Paul C. Yuen, a retired dean at the University of Hawaii College of Engineering who promoted telecommunications and high technology in the Pacific, died Nov. 8, 2012 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was 84. Funeral services will be held at Hosoi Mortuary on Monday, November 19, 2012 at 10:30 a.m.
Paul C. Yuen
He was a recipient of the IEEE's prestigious Centennial Medal in 1984. The IEEE Centennial Medal was a medal minted and awarded in 1984 to celebrate the Centennial of the founding of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 1884. The medal shows 1884 in calligraphic writing and 1984 in an LCD font under which is written "A CENTURY OF ELECTRICAL PROGRESS". The medal reverse shows a map of the world and the name of the recipient. The number of medals minted was 1984, the same as the year of the centenary. The medals were award to illustrious individuals all over the globe.
IEEE Centennial Medal
Paul was born in Hilo on the Big Island and moved with his family to Honolulu, Hawaii where he was graduated from Roosevelt High School. He earned a B.S. from the University of Chicago and a PhD from Illinois Institute of Technology. He joined the University of Hawaii faculty as an associate professor of electrical engineering in 1961 and served as dean of the College of Engineering from 1981-1999.
He pioneered a curriculum that focused on real world projects supported by strong technical skills. He developed a program encouraging native Hawaiians to consider engineering as a career. He was also called upon to serve as UH vice president for academic affairs, UH senior vice president, executive vice chancellor and acting UH president during his tenure at the University.
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