Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 4, 1 April 1988 — Our Readers Write. [ARTICLE]

Our Readers Write.

Editor's Note: Following is a letter received from Dr. Robert T. Conley, Ph.D., president of

Dear Ms. Ward: Thank you for the fine article in your February issue on Dr. Ellen Colburn-Rohn, Dr. Genevieve Kinney, the Union Graduate School and UECU. We agree with you that both of these people are truly inspirational.

Hawaiians long have been interested in the Union Graduate School programs so well described in your article. We are proudto number a total of 13 men and women from the Islands among our graduates. At present, there are six Hawaiian learners in the Union GraduateSchool program pursuing their doctoral degrees. Thanks to carefully written articles, such as

The Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities in Cincinnati, Ohio.

yours, we believe the opportunity offered by the Union Graduate School will, as Dr. Kinney said, appeal to other Hawaiians who "are so industrious, and work so mueh with heart." We weleome learners with this depth of dedication and who are interested in "making a pathway for themselves, and in doing so "helping others, too" in the Hawaiian community.

Again, our sincere thanks for the care taken in developing and presenting your article about UECU. As Dr. Colburn-Rohn mentioned additional information about the Union Graduate School's doctoral programs ean be obtained by calling 523-5928.