2018 Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals (April 29, 2018)
2018/4/30
The Government of Japan announced on April 29, the 2018 Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals for their outstanding contribution to their respective areas. The Consulate-General of Japan in Denver therefore wishes it to be known that the following recipient from within the jurisdiction of the Consulate-General of Japan in Denver shall be conferred with a decoration in recognition of his endeavors. The details of the recipient are as follows:
Dr. Van Craig Gessel
Professor, Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages, Brigham Young University
Former Dean, College of Humanities, Brigham Young University
Dr. Gessel has been awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon for his contribution to developing Japanese literary studies in the United States and enhancing mutual understanding between Japan and the United States.
Dr. Van Craig Gessel
Professor, Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages, Brigham Young University
Former Dean, College of Humanities, Brigham Young University
Dr. Gessel has been awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon for his contribution to developing Japanese literary studies in the United States and enhancing mutual understanding between Japan and the United States.