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An Inspiring Commencement for the ICMP Fall 2003 Class

January 7, 2004

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.”

 
Lina Tan, Student's Choice Award recipient
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.