The Kenneth B. and Anne H.H. Pyle Center for Northeast Asian Studies:

The Pyle Center will serve as a lasting tribute to NBR Co-Founder and Founding President Dr. Kenneth Pyle for his pioneering work in Japan studies, his dedication to building scholarly institutions, and his teaching generations of students. It will also recognize his wife Mrs. Anne Pyle for her support of Ken’s work and her lifelong dedication and expertise in the study and collection of woodblock prints by Japanese artist Sadao Watanabe.

Honorary Committee:

The Honorable Michael Armacost
The Honorable Howard Baker
Mr. Matthew Bannick
Dr. Michael Birt
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Clarkson
The Honorable and Mrs.
       Charles Cross
Mr. Tracy Dahlby
The Honorable Thomas Foley
Mr. James Foster
Mr. William Franklin
Dr. Aaron Friedberg
Mr. Glen Fukushima
Mr. Adam Goff
The Honorable and Mrs.
       Slade Gorton
Dr. Eleanor Hadley
Dr. Donald Hellmann
Dr. Benjamin Henszey
Mr. Mikio Kato
Consul General Chanho Kwon

Dr. Nicholas Lardy
Dr. Chae-Jin Lee
Mr. Donald Lorentz
Mr. Douglas Lorentz
The Honorable Walter Mondale
Mr. Tomio Moriguchi
The Honorable Patty Murray
Dr. Robert Orr
Dr. George Packard
Dr. TJ Pempel
Ms. Annie Pyle
Mr. Warren Pyle
Dr. William Pyle
Mr. and Mrs. George Russell
Dr. Richard Samuels
Dr. Robert Scalapino
The Honorable George Shultz
Mr. William Van Ness
Mr. Griffith Way
Dr. Anand Yang

Conference Co-Chairs:

The Honorable Thomas Foley
The Honorable Slade Gorton
The Honorable Yoshio Okawara

Gala Planning Committee:

The Honorable Kazuo Tanaka (Honorary Co-Chair)
Mr. John Rindlaub (Honorary Co-Chair)
Mr. William Franklin
Dr. Gary Kaplan
Ms. Pamela Passman
Mr. Ed Reilly
Mr. David Tang

Endowment Campaign Lead Funding:

The Russell Family Foundation

Pyle Center Donors List

Funding Goal:

$1 million

Benefactor Levels:

Visionary - $100,000
Dean - $50,000
Professor - $25,000
Mentor - $10,000
Lecturer - $5,000
Scholar - $1,000
Instructor - $500
Individual - $250
Student - $100

If you wish to sponsor the Kenneth B. and Anne H.H. Pyle Center for Northeast Asian Studies please fill out the pledge form and fax or mail it to the address listed below:

Pledge Form

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The National Bureau of Asian Research
4518 University Way NE, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98105
Fax: (206) 632-7487