Kyung-Ahm Prize | |
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Country | South Korea |
Presented by | Geum-Jo Song |
First awarded | 2005 |
Website | Kyung-Ahm Education & Cultural Foundation |
Kyung-Ahm Prize | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | 경암學術賞 |
Revised Romanization | Gyeongam Haksulsang |
McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngam Haksulsang |
The Kyung-Ahm Prize is a series of awards presented annually from the Kyung-Ahm Education &Cultural Foundation. Founded in 2005 with a 100 billion KRW endowment by Geum-Jo Song, [1] the award originally had four categories and in addition to the award,laureates are given 100 million KRW [2] to 200 million KRW in prize money; [3] the highest nationally. [4] The foundation also hosts academic lectures by laureates. [5]
The award has been given to the following individuals among four to six categories. For certain years,there is not a winner under some categories. [6]
Year | Humanities & Social Science | Natural Science | Life Science | Engineering | Arts | Special Prize |
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2005 | Cho Dong-il ( 조동일 ) | Paik Young-Ki (백융기) | Lee Byeong Gi (이병기) | Chung Kyung Wha ( 정경화 ) | – | |
2006 | Lew Young Ick ( 유영익 ) | Rey Soo-Jong (이수종) | Lee Kunwoo ( 이건우 ) | Chong Hyon-jong ( 정현종 ) | – | |
2007 | Han Young Woo ( 한영우 ) | Nam Wonwoo (남원우) | Lee Heun (이흔) | Chin Unsuk ( 진은숙 ) | – | |
2008 | Jung Myung Hwan (정명환) | Kim Jeong Han (김정한) | Chung Jongkyeong (정종경) | Kim Bumman (김범만) | Yoon Kwang-cho (윤광조) | – |
2009 | Kim Kyung-Man (김경만) | Noh Tae Won ( 노태원 ) | Kim Young-Joon (김영준) | Yang Seung-Man (양승만) | Paik Kun-Woo ( 백건우 ) | – |
2010 | Baik Kyung Hwan (백경환) | Cho Minhaeng ( 조민행 ) | Won-Jae Lee (이원재) | Lee Kwang-hee ( 이광희 ) | Kim Chi-ha ( 김지하 ) | – |
2011 | Keel Hee-Sung (길희성) Kim Yung Sik (김영식) | Hong Byung-hee ( 홍병희 ) | Koh Gou Young ( 고규영 ) | Kim Seung-Woo (김승우) | Julia H. Moon ( 문훈숙 ) | Park Byeongseon ( 박병선 ) |
2012 | Lee Chong-Sik ( 이정식 ) | Yong-Geun Oh ( 오용근 ) | Kaang Bong-kiun ( 강봉균 ) | Lee Young Moo ( 이영무 ) | – | – |
2013 | Lee Young-hoon ( 이영훈 ) | Chang Sukbok ( 장석복 ) | Lee Min Goo (이민구) | Paik Jeom Kee (백점기) | – | Kim Dae-joong ( 김대중 ) |
2014 | Kim Jaegwon ( 김재권 ) | Kim Soo-Bong ( 김수봉 ) | Chun Jang-Soo (전장수) | Yoo Hoi-Jun (유회준) | – | – |
2015 | Kim Uchang ( 김우창 ) | Kang Hyeonbae ( 강현배 ) | Baek Sung-hee ( 백성희 ) | Choi Mansoo (최만수) | – | – |
2016 | Kwon Heonik ( 권헌익 ) | Ihee Hyotcherl (이효철) | Changjoon Justin Lee (이창준) | Sun Yang-Kook (선양국) | – | – |
2017 | Kim Kyong-Dong ( 김경동 ) | Yeom Han-woong ( 염한웅 ) | Yoon Tae-Young ( 윤태영 ) | Lee Jong-Ho ( 이종호 ) | – | Seung H-Sang ( 승효상 ) |
2018 | – | Keum JongHae (금종해) | – | Hoon Sohn (손훈) | – | Kwon O-Gon ( 권오곤 ) |
2019 | Lee Geun (이근) | Lee Young-hee ( 이영희 ) | Hwang Cheolsang (황철상) | Seok Sangil (석상일) | – | – |
2020 | Sung Nak-in (성낙인) | Yoon Juyoung (윤주영) | Lee Jeongho (이정호) | Hwang Cheol Seoung (황철설) | – | – |
2021 | – | Choe Yeongju (최영주) | Kim Hyeongbeom (김형범) | Lee Byoungho ( 이병호 ) | – | – |
2022 | Lee Jong-Wha ( 이종화 ) | Kim Junseong (김준성) | Kim Jaebeom (김재범) | Jo Dongho (조동호) | – | – |
2023 | Im Hyeonjin (임현진) | Shim Heungseon (심흥선) | Ju Yeongseok (주영석) | Lee Taeu (이태우) | – | – |
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