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Jack Bonham Award
Jack Bonham 1975 w/gymnastics team
Jack Bonham (left) with gymnasts Glenn Watanabe and Kelley Phillips


Since 1974, the Jack Bonham Award is given annually to the top male and female senior student-athlete who “best exemplifies the ideals for which Jack Bonham stood for in the areas of athletic excellence, academic achievement, public service, leadership and character.” The award is considered the most prestigious in UH athletics. Only one award was given in the first five years until separate male and female categories were added in 1979.

The award is named for the late assistant athletics director who was killed in 1974 in a plane crash in America Samoa. Bonham was returning to the islands from New Zealand where he was on a recruiting trip at the British Commonwealth Games.


All-Time Bonham Award Winners
Year Male Female
2024 Spyros Chakas, Volleyball Olivia Davies, Basketball
Kaylee Glaugau, Beach Volleyball
2023 Jakob Thelle, Volleyball Emma van Rossum, Water Polo
2022 Andre Ilagan, Tennis Amy Atwell, Basketball
2021 Rado Parapunov, Volleyball Hannah Gaskins, Track & Field
2020 Colton Cowell, Volleyball Petra Melounova, Tennis
2019 Stijn van Tilburg, Volleyball Raisa Strom-Okimoto, Soccer
2018 Johnny Weeks, Baseball Franziska Weidner, Swimming
2017 Kupono Fey, Volleyball Cole Brauer, Sailing
2016 Kacy Johnson, Swimming Katie Spieler, Beach Volleyball
2015 Taylor Averill, Volleyball Genevieve Bradley, Diving
Shawna-Lei Kuehu, Basketball
2014 Davis Rozitis, Basketball Emily Hartong, Volleyball
2013 Pi'ikea Kitamura, Baseball Kelly Majam-Elms, Softball
Stephanie Ricketts, Basketball/Softball
2012 Matt Sisto, Baseball Kanani Danielson, Volleyball
2011 Kealoha Pilares, Football Emma Friesen, Swimming
2010 Andreas "Andy" Weber, Tennis Aneli Cubi-Otineru, Volleyball
2009 Solomon Elimimian, Football Annett Wichmann, Track & Field
2008 Colt Brennan, Football Kate Robinson, Softball
2007 Mark Rodrigues, Baseball Kanoe Kamana'o, Volleyball
Brittany Grice, Basketball
2006 Alfred Reft, Volleyball Allie Rowe, Golf
2005 Chad Owens, Football Jennifer Warnock, Sailing
2004 Michael Kuebler, Basketball Melissa Villaroman, Volleyball
2003 Costas Theocharidis, Volleyball Kate Judd, Softball
2002 Predrag Savovic, Basketball Molly O'Bryan, Sailing
2001 Nerijus Puida, Basketball Andrea Nishioka, Water Polo
2000 Dan Robinson, Football Raylene Howard, Basketball
1999 Michael Dartt, Baseball B.J. Itoman, Basketball
1998 Naveh Milo, Volleyball Nani Cockett, Basketball
1997 Carlton Oswalt, Football Angelica Ljungquist, Volleyball
1996 Clint Kuboyama, Football Tania Brunton, Basketball
1995 Jason Olive, Volleyball Brandi Brooks, Volleyball
1994 Jarinn Akana, Basketball Melanie Azama, Basketball
1993 Travis Sims, Football Daniele Haia, Softball
1992 Shawn Ching, Football Heidi McElhanney, Swimming
1991 Dane McArthur, Football Patti Su'a, Softball
1990 Jeff Ball, Baseball Judy Mosley, Basketball
1989 Amosa Amosa, Football Sandra Budd, Swimming
1988 Guy Farrow, Swimming Reydan "Tita" Ahuna, Volleyball
1987 None Susan McDaniel, Diving
1986 Michael Beazley, Football Susan Hlavenka, Volleyball
1985 Joe Lileikis, Swimming Andrea Hawcridge, Swimming
1984 None Rose Thomas, Tennis
1983 Larry Goeas, Football Joy Minaai, Tennis
1982 Brandon Kop, Golf Gillian Cooper, Tennis
1981 Blane Gaison, Football None
1980 Dean Dunn-Rankin, Tennis Bonnie Gouveia, Volleyball
1979 Ron Nomura, Baseball Jane Zukaitis, Tennis
1978 Harris Matsushima, Football
1977 Gerald Ako, Baseball; Alex Kaloi, Football
1976 Marilyn Moniz, Women's Volleyball
1975 Gene Caranza, Men's Gymnastics
1974 Joey Estrella, Baseball

Note: Only one award given the first five years