A brief chronology of Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA)
(Former FASSPRC)

The first group of three visiting scholars from the People's Republic of China (PRC) at arrived the University of Cincinnati (UC) campus around January, 1979. There were mutual help arranged by the visiting scholar among themselves and several families from the UC community. Graduate students started to enroll in various graduate program from then on. Around 1984, there were approximately 30 students and scholars on UC campus. At that time, upon the suggestion of Professor Y. K Kao, a formal student organization, CSSA (Former FASSPRC), was formed and registered with the University. The first President of FASSPRC is Dr. Shihan Chen ( chemical engineering major, now works in Mobile, Alabama). He is a graduate of Zhejiang University. Term of presidency is one year. Following is a list of past official of CSSA (Former FASSPRC) along with whatever additional information that we can gather about the activities during their terms.

  • 1985-1986

      • President: Dr. Tiebing Liu, geology major. He was the first PhD graduate return to China.

       

  • 1986-1987

      • President: Dr. Zhiquan Yan chemical engineering major, (Dalian Institute of Technology), now resides Charleston, SC.
      Officers: Dr. Ting Yang, mathematics major.
      Hu Huang, also served as VP of UC's international student association.
      Dr. Jingzhong Wu, physics major, from Academia Sinica.

       

  • 1987-1988

      • President: Dashi Wu, mechanical engineering, did not complete the term, succeeded by VP Dr. Dong Li  chemical engineering

       

  • 1988-1989

      • President: Xing Ju, sociology.
      Vice President: Dr. Dapeng Li, electrical engineering, (Beijing Steel Institute) resides Cincinnati..
      Officers: Dr. Yong Huang, mechanical engineering
      Jie Yuan, chemistry.
      Dr. Baohe Chen, chemistry. (East China Normal Univ.)

       

  • 1989.4-1990.4

      • President: Dapeng Li, electrical engineering
      Vice President: Qiang Xiong, pharmacy major (Beijing Chinese Medical College)
      Dr. Yonglong Li, chemical engineering (Tianjin University)
      Treasury: Dr. Baohe Chen
      Events: a tumultuous year. There were two gatherings at UC in support of the event June 4 occurred in Beijing. City of Cincinnati Government held a memorial service. A number of association members participated demonstration in Washington D. C. and in Chicago.

       

  • 1990-1991

      • President: Dr Puqi Jiang, music, conducting. (Nanjing performing art?)
      Vice President: Qing Yang, environmental engineering
      Officer: Jingdong Cai 

       

  • 1991-1992

      • Rotating Presidency: Dr. Haiou Yao, chemistry
      Dr. Xuelong Cao, physics
      Dr. Liqun Cao, sociology ?????, mechanical engineering

       

  • 1992-1993

      • President: Jie Yang, biology
      Vice President: Xiaobai Wang, mechanical engineering
      Treasury: Qiang Chen, computer science
      Secretary: Chong Wang, medical school
      Events of significance:

      1. Established membership, started collect membership dues, issued membership cards, encouraging members' participation in association activities.
      2. Organized picnic at Huston Woods State Park. over a hundred members participated.
      3. Organized a tour to Columbus, Cleveland and Niagara falls.
      4. Assisted ISO in welcoming of new students. Organized new year party
      5. Organized Lunar New year dinner party with door prizes, puzzles, cheese, and dancing.
      6. With considerable effort by of association officers, FASSPRC was registered as a Non-profit organization with obligation of filling income taxes.
      7. Tianshui Zheng of material science department died in an automobile accident. Association helped in every way possible ways to help his widow. A fund-raising effort by the association with the help of many concerned Chinese faculty in the college was quite successful.
      8. A female graduate student in aerospace engineering was murdered. The association help in her funeral.

 

  • 1993-1994

      • President: Changjuan Zheng, resigned after one or two months, replace by
      Vice President: Dr. Jianguo Wu, aerospace engineering
      Vice President: Dr. Jin Liu, chemistry.
      Treasury: Dr. Zhengcai Bu, chemistry
      Secretary: Dr. Shilin Zhang, economics
      Officer: Dr. Qingwen Yuan, chemistry.
      All officer were first-year students at that time.
      Event of significance:

      1. Established email for FASSPRC.
      2. Organized Kara-OK competition.
      3. Organized bridge club.
      4. Installed Chinese computer system.
      5. Organized seminar on how to do interview. Published newsletters.

