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Distinguished SNU Members

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Distinguished SNU Members

Seoul National University honors the people who made distinguished achievements in their lives with the Distinguished SNU Members Award. It has been the highest honor bestowed upon SNU alumni or faculty since 1991. The award is granted annually on the founding anniversary of the university during the official anniversary ceremony.

KIM Yoon-bum/Professor, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Professor Kim made outstanding research results in microbiology and immunology while he was working at the University of Minnesota and University of Chicago Medicine.

PARK Young-Ju/Chairman of EAGON Industrial Co., Ltd.

Chairman Park is one of the entrepreneurs who first expanded Korean industry into a global market. He built trading network in timber industry and expanded the business working with overseas companies.