Awards for excellent lecturing professor, excellent research professor, excellent employee, exemplary department, etc.
‘Special Faculty Merit Award’ and ‘Employee of the Year Award’ for contributions to the development and innovation of the university
“Need to reform university structure to fit the changes of the times... Should be joined by all members of the university”
[May 14, 2021]
YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) held its 74th year anniversary at the Chunma Art Center 3rd floor Convention Hall at 11 a.m. on the 14th.
At this ceremony were present not only members of YU such as YU President CHOI Oe-chool, key professors, Faculty Assembly Chairman Kim Sam-soo, Employee Labor Union Chairperson Kwon Ki-young, Student Body President Kim Dong-gyu, etc., but also Yeungnam School Foundation Chair Han Jae-sook, Director Kim Jin-sam, Yeungnam University College President Lee Jae-yong, YU Alumni Association Senior Vice-chairman Koh Dong-hyun and others to congratulate the 74th anniversary since the founding of YU.
YU President CHOI Oe-chool said in his congratulatory address, “The environment both within and outside of the university is very difficult. It is comparable to the ‘IMF crisis of Korean universities’.” He added, “It is necessary to make improvements to the university structure in order to react to the changes of the times and educational demands. We will preemptively react to pave the foundation for the 100-year history of YU. I urge all of the members of YU to take part in creating the ‘Great 100 year history of YU’ together.”
Following the report on the major milestones of the university, 64 people were awarded for their long years of service, 5 received the Chunma Honors Excellent Lecture Professor Award, 25 received the Excellent Lecture Professor Award, 15 received the Excellent Research Award, 1 received the Special Faculty Merit Award, 3 received the Employee of the Year Award, 11 received the Exemplary Employee Award, and 1 person won the Alumni Association Chairperson’s Award. The Museum Curator Office and Academic Registrar Team were selected for as Exemplary Departments.
Particularly at this year’s YU Anniversary Event, the ‘Special Faculty Merit Award’ and ‘Employee of the Year Award’ were enacted to award professors and employees who contributed to the development and innovation of the university. This year’s Employee of the Year Award was bestowed using the development funds that the CEO of SR Kim Yong-beom donated to YU in February. It aims at creating a working culture of complimenting and encouraging by selecting and awarding outstanding employees who contributed to the development of the university.
Meanwhile, attendees were limited to minimal numbers to prevent the spread of COVID-19 for this event, and it was aired live online via the YU YouTube channel.
