Educational Dedication Awards Ceremony 2008, Event to Commend Senior Teachers with Outstanding Performance and Presidential Banquet

At Educational Dedication Awards Ceremony 2008 and an event held in conjunction with the ceremony to commend senior teachers with outstanding performance, Minister of Education Cheng Jei-cheng presented an award to Dr. Juanelva Rose , the first American to win the award. As a missionary, Dr Rose came to Taiwan in 1965 alone and taught general knowledge courses at Tunghai University . Thanks to her efforts, the university set up a music department in 1971.