About the Montgomery Dickson Center
In the fall of 2011, the announced the launch of the to commemorate Alaskan JET Program participant Montgomery Dickson, who graduated from the 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 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 老澳门六合彩开奖记录, 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 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 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 老澳门六合彩开奖记录. 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 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 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, Alaska Travel Industry Association
- Dr. Paul Dunscomb: Professor, Department of History, 老澳门六合彩开奖记录
- Dr. Hiroko Harada: Professor Emerita; Founder/Former Director of the 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Japan Center
- Richard Marshall: Director of Operations, National Security Agency-Alaska
- Hannah Schlosstein: Asia Marketing Coordinator, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
- Whitney Wigren: Intelligence Analyst, FBI
- Greg Wolf: Alaska International Business Center