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History
Rev. Bryant Drake (1895-1979) joined the Kobe College Corporation Board of Directors in 1948, served as President 1954-70, and continued as an active Board member until his death. He was deeply involved in higher education as a one-time college president and as an administrator with the United Church of Christ. In 1961, he was awarded the Fourth Order of the Sacred Treasure by the Japanese Government for his services on behalf of education in Japan. In 1982, the KCC Board of Directors voted to establish an endowed chair at Kobe College in his honor, the Bryant Drake Guest Professorship. Following the death of Dr. Drake's widow, Alberta, the Drake family requested that the professorship be renamed the Bryant and Alberta Drake Guest Professorship.


Position
The Bryant and Alberta Drake Guest Professor at Kobe College is a one-year appointment for a qualified scholar in a field named by Kobe College. The appointment begins in April.


Qualifications

* Ph.D. and established credentials as a teacher and scholar.
* Interest in actively promoting exchange and understanding between Japan and the U.S.
* Involvement with the teaching process.

 

 

The Bryant Drake Professor for April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011, will be teaching in Kobe College's highly acclaimed Contemporary Dance Program, a division of the Music Department. Dancers from the program are shown above. (Image courtesy of Kobe College Music Department) More details about this appointment will be forthcoming.

The 2008-2009 Bryant Drake Guest Professor was
Dr. Edward K. Chan, PhD
Assistant Prof. of English
Kennesaw State University

Our 2008-9 Drake Guest Professor, Professor Edward (Ed) Chan was welcomed by the Kobe College English Department(, and began teaching) in April of 2008. At Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, (where he was graduated from,) he was active in promoting student diversity. At KC, (besides English,) he taught a variety of courses, such as Cinematic Transaction between Japan and the West, Race and Utopia, etc. all of which are very popular among the students.

Dr. Edward K. Chan received his PhD from the University of Rochester, MA from California State University in Fullerton, and BA from the University of California, Riverside.  Dr. Chan has taught at Rochester Institute of Technonogy, and also at Wabash College before coming to Kennesaw State University in 2003.