EAS celebrates and acknowledges the hardwork and achievements of its students!
Every year, The Department of East Asian Studies hosts an award ceremony to acknowledge the EAS students for their exceptional performance and hard work during the academic year. On May 3rd, 2024, EAS handed out five awards:
- The Blair Prize in Japanese Studies: The Blair Prize in Japanese Studies, started in 2007, is named after Barbara Bowman Blair (1925-2005). The Blair Prize was established both to honor Barbara Blair, and the academic accomplishments of U of A students, but also in the hope that the recipients will, in their own individual ways, contribute in the future to cross-cultural understanding, particularly between the nations of Japan and the United States.
- The Hucker Founders Award: The Hucker Founders Award is named after Professor Charles O. Hucker, who came to the University of Arizona in 1956 and established the Oriental Studies Department, the predecessor of the University of Arizona’s current East Asian Studies Department and Near Eastern Studies departments. This award has been given annually since 1997 to honor a student for academic achievement in the field of Chinese.
- The Center for East Asian Studies Graduating Senior Award: The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) has established this award to honor an outstanding graduating senior in East Asian Studies, especially those who have demonstrated achievement in our Korea Studies program.
- The TECO Chinese Achievement Award: Sponsored by the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), this award recognizes the highest-achieving student in each level of EAS’s Chinese language classes.
- The Center for Buddhist Studies - Khyentse Foundation Student Award: The Khyentse Foundation Student Award was set in 2018 at the Center for Buddhist Studies to encourage the University of Arizona graduate and undergraduate students to study Buddhism and its related subjects. Since 2001, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche and a team of volunteers have been committed to providing funding for individuals and organizations seeking to make the dharma available to the world.
The following EAS students have been selected as winners of each award:
The Blair Prize in Japanese Studies
Alana Komatsu
Honorable Mention: Sam Gissler
The Hucker Founders Award
Alex Hupp
Honorable Mention: Liz Davis and Alexis Hsu
The CEAS Graduating Senior Award
Zaina Price
Honorable Mention: Faith Ash
The TECO Chinese Achievement Award
Emily Yicha Shaver, CHN 101
Ashlea Hume, CHN 102
Johnny Lamm, CHN 201
Annabelle Kara Jonatan, CHN 202
Colin Joseph Koprowski, CHN 302
Natalie Hsu, CHN 417
The Khyentse Foundation Student Award
Ven. Changzhong “Shin” Lee
Congratulations to the award winners!
