Every year during Founders Week, the Rector’s office presents the Founders Award, the Marianist Award and the Chaminade Award to a Chaminade University student, staff, and faculty member who embodies the following characteristics.
Chaminade Award
This award is given to a full-time member of the faculty or a professional staff member who has been employed at Chaminade for at least three years. A nominee exhibits a continuous commitment to the Characteristics of Marianist Universities. Additionally. a nominee promotes the dignity and rights of all people, accepts others with love and respect, is dedicated to a collaborative and honest search for truth, undertakes the intellectual life as a form of service in the interest of justice and truth, and exhibits the Marian traits of openness, hospitality, graciousness and faith in a loving God.
Marianist Award
This award is presented to a full-time support staff member who has been employed at Chaminade for at least three years. A nominee exhibits a continuous and extraordinary commitment to the Marianist value of family spirit, lives the Marian traits of openness, hospitality, graciousness and faith in a loving God, draws others into the challenge of building a collaborative community, lovingly accept others, and has a commitment to the vision and mission of Chaminade University.
Founders’ Award
This award is presented to a member of the student body who has been enrolled at Chaminade for at least two full years. A nominee should manifest generosity, respect for others and a spirit of faith, be an exemplary role model for the Chaminade Community, exhibit continuous commitment to Marianist values, and be engaged in service to others, especially the poor and the needy.
Heritage Awardees
1997
- Chaminade Award: Nancy Oide
- Marianist Award: Luka Kaneakua
1998
- Chaminade Award: Wayne Tanna
- Marianist Award: Steven Downey
1999
- Chaminade Award: Michelle Obra
- Marianist Award: Gregorio Gonzales
2000
- Chaminade Award: Ron Iwamoto
- Marianist Award: Betty Sam
2001
- Chaminade Award: Yukio Ozaki
- Marianist Award: Paul Barber
2002
- Chaminade Award: Fran DeMattos
- Marianist Award: Monica Takiguchi
2004
- Chaminade Award: Val Coleman
- Marianist Award: Wanda Rosa
2005
- Chaminade Award: Bro. Tom Spring, SM
- Marianist Award: Priscilla Nakama
2006
- Chaminade Award: Glennie Adams
- Marianist Award: Karen Harp
2007
- Chaminade Award: David Coleman, PhD
- Marianist Award: Janine Kurosawa
- Founders Award: Daniel Mannell
2008
- Chaminade Award: Patti Lee-Robinson
- Marianist Award: Candice Sakuda
- Founders Award: Angela Gregory
2009
- Chaminade Award: Barbara Poole-Street
- Marianist Award: Kapono Ryan
- Founders Award: LaPria Wilks
2010
- Chaminade Award: Ronnie Mulford
- Marianist Award: Be-Jay Kodama
- Founders Award: Kuldip Shergill
2011
- Chaminade Award: Kay Stone
- Marianist Award: Sister Ammon
- Founders Award: Noelani Tu’u
2012
- Chaminade Award: Henry Gomes
- Marianist Award: Ginger Miller
- Founders Award: Angela Sales
2013
- Chaminade Award: Venus Ituralde
- Marianist Award: Bro. Jerry Bommer, SM
- Founders Award: Dominique Bocanegra
2014
- Chaminade Award: Aulani Kaanoi
- Marianist Award: Percy Perreira
- Founders Award: Kevin Fajardo
2015
- Chaminade Award: Peggy Friedman, PhD
- Marianist Award: Dayna Bareng
- Founders Award: Faith Leasiolagi
2016
- Chaminade Award: Gail Grabowsky, PhD
- Marianist Award: Allison Jerome
- Founders Award: Martin Moore
2017
- Chaminade Award: Joan Riggs
- Marianist Award: Elaine Oishi
- Founders Award: Jerri Gisela Francisco
2018
- Chaminade Award: Scott Schroeder, PhD
- Marianist Award: Maimoa Fineisaloi
- Founders Award: Vanessa Ignacio
2019
- Chaminade Award: Sr. Malia Wong
- Marianist Award: Rui Jiang Huang
- Founders Award: Savannah Lyn Delos Santos
2020
- Chaminade Award: Helen Turner, PhD
- Marianist Award: Julieann Tupuola
- Founders Award: Andrew Trapsi
2021
- Chaminade Award: Eric Bovaird
- Marianist Award: Pisila Tukia
- Founders Award: Andrew Ancheta II
2022
- Chaminade Award: Elizabeth Park, PhD
- Marianist Award: Stacey Higa
- Founders Award: Celine Mesiona-Perez