Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee Celebrates his 74th Birthday with UH TIM Alumni and Friends at the Romano Macaroni Grill on August 25, 2007

Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee was one of the seven top judges selected for the Taipei International Chinese Cuisine Competition between Aug 8 - 11 2007 in Taipei, Taiwan - Singapore team won the first place, Taiwan team second.

 

 

 

Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee Celebrates his 73rd Birthday with Alumni and Friends at the Shanghai Bristo Restaurant on August 27, 2006

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    Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee of the University of Hawaii School of Travel Industry Management, Director and Founding Members of the Hong Kong China Hawaii Chamber of Commerce celebrated his 71st birthday with a small group of Chamber members, alumni and friends.

August 28, 2003 is being named "Chuck Yim Gee Day" by Governor Linda Lingle of the State of Hawaii and Mayor Jeremy Harris of the City and County of Honolulu on his 70th Birthday

CHUCK GEE, Dean Emeritus

Chuck Y. Gee served as Dean of the School of Travel Industry Management from 1976 until his retirement in December 1999.  Under his leadership, the school has grown and gained an international reputation throughout the U.S. and the Pacific-Asia region.  He also served as Interim Dean of the College of Business Administration for the Fiscal Year 1998-99.  He is a recognized international authority on tourism and hospitality education, training and research and authored a number of widely recognized textbooks in the field.  He has also been a management advisor and consultant to numerous domestic and foreign institutions, international hotel chains, restaurants and clubs, air carriers and national tourism organizations.

Chuck Gee has frequently served on government advisory bodies, both state and national, including chair of the State Tourism Training Council, and three terms on the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board of the U.S. Department of Commerce.  An active board member of many tourism and service related organizations, he received the 1992 “Award of Excellence for Tourism Education” given by the National Tourism Administration of the People’s Republic of China, the 1991 Grand Award of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) for Individual Educational Accomplishment, Life Member Award of PATA at the annual 1990 conference held in Vancouver, PATA’s Presidential Award in 1986, the 1987 NOAH Award given by the Academy of Tourism Organizations, and a 1988 Travel Industry Hall of Leaders Award presented by the Travel Industry Association of America.  In 1995, the State of Hawaii honored him as “State Manager of the Year”.  He was most recently recognized by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin as one of the 100 people who made a difference for the State of Hawaii during the 20th Century. He is the Director and Founding Members of the Hong Kong China Hawaii Chamber of Commerce in 2001.

.....Chuck Gee was one who made a difference as a "forceful public advocate for tourism"...and in building a different kind of school to serve the global travel industry....Honolulu Star Bulletin - Excerpts from the Commemorate Edition - December 31, 1999.

 

 

 

                                       

Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee celebrated his 70th Birthday on Thursday, August 28, 2003 at the Monarch Room of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and to raise funds for the "Chuck Yim Gee-Hawaii Scholarship Endowment at the National Tourism Foundation***".....by invitation only.

Special Room Rates Offered to Hawaii and Out-of-Town Guest:

Royal Hawaiian Hotel $125** contact Ren Hirose ren.hirose@starwoodhotels.com
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel $95** contact Ren Hirose ren.hirose@starwoodhotels.com
Hawaii Prince Hotel $129** (include breakfast) contact Paul Yokota pyokota@hiprince.com

**plus applicable taxes

            Download Birthday Invitation in PDF format

Organizing Committee:

Johnson Choi, Chair
Pauline, Sheldon
Joanna Leong, Co-Chair
Winnie Miura, Co-Chair
Clyde G. Min - Williamsburg, Virginia
Cathy Foy
Akiko Takahashi - Hong Kong
Lee-Ann Choy
Joe Pluta - Maui
Kathy Inkinen
Yoshi Sakata - Japan
Dean Nakasone
Roberta Leung - Hong Kong
Raina Matsui

Program:

Pre-gathering Royal Hawaiian Oceanside Libations and a taste of dim sum at sunset on the lawn - Royal Hawaiian Serenaders
Lion Dance - Physical Culture Association
Keiki Hula - Halau Hula Olana Ai
Master of Ceremonies - Dalton Tanonaka, Master of Ceremonies, President, Pacific Business Economic Council, and  former Anchor, CNN in Asia, Introduction of dignitaries, family members and out-of-state guests & Congratulatory messages
Presentation - Governor Linda Lingle`s Proclamation, Presentation of City Declaration, Presentation of Hawai`i State Senate, Presentation of Robert L. Char & Presentation of TIM International, Inc.
Response from the birthday honoree
Queen's Prayer - Cathy Foy
Dinner Music - Cantonese Melodic Ensemble Wo Lok Music Club
Buffet - Monarch Room (continental, Asian and Hawaiian Cuisines)
A Musical Retropectives from the rites of passage in the seven decades of Chuck's life with liberal artistic license - vocals by renown stage and recording artist - Cathy Foy, Guy Merola and Mary Gutzi
  • Born no. 5 son in a Chinatown tenement in San Francisco, California, USA (with incredibly lousy timing in the midst of the Great Depression) Grant Avenue, San Francisco/Chop Suey Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
  • School dayz at George Washington `50s tunes from “Your Lucky Hit Parade” Blueberry Hill & He`s Got the Whole World in His Hands
  • Just a poor draftee in the Korean War (but  he “volunteered” to go) You`re a Grand Old Flag & Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

