The
2000-2001 JEMBA and CHEMBA Class Graduates
HONOLULU —
The 2000-2001 Japan-focused
Master of Business Administration (JEMBA) and China-focused
Master of Business Administration (CHEMBA) class held their
commencement in Tokyo on November 16, 2001. The commencement marked
the completion of the 15-month AACSB-accredited MBA program offered
by the partnership of JAIMS and the University of Hawaii at Manoa
College of Business Administration.
The 18 JEMBA and 5 CHEMBA students
were joined by their families and friends to celebrate this special
occasion. Internship company representatives, alumni, Fujitsu executives,
and JAIMS staff were also on hand to witness the commencement.
The commencement speaker was Glen
Fukushima, president & CEO of Cadence Design Systems Japan. In his
address, Fukushima shared his
thoughts and listed some of his observations and experiences in
global management to the graduates.
Of special significance was the
presentation of the Akira and Mari Ohtomo Entrepreneurial Spirit
Award to its first winner, Joseph Kushi. Mr. and Mrs. Ohtomo were
available to personally present the award to Kushi, a JEMBA graduate
from Hawaii.
Also recognized were the Asian
Development Bank Scholar, Ravi Pituckthawatchai, and FINIPED Scholars:
Chi Hsien Ho, Christopher Jury, Laszlo Sipos, and Ramsey Yomen.
The Fujitsu Scholarship recipients
were Maria Paz Theresa Bonoan, Scott Bready, Ying Leong James Ho,
Andreas Isnandar, Jae-Hyun Kim, Dae Yung Kwon, Collin Miyamoto,
Ratchada Piyatassikul, Herbert Santos, and Carmela Deanna Villaroman.
JEMBA Speech Competition winner,
Jae-Hyun Kim and CHEMBA Speech competition winner, Ann-Marie Campbell,
gave the student addresses.
"(CHEMBA and JEMBA) will open doors
for us that other MBA degree holders may not have access to," Campbell
said in her speech, "(Our) studies have focused on the fastest growing
economic region in the world... These are strengths that will set
us apart from others."
This JEMBA class was the 11th class
to graduate while the CHEMBA class was the 4th to graduate. Many
students have already been offered employment by their internship
companies and look forward to their futures as global business leaders.
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