Kookmin University (President Jung Seung-ryul) Alumni Association (Chairman Park Hae-jin) has selected four recipients of the 2025 Proud Kookmin Award: Kim Kyung-hee, CEO of Inni Planning Co., Ltd., Choi Jun-ho, CEO of Hosan Construction Co., Ltd., Hwang Sung-kwan, CEO of MFC Co., Ltd., and Lee Young-ki, professor at Kookmin University.

After founding Inne Planning in 2001, CEO Kyung-hee Kim successfully launched various clothing brands such as Lian New York and grew the company into a mid-sized enterprise. She was the first woman to serve as the president of the Kookmin CEO Club, an alumni management group, and became a role model for female alumni. CEO Choi Jun-ho was in charge of the remodeling project of the Alumni Hall in 2020 and made a significant contribution to the completion of the project. He also contributed to the revitalization of the alumni community through his passionate activities in the Bukak Golf Club and the Alumni Choir. CEO Hwang Sung-kwan founded MFC Co. in 2008 and has been growing the company steadily, successfully listing it on the KOSDAQ in December and raising the name of his alma mater. Professor Lee Young-ki has been teaching at Kookmin University's Department of Construction Systems Engineering since 2001 and has been training outstanding civil engineering personnel for 25 years. He has also served as the dean of the Student Affairs Office and the president of the Faculty Council, contributing greatly to the development of his alma mater.

The Alumni Association President of the Graduate School of Public Administration, Lee Byeong-sik, who has made great contributions to the revitalization of the Alumni Association of the Graduate School of Public Administration, was selected for the Achievement Award, and Namgung Young, a standing advisor who has served as an officer of the Alumni Association for more than 50 years and contributed to the development of the Alumni Association, will be awarded the Special Achievement Award. The Proud Kookmin Alumni Award, which is given to outstanding alumni professors and faculty members, was given to Park Jung-won, a professor at Kookmin University College of Law, and the Yongdu-ri Award, which is given to alumni who have contributed to the development of their alma mater and raised the pride of alumni, was given to Hong Dong-pyo, a standing committee member of the Alumni Association, and Kim Chang-deok, the chairman of the Democratic Alumni Association. The Outstanding Alumni Association Activity Award, which is given to the chapters and branches that have contributed to the harmony of alumni through active activities, will be awarded to the Alumni Choir (Kookmin Cantata). In addition, the Encouragement Award, which is given to Kookmin University professors from other universities who have contributed to the development of future generations through their passionate academic research and teaching, will be awarded to Professor Han Dong-guk of the Department of Information Security and Cryptography at Kookmin University and Professor Son Young-mo of the Department of Visual Design at Kookmin University.

The awards will be presented at the 2025 Kookmin University Alumni Association New Year's Celebration, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. on January 9 (Thursday) at the Olympia Hall of the Seoul Olympic Parktel.

The 34th Proud Kookmin Award is presented to Kookmin University alumni who have made outstanding achievements in politics, academia, business, and the arts and culture every year to promote the status and honor of their alma mater. Since its inception in 1986, the award has been given to winners such as former Prime Minister Nam Duck-woo, former National Assembly member Jang Young-dal, former Amorepacific Group CEO Bae Dong-hyun, former JTBC CEO Son Seok-hee, former OBS CEO Yoon Jeong-sik, and current National Assembly member Yoon Kyung-sik, making it the most prestigious and honorable award in the Kookmin University Alumni Association.

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