FIRST ARTHUR E. KLAUSER ASIAN STUDIES MEMORIAL LECTURE
HIROTSUGU (Chuck) IIKUBO ‘57
“The Other Aspect of Global Communication”
Mr. Iikubo will discuss a common thought process which
may partially contribute to better communications among peoples.
Mr. Iikubo was born in Tokyo and is a 1957 graduate of DePauw. He received his Doctor of Hu-mane Letters in 1993, the Old Gold Goblet in 2004, and is a Life Trustee of DePauw. He is the founder and CEO (Ret.) of Decision Systems, Tokyo. He has been engaged in improving organizational efficiency with over seventy corporations and published eighteen books on decision making. In the 1990s, he initiated the A-50 project to show gratitude for American assistance and friendship between Japan and the United States, and served as an honorary ambassador to the state of Indiana. He is currently active in writing and lecturing.