Department Of Asian Studies, Center for East Asian Studies                                             
Student News/学生のニュース

Asian Studies Graduation 2009
  • The eighteen Japanese majors received Bachelors degrees on May 22, 2009:
    • AGUILA, ALEX RANDALL
    • BOONE, ADDIE ELIZABETH
    • BUISON, BYRON JOSEPH
    • CREEL, STEPHANIE CAITLIN
    • HWANG, CHRISTINA LEE
    • IMBODEN, EMILY SAKURA
    • KIHNEMAN, JENNIFER LYNN
    • LIN, LIN
    • LIV, MARK CHUNG
    • MANN, LAUREN JENNIFER
    • MOORE, SEAN WARD
    • NICHOLS, PADRAIC EDWARD
    • NORRIS, EMILY ANNE
    • SMITH, HUNTER CHES
    • WOMER, EMMA JANE
    • AU, NICOLAS GAR-CHUEN
    • KENDRICK, DAVID MACK
    • ROBINSON, JESS NEAL
  • おめでとう！！Congratulations!　
  • Graduation 2009 pictures
Megumi-sensei (TA) recieved 2009 Asian Studies Outstanding TA Award
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  • おめでとう！！Congratulations!　
Asian Studies Awards 2009
  • Mitsubishi Study Abroad Scholarship: Sisi Zhang
  • Best All Around Japanese Studies Student: Emma Womer
  • Outstanding Japanese Language Students: Jess Robinson, Jennifer Kihneman, Kristina Riddick
  • おめでとう！！Congratulations!　
Hudson Lockett won 2008 Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition
  • Husdon Lockett was one of the nine winners of Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition. A 13-day journalism study trip to Japan and South Korea was awarded to the winers. Locket-san is a junior journalism and Japanese major, and he is a gaming correspondent and a feature writer for The Daily Texan.
  • おめでとう！！Congratulations!　
JET Participants 2008-2009
  • The following students have been accepted into the JET Program 2008-2009:
    • Angelotti, Ariel - Aomori-ken / Hachinohe-shi
    • Boland, Paul - Aomori-ken / Hachinohe-shi
    • Dixon, Graham - Yamagata-ken / Higashine-shi
    • Held, Stephanie - Kagoshima-ken
    • Payne, Michelle - Aomori-ken / Tsugaru-shi
    • Steinhauser, Danica - Kagoshima-ken
    • Stoner, Kara - Oita-ken
  • おめでとう！！Congratulations!　がんばってください。
Asian Studies Awards 2008
  • The Department held its annual Spring Festival on April 15th, 2008. Asian Studies faculty, staff, and students were on hand to recognize outstanding students--both majors and non-majors--currently enrolled in ANS courses. Among the undergraduate and TA honorees were:
  • Outstanding Japanese Language Students: Amanda Lawley, Brittney Marquart
    Best "All Around" Japanese Studies and Language Student: Mona Min
    Asian Studies Scholarship for Study Abroad: Michael Brown
    Mitsubishi Study Abroad Scholarship: Genevieve LeGris

    East Asia Graduate Fellowship : Maeri Megumi (TA)

    おめでとう！
  • Spring Festival 2008 pictures
JET Participants 2007-2008
  • The following students have been accepted into the JET Program 2007-2008:
    • Cameron Carpenter (Okinawa-ken, Iheya-son)

    • John Crow (Fukuoka-ken, Ukiha-shi)

    • Michael "Blake" Ellison (Shimane-ken, Kawamoto-machi)

    • Nicole Lott (Fukuoka-ken, Buzen-shi)

    • Thomas "Greg" Whitley (Gifu-ken, Hida-shi)

