Elder Frederic Riemer, a 1997 BYU–Hawaii graduate from Tahiti, now serves as an Area Seventy and Leader Support Manager for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in French Polynesia. With a degree in information systems and a minor in business management, his journey reflects the Lord’s hand guiding him from his mission to his education and into lifelong service.

Seiya Katanuma, from Chiba, Japan, graduated from BYU–Hawaii in December 2014 with a degree in accounting. Today, he works for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a leader support and event manager in the Asia North Area Office. He also serves as president of the BYU–Hawaii Alumni Chapter in Japan and is a husband and father of five.