Imperial Decorations, Spring and Autumn 2015
2015/11/26
The following residents of Hawaii were presented with Imperial Decorations at the Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu for Spring and Autumn 2015.
1. Spring 2015 Imperial Decoration
On May 26, 2015, a reception was held at the Official Residence of the Consul General to honor Mr. Edwin Preston Hawkins Jr. and present him with the Spring 2015 Imperial Decoration (Order of the Rising Sun, Gold & Silver Rays) in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the promotion of understanding and appreciation for Japan and Japanese culture in the United States.
○Edwin Preston Hawkins Jr.
Mr. Hawkins enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy in 1973, embarking on a career that spanned nearly 30 years and took him throughout the Pacific and Japan.
From June 2007 to September 2014, Mr. Hawkins served actively as the president of JASH (Japan America Society of Hawaii), and was deeply involved in the admistration of the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation and the Ehime Maru Memorial Association. The Imperial Decoration has been awarded to him in recognition of his outstanding contributions.
From June 2007 to September 2014, Mr. Hawkins served actively as the president of JASH (Japan America Society of Hawaii), and was deeply involved in the admistration of the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation and the Ehime Maru Memorial Association. The Imperial Decoration has been awarded to him in recognition of his outstanding contributions.
2. Autumn 2015 Imperial Decoration
On November 26, 2015, Dr. Loretta Krause attended a reception at the Official Residence of the Consul General, where she was presented the Autumn 2015 Imperial Decoration (Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette) in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the promotion of friendship and mutual understanding between Japan and the United States.
○ Dr. Loretta Krause
Dr. Loretta Krause was born in a small town in Missouri on October 27, 1938, and moved together with her mother when she was four years old to California, where her grandmother was a teacher. After graduating from a local high school, she studied linguistics at the University of Minnesota and the University of Nebraska, and earned a doctorate in education from the University of South Dakota after being accepted as an instructor at the University of Hawaii.
From September 1961 she served as an instructor in the linguistics department at the University of Hawaii, and was principal of the University Laboratory School from September of 1971 until her retirement in December of 2002, where she was instrumental in fostering interest in Japanese language education and Japanese cultural education. Of particular note, she is praised for introducing a “kimono culture” class as a creditable elective course that, over many years, is recognized as spreading true Japanese culture, and she was awarded the Foreign Minister’s Commendation in 1993.
○ Dr. Loretta Krause
Dr. Loretta Krause was born in a small town in Missouri on October 27, 1938, and moved together with her mother when she was four years old to California, where her grandmother was a teacher. After graduating from a local high school, she studied linguistics at the University of Minnesota and the University of Nebraska, and earned a doctorate in education from the University of South Dakota after being accepted as an instructor at the University of Hawaii.
From September 1961 she served as an instructor in the linguistics department at the University of Hawaii, and was principal of the University Laboratory School from September of 1971 until her retirement in December of 2002, where she was instrumental in fostering interest in Japanese language education and Japanese cultural education. Of particular note, she is praised for introducing a “kimono culture” class as a creditable elective course that, over many years, is recognized as spreading true Japanese culture, and she was awarded the Foreign Minister’s Commendation in 1993.