1998 VAN FLEET AWARD

JONG-HYON CHEY (1930-1998)

 Chairman

The Federation of Korean Industries

Chairman

SK Group

CITATION

The late Jong-Hyon Chey, who was chairman of the SK Group and The Federation of Korean Industries, is hereby recognized with the greatest appreciation for his generosity and support of The Korea Society.

One of the distinguishing features of The Korea Society is its Intercultural Outreach Program (ICOP), which was established in 1994 and sustained over the last five years by a generous annual grant from The Federation of Korean Industries that was made possible by Chairman Chey. Through this program, over one hundred inner-city high school students from all over America have traveled to Korea to see firsthand what the Korean people have achieved in their own country. In addition, thousands of schoolchildren have been introduced, in their classrooms, to the arts and culture of Korea through this program.

Chairman Chey demonstrated great vision and leadership in his support of The Korea Society. Part of his legacy, in America, are the thousands of people who have gained a better understanding of Korea and a greater appreciation of the importance of the U.S.-Korea relationship through the program he so generously supported. Chairman Chey's support has been so vital to the development of The Korea Society that he will always be remembered as one of its true founding fathers.