The love of alma mater among YU College of Pharmacy alumni continues again this year.
On the afternoon of the 17th, senior alumni who graduated 40 years ago visited their alma mater, YU. They are members of the College of Pharmacy class of '72 including Jang Hyun-wook who and Nam Doo-hyeon, who are currently serving as a professor at the YU College of Pharmacy, Shinil Aluminum CEO Ra Jong-soo, who is running a manufacturing company in China, and pharmacists such as Kwon Sook-ja, Shin Jong-tae and Lee Byeong-ho. They met with YU President Noh Seok-kyun and pledged to donate 100 million won that they wished to be used for the development of YU and students at YU.
Shinil Aluminum CEO Ra Jong-soo said, "It has been 40 years since I graduated from college, but I always kept an eye and interest on my school. To commemorate our 40th year since graduation, 50 alumni gathered together." He added, "Please use it where it is absolutely needed for the development of our alma mater."
YU President Noh Seok-kyun answered, "As the president of YU, I am always grateful for the special love for YU by the College of Pharmacy. The YU College of Pharmacy's tradition of donation is an exemplary case for spreading the culture of social donations." He added, "I am sure that students at YU will feel great about having such great seniors. We will do our best so that your school and your juniors will make you proud."
The YU College of Pharmacy's love for YU is quiet special. In April of this year, the class of '82/graduation of '86 alumni association held an alma mater visiting event and teacher appreciation banquet to commemorate their 30th year of graduation, while donating 30 million won. Last year, the class of '81/graduation of '85 alumni association donated 20 million won, and thus the donation for the alma mater development fund of alumni has continued since 2014. The total pledged donations up until now reaches approximately 3 billion won.
