Institutional History
Past Resident Directors
| Year | Name | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1972-1973 | Peter Frost | Williams |
| 1973-1974 | Ray Moore | Amherst |
| 1974-1975 | Cameron Hurst | University of Kansas |
| 1975-1976 | David Titus | Wesleyan |
| 1976-1977 | Ty Unno | Smith |
| 1977-1978 | Tadanori Yamashita | Mount Holyoke |
| 1978-1979 | Mike Sherard | Colby |
| 1979-1980 | Lloyd Craighill | |
| 1980-1981 | Lloyd Craighill | |
| 1981-1982 | John Eusden | Williams |
| 1982-1983 | Lon Chen | Whitman |
| 1983-1984 | Bardwell Smith | Carleton |
| 1984-1985 | David Titus | Wesleyan |
| 1985-1986 | Ray Moore | Amherst |
| 1986-1987 | Ron DiCenzo | Oberlin |
| 1987-1988 | David Lu | Bucknell |
| 1988-1989 | Tadanori Yamashita | Mount Holyoke |
| 1989-1990 | Anthony Chambers | Wesleyan |
| 1990-1991 | Akira R. Takemoto | Whitman |
| 1991-1992 | Robert Wood | Carleton |
| 1992-1993 | Thomas Rohlich | University of Iowa |
| 1993-1994 | Thomas Rohlich | University of Iowa |
| 1994-1995 | Vivian Herman | |
| 1995-1996 | Martin Holman | |
| 1996-1997 | David Titus/Ray Moore | Wesleyan/Amherst |
| 1997-1998 | Hiroshi Miyaji | Middlebury |
| 1998-1999 | James Kodera | Wellesley |
| 1999-2000 | James Dobbins | Oberlin |
| 2000-2001 | Dennis Yasutomo | Smith |
| 2001-2002 | Hiroshi Miyaji | Middlebury |
| 2002-2003 | Nobuo Ogawa | Middlebury |
| 2003-2004 | Maki Hubbard | Smith |
| 2004-2005 | Kathryn Sparling | Carleton |
| 2005-2006 | Naoko Nemoto | Mount Holyoke |
| 2006-2007 | Tamae Prindle | Colby |
| 2007-2008 | Thomas Rohlich | Smith |
| 2008-2009 | Erik Lofgren | Bucknell |
| 2009-2010 | Nobuo Ogawa | Middlebury |
| 2010-2011 | Maki Hubbard | Smith |
| 2011-2012 | Shinko Kagaya | Williams |
| 2012-2013 | Erik Lofgren/Terry MacDougall | Bucknell/Stanford |
| 2013-2014 | Nobuo Ogawa | Middlebury |
| 2014-2015 | Suzanne Gay | Oberlin |
| 2015-2016 | Thomas Rohlich | Smith |
| 2016-2017 | Maki Hubbard | Smith |
| 2017-2018 | Maki Hubbard | Smith |
| 2018-2019 | Elizabeth Armstrong | Bucknell |
| 2019-2020 | Elizabeth Armstrong | Bucknell |
| 2020-2021 | Kasumi Yamamoto | Williams |
| 2021-2022 | Kasumi Yamamoto | Williams |
| 2022-2023 | James Orr | Bucknell |
| 2023-2024 | Hideko Abe | Colby |
| 2024-2025 | Noboru Tomonari | Carleton |
Program Chair History
| Year | Name | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1985-1987 | Tom Havens | Connecticut |
| 1987-1989 | Ray Moore | Amherst |
| 1989-1992 | Ron DiCenzo | Oberlin |
| 1992-1995 | Anthony Chambers | Wesleyan |
| 1995-1997 | Ron DiCenzo | Oberlin |
| 1997-2003 | Akira R. Takemoto | Whitman |
| 2003-2007 | Thomas Rohlich | Smith |
| 2007-2010 | James Dobbins | Oberlin |
| 2010-2014 | Akira R. Takemoto | Whitman |
| 2014-2017 | Erik R. Lofgren | Bucknell |
| 2018-2024 | Peter Flueckiger | Pomona |
AKP Board Meeting Hosts
| Year | Institution |
|---|---|
| 1973 | Carleton |
| 1974 | Amherst |
| 1975 | Connecticut |
| 1976 | Wesleyan |
| 1977 | Smith |
| 1978 | Mount Holyoke |
| 1979 | Mount Holyoke |
| 1980 | Williams |
| 1981 | Colby |
| 1982 | Bucknell (10th Anniversary) |
| 1983 | Connecticut |
| 1984 | Whitman |
| 1985 | Carleton |
| 1986 | Oberlin |
| 1987 | Bucknell |
| 1988 | Wesleyan |
| 1989 | Amherst |
| 1990 | Pomona |
| 1991 | Oberlin |
| 1992 | Smith (20th Anniversary) |
| 1993 | Middlebury |
| 1994 | Whitman |
| 1995 | Colby |
| 1996 | Williams |
| 1997 | Carleton (25th Anniversary) |
| 1998 | Wellesley |
| 1999 | Bates |
| 2000 | Amherst |
| 2001 | Pomona |
| 2002 | Middlebury (30th Anniversary) |
| 2003 | Mount Holyoke |
| 2004 | Bucknell |
| 2005 | Oberlin |
| 2006 | Smith |
| 2007 | Connecticut (35th Anniversary) |
| 2008 | Amherst |
| 2009 | Colby |
| 2010 | Whitman |
| 2011 | Wesleyan |
| 2012 | Amherst (40th Anniversary) |
| 2013 | Pomona |
| 2014 | Bucknell |
| 2015 | Carleton |
| 2016 | Smith |
| 2017 | Oberlin (45th Anniversary) |
| 2018 | Colby |
| 2019 | Connecticut |
| 2020-2022 | Online meetings only due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2023 | Williams (belated 50th Anniversary) |
| 2024 | Bates |
| 2025 | Bucknell |