Samsung Ho-Am Prize
Recipients of the Samsung Ho-Am Prize Award pose with Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, far left front row, during a ceremony held at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul on Tuesday. From front row second from left: Poet Kim Hye-soon, who received the award in the arts category; Heart to Heart Foundation president Oh Jee-chul and board chairwoman Shin In-sook, who won for community service; Seoul National University professor and Data Science graduate school founding dean Cha Sang-kyun and his wife, who won in the engineering category; Ho-Am Foundation Chairman Kim Hwang-sik; second row from left: KAIST organic chemistry professor Chang Suk-bok, who won for chemistry and life sciences; Postech mathematics professor Oh Yong-geun and his wife, who won in physics and mathematics; and Harvard Medical School pathology professor Keith Joung and his wife, who won for medicine. The foundation recognizes those who have contributed to society and humanity. The recipients receive a 187.5-gram gold medal and a cash prize of 300 million won ($275,000).
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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