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The 2000-2001 JEMBA and CHEMBA's Say Aloha
HONOLULU — On Friday,
July 27, the 2000-2001 Japan-focused
MBA (JEMBA) and China-focused
MBA (CHEMBA) class celebrated their completion of one year of
studies at JAIMS and the College of Business Administration (CBA),
University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Within the elegant surroundings of the Kahala
Mandarin Oriental Hawaii, this class of 23 students bid their farewells
to staff, faculty, and friends at the annual Aloha Luncheon.
Guest speaker, Curtis J. Milhaupt, Fuyo Professor
of Japanese Law and Legal Institutions and Director for the Center
for Japanese Legal Studies, imparted some last words of wisdom to
the JEMBA and CHEMBA students.
Following Milhaupt's speech, JEMBA student,
Collin Miyamoto and CHEMBA student, Joanne Chang, presented a light-hearted
slide show reflecting on the past year's comraderie shared between
the participants.
Awards were then given to students who excelled
in their classes and in the final week's competitions. The JEMBA
Speech Competition Grand Prize and the honor of being commencement
speaker went to Jae-Hyun Kim. For the CHEMBA Speech Competition,
the grand prize and commencement speaker honor was awarded to Ann-Marie
Campbell.
The Francis A. Wong Award for Leadership
was bestowed upon Collin Miyamoto for his "promising entrepreneurial
skills as evidenced by demonstrative initiative and leadership qualities
during his attendance as a student of JAIMS."
The students, with classes now completed, will
embark on perhaps the most significant portion of their JEMBA and
CHEMBA year: the internship. Students will leave for a three-month
business internship at a company in Japan or China, many hoping
to attain permanent positions at the companies. Such companies include
Citibank, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consultants Co., Ltd., Northwest
Airlines, AIC Corporation, and The American Chamber of Commerce
in Japan.
This year's class is the eleventh JEMBA class
and the fourth CHEMBA class to complete their studies. The next
class of JEMBA and CHEMBA has already begun their studies in August.
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