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NEW (2015-10-12)A ceremony is held to deliver plaques of appreciation to donors for Ajou

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A ceremony is held to deliver plaques of appreciation to donors for Ajou

2015-10-12


On the afternoon of October 12th, a ceremony was held to deliver plaques of appreciation to donors for Ajou University at the President's Office in Yulgok Hall.


During the ceremony, Ajou’s President Dong Yeon Kim presented plaques of appreciation, along with words of gratitude, to CEO Taek Seong Lee of Samkwang Chemical, CEOs Yeong Tak Cho and In Suk Lee of Hunet, and CEO Seong Woo Kim of One Stone for their contributions to the University. Also in attendance at the ceremony were Vice President for Industry-Academia Cooperation Kyung Hee Choi, Dean of the Graduate School Joong Soon Jang, and Vice President for Planning Jung Seob Lee.


CEO Lee of Samkwang Chemical (admitted class of 1978, Department of Chemical Engineering) donated 15 million won in scholarships to the Applied Bio Technology Program of the Graduate School in 2013, and another 10 million won out of the 15 million won he promised to contribute in 2014. CEOs Cho and Lee of Hunet pledged to donate 15 million won in scholarships to Ajou’s undergraduate school and have contributed 10 million won so far. Five students at the University are receiving scholarships of 1 million one per person per semester based on their donations.


CEO Kim of One Stone (admitted class of 1986, Department of Physics) donated 10 million won, which was presented to two students at the Department of Physics, with each student receiving 1.5 million won. More scholarships are to be presented next year.