Ohio University Awards Honorary Degree to Daniel C.W. Tse
HONG KONG (October 24, 2000) -- Ohio University today awarded Hong Kong Baptist University President Daniel C. W. Tse an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in recognition of his longtime association with Ohio University and his commitment to East-West studies.
For more than 15 years, Hong Kong Baptist University has housed an Ohio University center, which currently enrolls more than 800 students in evening and weekend classes. In 1993, President Tse founded the Centre for East-West Studies, a consortium of 25 institutions from nine countries, to encourage collaborative programs and the exchange of ideas. As a charter member, Ohio University has sent many faculty and administrators to the center. Earlier this year, President Tse invited faculty from the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine to Hong Kong to meet with officials of eight Chinese medical schools. Their goal was to explore ways in which eastern and western medical practices may be integrated into American medical schools.
"Daniel Tse's skillful leadership and cross-cultural initiatives have earned him international respect and admiration," said Ohio University President Robert Glidden. "His innovative efforts to build collaboration between Chinese institutions and American institutions are most impressive, and Ohio University has been a grateful beneficiary of his creative ideas."
Daniel Tse completed bachelor's and master's degrees in physics at Baylor University and a doctorate in physics at the University of Pittsburgh and also has been awarded six honorary degrees. He has served as the president of Hong Kong Baptist University since 1971, overseeing the institution's evolution from a small, private, liberal arts college to a thriving public university.
Founded in 1804, Ohio University is the oldest public institution of higher learning in the United States' Midwest region. More than 19,000 students are enrolled on the main campus in Athens, including more than 1,000 international students from 100 countries.
