"Looking for Citizens Who Shined Jeonju"... Jeonju City Accepts Nominations for Jeonju Citizen Award and Model Citizen Award

Awards in 8 Fields Including Filial Piety, Educational Scholarship, Culture and Arts, Industrial Technology, Social Service, Sports, Welfare, and Environment

[Jeonju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Jeonju City announced that it will accept nominations for the ‘2022 Jeonju Citizen Award and Model Citizen Award’ candidates for one month from the 28th of this month to the 28th of next month.

The ‘Jeonju Citizen Award’ and the ‘Model Citizen Award’ are awards given to citizens who have devoted exceptional effort and passion to regional development in various fields of Jeonju City.

Jeonju City plans to select winners in a total of eight categories for the Jeonju Citizen Award (formerly Jeonju Citizen’s Prize): △Filial Piety Award △Education and Academic Award △Culture and Arts Award △Industry and Technology Award △Social Service Award △Sports Award △Environment Award △Welfare Award.

In addition, five citizens who have devoted themselves to regional development with sincere volunteer spirit will be selected as Model Citizen Award recipients.

Anyone can nominate candidates for the Jeonju Citizen Award, including institutions and companies located in Jeonju, social organizations, city council members, district mayors, city department heads, neighborhood chiefs, and individuals. For detailed information, please refer to the notices and announcements section on Jeonju City’s official website.

Jeonju City will conduct evaluations of the nominated citizens until early May and then decide on the recipients, which will be announced through the city’s official website.

The award ceremony for the Jeonju Citizen Award and Model Citizen Award is scheduled to take place at the ‘Jeonju Citizen’s Day Commemoration Ceremony’ on June 3rd (Dano Day).

Meanwhile, since its inception in 1963, the Jeonju Citizen Award has produced a total of 306 recipients over more than 60 years until last year.

Recipients of the Jeonju Citizen Award are invited as guests to major events hosted by the city according to the ‘Regulations on the Treatment of Jeonju Citizen Award Recipients,’ and can also use public facilities managed by the city, such as parks, sports facilities, and public parking lots, free of charge.

Jeonju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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