From Dick Schmidt:

Please donate to SLS Department funds!

We all receive solicitations from our undergraduate and graduate schools to contribute to the health of those universities through gift-giving, but did you know that it is possible to make tax-deductible donations directly to funds administered by the SLS department that directly benefit students in the same programs you attended? We now have a total of seven such funds that you can donate to! The Ruth Crymes Fund was established in loving memory of Ruth Crymes, former chair of this department. Income from the fund is used primarily for travel grants to send graduate students in the program to present their work at refereed conferences, and over the years many, many students have been supported that way. The Charlene J. Sato Fund, established in memory of SLS faculty member “Charlie” Sato, supports academic work by any student in the University of Hawaii system related to pidgin and creole studies. The David Rickard Fund, established by retired faculty member Dave Rickard, supports students with significant financial need. The ‘Oihana Maika’I Fund was established by a generous gift from Susan Proctor and Jonathan Hull, two MA graduates from this department who went on to become co-authors of the internationally renowned Interchange textbook series, to help graduate students in the department reach their own career goals in second language studies, with priority given to those doing academic pedagogical work in the areas of reading, writing, and curriculum development and evaluation. The Elizabeth Carr Holmes Fund was established in memory of a UH professor (author of Da Kine Talk) with close ties to this department, and supports graduate student research. We particularly call your attention to the Craig Chaudron Memorial Fund, established right after our dear colleague, friend, and mentor passed away two years ago. Final determination has not been made yet regarding the uses to which this fund will be put, but one popular idea is to establish the Craig Chaudron Distinguished Lecture series, to bring eminent scholars to UH to give high profile lectures in areas related to Craig’s work. Finally, please consider a bread-and-butter fund, the SLS Enrichment Fund. This small fund (we hope it will grow!) is the only source for such departmental activities as occasionally taking a faculty job applicant to dinner or providing an honorarium for a visiting speaker.

Donations can easily be made online by credit card to any of these funds:

  • First, access the UH Foundation home page at www.uhf.hawaii.edu
  • From the pull down menu, select “Give Now.”
  • To make a donation to the SLS Enrichment Fund, under “Programs” select “UHM- College of Lang., Ling. And Lit.” Under “Accounts,” select “Second Language Studies Enrichment Fund.”
  • To make a donation to any other SLS fund, in the box for “Other program/account” enter any of the following:

12099692 Ruth Crymes Mem Grant

12383202 SLS Graduate Oihana Fund

12506504 David Rickard Fund

12174802 Elizabeth Carr Holmes Scholarship

12307102 Charlene Junko Sato Memorial Fund

12480204 Craig Chaudron Memorial Fund

20099693 Crymes Grant Endow (for major gifts)

20383203 SLS Graduate Oihana Endow (for major gifts)