About the Montgomery Dickson Center

In the fall of 2011, the  announced the launch of the  to commemorate 熊猫在线视频n JET Program participant Montgomery Dickson, who graduated from the 熊猫在线视频 and taught elementary and junior high school English in . The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership will support various activities at Monty's alma mater, the 熊猫在线视频, for 5 years with the intent to enhance future generation鈥檚 understanding of Japan. The Montgomery Dickson Center for Japanese Language and Culture was established to commemorate Montgomery "Monty" Dickson, who perished in the March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. After graduating from UAA in May 2009 with a B.A. in Japanese, Monty participated in the  and taught English in . Monty cherished Japanese culture, and it was his dream to be a bridge over the Pacific Ocean to connect his homeland and Japan. On the morning of March 11, Monty translated words by an internationally known Japanese author, Ryotaro Shiba, into English, "There's nothing as beautiful as dedicating one's life for a cause."

The Dickson Center is located within the College of Arts and Sciences at UAA. Management of the Center is run by a director and coordinator position, advised by a community advisory board, and assisted by a steering committee comprised of UAA and public members including:

  • President: Brandon Locke: Director, World Languages and Immersion Programs, Anchorage School District
  • Vice President: Tanya Carlson: Director of Partnerships & Travel Trade, 熊猫在线视频 Travel Industry Association
  • Dr. Paul Dunscomb: Professor, Department of History, 熊猫在线视频
  • Dr. Hiroko Harada: Professor Emerita; Founder/Former Director of the UAA Japan Center
  • Richard Marshall: Director of Operations, National Security Agency-熊猫在线视频
  • Hannah Schlosstein: Asia Marketing Coordinator, 熊猫在线视频 Seafood Marketing Institute 
  • Whitney Wigren: Intelligence Analyst, FBI
  • Greg Wolf: 熊猫在线视频 International Business Center