Hong Seong-deok Alumni Donates KRW 100 Million to 'Yeobaek (餘) Hong Seong-deok Confucian College Development Fund'
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- 2024-04-18
Hong Seong-deok Alumni Donates KRW 100 Million to
'Yeobaek (餘) Hong Seong-deok Confucian College Development Fund'
Hong Seong-deok alumni (Dongyang-cheol 61, columnist) visited President Yoo Ji-beom on April 9 (Tue) and delivered 100 million won of the 「Yeobaek Hong Seong-deok University Development Fund in 餘」, a development fund for education, research, environmental improvement and scholarship of international universities.
The fund delivery ceremony, which was held in the third conference room on the third floor of the 600th anniversary hall of the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus, was attended by alumni Hong Seong-deok and Sung Sung-kyung (Director of the New Institute of Industrial Science, Yang Hyun-dong), Hong Kwang-sun (Director of General Affairs, Yang Hyun-dong), Oh Yong-geun (Director of KBS Namwon Broadcasting, Yang Hyun-jae), Choi Il-ryeol (Former Chairman Yang Hyun-jae), Kim Ki-jong (Member Yang Hyun-jae), Kim Sang-soo (President Yang Hyun-jae), Choi Jong-moon (Former President of Chonju National University College of Culture and Tourism), Hong Seong-gwan (在 Canadian businessman, younger brother), Lee Woo-jin (businessman, friend of younger brother), Yoo Jen-nam (Secretary Director of the KBS Welfare Fund, Yang Hyun-jae Member), Kim Kyung-ho (Advisory Ambassador to Daegu City, former Russian Corporation, junior), and Cho Ki-seop (Yang Hyun-jae's junior), and at the school, President Yoo Ji-beom, Permanent Director Joo Young-soo, Vice President Kim Jae-soo, Vice President of Insa Cam, Vice President of Insa Cam, Choi Jae-bung, Vice President of Jagua Cam, Kim Dong-min, President of the University of International Studies, and Director of Foreign Cooperation Ji Sung-woo attended.
In his speech, Hong Seong-deok, an alumnus of the school, said, "I am grateful for the hospitality of my alma mater. I decided to donate because I was grateful for being a scholar of Yang Hyun-jae for four years in school, the grace that he gave me at Jinsa Restaurant, a cafeteria, and even special lectures in foreign languages such as English, Japanese, and Chinese at the time. I sincerely hope that my alma mater will continue to develop and become a world's top class university."
President Yoo Ji-beom said, "I can feel the beauty of 'empty fullness' in the title of Hong Seong-deok's 餘 White. I am envious and proud that he is still reading books from his school days and has continued to meet with his classmates for 60 years. I think he is a true 智 of good manners. I will cherish the meaning of donation and do my best to foster world-class talent. Once again, thank you for your great meaning."