The Japanese National Honor Society – College Chapter (JNHS–CC) recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence in the study of the Japanese language. The Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATJ) is pleased to assist teachers with a way to recognize their outstanding students, to maintain high standards in Japanese language education, and to promote activities that give students ways to use their language skills on their campuses and in their communities. Students who are nominated for membership receive Certificates of Excellence and are recognized on the ATJ website and in its newsletter. Sponsoring instructors also receive recognition.

Criteria for student membership in JNHS–CC are as follows:

• completion of 5 semester- or 7 quarter- courses of Japanese language study (or their equivalent) at the college undergraduate level. These courses must be either language study taken for a grade (as opposed to audit or pass-fail) or content courses in literature, linguistics, history, or other subjects, as long as these content courses are taught in Japanese. Transfer credits from post-secondary institutions other than the institution from which the student will receive the undergraduate degree may count toward these credit requirements up to a maximum of 2 semester courses or 3 quarter courses (or their equivalent);
  
  
• a GPA of 3.5 in Japanese language courses; and
  
  
• an overall GPA of 3.0.

The first Japanese National Honor Society–College Chapter (JNHS–CC) inducted 148 students from fifteen new college chapters for the 2007–08 academic year, under ATJ sponsorship. Each chapter received Certificates of Excellence for their students to be presented at their spring graduations. The following are the names of the chapters, the faculty sponsors, and their inducted students.

Colorado College - Joan Ericson

FOSTER, Drew; MENDEZ-KESTLER Ashley; PINTO-CARPENTER, David.

Eckerd College - Eileen Mikals-Adachi

ACKLEY, Jeffrey; BECKER, Michael; FINN, Ali; HILSENBECK, Amanda; HOFFMAN, Mitchell; KIM, Hee Kyung; KRAUCHI, Nikolas; O'CONNOR, Kelly; OSTROFF, Zachary; WOODELL, Erin.

Franklin & Marshall College - Ken-ichi Miura

HABERMANN, Meredith; ITO, Brandon; NGUYEN, Duy Phuoc.

Kalamazoo College - Rose Bundy

BUTNER, Janelle M.; KUDZIA, David M.; PARDEE, Elisabeth L.; THOMPSON, Michael F.

Lehigh University - Kiri Lee

CASSIDY, Taylor; CHEN, Gary Keng-Yu; DENISON, E. Glenn; JUNG, Duho; LUDLOW, Thomas; MOST, Nicole; OU-YANG, Deborah; SAFI, Danny; SERRANO, Nestor; SYPECK, Richard; YEN, Wan-Ying Vicky.

Michigan State University - Mutsuko Endo Hudson

BARRETT, Kristen; BUTZ, Larry; CASINO, Andrew; FRIEDMAN, Joshua; GRANDY, John; HAN, Seung-Lee; HEDDERICH, Peter; HUSBY, Christian Jungnam; KELLER, Andrew; LIM, Howard; LINDEMANN, Laurel Marie; MARSH, Maitland; RUCH, Grace Bernadette; SLAYTON, Kendra; SMITH, Andrew; SMITH, Shaun Jiro; STIFF, Lyndsay; TAI, Kaman;; WHITMORE, Courtney; WILSON, Adam.

Old Dominion University - Mieko Ishibashi

DURHAM, Brennan M.; NANCO, Christopher O.

The College of New Jersey - Holly HK Didi-Ogren

GLAZ, Brian; HICKEY, Sean MISHKIN, Talia; SMITH, Erica; TUBRIDY, Kelly; WINNICKI, Thomas.

The Ohio State University - Kaori Nakata

SUPROCK, Laura; MCCABE, Kimberly.

University of Colorado - Faye Yuan Kleeman

DUEA, Wyatt; HOTOVEC, Amanda; OLIVER, William Bret; PARK, Mi Kyong; SEDBERRY, Tammy.

University of Delaware - Rachael Hutchinson

BARTLEY, Michael; CARTER, Dean; GUY, DiNisha; KIRACOFE, Nathan; LENOIR, Ben; PORGPRAPUTSON, Marisa; WILDER, Timothy; WOODY, Sarah.

University of Hawaii, Manoa - Terry Klafehn

CHEN, Siyan; HENDRIX, Jennifer N.; HIGASHI, Ryan Y.; HYNSON, Nathaniel P.; LAU, Helen W.Y.; LEE, Song Hyun; LOGAN, Airi; MCDERMOTT, Michael L.; NOHARA, Laura Ann L.M.; RIVERA, Jordan K.; SINGH, Bobby D.; SIU, Weng Seong K.; TAGUINOD, Michael N.; TAOMAE, Erica Y.; YOUNG, Katie R.K.

University of Maryland, College Park - Lindsay Amthor Yotsukura

ALLOR, Danielle; BAASCH, David; BERNARDO, Neil; BUI, Minhang; CAHILL, James; CARTER, John; CLARKE, Melissa; DAVIES, Ryan; HENDERSON Kimberly; JACOB, Laura; JUNG, Wooyong; KIM, Daniel; MUKHERJEE, Jaydeb; ROSEN, Nadav; So, Su Hyon.

University of Michigan - Mayumi Oka

ALBINDO, Karlin W.; BRAL, Christopher M.; BRESLIN, Megan R.; BROCK, Peter T.; BUNNEY, Alan N.; CAMPBELL, Mimi; CHIN, Hui Ying; CHU, Michael Shiao-Cheng; EUSEBIO, Jennifer M.; Foo, John Chee Keong; GAMBLE, Mara Rae; HAN, Ju Hyun; HINOJOSA, Jeffrey D.; HORNG, Ivy C.; JUNG, Eui-Min; KANG, Michelle; KAY, Brian; KHAKHALEVA, Julia A.; KIM, Seulgi; KIM, Yena Jeong; LAI, Amanda; LAW, Stephanie; NELSON, Alyssa; SCHULMAN, Zara M.; SEO, Yu Ri; SHAM, Annette; SHEN, Stephen; TAN, Rayn Chay Beng; TAY, David A.; THURSTON, Ashley L.; YAGI, Brian; YANG, Woo Young; YAO, Emily.

Washington University in St. Louis - Ginger Marcus

CHISNELL, Robin; CLARK, Jonathan; FRIEDMAN, Jonathan; MANN, Margaret; PARK, Clara; POLAK, Jessica; SCHWARTZE, Lucas; TREVOR, Benjamin; VEALE, Melanie.

Congratulations to all of the students for their outstanding scholastic achievement and excellence in the study of the Japanese language.

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