var year2004 = new Array("('Select Name','',true,true)",
	"('Beadie Kanahele Dawson,J.D. `81','2004-0',false,false)",
	"('Attilio Kanei Leonardi, `72, MPA `94','2004-1',false,false)",
	"('Thelma Chock Nip, `50','2004-2',false,false)",
	"('Barry K. Taniguchi, `69','2004-3',false,false)",
	"('Frank Watase, `50','2004-4',false,false)",
	"('Richard Hartman, `74','2004-5',false,false)",
	"('Ah Quon McElrath, `38','2004-6',false,false)");
	
	var bios2004 = new Array(
	"(UH Distinguished Alumni Award)  Beadie Kanahele Dawson has earned her reputation as a noted attorney and businesswoman with her drive to help improve the entire community of Hawai'i, most notably the plight of the native Hawaiians. As CEO of the Dawson Group, a defense contractor for environmental projects, and as Of Counsel to Dwyer Schraff Meyer Jossem & Bushnell, she has become a luminary in business and law in Hawai'i, winning countless awards. Ms. Dawson is recognized as an outstanding public speaker and was the Keynote Commencement Speaker at the 2003 UH Combined Commencement Ceremonies. Her keen interest in education has led to her chairing The Friends of the William S. Richardson School of Law and the John A. Burns School of Medicine and events such as the celebratory dinner for the Law School. She is a trustee for the University of Hawai'i Foundation. In 1995, Ms. Dawson organized and conducted a Panel on Hawaiian Sovereignty for the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference on Maui, and later became a primary force in drafting and promoting support for Hawai'i's Congressional Task Force for Native Hawaiian Recognition. She has learned the Hawaiian martial art of Lua and the mediation skills of Ho'oponopono. She is currently a coordinator/planner for the U.S. Institute of Environmental Conflict Resolution. Underlying all of Ms. Dawson's accomplishments is her profound commitment to her faith and her family.",
	"(UHAA Distinguished Alumni Award)  Fire Chief Attilio K. Leonardi has served the community and has been a role model and leader to his subordinates for 33 years. His commitment and support of continuing education and professional development, combined with his ability to lead by example, has had a positive impact on fire fighters, as well as service to the community. He is currently a member of the University of Hawai'i's Public Administration Advisory Board, Honolulu Community College's Executive Advisory Board for Fire and Environmental Emergency Response Program, American Red Cross Hawai'i Chapter's Board of Directors, Hawai'i Community Foundation's Troy Barboza Scholarship Fund Advisory Board, and the Hawai'i State Civil Defense's Hawai'i Emergency Preparedness Executive Committee. He was recently appointed by the White House to serve on the Department of Defense Advisory Board for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, which provides advice to the Secretary of Defense about issues concerning Reservists and their civilian employers and recommendations for future policies regarding employer support actions for the Guard and Reserve. Attilio Kanei Leonardi earned an AS in Fire Science in 1972 from Honolulu Community College and an MPA in 1994 from UH Manoa.",
	"(UHAA Distinguished Alumni Award)  Thelma Chock Nip has touched many young lives on O'ahu as a teacher, and later as school principal of Jarrett Intermediate, Kailua Intermediate, Kalani High, and Kaimuki High where she was named Principal of the Year. As an alumna of the UH Manoa College of Education, Mrs. Nip provided leadership on a cooperative program between the college and the State Department of Education, and was the long-time school coordinator of the UH Teacher Training program. She is an active member of the UH College of Education Alumni Association, which selected her as the alumna of the Year 2000. She serves as vice-chair of the Governor's Hawai'i Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances, and was president of the Associated Chinese University Women, Inc., and state president of Alpha Delta Kappa, an international honorary sorority for women in education. She continues to be active in these organizations and the Community Church of Honolulu. Thelma Chock Nip is a UHAA Director and earned her BA in Arts and Sciences in l950, a Professional Teaching Certificate in l96l, and School Administration Certificate in l970 from UH Manoa.",
