Doris Ching

Doris Ching served the state of Hawaii for over 42 years as educator and University of Hawaii faculty and leader. She served as Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Hawaii from 1987 until 2005. Her previous positions include Assistant to the University of Hawaii President; Associate Dean of Education; Director of Teacher Corps; Associate Professor of Education; Chair, Education and International Division of the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research; and middle school teacher.  Ching was the first woman of color and first Asian/Pacific Islander elected President of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and NASPA Foundation.

Her research and training grants brought millions of dollars to the University of Hawaii. She initiated numerous programs that improved student life at the university, including diversity programs, Regents and Presidential Scholarship programs, UH-Manoa Children’s Center, and Queen Lil’iuokalani Center for Student Services.

Ching currently is a commissioner on the Hawaii Judicial Selection Commission and member of accreditation teams of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).  She previously served as commissioner of the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE) and member of Hawaii Veterans Memorial Scholarship Board of Trustees, American Red Cross-Hawaii Chapter Board of Directors, and other commissions, boards, and councils.

Ching received the EdD from Arizona State University and BEd and MEd from the University of Hawaii.  She recently co-edited Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education: Research and Perspectives on Identity, Leadership, and Success (2012).