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Paul Maruyama & Ben Nighthorse Campbell Receive Japanese Imperial decoration “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette”

 

by Masaaki Tsuruike:

Last Wednesday, May 22nd, Mr. Uchida, servicing SJSU judo coach for 65 years asked me, “Where are you going during the summer?” before judo practice.  I said, I would attend two conferences, one of these was held in Japan.  He said, “Good.”  I asked him, “Are you going to anywhere during the summer?”  He said, “I will go to Colorado to see our alumni, Ben Nighthorse Campbell and Paul Maruyama in June 21st.

He told me Paul Maruyama received “kunsyo,” which means “the decoration” in Japanese, awarded by the Emperor of Japan.  Ben Nighthorse Campbell has also received kunsyo.  So he said, “All of us received kunsyo; then, we would get together and take a picture with medals.”

Mr. Paul Maruyama, named a recipient of Japanese Imperial decoration, “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold rays with Rosette” this year, wrote his father’s story, “Escape from Manchuria.”  His father was the interpreter of General of Army Douglas MacArthur after World War II.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the state of Colorado in the U.S. Senate was also awarded by Emperor of Japan with The Order of the Rising Sun in 2008 as recognition of his contributions to the promotion of friendships between Japan and the United States through the sport of judo.  Mr. Campbell graduated in 1957 with a BA in Physical Education and Fine Arts.

Mrs. Campbell and Maruyama were members of the U.S. judo team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics under the coach of Mr. Uchida.  Mr. Uchida was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure with Golden Rays in 1986 by Emperor Hirohito of Japan.  So, all three graduated from SJSU, practiced Judo, participated in the Olympics and received kunsyo, the decoration awarded by the Emperor of Japan.

An article from USA Judo about the awards can be found here.

Kinesiology Students Earn AKA National Undergraduate Outstanding Scholar Awards for 2013

 

by Shirley Reekie

Please join us in congratulating SJSU Kinesiology Department undergraduates Olga Adelung, Shelby Baldini, and Tim Ciardella, each of whom has earned an American Kinesiology Association “National Undergraduate Outstanding Scholar” award for 2013.

These students were nominated by faculty because they have demonstrated exceptional interest in the field/conducted independent or guided research/assumed leadership positions/ have a great volunteer record and GPA.

AKA states that, “The AKA Scholar Awards recognize at the national level, the academic and leadership accomplishments of undergraduate students in AKA member departments. This annual award honors a select number of students from member departments, recommended by department faculty, whose academic and leadership records are distinctive. The award is intended to recognize and promote academic excellence, to further the professional competence and dedication of academically accomplished students and to promote kinesiology and its related fields.”

AKA “promotes and enhances kinesiology as a unified field of study and advances its many applications. AKA does this by advocating for kinesiology at national and international levels as well as by supporting its member departments by providing resource materials and leadership and educational opportunities for university administrators in kinesiology.”

Approximately 50 of these awards are presented nationally; we have three!

Great job Olga, Shelby, and Tim.

Join the KIN Department to Celebrate 51st Annual Honors Convocation

On behalf of the Department of Kinesiology, we invite you to joins us to celebrate the accomplishments of the student honorees from the Kinesiology Department at the upcoming 51st Annual Honors Convocation.  The event will be held at the SJSU Event Center on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 6:00pm.  A list of the CASA student award winners can be found below.

In particular, you can read about KIN student Erin Enguero, who is featured on the Honors Convocation website.

To learn more about these amazing dedicated students, please go to the Honors Convocation website.  Thank you to the many KIN faculty members who nominated these students and helped them develop as young professionals in their disciplines. Their diverse stories of triumph, hard work, and tenacity represent the best of KIN. KIN is proud of its distinguished students and the Honors Convocation is a recognition of their outstanding achievements.

President’s Scholars

Undergraduate students who have earned a 4.0 grade point average at San José State University in at least two contiguous semesters of the three semesters prior to the Honors Convocation.

Dean’s Scholars

Undergraduate students who have earned a 3.65 or higher grade point average at San José State University in at least two contiguous semesters of the three semesters prior to the Honors Convocation.
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