	"(UHAA Distinguished Alumni Award)  Barry K. Taniguchi is president and CEO of KTA Super Stores, company director of Hawaiian Electric Company and American Savings Bank, and on the Advisory Board of Hawai'i Electric Light Company. Mr. Taniguchi has built a 'legacy of caring' that has enriched the academic community on the island of Hawai'i for more than thirty years, and more recently extended through the UH System to Oahu. A premier volunteer leader of UH Hilo, he serves on the Chancellor's Advisory Board, Advisory Committee, and Development Committee as well as many other committees and groups. He is a former UH Foundation trustee, and a former Board member of UH Alumni Association. His gifts have supported UH and its students systemwide. He is a catalyst for community service and a tremendous supporter of the business community on the island of Hawai'i, currently serving on the boards of: Hawai'i Community Foundation, Public Schools of Hawai'i Foundation, Lyman Memorial Museum, Pacific Tsunami Museum, The Queens Health System, The Queen Emma Foundation, Hawai'i Island Economic Development Board, and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawai'i. He earned a BBA in 1969 from UH Manoa. ",
	"(UHAA Distinguished Alumni Award)  Frank Watase is the epitome of a successful entrepreneur. He is Chair and President of California-based Quality! Naturally Foods, Inc., Chair of Yum Yum Donuts, and owner of Sonoma Valley Bagels and East Coast Bagels. Mr. Watase believes in using his success to improve the quality of life in his community and in advancing ideals. While still a student, Mr. Watase was a catalyst in the founding of the UH Manoa College of Business Administration and has continued his volunteer support of CBA as an alumnus. He is a member of the CBA hall of honor and a member of the UH President's Club. Mr. Watase joined the Hawai'i Territorial Guard when the Second World War broke out. When it was disbanded he returned to his native Kauai to serve in the Army Corps of Engineers. In 1952, while gaining his MBA at Harvard, he interrupted his studies to serve in the Korean War. Mr. Watase is a supporter of Mid Pacific Institute, the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, and a governor of the Japanese-American National Museum in Los Angeles, where the Media Arts Center is named in his honor. He graduated in 1950 with a BA in Business from UH Manoa. ",
	"(UHAA Presidential Award)  Richard Hartman, Managing Director - Europe, Middle East & Africa Division for InterContinental Hotels, is a hospitality industry leader with 38 years of hotel and restaurant experience spanning three continents. He has worked in every facet of the industry from the kitchen to the presidency of ITT Sheraton's Asia Pacific and North American divisions. In 1999 he joined the InterContinental Hotel Group as Managing Director for Asia Pacific and moved to Europe, Middle East and Africa in April of 2003. He began his career in 1966, as a dishwasher in a Honolulu restaurant and within two years was assistant manager of the Sheraton Moana Hotel's Captain Galley restaurant, building an early reputation for creativity, vision and initiative. He worked his way up through Sheraton to become President of Sheraton's Asia Pacific Division, firmly establishing Sheraton as undisputed industry leader in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. In 2003, Richard Hartman was appointed to his current role. He has received numerous awards from governments, universities and business associations, most recently being named 'Asia Pacific Hotelier of the Year 2001' at the Jones Lang LaSalle Hotel Investment Conference held in Singapore. He received his BBA from the UH Manoa School of Travel Industry Management in 1974. ",
  "(UH Founders Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award 2004)Ah Quon McElrath is known throughout the community for her passionate social activism and advocacy for the disadvantaged. During the late 1930's until 1954 she was an ILWU volunteer, working particularly on the 1946 sugar strike and the 1949 longshore strike. After she was hired in 1954, she was engaged in education of rank and file members on collective bargaining issues, such as pensions, health coverage, and job safety. In the legislative areas she was involved in workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance, repeal of the death penalty, restoration of abortion rights, and establishment of civil rights until her retirement in 1981. Since then she has worked on various human services issues such as supplementary security income, welfare reform, universal health care coverage, and death with dignity. Ms. McElrath has served as a member of the University of Hawai'i Board of Regents. She has always been a leader in advocating for social change in education. She is a recipient of the 2004 Ho'oulu Award for leadership from the Hawai'i Institute for Public Affairs. Ah Quon McElrath received a B.A. in Sociology with honors in Anthropology from UH Manoa in 1938. ");