Courtesy Eric Chang-Tung Professor
Arthur N. L. Chiu, Ph.D., P.E. March 9, 1929—January 30, 2006 Arthur had a stroke on the night of Friday, January 27, 2006 and passed
away on Monday, January 30, 2006.
His memorial service was held on Monday,
February 6, 2006.
…the door is always open.
DVD of Arthur’s
1996 retirement party and 2006 Celebration of Life party
Dean Sensui, a good friend of the Chiu family, was kind enough to tape the Celebration of Life party that was held on March 9, 2006. While Dean was rummaging around his belongings, he happened to find his tape of Arthur’s 1996 retirement party. Should you wish to have DVD’s of the parties, please send an email with your snail mail address to Arthur’s favorite son at greg@springonion.org. (Added August 27, 2006)
The night of
January 27, 2006
Katherine, Vicky and Greg received this description of the events of the night of Friday, January 27, 2006 from Beverly Ishii-Nakayama. The family discussed its contents and decided that you, as Arthur’s `ohana, should be able to share—if you want to—Bev’s reflections of Arthur’s stroke and her impression of Arthur. Thank-you, Bev, for allowing us to share your words with the rest of Arthur’s family.
Photographs and Memories
Photographs and rememberances are welcome! Arthur’s favorite son, Greg, is attempting to create some order to this web-site. Please email your comments, photos and memories to greg@springonion.org!
Dr. Arthur N. L. Chiu Endowed Scholarship in
Civil Engineering at the
Arthur’s ideals are perpetuated through those whose lives he touched and
also through the Dr. Arthur N. L. Chiu Endowed Scholarship in Civil
Engineering; a scholarship for undergraduate students. Arthur was extremely excited and humbled by
the honor conveyed upon him by his friends and former students who established
the scholarship in December 2005. The
scholarship provides the opportunity for future generations of students to
learn and hopefully benefit from his ideals and principles. Malamalama, the
Emeritus Professor Arthur N. L. Chiu Memorial
Endowment
In September 1996, Arthur having officially retired in June 1995, a former
student established an endowment so that Arthur could continue “…academic,
scholarly and technical activities, including travel, related to civil
engineering particularly in regard to mitigating damage caused by natural
disasters.” The endowment has been
augmented by Arthur’s 1996 retirement party (where the endowment was first
announced), and over the years by the Structural Engineers Association of
Hawaii and others. Upon Arthur’s death,
the purpose of the endowment changed to fund, in priority: 1) scholarships for
The Arthur Chiu Scholar Discourse: An Evening Conversation with Dr. Charles
Thornton, Engineer of the World’s Tallest Buildings—5:45 P.M., Wednesday, March
8, 2006,
A non-profit benefit dinner event for the Arthur N. L. Chiu Endowed Scholarship in Civil Engineering presented in association with the Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii, American Society of Civil Engineers—Hawaii Section, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Charlie Thornton, a friend and colleague of Arthur, made a special
presentation that provided explanations on how dramatic and complex structures
can be. Dr. Thornton, founding principal
of Thornton-Tomassetti, has been
involved with the design of the world’s tallest buildings including
A description of this event can be found here.
Celebration of Life and Birthday
Party!—Thursday, March 9, 2006,
Arthur’s family, friends and colleagues celebrated Arthur’s life and also
his contribution to our lives on what would have been Arthur’s 77th
birthday in the De Russy room of the Hale Koa Hotel,