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Jane Suganuma, a Role Model for Students and Professionals Alike. Jane Suganuma, a role model for students and professionals alike.Jane Suganuma was an employee of Milici Valenti Smith Park for approximately 25 years and became Vice President—print production. Remembered as always being professional, Jane dressed immaculately. She addressed her colleagues and vendors with a courteous demeanor that spoke volumes about Jane—the businesswoman. Jyun Kanemura, a sales representative at Edwards Enterprises recalls Jane from the days he serviced her when he worked at Honolulu Graphic Arts. She never bowed to the pressures of deadlines and operated with ease. He describes her communication style as “a tone of voice that was concerned, never demanding, but always graciously asking—making it impossible for us to let her down and be less professional than she was.” A major source of experience, Jane advised art directors, production staff, traffic managers, account execs and even her bosses of how to do things, where to go, and what to do. “Jane was everyone’s ‘right-hand’ gal,” recalls Edith Kawashima, past manager of HGA and current office manager at Clarence Lee Design. Dale Kono, former co-worker remembers, “Print production is a very high pressure, demanding job… but no matter how much pressure Jane was under, she always kept her cool and I don’t ever recall Jane raising her voice to her co-workers or vendors.” It is no wonder that Jane was regarded with much respect amongst her peers. Those who knew Jane, remembers her as a woman of thin stature, but with a healthy glow and positive aura. Although fit to begin with, Jane was an avid and dedicated walker. It was on one tragic Sunday morning that Jane became a victim of a hit and run accident during one of her regimented walks. Professional, dedicated, knowledgeable and passionate. This is how people described Jane Suganuma, the woman memorialized by the AIGA Honolulu scholarship endowment. In times of constant change and evolution in our graphic design industry, it is refreshing to have an endowment that exists in perpetuity… a scholarship that commemorates a woman that practiced business with the fervor and exactness that design students can model. AIGA Honolulu is proud to rebuild the Jane Suganuma scholarship endowment in memory of a person that exemplifies outstanding work ethics, near perfection, graciousness and determination. An inspiration then, Jane will continue to be a role model. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Stacey Leong Mills, owner of Stacey Leong Design, is the AIGA Honolulu Chapter Endowment in Memory of Jane Suganuma Chairperson and current AIGA Honolulu Chapter Sponsorship Chair. |
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