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University of the Ryukyus

Country

Japan

City

Nishihara

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
David Steigerwald	Ohio State University at Marion	University of the Ryukyus , Okinawa International University	History	Japan	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Christopher Meek	Brigham Young University	University of the Ryukyus	Business	Japan	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Steven Bullock	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	University of the Ryukyus	History	Japan	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Fowler	University of Virginia	University of the Ryukyus	Law	Japan	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Molly Winter	California State University, Stanislaus	University of the Ryukyus	Literature	Japan	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Kunz	University of Washington Tacoma	University of the Ryukyus	Communications	Japan	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Jones	University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire	University of the Ryukyus	Literature	Japan	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jonathan Pitts	Ohio Northern University	University of the Ryukyus	Literature	Japan	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Julia Lee	Loyola Marymount University	University of the Ryukyus	Literature	Japan	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Constance Hilliard	University of North Texas	University of the Ryukyus	History	Japan	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Fowler	University of Louisville	University of the Ryukyus	Political Science	Japan	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Haeja Chung	Michigan State University	University of the Ryukyus	Literature	Japan	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Marc Gallicchio	Villanova University	University of the Ryukyus	History	Japan	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Annmaria Shimabuku	New York University	University of the Ryukyus	Literature	Japan	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carl Holmberg	Bowling Green State University	University of the Ryukyus	Literature	Japan	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ruth Forsythe	Winona State University	University of the Ryukyus	Humanities	Japan	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gregg Ventello	Kansas City Kansas Community College	University of the Ryukyus	Humanities	Japan	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carleen Velez	University of California, Los Angeles	University of the Ryukyus	Lang Teaching	Japan	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Resch	University of New Hampshire	University of the Ryukyus	History	Japan	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Eric Walz	Brigham Young University-Idaho	University of the Ryukyus	Humanities	Japan	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Yasuko Kase	University of the Ryukyus	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Literature	Japan	2018-2019	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Minako Ishikawa	University of the Ryukyus	University of California, Santa Barbara , University of California, Santa Barbara	Linguistics	Japan	2014-2015	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Shin Yamashiro	University of the Ryukyus	Harvard University	Literature	Japan	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hojun Kakinohana	University of the Ryukyus	Stanford University , University of Arizona	Law	Japan	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Yoshimitsu Higa	University of the Ryukyus	New Mexico State University	Philosophy	Japan	1986-1987	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hiroshi Masuda	University of the Ryukyus	University of California, Los Angeles , George Washington University	Political Science	Japan	1983-1984	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nobuya Miwa	University of the Ryukyus	University of Hawaii, Manoa	Environmental Sciences	Japan	1989-1990	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hidefumi Kagami	University of the Ryukyus	CIES	Education	Japan	1999-2000	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mikio Higa	University of the Ryukyus	University of Arizona	Political Science	Japan	1978-1979	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Chuan Tiong (John) Lim	University of the Ryukyus	Harvard University	Political Science	Japan	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program