Donated 690 million KRW including scholarships to his alma mater, YU, contributing to the development of the university
Also held scholarship bestowal ceremony... Donated 430 million KRW in scholarships to juniors since 2012
Contributed to establishing landmarks of YU such as the ‘Chunma Tunnel Fountain’ and ‘Big Time’, a wall clock at the central library
[April 13, 2021]
CHOI Hyeok-young (78, third from left on photo above), chairman of the Choi Hyeok-young Scholarship Association, was selected as a member of the YU ‘Chunma Honors’ and received a plaque. ‘Chunma Honors’ is a program that was established in 2020 to honor donors.
At 11 a.m. On the 13th, Chairman CHOIreceived a plaque from YU President CHOI Oe-chool at the YU President’s reception room. Chairman CHOI graduated from the YU Department of Civil Engineering as the class of ‘63 and has since then donated a total of 690 million KRW as development funds for the university, including scholarships for his juniors at YU. In particular, he contributed greatly to the establishing the YU campus landmarks such as the ‘Chunma Tunnel Foundation’ installed at the front gate of YU and the large clock ‘Big Time’ installed on the upper part of the outer wall of the YU Central Library in 2018.
Chairman CHOI said, “All I did was share a little bit with my alma mater and juniors. I am very grateful to receive such a great honor.” He added, “As a ‘Chunma Honors’ member, I will continue to provide both material and emotional support for my alma mater and my juniors. I hope that more alumni will also become Chunma Honors members.”.
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Prior to the awarding of the ‘Chunma Honors’ plaque, a student scholarship bestowal ceremony was also held. On this day, Chairman CHOI gave a total of 190 million KRW in scholarships to eight YU students. While handing over the scholarship certificates to students, Chairman Choi said, “Dream big. And work hard to achieve your dreams,” while adding, “Success is achieved after overcoming many hardships and difficulties. Don’t feel rushed, but continue to work hard.”
In particular, students who received the scholarships gave hand written letters to Chairman CHOI to express their gratitude. Lee Seo-young, a sophomore at the YU School of Chemical Engineering, said in her letter, “I believe I was given a very special opportunity as I was selected for the scholarship at a time where I have been having economic hardships. I wanted to write this letter to express my gratitude to Chairman Choi,” and added, “I am now able to focus on my studies as I was selected for the scholarship. I want to put down my economic burden a little and look out to the bigger world. I will not forget this feeling of gratitude as I live my life.”
The Choi Hyeok-young Scholarship Association has handed over a total of 430 million KRW as scholarships for YU students since 2012. Chairman Choi founded the Choi Hyeok-young to continuously give scholarships to not only his juniors at his alma mater, but also to high school and college students nationwide.
YU President CHOI Oe-chool said, “I believe that that Chairman Choi’s spirit of sharing was conveyed well to students. I hope that the students who received the scholarship today will move on to graduate and become professionals in their fields and live a life of sharing and contributing to society by receiving the lofty will of Chairman Choi.”
