorees are attorney and state Board of Education Vice Chairman Brian De Lima and retired school principal Joyce Iwashita.

The Distinguished Service honorees are the late physics and astronomy professor Dr. Richard Crowe, former Center for Continuing Education and Community Service Director Mary Matayoshi, and UH-Hilo Chancellor Emerita Dr. Rose Tseng.

Organized by the University’s Alumni and Friends Association, this event includes a buffet dinner, live and silent auctions to benefit the alumni scholarship program and alumni activities, and the opportunity to meet and network with University and community leaders and supporters.

Tickets are $75 each or $600 for a table of eight. To purchase tickets, or for more information, contact UH-Hilo’s Marketing and Alumni office at 974-7501 or 974-7643.