 

  • 1994-1995

      • President: Bingyu Tian, aerospace engineering
      Tressury: Ze Tang, left without finished the term, aerospace engineering
      Sibin Lu, ESL
      Treasury: Dr. Xuerong Li, physics, left in mid-term, succeed by Zhong Li, aerospace engineering, transfer to computer science.
      Vice President: Hongwei Dou, education (communication disorder specialty)
      Events of significance:

      1. A medical school student Feng Di, committe suicide. He was a graduate of Tongji University.
      2. In collaboration with Chinese American Association of Cincinnati, the association invited Central Symphony Orchestra to performance in Cincinnati.
      3. Organized about a hundred members' toured Niagara.

 

  • 1994-1995

      • President: Dr. Tuanmu Ming, Pediatrics (Beijing Medical University)
      Vice president: Zhibo Shen, nuclear engineering
      Secretary: Liang Yin, mechanical engineering
      Treasury: Weiya Cai, civil engineering
      No significant event occurred according to Tuanmu, except showed movies brought by education consulate from New York, organized seminars. He left office early for unspecified reason. Dr. Y. K. Kao also resigned at the same time as the faculty advisor after serving in that capacity since the inception of the association.

       

  • 1995-1996

      • President: Yuxiang Wang, did not finish the term and was succeeded by Qing Liu.  Secretary: Jicheng Guo.

       

  • 1996-1997

      • President: Fang Shi

       

  • 1997-1998

      • President: Xingguo Li, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
      Vice President: Weiguo Zhang, Dept. of Civil and Environ. Eng.
      Wei Guo, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
      Rimond Chou, CBA
      Secretary: Shijian Luo, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
      Treasurer: Juhua Yang, Dept. of Anthropology


  • 1998-1999

      • President: Weiguo Zhang, Dept. of Civil and Environ. Eng. ( left at June, 1998)
                     Dapeng Cui, Dept. of  Marketing ( June, 1998 - 1999)
      Vice President: Jun Liang,  Dept. of Geography  
      Secretary: Hongjun Liang,  Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
      Treasurer: Chunyan Chen,  Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
      Office Director: Weitao Yi,  Dept. of Aerospace Engineering
      Editor-in-Chief of ZHIXUN: Haibei Ren,  DAAP
      Coordinator of Haircut Program: Yin Sun,  ECECS
      WebMaster: JingAo Wang,  ECECS

       

  • 1999-2000

      • President: Jing Zheng, Dept. of Mathematics ( left at May, 2000)
      Vice President: Zhou Yu,  Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering  
                           Haibei Ren, DAAP (left at August, 2000)
      Secretary: Jing Shi, Women Study 
      Treasurer: Chunyan Chen,  Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
      Office Director: Weitao Yi,  Dept. of Aerospace Engineering
      Editor-in-Chief of ZHIXUN: Haibei Ren, DAAP
      Coordinator of Haircut Program: Yin Sun,  ECECS
      WebMaster: JingAo Wang,  ECECS

       

  • 2000-2002 (Two consecutive terms due to no one runs for 2001-2002) 

      • President: Zhou Yu, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering and ECECS
      Vice President: Yong Song,  Dept. of Physics 
      Vice President: Ming-yi Weng,  Dept. of History and MBA 
      Secretary: Dong-hui Yang,  Dept. of Mathematics
      Treasurer: Ying Zhang, DAAP
      Office Director: Xiao-kun Li, ECECS
      Editor-in-Chief of ZHIXUN: vacant
      Coordinator of Haircut Program: Jin Sun and Qian Zhang, Department of Civil Engineering
      Web Master: Yong Song, Department of Physics
      Significant issues:
      1) setup of UCBBS.com website for students to exchange information
      2) successful new students welcome night party
      3) Florida trip

 

  • 2002-2003

      • President:  Zhu Hongmei , Dept of Math
      Vice President:  Yang Jun, Dept of E.E
      Secretary:  Wang, Xin Dept of E.E
      Treasurer:  Nan, Dongmei Dept of Math
      Office Director:  Shi, Ying Dept of Math and Zhao, Qinrong, Dept of E.E
      Editor-in-Chief of ZHIXUN:
      Coordinator of Haircut Program:  Han Chun, Medical Cellege
      Movie Show: Zhou Xin Dept of CS 

 

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