HUFS alumni members awarded

By Bahk Eun-ji

Cho Kwang-Han, Namyangju Mayor

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) Alumni Association named two graduates ― Namyangju Mayor Cho Kwang-han and honorary professor Choi Wan-jin ― as the winners of its “2020 Proud Alumni Award,” Thursday.

Cho has been serving as mayor since 2018 after earning a bachelor's degree in Chinese Language from HUFS. He served as a chief spokesman for former President Roh Moo-hyun.

The award ceremony was held at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul, Friday, with alumni association head Min Dong-seok and many other dignitaries in attendance.

Choi Wan-jin, professor emeritus of HUFS

During the ceremony, the association also awarded “Special Achievement Award” to graduates. The list included Han Il-lang, special advisor of Korean Red Cross; Lee Young-do, president of Gaon Networks; Hong Yung-pyo, president of the Korea Industrial, Academic and Technological Information Services; and Shin Myung-Hyuk, vice president of Woori Financial Group.

The association awards alumni every year in recognition of their contribution to the enhancement of the status of the university, and the alumni prize is the most prestigious.