Visiting Scholars 2001-2002

Jung Bong-Hwa

Jung Bong-Hwa is a lecturer at Kyungnam National University in Korea and head of Young Il Enterprise Co. Professor Jung holds a master's and a doctorate in political science and diplomacy. Between 1980 and 1998 he was a member of the Advisory Council on Democratic and Peaceful Unification. While in North Carolina he helped organize a conference on "Elections in Korea" and pursued independent studies of relations between North and South Korea. He is now on the advisory board of the Duke Korea Forum.

Picture: Above right: Professor Jung by the statue of General Douglas McArthur, NE Asia Security Conference, West Point, April 2002.

 

Kim Min-Cheol

Kim Min-Cheol has been a staff writer at the Chosun Ilbo, a leading Korean newspaper, since 1992. He has won many awards for his work as a journalist, including the Award of the best staff writer in the newsroom of the Chosun Ilbo in the year 2000. While at Duke he studied American culture and politics.

Picture: Above left --Mr. Kim relaxes with his wife and daughters at Emerson Niou's house.

Picture: Below,from left to right -- Jang Sung-Min, Carolyn Pumphrey, PASS coordinator, Emerson Niou, PASS Director and Coordinator for the Korea Forum, Mrs. Jung, Jung Bong-Hwa and Kim Min-Cheol.