College of Business holds the 3rd Jungbong Alumni Scholarship Award Ceremony and Chairman Lee Hyun-koo's Jungbong Acade
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- 2024-01-12
College of Business holds the 3rd Jungbong Alumni Scholarship Award Ceremony and Chairman Lee Hyun-koo's Jungbong Academic Research Fund Commemorative Board Unveiling Ceremony
On Tuesday, June 13, the College of Business held the '3rd Jungbong Dongmun Scholarship Award Ceremony and Chariman Lee Hyun-koo's Jungbong Academic Research Fund Commemorative Board Unveiling Ceremony' in the Lee Hyun-gu's Advanced Lecture Room (Room 33406) and the first floor lobby of the Business Building at the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus.
At the event, donors such as Chairman Lee Hyun-koo(Business 68, Chairman of La Casa Works Co., Ltd.), Business School Alumni Association Chairman Kim Dong-pil, Business School Alumni Association Honorary Chairman Jeon Yong-joo, Graduate of Business School Alumni Association Honorary Chairman Lee Woo-heon, and Lee Jeung-sang, Secretary General of the Business School Alumni Association, , Dean Seok-gyu Lee, former Dean Hee-jun Ahn of the College of Business, and Steering Committee members of the College of Business (Vice-Dean Young-soo Choi, Vice-Dean Sang-gyun Kim, IMBA Department Head Young-bong Jang, EMBA Department Chair Young-sang Kim, Department of Global Business Administration Chair Oh Jong-min, MIS Major Professor Yong-seok Kim, Administrative Office Director Yeom Dong-gi), the 3rd Jungbong Five alumni scholarship students and the 1st Jungbong Alumni Scholarship student Gyu-ho Lee attended.
A total of five students were selected for the 3rd Jungbong Alumni Scholarship: Kim Chae-yeon, Lee Chae-eun, Jang Seo-yoon, Choi Seon-ho(Department of Business Administration), and Lee Min-seo(Department of Global Business Administration). The application criteria for the Jungbong Alumni Scholarship are for students in their second and third years of an undergraduate program who have earned at least 12 credits in each of the two previous semesters, who have a GPA of 4.0 or higher, and who are screened by the College of Business Fund Management Committee. The scholarship students were finally selected.
In his encouraging speech, Chairman Lee Hyun-koo said, “I pledged to return the blessings I received to my alma mater juniors for the development of society and the nation.” He added, “I hope that my juniors in the business school will become intellectuals who are not only capable, but also personable and courteous.”
Dean Seok-gyu Lee of the College of Business Administration said, “The Analects of Confucius say, ‘If you practice virtue, many people will follow.’ “It means that it is important to have a good character, as President Lee Hyun-gu said,” he said. “I hope that our students who receive scholarships will work hard to cultivate good character, and I hope to be able to give the gratitude I received today to someone in the future.” “I hope you will think deeply and take on many challenges during this time.”
Student Kim Chae-yeon(Department of Business Administration, 3rd Jungbong Alumni Scholarship recipient) expressed her gratitude as a representative of the scholarship students, saying, “I will remember the help you gave me, and one day I will grow into a person who can help my juniors.”
Student Lee Gyu-ho(Global Business Administration, 1st Jungbong Alumni Scholarship recipient) also said, “I had many difficulties while studying, and the Jungbong Alumni Scholarship I received at the time was a great help.” “I was able to endure the difficult times and finish with strength,” he expressed his gratitude.
Following the 3rd Jungbong Alumni Scholarship Award Ceremony, an unveiling ceremony for “Chairman Lee Hyun-koo, Jungbong Academic Research Fund Commemorative Board” was held in the first floor lobby of the Management Building. The commemorative board contains Chairman Lee Hyun-koo's noble wish to become Korea's best business school, both in name and reality, through research support from professors at his alma mater's business school and academic support from students.