Hiroshi Miyaji, 82, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and C.V. Starr Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and Language, died Thursday, May 24, 2007. Born and raised in Japan, Hiroshi Miyaji came to the United States to earn his Master's Degree and Doctorate in Linguistics from Stanford University. He taught there and at the University of Oregon before joining the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in 1967. He was the Inagural Diector of the Japanese School at Middlebury College from 1970 until 1977. In 1980 Hiroshi became Vice President for Languages, Director of the Language Schools, and Professor of East Asian Languages and Culture at Middlebury College. After one year of leave, which he spent as Chairman of the East Asian Language Department at the University of Hawaii, in 1983, he returned to Middlebury College as a member of the Philosophy Department and East Asian studies program. After he retired in 1996, Hiroshi continued to teach part time until 2004. He is remembered as a generous, wise colleague who was known for his sense of humor. A teacher and serious scholar, he was respected by his students and his professional peers, who elected him President of the Association of Teachers of Japanese 19190. He is survived by his wife Sumiko and thir only daughter Anna. A viewing will be held at Sanderson's Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 29, at 3:30 P.M. A memorial service will be held at Mead Chapel, at Middlebury College, on Wednesday, May 30, at 4 P.M. In leu of flowers the family would appreciate donations made in his name to the Special Olympics of Vermont, 368 Avenue D, Suite 30, Wiliston, VT 05495.