Bulletin Number Two 1982

Professor Cheng Te-k'un Professor Jao Tsung-i Professor Godwin Chu Professor David Davies the University of Hong Kong and was Reader in Chinese at the time o f his departure from tha t institution. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Literature, honoris causa, by the University of Hong Kong in 1982. Professor Jao wa s the Chair Professor of Chinese Studies and Head of the Department of Chinese Studies at the University of Singapore (1968- 1973 )， with short spans at Yale University as Visiting Professor (1970-1971) and at the Academia Sinica (Taipei) as Visiting Fellow. In 1973 Professor Jao was invited to serve as Reader and then Professor of Chinese at this University, thus beginning his long and fruitful association with the University. He has also been a Life Member of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute in India (since 1962) and Attache to the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France (1965). Although a scholar within the main stream of traditional Chinese scholarship, Professor Jao is nevertheless also at home with the methods and fruits of modern Sinology, and has gained international renown for his work ranging over many areas of Chinese Studies. His association with the University has continued through his research and publication activities at the Institute of Chinese Studies, and he has now also kindly agreed to serve as Honorary Professor i n Fine Arts starting with this academic year. Professor Jao was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor this October by the University. Professor Godwin Chu He is too young to be the first Chinese t o have obtained a doctoral degree in Social Science, but he is certainly the first Chinese to have earned a Ph.D. in Communication. Like his mentor, Dr. Wilbur Schramm, one of the founding fathers of communication studies, he is a scholar who takes great pride and joy in advancing the boundaries of knowledge. For the past two decades, he has delved into the principles of communication and persuasion, gauged the impacts of media technologies, assessed the use of media for education, contemplated the construction of communication policies, and devoted himself to the use of communications for change. Professor Godwin Chu certainly does more than talking about research. To exhaust his publications will exhaust the compiler. The Roles of Tatzepao in the Cultural Revolution: A Structural-functional Analysis; Radical Change through Communication in Mao's China; Popular Media in China: Shaping New Cultural Patterns; Communication for Group Transformation in Development; China's New Social Fabric are among the many widely acclaimed titles in which he has put his insights. 32 PROFILES