Scenes from Taiwan Conference 2002

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National Taiwan University, the premier institution of higher education in Taiwan, provided a beautiful and modern auditorium. One of our meeting rooms. Ike Udogu of Francis Marion University gives a Powerpoint presentation. Some familiar faces at the opening of a panel session: Bennet Odunsi (foreground), Karim Bangura, Andrew Clark, Harold Isaacs, and A.B. Assensoh (in red cap). Former ATWS President Steve Rhee, who received the President’s Award for 2002.
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Presentations by Pei-Chia Lan (l) and Wen-Chen Chang (r) of National Taiwan University. Seen here, graduate student Shanmuka T. Shivashankara from Louisiana State University (l) with Bill Head, ATWS President. Former ATWS President Gholam “Rolin” Mainuddin of North Carolina Central University. Faculty, staff, and students of National Taiwan University helped make the sessions run smoothly. Richard Damms of Mississippi State University makes a presentation.
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A presenter from National Taiwan University. Lily Mendoza (Univ. of Denver) and Jim Perkinson (Marygrove College) attend a panel session. Phil Szmedra of Georgia Southwestern State University (l) and Bill Head confer. Yvette Assensoh of Indiana University, wife of A.B. Assensoh, Vice-President/President-Elect of ATWS. Shu-hui Wu of Mississippi State University, co-organizer of the Taiwan conference, attending a session.
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Okan Akcay (l) and Jim Sowerwine (r), Executive Council member, both of Kutztown University. Steve Rhee (Armstrong Atlantic State University) and wife, Sarah, pose for a photo as Bhim Sandhu (West Chester University) looks on. Jim Perkinson, Lily Mendoza, and Shu Wu (l-r) loiter suspiciously in the hall. Newly appointed ATWS Executive Director Shu-hui Wu stands along side ATWS Founder Harold Isaacs of Georgia Southwestern State University. Empress WU and her minion, ATWS Treasurer Gary Kline.
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Gary Kline and ex-Executive Director Paul Rodell engage in a spirited discussion of the issues. (Don’t worry: Dr. Rodell is alive and well at Georgia Southern University.) ATWS President Bill Head with his son, Brian. Phil Szmedra and Emma Niddam, who traveled from Paris to attend the conference, aboard a tour bus. In the background, Patricia Uzoigwe, wife of Godfrey Uzoigwe, chair of the History Department of Mississippi State University, can be seen. Charles Pellegrin (l) and Bill Head in front of the National Theatre.  The National Theatre.
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At a temple in Taipei.  At a temple in Taipei.  At a temple in Taipei.  The National Palace Museum was a highlight of our visit. The National Palace Museum, which houses a vast treasure of art and artifacts.
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A treasure photographed in the National Palace Museum. A treasure photographed in the National Palace Museum. A treasure photographed in the National Palace Museum. A treasure photographed in the National Palace Museum. A treasure photographed in the National Palace Museum.
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A treasure photographed in the National Palace Museum. A treasure photographed in the National Palace Museum. A treasure photographed in the National Palace Museum. A treasure photographed in the National Palace Museum. Scene from a temple in Taipei.
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ATWS President Bill Head at the close of our terrific conference.

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