“This year we had 41 Chapter of Excellence applicants and fewer than ten of these were selected as award recipients. This is the largest applicant pools (and one of the most competitive) in recent years." From Ben Reyes, Membership Manager, NAfME.
University of Hawai'i at Manoa Department of Music's National Association for Music Education Chapter was awarded the 2025 NAfME Collegiate Chapter of Excellence in Professional Development. This award recognizes successful chapter of advocacy, music programming, professional development, recruitment strategy, and service projects.
UHM Departemnt of Music's NAfME chapter, currently led by Dr. Chet-Yeng Loong, Advisor, Dennis Dilwith III, President, Rina Robin, Vice President, Jake Yoshimura, Secretary, and Rodel Domino, Treasurer, boasts a history of excellence, having been honored with the College Chapter of Excellence Award in Professional Development in 2019.
2018-2019 COLLEGIATE OF EXCELLENCE
2010 COLLEGIATE OF EXCELLENCE
2009, CERTIFICATION OF RECOGNITION
