Chugye Choe Eun-hee Cultural Foundation Appoints Lee Geun-baek as 10th President

Lee Geun-baek, chairman of the Chugye Choi Eun-hee Scholarship Foundation, was appointed as the 10th president of the Chugye Cultural Project Association, which honors the late Choi Eun-hee, the first female reporter in Korean private newspapers.

Geun-baek Lee, Chairman of the Chugye Choi Eun-hee Scholarship Foundation.

The Chugye Choi Eun-hee Cultural Project Association was established in 1983, inheriting the spirit of Chugye Choi Eun-hee, a journalist during the Japanese colonial period who was a pioneer in the independence movement and women's enlightenment movement. It was founded centered around Chugye's eldest son, the late Lee Dal-soon, former president of Suwon University, and his grandson, Chairman Lee Geun-baek.

For 41 years, the association has annually supported the Choi Eun-hee Female Reporter Award, producing 42 recipients to date. It also provides scholarships to university students majoring in journalism.

Past presidents of the Chugye Choi Eun-hee Cultural Project Association include former Prime Minister Lee Soo-sung, Jeong Dae-cheol, chairman of the Korea Constitutional Association, Kim Min-ha, former senior vice chairman of the National Unification Advisory Council, former National Assembly member Seo Cheong-won, former president of Chung-Ang University Ha Kyung-geun, and former mayor of Uijeongbu Ahn Byung-yong.

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