Timeline

  • 1926 Born in Seattle, Washington, USA on August 5, 1926
  • 1948 Arrived in China for missionary work
  • 1950 While working with refugees in Hong Kong, father passed away in Seattle
  • 1951 Moved to Hualien, mother passed away
  • 1960 Moved to Taipei and founded the Chinese Salvation Broadcasting Team,
    started broadcasting Gospel radio programs
  • 1962 Launched Studio Classroom, Taiwan's first English learning radio program
  • 1963 Chinese Salvation Broadcasting Team renamed as
    Overseas Radio &Television, Inc. Founded Heavenly Melody
  • 1981 Launched Let's Talk in English magazine
  • 1984 Received the Special Award of the Ministry of Education’s National Excellent Teacher Awards
  • 1985 Established Heavenly Melody Video Production
  • 1989 Received the Golden Tripod Award Special Award from the Government Information Office
  • 1994 Established the Doris Brougham Education Scholarship
  • 2001 Launched Advanced magazine
  • 2002 Awarded the Order of the Brilliant Star with Violet Grand Cordon by President Chen Shui-bian
  • 2004 Received Schweitzer Award for English Teaching from the King Car Education Foundation
  • 2008 Received Hualien County Honorable Citizen Award
  • 2010 Received Lifetime Achievement Award at the Asian Publishing Awards
  • 2010 Awarded the Global Love of Life Medal by the Chou Ta-Kuan Cultural and Educational Foundation
  • 2011 Awarded the International Individual Achievement Award by the
    National Religious Broadcasters Association
  • 2014 Seattle, Washington declared April 2 as Doris M. Brougham Day
  • 2014 Washington State Senate passes resolution to honor Doris M. Brougham for her lifelong work
    to Taiwan and good bilateral relations between Washington State and Taiwan
  • 2017 Awarded Honorary Citizen by Tainan City Government
  • 2021 Awarded first Women's Outstanding Contribution Award from the National Women’s League of the R.O.C.
  • 2022 Awarded Special Award of the 25th Taipei Culture Awards
  • 2023 Received Republic of China passport from President Tsai Ing-Wen
  • 2023 Received Republic of China national identification card from Taipei City Mayor Wayne Jiang
  • 2024 Passed away at the age of 98, buried in Yangmingshan, Taipei

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