Award Winners
“Thanks to the generosity of Penn State alumnus Ernie Janssen, the Janssen Family Prize in Asian Studies is awarded each Spring to the top graduate in each of our three majors: Asian Studies, Chinese, and Japanese. Awardees receive a medal to wear at graduation and a prize of $500.”
Janssen Awardees:
2018
Asian Studies: Benjamin Black. Benjamin Black also received the Center for Global Studies Thesis Prize for his thesis, "Incidents in the South China Sea: Exploring the Chinese Perspective of the Disputes.” He also received Honorable Mention in the 2018 Paterno Fellows Best Thesis Awards.”
Chinese: Sarah Bastian. Sarah Bastian also received the Center for Global Studies Thesis Prize for her thesis "'Let the World to Hear our Voice': Investment in Spoken English for English Majors in China.”
Japanese: Richard Gardner
2017
Asian Studies: Eben Eleazer
Chinese: Bolanie Ajibola
Japanese: Gena Aiello
2016
Asian Studies: Kayla de Stefano
Chinese: Elyse Mark
Japanese: Yi Yu Kwai
2015
Asian Studies: Jason Klanderman
Chinese: Charles Higgs
Japanese: Ashley Schoonover
Other Awards:
Ashlyn McKee - awarded the Center for Global Studies Thesis Prize for her thesis "Taiwan and the Catalysts of National Identity Formation.”
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