{"id":373742,"date":"2022-08-08T06:01:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=373742"},"modified":"2022-08-08T06:01:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T20:01:01","slug":"jerry-tan-is-first-recipient-of-uog-presidents-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/jerry-tan-is-first-recipient-of-uog-presidents-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Tan is first recipient of UOG President\u2019s Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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University of Guam president Dr. Thomas Krise presents Tan Holdings president and CEO Jerry Tan the very first President\u2019s Medal during the UOG Athletic Scholarship Signing and Alumni Luncheon last Friday at Hyatt Regency Saipan. (MARK RABAGO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Guam bestowed its first ever President\u2019s Medal award to Tan Holdings president and CEO Jerry Tan during the UOG Athletic Scholarship Signing and Alumni Luncheon last Friday at Hyatt Regency Saipan.<\/p>\n

UOG president Dr. Thomas Krise, who presented Tan with the medal, said that Tan is a \u201creal role model\u201d for someone who is fulfilling the university\u2019s mission statement, which is \u201cNa, Deskubre, Setbe\u201d (To Enlighten, to Discover, to Serve).<\/p>\n

\u201c[It\u2019s the] highest award that the president of the university can give and for people who really demonstrated enthusiasm for the mission of the university. It\u2019s for people like Jerry who touched so many aspects of this community. In this case it\u2019s scholarships, sports, higher education, the economy, and keeping our brains in the CNMI and in the region,\u201d said Krise.<\/p>\n

He also clarified that the award is not meant for UOG alumni only as it can be awarded to anyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our 70th year, our platinum jubilee. So we decided to institute a new award that\u2019s called the President\u2019s Medal. This award is given to people in our community that demonstrate a particular commitment to our mission,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said Tan has been a supporter of the university for a very long time and is one of the most prominent people in the entire region. \u2028\u201cTan Holdings is a family company that is engaged throughout the region as one of the few organizations that actually thinks of the whole Micronesian region as a region,\u201d\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n

Tan, who graduated from UOG in 1983, said that education is important to his family, especially to his father, Tan Siu Lin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI graduated and took advantage of the education I received and did my best in my life for our region. For my father, education is the most important area of charity. He continues to do a lot of charity work in Hong Kong where he lives and in other countries as well,\u201d Tan said.<\/p>\n

He added that UOG has a very special place in their family\u2019s hearts as he and his siblings are all alumni.\u2028\u201cMany people don\u2019t actually know that all my siblings went to University of Guam because the timeline when we moved to Guam as an immigrant we were all going to school at that time.\u00a0 So, everyone of us graduated from the University of Guam,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Tan said that, while he\u2019s pretty much flattered being the first recipient of the UOG President\u2019s Medal, the occasion last Friday was intended more to celebrate the signing of five CNMI student-athletes who will continue their journey at the school he graduated from. (See story on Page 20)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very special for me today other than being recognized today. Thank you very much, Dr. Krise and UOG, but at the same time I\u2019m very, very happy to be here to be part of this ceremony,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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