Do not go gentle into that good night, old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light, though wise men at their end know dark is right, because their words had forked no lightning they, do not go gentle into that good night.
Inha University elects 1st woman president
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Choe Soon-ja
By Jhoo Dong-chan
By Jhoo Dong-chan
Chemical engineering professor Choe Soon-ja, 62, has become the first woman president of Inha University, according to the school foundation.
The foundation said Tuesday that the board of directors elected Choe as the university’s 14th president on Monday. It is the first time that a woman has taken the helm of the school since its establishment in 1954.
She started her four-year term on Feb. 25.
Choe has promised to enhance the school’s education quality during her term.
“My goal is to make the school one of the nation’s top eight universities. World-class research facilities are prerequisite to do so,” she said.
She studied chemical engineering at Inha University and earned her master’s degree and Ph.D. in the same major at the University of Southern California.
Then she became a professor at Inha University in 1987.
She received the Order of Science and Technology Merit in 2002 for her academic achievements and contribution to the development of chemical engineering.
Choe had her 126 theses published in academic journals at home and abroad. She also authored 14 books with 33 patents registered with the Korean Intellectual Property Office.