2005 AWARDEES - Sydney, Australia, University of New South Wales

CHINESE LANGUAGE

Yang Guorong, Ph.D.
East China Normal University, Shanghai, PRC
"The Debate over "Tian" and "Ren"—A Reinterpretation of the Zhuangzi"

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Chen Kung Hung, Graduate Degree Fellow
East-West Center, University of Hawai'i
"Meanings in the Making: Words, Creativity, and a Philosophical Interpretation of A Book from the Sky"

[PLEASE NOTE: The original awardee, Eric Hanson, a graduate student at the University of Hawai'i, was unable to accept the award due to professional commitments that prevented him from attending the conference.]

SENIOR SCHOLAR AWARDEE

Yang Ju-ping, Ph.D.
College of History, Nankai University, Tianjin, PRC
" Zhuangzi and the Cynics—Their Significance to the Modern Society"

2001 AWARDEES

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Brian Bruya, Ph.D. candidate
Department of Philosophy, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, U.S.A.
"Qing and Emotion in Early Chinese Thought"

JAPANESE LANGUAGE - Honorable Mention

Maja Milcinski, Ph.D.
Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Germany

CHINESE LANGUAGE - no awards made

1999 AWARDEES

CHINESE LANGUAGE - Honorable Mentions

Fu Zheng Ming
Sundsvall, Sweden

Lai Chi-tim
Department of Religion, Chinese University of Hong Kong

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Youru Wang
Department of Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Honorable Mentions

Jiuan Heng
Department of Philosophy, National University of Singapore

Li-Hsiang (Lisa) Lee
Department of Philosophy, University of Hawaii, Manoa