Presentation of the 'Citizen Award' Honoring Iksan's Contributions to Culture and Sports

Award Ceremony Held on the 12th with Invitation to Winners' Families

After the Citizen Awards ceremony, Mayor Jeong Heon-yul of Iksan is taking a commemorative photo with the award recipients (from left: Education Award Song Taegyu, Agriculture Award Kim Geunseop, Culture and Sports Award Kim Younggyu, Industry Award Jeon Byeonggon, Mayor Jeong Heon-yul of Iksan, Social Service Award Song Heonseop, Filial Piety Award Son Minja, Special Appreciation Plaque So Jonggeun). Photo by Iksan City.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jae-hee] Iksan City, Jeonbuk, held an awards ceremony by inviting the recipients of the ‘Citizen Award’ who contributed to the development of the local community.

On the 12th, the city announced that it held the ‘25th Iksan Citizen Award Ceremony’ at the city hall situation room, inviting the awardees and their families.

Every year, the city has discovered proud citizens who have brightened the region and awarded them at the Iksan Citizen’s Day celebration on May 10, but this year, the event was canceled due to COVID-19, so it was held in this manner.

At the ceremony, awards were given to six individuals: ▲ Cultural and Sports Award to Kim Young-gyu (72), who contributed to the development of culture and arts through active creative activities; ▲ Industry Award to Jeon Byung-gon (67), who led job creation and regional industrial development; ▲ Social Service Award to Song Heon-seop (64), who carried out welfare promotion activities for socially vulnerable groups; ▲ Filial Piety Award to Son Min-ja (54), who practiced good customs by taking care of her mother-in-law devotedly; ▲ Agriculture Award to Kim Geun-seop (71), who contributed to agricultural development; and ▲ Education Award to Song Tae-gyu (59), who dedicated and volunteered for school culture improvement and social education development.

Additionally, a special appreciation plaque was awarded to So Jong-geun (37), CEO of Yeokjeon F&C Co., Ltd., who created the brand ‘Yeokjeon Grandma Beer’ inspired by ‘Elbegang’ in front of Iksan Station and grew it into a nationwide company, in gratitude for promoting the region domestically and internationally and boosting local pride.

Mayor Jeong Heon-yul said, “Those who received the honor today have done their best in their respective fields and have worked to make Iksan a better and hopeful city,” and added, “I hope you will continue to participate in various committees and city administration so that the city can leap to the next level.”

Meanwhile, since 1996, Iksan City has selected 137 proud citizens who have led regional development as ‘Iksan Citizen Award’ recipients.

At the beginning of this year, the name was changed from the existing ‘Citizen’s Merit’ to ‘Citizen Award’ to enhance citizens’ understanding and reflect contemporary values and future vision, and the award categories were adjusted to seven fields: culture and sports, industry, social service, filial piety, eco-friendliness, agriculture, and education.

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