THOUSAND OAKS : Japanese Businessman to Get Honorary Degree
Yutaka Uyeno, a prominent Japanese businessman and International Rotary member, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks on Thursday.
Uyeno, 87, will travel from his home in Yokohama, Japan, to receive the award.
Such awards are usually given at the college’s spring graduation ceremonies, but as Uyeno could not attend then, his will be presented next month, said Linda Fulford, a Cal Lutheran spokeswoman.
Uyeno has served as chairman of several companies, including the Hotel New Grand and Yokohama F.M. Broadcasting Co., and has been active in many local and Japanese civic groups such as the Boy Scouts, the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary International.
He has also served as chairman of the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra since 1982.
“His is an extraordinary life of commerce, culture and public service,” Cal Lutheran President Luther Luedtke said of Uyeno.
Uyeno will give a lecture on international business topics to a group of Cal Lutheran political science students on Wednesday.
The Thursday awards ceremony will be at 2 p.m. in Cal Lutheran’s Preus-Brandt Forum, and is open to the public.
For more information, call the Office of University Relations at 493-3151.
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