Choi Hyeok-young Scholarship Foundation gives a total of 70 million won in scholarships to eight students
Full tuition until graduation, and 1 million won for books per semester
Donated a total of 360 million won since 2007 including College Development Fund
[March 8, 2016]
<Choi Hyeok-young, president of the Choi Hyeok-young Scholarship Foundation gave scholarships to junior students.>
There was the warm news of an alumnus of YU donating scholarships for his juniors at the start of the new semester.
Choi Hyeok-young (74), president of the Choi Hyeok-young Scholarship Foundation donated scholarships to YU students who are his juniors. At 11:30 a.m. on the 8th, Mr. Choi visited YU President Noh Seok-young and the scholarship students and donated 70 million won in scholarships.
Mr. Choi was the class of '63 in civil engineering at YU and has been giving scholarships to YU for the fifth year since 2012. Recipients of the scholarship receive full tuition scholarships and one million won for books per semester. Including eight students this year, a total of 260 million won was donated as scholarships for 13 students.
Recipients of scholarships this year include Jung Ji-eun (23, senior, College of Medicine), Kim Yu-ju (21, senior, Department of English Language & Literature), Kim Cheon-ya (25, junior, Department of Textile Engineering and Technology), Ryu Hyun-gyung (22, junior, School of International Economics and Business), Choi Hyun-woo (20, junior, Department of Civil Engineering), Bae Shi-hyeon (20, junior, School of International Economics and Business), Bae Jae-hyun (20, sophomore, Department of Civil Engineering), and Koo Gyo-in (19, sophomore, Department of Information and Communication Engineering). Among them, Jung Ji-eun and Kim Yu-ju have been receiving scholarships for the third year since 2014, while Kim Cheon-ya, Ryu Hyun-gyung, Choi Hyun-woo and Bae Shi-hyeon have been receiving scholarships for the second year since 2015 from Mr. Choi.
At the scholarship ceremony, Mr. Choi said, "Since graduating and working in the real world, I always felt a sense of appreciation for my school. I was barely able to sleep last night because I was excited to visit my school and meet my juniors at YU." He added, "I hope that my juniors who received the scholarships will not forget their alma mater and juniors after graduating and practice sharing with them."
Kim Cheon-ya, who received the scholarship for the second year since last year said, "Not only the scholarship, but his genuine advice makes me feel just how much love he has for his juniors," and added, "As I have received his love, I also be a senior who practices love for juniors after I graduate" as she thanked Mr. Choi.
Meanwhile, Mr. Choi has donated a total of 360 million won including 100 million for the school development fund since 2007 for development funds and scholarships, and has spared no effort to show his support YU and his juniors.