  • The college years at DU and MSU Colorado Rocky Mountain High & The Colors of My Life

  • How to succeed in business by really, really trying & I Believe in You

  • Hawai`i calls I Am Hawai’i & Honolulu City Lights

  • Building a legacy This Is the Moment

  • After the rat race—it`s still a rat race, but lots more fun , As If We Never Said Goodbye, All I Ask of You,  Memory, Amigos Para Siempre & One

Birthday Toast - The Hon. J. Kalani English, Senator, Chair Senate Committee on Energy & the Environment and Johnson Choi, Chairman, Hong Kong China Hawaii Chamber of Commerce
Noodles 'n Cake
Mahalo & Fond Aloha - Chuck Yim Gee, Dean Emeritus

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND WARMEST THANKS:

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ORGANIZERS: Johnson Choi, Chair; Joanna Tom Leong, Co-chair; Winifred Miura, Co-chair; Lee-Ann Choy & Valerie Chinen

FLORAL ARRANGEMENT : Blossom Tyau & Debbi Barrett Floral Network

WINES: Contributed by CENTERPLATE & Lois Sismar, General Manager – Hawai`i Region  
CHINESE BIRTHDAY ALTAR TABLE: Blossom Tyau
TRADITIONAL LONGEVITY CANDLES & BANNERS: Ivy Tam

LUCKY RED PACKETS (Li Sie Feung) & RED SILK SCROLL: Chuck Howe Gee & Helen Lee

ENTERTAINMENT ARRANGEMENTS: Cathy Foy-Mahi & Lee-Ann Choy

PHOTOGRAPHY: Dr. Jan-Pai Chan & Robert Hsiao

REGISTRATION : Deborah Fitzgerald . Tao Feng . Xiang Ping Li . Raina Matsui

EMCEE: Dalton Tanonaka

Contact information: Phone: (808) 222-8183; Email: johnsonchoi@johnsonchoi.com

***Mailing address: c/o Johnson Choi, 55 Merchant St, Suite 1813, Box C127, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, USA.

Guests' Comments:

We are honored to be present to celebrate you 70th. We appreciate your career guidance and personal example. You are one of the greatest and most well-respected deans in the history of T.I.M. School. Your influence has touched lives throughout the world, including mine...D. Lee
Ken (I'm sure), my family and I have cherished the many years we enjoyed together as a family friend, as adviser to me & my family - and watching you grow professionally. You have done well, Dean Gee! May God continue to guide you & bless you as you go on to continue to do your work, with love...A. Char
Jean and I will drink a toast to you in spirit on Aug 28...to wish you a Happy 70th Birthday....you are a real fighter and we are all proud and very happy for you...God bless you, Chuck. Your TIM family of students and faculty are your disciples around the world and the Sate of Hawaii is fortunate to have you as a Goodwill Ambassador...L. W. "Bill" Lane, Jr. A.O.
Thank you for your hard work as chairman. Chuck Gee is truly a remarkable visionary individual...M Chang Vierra
Thank you for organizing a wonderful party for Chuck Gee. He's lucky to have a good friend (student) like you...R. Yeh
I look back with great fondness to many years of association with you...S & R Dawson
What a fabulous evening and in such a magnificent setting! I felt very privileged to be counted among your friends. Thanks for all the help you have given to me and I hope I look as well as you do on my 70th! Much Aloha...D. McNeil
We had a fabulous time at Chuck's celebration.  It was first-class and very enjoyable.  Chuck is lucky to have so many good friends...C. Ingersoll
I have enjoyed the party very much, it was probably the best birthday party ever have been, with Chunk's generosity, and the great performances, and with your planning committee, made that night a truly very special night, thank you, aloha...Kathy
Great job on Chuck's birthday...Manny
Thanks for all your hospitality while I was in Hawaii.  The Chuck Gee affair was really very good.  I think everyone really had a good time; good job...B. Char - Beijing
Mahalo for the photos of a great bday party, sorry that I missed it I have fwd it to all the HK UHAA and TIMAA, Shirley Chow Cross is the new coordinator...R. Wong Leong - Hong Kong
Well deserved so I hope that it was well attended...G. Perry
Thank you for putting together a lovely party.  It was a privilege to be able to share in this festive occasion with Dean Chuck Gee. With many happy returns as Chuck enters his next decade! Aloha...B. Tanabe
Seemed like everyone had a good time...W Miura
Johnson---you guys did such a fabulous job---the event was incredible...M. Kumabe
Thanks for a great evening, Johnson!  It was really nice to learn more about Dean Gee and to meet all of the people at the event who were only names until that night!  It was also really nice to be able to ENJOY a TIM event instead of running around : ) !  You did a great job! Thanks again!...R Matsui
You and your committee did a fantastic job in organizing Dean Gee's birthday.  It was such a memorable event for all of us and I am sure for Dean Gee as well. I spent some time looking thru your news and pictures.  You have taken great pictures.  I really enjoyed looking at the pictures.  Thank you for sharing...E. Tom
Thanks for sharing and congratulations on these successful gatherings!...M Chock
It was a wonderful event. I'd like to drop Chuck a thank you note...D McNeil
Thanks for organizing a great event for Dean Gee...K Hui
Mahalo for all your hard work in organizing a great party for Dean Gee...D Nakasone
Thank-you for a wonderful opportunity to show our appreciation for Dean Chuck Gee.  The reception was exceptional and the pleasure of meeting "old" friends was very special.  My trip back to Honolulu was very enjoyable.  Both Hilda and I would look forward to another opportunity to return home for a TIM celebration! Aloha...C Min
 

