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Japanese American Women Alumnae of UC Berkeley

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2022 Outstanding Alumna

Midori Kono Thiel

  •  Midori Kono Thiel (b.1933 in Berkeley, CA) is a Japanese-American (Nisei) printmaker, calligrapher, textile artist, musician, dancer and instructor in the Japanese traditional arts. She has a BA (1955) and Master of Fine Arts (1959) from UC Berkeley, and has won numerous awards for her work, which has been exhibited widely at museums and galleries including the de Young Museum (San Francisco), Seattle Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, and many others. She has lived in Hawaii, Japan and Denmark, and currently resides in Seattle, Washington where she continues to exhibit her work, give lectures and conduct workshops in Japanese arts & culture.
     

About Outstanding Alumnae

In 1991, the Board of the Japanese American Women Alumnae of UC Berkeley decided to honor an Outstanding Alumna annually.  The selection would be based on the individual’s:

  • academic career
  • contributions to the community
  • career accomplishments 

The recipients of this award have distinguished themselves in these areas and are truly deserving of this special recognition. Their names are placed on a plaque permanently displayed in the Alumni House on the UC Berkeley campus.


Please view the slide show below to learn about each of our outstanding alumnae.

Recipients (1991-present)

  • 1991  Yoshiye Togasaki, M.D.
  • 1992  Mary Murai, Ph.D.
  • 1993  Frances Yuge Kirihara
  • 1994  Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Ph.D.
  • 1995  Elsie Sata Baukol, M.D.
  • 1996  Michi Onuma
  • 1997  Ann Saito Howden
  • 1998  Lillian Iida Matsumoto
  • 1999  Chizu Kitano Iiyama
  • 2000  Michiko Fujii Uchida
  • 2001  Reiko Homma True, Ph.D.
  • 2002  Tomoye Nozawa Takahashi
  • 2003  Elsie Adachi Ogata
  • 2004  Pearl Kurokawa Kimura
  • 2005  Hideko Seto
  • 2006  Taeko Joanne Ono Iritani
  • 2007  Grace Noda
  • 2008  Irene T. Miura, Ph.D.
  • 2009  Dorothy S. Oda, RN, DNSc., FAAN
  • 2010  Doris O. Matsui
  • 2011  Joyce N. Takahashi, Ph.D.
  • 2012  Sara Ishikawa
  • 2013  Gloria Imagire
  • 2014  Grace Amemiya
  • 2015  Judy Sakaki, Ph.D.
  • 2016  Kiku Hori Funabiki
  • 2017  Amy Iwasaki Mass, DSW
  • 2018  Margaret Koide Kusaba
  • 2019  Lynn Nakada
  • 2020  Betty Sasaki Furuta
  • 2021  Chizu Omori
  • 2022  Midori Kono Thiel

Presenting our Outstanding Alumnae (1991 to present)


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