Consul-General Hosts Conferment Ceremony for Dr. Laurel Rasplica Rodd (June 30, 2017)

     On Friday, June 30th, the 2017 Spring Conferment Ceremony was held at the Official Residence where Dr. Laurel Rasplica Rodd was presented with the Imperial Decoration of The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. Dr. Rodd is a former professor of East Asian Languages and Comparative Literature at the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder. She was also a former Director of the CU Boulder Center for Asian Studies (CAS) and a former President of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ).
     Guests included Dr. Rodd’s family, friends and colleagues. Consul-General Hirakoba opened the ceremony by offering the congratulatory remarks. After being presented with her decoration, Dr. Rodd shared a few words on receiving this prestigious award.