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2013 KAIST Alumni of the Year Awarded
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Date : 2014-01-29
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The KAIST Alumni Association announced four winners as the 2013 KAIST Alumni of the Year. From left to right, recipients were Nam-Sung Woo, President of Samsung Electronics; Seok-Kyun Noh, President of Yeungnam University; Kwang-Hyung Lee, Professor at KAIST; and Kyung-Guk Lee, CEO of TV Logic.
The award ceremony was held during a New Year’s ceremony, sponsored by the Alumni Association, on January 18 at the Palace Hotel in Seoul.
President Woo, entering class of ’75 for masters in electrical engineering, was recognized for his devotion to the development of semiconductor industry including expansion of the mobile Central Processing Unit (CPU) business as well as his contribution to national industry development through improving technology for System on Chip (SoC) products.
President Noh, entering class of ‘77 for masters in chemistry, was recognized for his devotion to education and the development of science and technology as the co-president of the Promotion Proclamation of the Citizens’ Coalition for Scientific Society and as the head of Human Resources Development for Brain Korea 21 (BK21).
Professor Lee, entering class of ’78 for masters in industrial engineering, has been a leader in the collaboration of education and science through founding the Department of Bio & Brain Engineering and the Graduate School of Future Strategy at KAIST. His active support for business ideas from labs has helped produce ventures such as Nexon and IDIS.
President Lee, entering class of ’82 for masters in electrical engineering, contributed to the development of HD broadcasting monitors and related items by founding TV Logic. He was also recognized for his devotion to the alumni association.
The Alumni Association has been selecting winners who have contributed to society and remain devoted to KAIST since 1992.
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