Congratulations Dr. David Branner!
Congratulations to Dr. David Branner who has just been elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. This award is made every three years, in recognition of outstanding contribution to scholarship in the field of Asian Studies. It has replaced the RAS Gold Medal which was last awarded in 1990. The first recipient of the RAS Award is John Gullick, a noted scholar of the Malay world. President Mote saw fit to announce it this morning at his regular briefing of deans, chairs, and directors. As he put it, "an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Humanities" has been given this honor that enhances the reputation of both university and college.
Election to the Society is indeed an honor that is bestowed on very few, and It is something for which we should all congratulate Professor Branner.
