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Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching

Teaching Medal Award Winner

Katie Landgraf, headshot

Katie Landgraf
West O‘ahu

Katie Landgraf is an assistant professor of accounting at the University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu.

Landgraf believes in being an active teacher and infuses positive energy into her classroom through interactive activities, videos and real-world examples that keep students engaged and interested.

She serves on numerous campus and community committees and offers workshops that help students and community members gain lifelong job and career skills including resume workshops, and mock interview sessions. She assists prospective students with figuring out how to pay for college through Free Application for Federal Student Aid workshops at 12 local high schools across the state.

A 51²è¹Ý West O‘ahu faculty member commented, “She is always willing to stop what she is doing and assist anyone who needs help or has questions. She loves what she does and it completely shows in the level of creativity and enthusiasm she brings to her classroom, homework and lessons.”

The Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching is awarded by the as tribute to faculty members who exhibit an extraordinary level of subject mastery and scholarship, teaching effectiveness and creativity and personal values that benefit students.

Please contact your Campus Chancellor's Office for more information on the application process.

Current Winners
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1965–2014 Honorees
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2015

Brian Cassity, headshot
Brian L. Cassity
Kapi‘olani
Roy Kamida, headshot
Roy Y. Kamida
Leeward
Katie Landgraf, headshot
Katie Landgraf
West O‘ahu
Victoria Mathis, headshot
Victoria Mathis
Kaua‘i
Norman Takeya, headshot
Norman Takeya
Honolulu
Charles Whitten, headshot
Charles Whitten
Windward