The Messenger

May 14, 2008

UMSL LIAISON HONORED BY JAPANESE EMPEROR
Yoshiaki Shibusawa, chair emeritus of the Japan America Society of St. Louis and a longtime adviser and liaison to Japan for the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, by Japanese Emperor Akihito. Shibusawa was honored for his lifelong promotion of grassroots exchange between Japan and the United States. After a 30-year career with the Bank of Tokyo in California, Shibusawa moved in 1986 to Mexico, Mo., where he was a driving force in building a sister city relationship with Shigaraki, Japan. He has lived in St. Louis since 1992. Shibusawa's relationship with UMSL has been crucial to the university's outreach efforts in Japan, says Joel Glassman, director of the Center for International Studies at UMSL. "This is a huge individual honor, especially for a Japanese national," Glassman said. "It reflects well on the university because of our close relationship with him. He has been an important connection between UMSL and Japan." Glassman said Shibusawa was instrumental in the development of the Eiichi Shibusawa-Seigo Arai Professorship in Japanese Studies at UMSL. Shibusawa received his honor May 9 in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

NURSING SCHOLAR, STUDENTS RECEIVE LOCAL, NATIONAL HONORS
Dawn Garzon, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was named the St. Louis Area Pediatric Nurse Practitioner of the Year by the St. Louis Area Chapter of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. "I am absolutely delighted to be honored by a group that represents the best in child health care in our region," said Garzon, who received the honor on April 24. "The care provided by pediatric nurse practitioners makes daily improvements in the health and well being of children and families, and to be acknowledged as the PNP of the Year is humbling and a privilege." UMSL alumna Tara Albert, MSN 2007, was recognized as the Student of the Year. She graduated in August. The awards come on the heels of doctoral nursing student Susie Jones's being named Clinical Nurse Specialist of the Year by the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists. Jones was honored March 7 at the annual NACNS conference in Atlanta. She is employed by INTEGRIS Health as the deputy director of the Joanna Briggs Institute of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. Jones flies to UMSL weekly for classes.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

May 14: Open house, "Web Design Night," 6-8 p.m., West County Computer Center, 1715 Deer Tracks Trail in Town and Country, Mo., free, http://www.micros.umsl.edu/wdnight.html

May 15: Exhibit opening, "The Way I See It: Visual Stories from Area Youth," 4:30-6:30 p.m., E. Desmond Lee Technology and Learning Center, Marillac Hall, free, (314) 516-4800

May 16: Open house, "UMSL Transfer Day," 9 a.m.-noon, second-floor atrium, Millennium Student Center, http://www.umsl.edu/~transfer/

May 16: Awareness event, "Institute for Women's and Gender Studies Green Party," 5-8 p.m., William H. Kerr Foundation LEED Building, 21 O'Fallon St. in St. Louis, $25, (314) 516-4139

May 16: Exhibit opening, "Portfolio," students at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Gallery 210, Telecommunity Center, free, http://gallery210.umsl.edu/

May 17-18: "The St. Louis Fine Print and Paper Arts Fair," times vary, J.C. Penney Conference Center, $5 ($1.50 for students), (314) 516-7240

May 16-17: Performance, "One Nation, Under Blog," The Second City, times vary, E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, $35, http://www.touhill.org/

May 20: "Chancellor's Report to the Community," UMSL Chancellor Tom George, 11:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Ballroom, America's Center, 701 Convention Plaza in St. Louis, cindy_vantine@umsl.edu

Creative Services at the University of Missouri-St. Louis publishes The Messenger every Wednesday. The online and e-mail publication contains university news. Also included is event information for the upcoming week. Recipients are UMSL students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends. E-mail hockett@umsl.edu to submit content. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Monday prior to publication.