Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1992

CITATIONS of C h i n a 's e c o n o m ic r e f o rm as this g r a d u a l ly takes shape a f t e r D e n g 's v i s it t o G u a n g d o ng i n early 1992. So it is q u i te clear t h at P r o f. V o g e l 's researc h d o v e t a i ls m o r e or les w i th the e c o n o m i c changes i n G u a n g d o ng and, f or t h a t ma t t e r, the rest o f C h i n a. To b o r r ow af i g u re o f speech f r om h i m, his s c h o l a r s h ip s o ne step, p e r h a ps several steps, a h e ad o f the rest o f us i n h a v i ng better i n s i g ht i n to t he f u t u re shapes o f a r e l a t i v e ly i s o l a t ed s o c i e t y. P r o f. V o g el is, of course, m o re t h an a s o c i o l o g i s t , s p e c i a l i z i ng i n one s p e c i f ic area of s t u d y. H e is also a p u b l ic f i g u r e, l i a i s i ng a m o ng w o r ld leaders, p a r t i c u l a r ly b e t w e en N o r t h A m e r i ca a nd this p a rt o f the w o r l d, i n c l u d i ng Japan, C h i n a, H o ng K o ng a n d T a i w a n. H e has h a d g o od w o r k i ng r e l a t i o n s h i ps w i th h i g h - r a n k i ng c a d r es i n G u a n g d o ng a n d has a c c o m p a n i ed o n several o c c a s i o ns g o v e r n o rs o f t he Stat e o f Ma s s a c h u s e t ts a nd presidents o f H a r v a rd o n t h e ir v i s i ts t o C h i na a nd H o ng K o n g. O f course, h i s e x p e r t i se i n Japan is e q u a l ly a d m i r a b l e. H i s best seller, Japan as Number One ( 1 9 7 9) h as s u ch a w i de appeal that i t has b e en t r a n s l a t ed several t i m es o v er i n Japan, C h i na a nd T a i w a n, apart f r om t r a n s l a t i o ns i n to F r e n c h, P o r t u g u e s e, I n d o n e s i a n, etc. F or t he u n i v e r s al nature of h is a d v i c e , he has a c t u a l ly b e en l o o k ed u p on as a m e n t or b y readers n ot o n ly f r om N o r th A m e r i c a b ut also f r om A s ia a n d, m o st l i k e ly , f r om o t h er parts o f the w o r l d. P r o f. V o g el g ot h is d o c t o r a te f r om H a r v a rd i n 1 9 58 a nd has since d e v o t ed m o st of h i s t i me t o t e a c h i n g , d o i ng research a nd p e r f o r m i ng a d m i n i s t r a t i ve duties at his a l ma ma t e r. He has h e a d ed t h e East A s i an Re s e a r ch C e n t er ( 1 9 7 3 - 7 7 ) , C o u n c il o n East A s i a n Studies ( 1 9 7 7 - 8 0 ) , P r o g r am o n U S - J a p an R e l a t i o ns ( 1 9 8 0 - 8 7 ) , a nd has serve o n v a r i o us c o mm i t t e es o n C h i na a n d Japan. I n r e c o g n i t i on o f h i s o u t s t a n d i ng a c h i e v eme n t s , he has b e en a w a r d e d h o n o r a ry degrees f r om K w a n s ai G a k u i n ( 1 9 8 0 ), W i t t e n b e rg C o l l e ge ( 1 9 8 1 )，Bowling G r e en State U n i v e r s i ty ( 1 9 8 2) a nd the University of M a r y l a nd ( 1 9 8 3 ). H e has also w on the H a r v a rd F a c u l ty P r i ze f or B o ok o f the Y e ar 1970, a nd G u g g e n h e im F e l l o w s h ip ( 1 9 7 2 ). M r. C h a n c e l l o r , f o r his b r o ad r a n ge o f k n o w l e d g e, h i s i n s i g ht i n to t he relationships b e t w e e n s o c i e ty a n d e c o n o m ic d e v e l o p m e n t s a n d f o r h i s c o n t r i b u t i o ns i n i m p r o v i n g m u t u al u n d e r s t a n d i ng b e t w e en Hong K o n g, C h i n a, J a p an a n d N o r th A m e r i c a, m ay I request that P r o f. E z ra F . V o g el be a w a r d ed D o c t or o f S o c i al Science, honoris causa. 44TH CONGREGATION 9