On October 5th, our university held the award ceremony for the Hokkaido University Yoshie Katsurada Award*, which honors the next generation of female faculty.

 

The ``National University Corporation Hokkaido University Yoshie Katsurada Award'' is an award that honors female faculty members affiliated with our university who are expected to develop excellent academic research and play an active role in the next generation of management positions. The aim is to encourage the teachers themselves and the many female teachers who will follow them, and to promote the promotion of women to higher-ranking and managerial positions.

Award winners (in alphabetical order)
  • Mikako Ogawa (Graduate Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor)
  • Mari Kuroiwa (Graduate Faculty of Science, Professor)
  • Yuko Takizawa (Associate Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science)
  • Kyoko Hida (Professor, Graduate Faculty of Dental Medicine)

 

For more information, please click here. *Go to Hokkaido University’s website.

 

*Hokkaido University Yoshie Katsurada Award

This award is named after Yoshie Katsurada (1911-1980), a professor in School of Science at our university. At a time when there were many difficulties for women to study and conduct research at universities, Ms. Katsurada maintained a strong desire to study mathematics and entered Hokkaido Imperial University (predecessor of Hokkaido University) in 1940. Did. In 1967, she became the first woman to become a professor at the former Imperial University. In recognition of his achievements, in 1973 he was awarded the Hokkaido Cultural Prize in the field of natural science. Ms. Katsurada paved the way as one of the pioneers of female researchers, produced outstanding research results that led her field of expertise, and made significant contributions to society through educational activities and other activities. In recognition of their achievements, we established the Hokkaido University Yoshie Katsurada Award for female faculty members at our university, with the aim of nurturing the next generation of female leaders who conduct research with high aspirations and contribute to social development.

 

From left: Deputy Director Rika Yano, Associate Professor Yuko Takizawa, Professor Mikako Ogawa, President Kiyohiro Hokane, Sachiko Hironaka, Professor Mari Kuroiwa, Professor Kyoko Hida, and Executive Vice President Junji Yamaguchi.