An
Inspiring Commencement for the ICMP Fall 2003 Class
HONOLULU—On Wednesday,
January 7, the Intercultural
Management Program (ICMP) fall 2003 class held their
commencement ceremony to mark the end of their studies
at JAIMS.
The commencement speaker was Dr. Richard Halverson,
Jr., the president and CEO of Guide.Net and a former instructor
at JAIMS.
“Whatever your motivations for coming
to JAIMS,” Halverson said to the graduates, “with
what you’ve learned here, the future is yours.” |
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Lina Tan, Student's Choice Award Recipient |
Dr. Glenn Miyataki, JAIMS president,
presented awards for the previous day’s business competitions.
First place for the President’s Business Plan competition
went to Heui Suk (Julia) Ko. Second place went to Lina Tan and
third went to Ken
Ukai. First place for the President’s Business Research
competition went to the team of Ken Hagiwara, Tomoaki Sawada,
and Lina Tan. Second place went to Yutaka Saito and Akiko Takahashi;
and third went to Ivanhoe Bene and Dung Viet Nguyen.
The recipients
of the Funika Scholarship were Ivanhoe Bene, and Rona Puntawe.
Lina Tan was awarded with both the Francis A. Wong Award for Leadership and the Students’ Choice
Award. Tan then gave a heartfelt student address to thank her
fellow graduates, the JAIMS faculty and staff, and her host
family.
Known for her uplifting personality and leadership qualities,
Tan left her fellow graduates with final words of inspiration.
“With courage we can all be instruments of
enlightenment and change.”
Twenty-five students from six different countries
graduated this term. While some ICMP graduates will immediately
begin their
careers, others will continue with JAIMS in the Business
Exchange Program (BEP) where they will intern in the United States for
two months.
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