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Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union congratulates the 2023 recipients of the Masami Oishi Memorial Scholarships. Fifteen students each received a $2,000 cash scholarship and the first Wallace Y. Watanabe Excellence Awardee received $5,000. The scholarship program was started in 1987. It was renamed in honor of Masami “Masa” Oishi, who joined the credit union in 1965 as its first manager and retired as president and CEO in 1992. To date, Aloha Pacific FCU has awarded more than $500,000 to deserving Hawaii students to support their pursuit of post-high school education at college, university, or trade schools over the last 36 years. The Wallace Y. Watanabe Excellence Award was launched this year in memory of the former president and CEO who retired in 2013 after 41 years of service. He passed away in September 2020. The award grants $5,000 to the most outstanding applicant. The inaugural Wallace Y. Watanabe Excellence Award recipient is Maya Tabije, who is majoring in Second Language Studies – Korean at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. “We are humbled and honored that Aloha Pacific FCU created this scholarship award in honor of Wallace, who would be proud of Maya and her accomplishments at such a young age,” shared Paul Watanabe, brother of Wallace Y. Watanabe. The recipients of the 36th annual Aloha Pacific FCU member scholarship program are: Royshelle Agngarayngay Nursing, Seattle University Ashley Sofia Alfaro Computer Science, Chaminade University Drayson Alonso Fine Arts-Graphic Design & Animation, University of Hawaii – West Oahu Priscilla Bolos Accounting with a minor in Japanese, University of Hawaii at Manoa ISIS-Jade Bryant Psychology, Peninsula College, Washington Kylie Carganilla Dentistry, Oregon Health & Science University Carmina Erika Chang Pre-engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa Richie Galacgac Creative Media-Design & Media, University of Hawaii-West Oahu Ikona Kahana-Sanchez Doctor of Nursing Practice, Chaminade University Edison Lau Kinesiology, University of Hawaii at Manoa Rain Makekau Liberal Arts, Windward Community College Cody Miyashiro Physical Therapy, University of Nevada - Las Vegas Nicholas Siu-Li Doctor of Medicine, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine Troy Tamura Computer Science, Purdue University, Indiana Tori Yamada Chemistry, Brandeis University, Massachusetts Aloha Pacific FCU awards scholarships annually to students based on financial need, academic achievement, community service and extracurricular activity. Applicants must be Aloha Pacific FCU members in good standing for at least one year and enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited college, university, or technical school during the award year. Awards are limited to one scholarship per member per lifetime. Applications for next year’s scholarships will be posted in January on Aloha Pacific FCU’s website at www.alohapacific.com
Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union congratulates the 2023 recipients of the Masami Oishi Memorial Scholarships. Fifteen students each received a $2,000 cash scholarship and the first Wallace Y. Watanabe Excellence Awardee received $5,000.
The scholarship program was started in 1987. It was renamed in honor of Masami “Masa” Oishi, who joined the credit union in 1965 as its first manager and retired as president and CEO in 1992. To date, Aloha Pacific FCU has awarded more than $500,000 to deserving Hawaii students to support their pursuit of post-high school education at college, university, or trade schools over the last 36 years.
The Wallace Y. Watanabe Excellence Award was launched this year in memory of the former president and CEO who retired in 2013 after 41 years of service. He passed away in September 2020. The award grants $5,000 to the most outstanding applicant.
The inaugural Wallace Y. Watanabe Excellence Award recipient is Maya Tabije, who is majoring in Second Language Studies – Korean at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
“We are humbled and honored that Aloha Pacific FCU created this scholarship award in honor of Wallace, who would be proud of Maya and her accomplishments at such a young age,” shared Paul Watanabe, brother of Wallace Y. Watanabe.
The recipients of the 36th annual Aloha Pacific FCU member scholarship program are:
Royshelle Agngarayngay Nursing, Seattle University
Ashley Sofia Alfaro Computer Science, Chaminade University
Drayson Alonso Fine Arts-Graphic Design & Animation, University of Hawaii – West Oahu
Priscilla Bolos Accounting with a minor in Japanese, University of Hawaii at Manoa
ISIS-Jade Bryant Psychology, Peninsula College, Washington
Kylie Carganilla Dentistry, Oregon Health & Science University
Carmina Erika Chang Pre-engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Richie Galacgac Creative Media-Design & Media, University of Hawaii-West Oahu
Ikona Kahana-Sanchez Doctor of Nursing Practice, Chaminade University
Edison Lau Kinesiology, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Rain Makekau Liberal Arts, Windward Community College
Cody Miyashiro Physical Therapy, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Nicholas Siu-Li Doctor of Medicine, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Troy Tamura Computer Science, Purdue University, Indiana
Tori Yamada Chemistry, Brandeis University, Massachusetts
Aloha Pacific FCU awards scholarships annually to students based on financial need, academic achievement, community service and extracurricular activity. Applicants must be Aloha Pacific FCU members in good standing for at least one year and enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited college, university, or technical school during the award year. Awards are limited to one scholarship per member per lifetime.
Applications for next year’s scholarships will be posted in January on Aloha Pacific FCU’s website at www.alohapacific.com