Event Photo - attended by more than 220 special guests from around the world

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News Coverage: Sing Tao & World Journal Newspapers

    

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THE GEE TECHNOLOGY LEARNING CENTER

                   

The Gee Technology Learning Center, named in honor of Dean Emeritus Chuck Yim Gee, was made possible largely by the generous donations of the School of Travel Industry Management alumni association, TIM International, Inc., and the endowments of Kitaro Watanabe and Leong Hop & Bernice C. Loui.

The Center, which opened January 24, 2003, includes an executive videoconference suite, and a multi-media computer learning laboratory with Smartboard technology.  The Center also houses the School's multi-purpose computer room and open lab provided by the endowment of Leong Hop and Bernice C. Loui.

The Gee Technology Learning Center is a unique resource in travel industry higher education that provides a platform for the School to deliver high-quality programs both on-campus and by distance. The Center serves as a focal point for studies around the management of electronic network information systems and services in the travel industry, dynamically evolving travel distribution systems, as well as a wide range of technology applications across the industry.

On-Campus: The Center will enrich the current undergraduate and graduate curricula with an executive videoconference suite giving access to experts around the globe to enrich student learning, and will allow the expertise of the TIM School faculty to be shared elsewhere at educational institutions and with the industry.

The multi-media computer instruction labs allow for dynamic instruction in technology applications for the travel industry including software programs for property management systems, point-of-sale systems and on-line applications development software. Transportation systems software, financial applications and tourism destination and marketing management systems will also be added.

Distance Education: Synchronous and non-synchronous on-line credit and non-credit courses are coordinated from the Center to constituents who cannot be on campus due to geographic, time or other constraints. These courses will serve the need for travel industry management education across the Hawaiian Islands and potentially the rest of the world.

The on-line graduate certificate program, e-TIM will be coordinated from the Center
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Knowledge Dissemination: The Center will house a web-accessible tourism knowledge database for the Pacific-Asia region that will assist researchers in their studies. This will be accomplished in conjunction with the Sunset Reference Center and the Leong Hop and Bernice Loui Computer Lab.

Professional Industry Programs: The TIM School's professional programs, including custom programs for industry and programs hosted in conjunction with private industry's own training needs, will also make use of the facility.

Chuck Gee is author and/or co-author of the following books and/or publications/articles:

                               

Chuck Gee picture collections:

               

           

Chuck Gee News Articles:

A gee-whiz-bang techno tourism center - BY ERIKA ENGLE - Friday, January 24, 2003
He was the dean of tourism at UH - As dean of UH's School of Travel Industry Management, Chuck Gee broadened the curriculum.By Russ Lynch - Star-Bulletin, 10-14-1999
Chuck Gee to Retire After 32 Years at UHM - by James Chia - UHM CBA-College Relations Office. 07-23-1999
Teaching China Tourism - Is Hawaii helping a formidable competitor or ultimately developing a huge market? - By Kelli Abe Trifonovitch. May 2002
HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY MEETING - JANUARY 6, 1999
Miss Hawaii 1999
World Congress - PATA 1996
Impact expected to slam travel sector - Ben DiPietro - Pacific Business News, 09-17-2001
Hot Hawai’ian Days and Cool California Nights - Gerrye Wong, 01-10-2002
Honeymoon in Hawaii
Tourism Report in Taiwan - in Chinese
An innovative collaboration between the Guangdong Provincial government, the State of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Business Administration, the Guangdong Leadership Development Program aims at developing a new generation of leadership for China in the 21st century.
The TIM School Celebrates Robert H. Burns’ Legacy
Get2Hawaii's Advisory Board Reflects "Who's Who" in Hawaii Travel Market Start-Up Taps Industry Leaders' Expertise for Online Venture
Agtourism Conference Agenda, 10-19-2001
One last thought about Rex Johnson's appointment as director of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, 07-27-2002
Tourism Report in Taiwan - in Chinese, 11-04-2000
ProjectOnNet Just Completed First Round of Funding from Angel Investors in Hawaii
Beijing Lecture - in Chinese
Search begins for UH travel industry college dean - 09-14-2002

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