  • Congratulations!
Asian Studies Graduation 2007
  • The Department held a luncheon in honor of it's Asian Studies recent graduates on May 18, 2007. The undergraduates who recieved diplomas are:
    • J. Bustamante
    • Jason Chien
    • Taylor Coppock
    • John Crow
    • William David
    • Hanyu-Deutmey
    • Joshua Hume
    • Lindsay Jones
    • Chris Koenig
    • Nicole Lott
    • Ryota Masaki
    • Holly Olson
    • Andrew Russell
    • Christopher Tram
    • Le-An Tran
    • Micheal Waldbauer
    • Thomas Whitely
  • Graduation 2007 pictures
Asian Studies Awards 2007
  • The Department held its annual Spring Festival on April 11th, 2007. Asian Studies faculty, staff, and students were on hand to recognize outstanding students--both majors and non-majors--currently enrolled in ANS courses. Among the undergraduate honorees were:
  • Best Japanese Language Students: Roger Chen, Yi-Hsiu Liang, Jess Robinson
    Best All Around Japanese Studies Student: Holly Olson
    Asian Studies Scholarship for Study Abroad: Daniel Friedman, Kate Page- Lippsmeyer, James Cho, Thomas Patterson
    Mitsubishi Study Abroad Scholarship: Ariel Angelotti
    おめでとう！
  • Spring Festival 2007 pictures
Fred Bickerstaff
  • Fred Bickerstaff has passed away. Fred was a student technology assistant (STA) who worked in tandem with Professor Suito on expanding the JOSHU website. He will be missed very much.
Select Admissions Program
  • Kate Page-Lippsmeyer have been accepted into the Department of Asian Studies Select Admissions program. Page-san will begin taking graduate courses for graduate credit while completing the requirements for her Bachelor's degrees. Select Admissions is limited to the top one or two percent of the undergraduate student body. Departments nominate their best students for this program and then, the Office of Graduate Studies accepts the most qualified applicants.
    おめでとう！
Scholarship recipients
  • Michael Rollins: the Japan Student Services Organization scholarship
    Mika Conwill: Asian Studies Scholarship for Study Abroad
    Amanda Whiite: Mitsubishi Study Abroad Scholarship
    おめでとう！
JET participants 2006-07
  • ALT: Jonathan S. McNamara, Mary Newton, Jenmol B.B. Chuang, Rachel Johnson, Monica Pilant
    おめでとう！
  • JET photos
Asian Studies Awards 2006
  • The Department held its annual Spring Festival on April 5th, 2006. Faculty presented various scholarships and fellowships and recognized outstanding students. Also in attendance were select undergraduate non-majors who have demonstrated an interest and excellence in Asian Studies courses. Among the undergraduate honorees were:
  • Best Japanese Language Students: Justin Felder, Tan Nguyen, Kyle Hale
    Asian Studies Scholarship for Study Abroad: Mika Conwill
    Outstanding Students in Japan Studies: Patrick Cahill
    Mitsubishi Study Abroad Scholarship: Amanda Whiite
    おめでとう！
  • Spring Festival 2006 pictures
日本語能力検定試験（Japanese Language Proficiency Test) Dec 2005
  • Level 1: Jasmine Liang, Miwa Gardner, Sharlene Tan
    Level 2: James Ash
    おめでとう！
Michael Woodward
  • Michael Woodward was killed in the car crash on March 9, 2006
Monbushoo Scholarship
  • Ken Montgomery (Asian Studies major) is receiving the Monbu-kagakushoo Scholarship for 2005-2006 to study at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo. Congratulations!
Leon Hsu
  • Leon Hsu (graduated May 2005) died on June 14, 2005 in a drowning accident. The Memorial service for Hsu-san was held on Monday, June 20. Many faculty members and Hsu-san's classmates attended the service. Hsu-san majored in Japanese and was planning to start his study at Waseda University this Fall.
Dean's Distinguished Graduates of College of Liberal Arts 2005
  • William Henry Bridges IV (with a triple major in Japanese, English Honors, and Plan II) is one of the 12 Dean's Distinguished Graduates of College of Liberal Arts, 2005. He will start a Ph.D. program at Princeton in East Asian Studies this fall with the 5 year scholarship. Congratulations!
Graduate School of Informatics, University of Kyoto
  • Matthew deBrecht was accpted to Graduate School of Informatics, Department of Intelligence Science and Technology (知能情報学), University of Kyoto. Congratulations!
Asian Studies Awards 2005
  • Best Japanese Language Students: Laura Nielsen, Calynda Pellikka, Amanda Corbett
    Asian Studies Scholarship for Study Abroad: Thomas Whiteley
    Outstanding Students in Japan Studies: Thomas Zoth, Elizabeth Diamond
    Mitsubishi Fellowship: Thomas Zoth, Rachael Livingston
Asian Studies Awards 2004
  • Outstanding Japanese Language Students: Michelle Chang, Mark Hayenga
    Outstanding Student in Japan Studies: Paul Penaloza, Heather Littlefield, Elizabeth Bittner
    Asian Studies Scholarship for Study Abroad: Katie Bruno, David Maiorino
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JET participants
  • 2005-6: (Position offered) CIR: Michal Baik; ALT: Zachary Robertson, Jonas Shen, Mark Filley, Emiko Petrosky
  • 2004-05 participants: Robert Hamilton, Tammy Puckett, Mathew Creech, John Mcdonald
  • JET Photos
UT Students succeed at Japanese Speech Contest
  • The 16th Annual Japanese Language Speech Contest was held on Saturday, January 22nd, 2005 at St. Edwards University in Austin. The contest was organized by The Consulate-General of Japan at Houston and Japan-America Society of Greater Austin. Nine students from UT competed in Division I (college students and adults) and three went to the final round. Students who won prizes were:
  • 1nd prize: Eric Tschetter (Japanese Program)
    3rd prize: Brian Goldman (School of Law)
    5th prize: Michael Baik (Japanese Program)
  • Eric Tschetter was selected as a Grand Champion and received a round-trip ticket to Japan from Continental Airlines.
  • Photos

  • The 15th Annual Japanese Language Speech Contest (11/8/2003):
  • 2nd prize: Nguyen, Phuong Hao
    3rd prize: Wilson, AnselVarek N.
    4th prize: Ash, James Charles III
    5th prize: Bridges, William Henry IV
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Standford Inter-University Center in Japan
  • Mark Rogoyski was accpted to the Standford Inter-University Center in Japan for 2004-5.
Asian Studies Graduation Party(May 22, 2004)
Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarship
  • Paul Moore who is double majoring in Biochemistry and Japanese received an Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarship for 2004-5.
Heiwa Nagajima Foundation Grant
Study Tour Awards for Outstanding Students of the Japanese Language (The Japan Foundation)
  • ORDAN WAGNON was selected for the Study-Tour Awards for Outstanding Students of the Japanese Language (The Japan Foundation), Sept. 2003.
  • Photos and Story