[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon City held the '38th Suwon Culture Awards' ceremony at the main auditorium of City Hall on the 9th, presenting citations to six awardees.
The recipients are ▲Academic Category- Park Sang-woo, Senior Research Fellow at the Suwon City Administration Research Institute ▲Arts Category- Jeon Ae-ri, President of Gyeonggi Frontier Cultural & Arts Group ▲Education Category- Goo Ja-young, Former Principal of Uiui Middle School ▲Community Service Category- Park Chung-gyu, President of Jangan Love Development Association ▲Sports Category- Choi Sung-il, President of Suwon City Basketball Association ▲Media Category- Kim In-yu, Deputy Director of Yonhapnews Gyeonggi Bureau.
The Suwon Culture Award is given to citizens who have made outstanding contributions to regional community development. Suwon City has been presenting the Suwon Culture Award annually since 1984. A total of 189 citizens have been honored to date.
Park Sang-woo, Senior Research Fellow at the Suwon City Administration Research Institute, conducted focused research on metropolitan administration theory including special administrative cities and contributed to the launch of 'Suwon Special City'.
Jeon Ae-ri, President of Gyeonggi Frontier Cultural & Arts Group, has carried out diverse activities in Suwon's arts community, having served as Head of the Korean Music Association's Suwon Branch and President of the Suwon Arts and Culture Organizations Federation.
Goo Ja-young, Former Principal of Uiui Middle School, worked toward creating 'a community where local society and school work together through cultural arts' during his tenure at Uiui Middle School, implementing 'cultural arts community education' and operating a school where students and residents enjoyed cultural arts together.
Park Chung-gyu, President of Jangan Love Development Association, began his community service activities as Chairman of the Yeonmu-dong Living Right Committee in 1991. Working as President of Jangan Love Development Association since 2012, he has consistently engaged in community service for over 30 years.
Choi Sung-il, President of Suwon City Basketball Association, has played a significant role in expanding the basketball foundation while serving as president since 2012. He also contributed to the relocation of Suwon KT Sonicboom's home base.
Kim In-yu, Deputy Director of Yonhapnews Gyeonggi Bureau, has worked as a journalist since 1996, discovering and reporting numerous articles on Suwon's cultural heritage, events, festivals, and local issues. He has contributed to Suwon's development through articles presenting constructive criticism and alternative proposals.
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