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Richard Halloran '5l has been decorated with the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette, by the emperor of Japan for writing about Japan for 40 years for The New York Times, the Washington Post, and Business Week.The announcement cited his book, Japan: Images and Realities, published in 1969, and said: "Mr. Halloran's sharp analyses of Japanese history, politics, economy, and culture enjoyed favorable comments in the United States, thus contributing greatly in promoting the understanding of Japan among the American and other English-speaking peoples." Halloran first went to Japan and Asia in 1954 while in the army and later earned a master's degree in Asian studies at the University of Michigan. Now a freelance writer based in Honolulu, he covers Asia and its relations with the United States, mostly on security issues, for various publications in America and Asia.

• William Green '39 and Walter Peterson '47, recipients of Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire • Dr. Gerald Bernstein '55, elected president of the American Diabetes Association • Dr. Joseph Gonnella '56, DMS' 57, senior vice president for academic affairs and dean of Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, recipient of the Abraham Flexner Award, the most prestigious award presented by the Association of American Medical Colleges

• New Hampshire Chief Justice David Brock '5B, elected president of the Conference of Chief Justices, which consists of the highest judge in each of the 50 states • Dr. Charles Francis Jr. '61, appointed president of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, one of four historically black medical schools

• Hank Paulson '68, named co-CEO at Goldman Sachs • Max McGee '72, named Illinois state superintendent of education

• Judge Charles Schudson '72, awarded the 1998 Human Rights Leadership Award by Freedom magazine for his efforts on behalf of women, children, and the elderly

• Leland Asher Prince '88, recipient of MCI's Best of the Best marketing award • Kelly Blasius Knudsen '91, head coach of this year's 16-2 -2 Dartmouth women's soccer team, named Northeast Region Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association

• Taran Lent '96, Big Green football broadcaster, recipient of the Golden Mike Award from the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters

Richard Halloran '51, right, and his wife, Fumiko Mori, celebrate the Imperial Award with friend Kenneth Otagaki, veteran of the 100th Infantry battalion.