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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.

JUNG Young-ho/Chairman, The Korean National Council For Conservation Of Nature

• Recognized for his activism in the Independence movement during the Japanese Occupation
• Recipient of a National Medal from the Order of Merit for National Foundation
• Recipient of the Moran Medal from the Order of Civil Merit for his contributions to the development of science, especially his work in the botanical classification of Korea's native plants

Last updated in 2018