What is GKA?

The Global Korea Award (GKA) was created by the Council on Korean Studies at Michigan State University in 1995 to recognize individuals or groups who have made significant contribution of cross-cultural understanding, global education, and well-being of Korean people around the world. The selection criteria for the award include:

  • Demonstrated commitment and unselfish devotion to the well-beings of Korean community and global society
  • Significant contribution to the improvement of understanding between Korean and people around the world
  • Exceptional devotion to quality education for young generation in Korea and the world
  • Outstanding achievement in scholarly and creative work that advances global understanding of Korea in the global community.

Awardees 1995-2008

 

 

 

2008

 

 

 

Awardees
Heinz Insu Fenkl
Suk-Hi Kim, Ph.D.
Samuel D. Yoo, M.D.

 


Professor, State University of New York, New Paltz
Professor, University of Detroit Mercy
Medical Missionary for Uganda

2007

 

 

 

Awardees
Yoon Joo Lee, Ph.D.
David McCann, Ph.D.
Anne Sibley O¡¯Brien

 


Economist/CTO, USAID
Professor, Harvard University
Writer/Publisher

 

 

2006

 

 

 

 

Awardees
Hoon-Yung Hopgood
Tariq Hussain
Jong Nam Oh, Ph.D.

 


State Representative of Michigan
Country Representative, Maxmakers Korea
Executive Director, International Monetary Fund

 

 

2005

 

 

 

Awardees
Dean L. Hubbard, Ph.D.
Young Whan Kihl, Ph.D.
Martha Vickery, for Korean Quarterly

 


President, Northwest Missouri State University
Professor, Iowa State University
Editor, Korean Quarterly State of Minnesota 

 

 

 

Certificate of Special Tributes

 

 

 

Joo Won Seo

 

Former Secretary General, Korean Federation for Environmental Movement

2004

 

 

 

Awardees
John Conyers, Jr.
Chang Soo Huh
Young Woo Kang, Ph.D.
Mikhail N. Pak, Ph.D.
Don Hee Lee

 


Congressman, the House of Representatives
Chairman, GS Holdings
Presidential Appointee by U.S. Senate
Professor, Moscow State University
President, Korean Minjok Leadership Academy 

 

 

 

Certificate of Special Tributes

 

 

 

Joon S. Moon, Ph.D.
Sang-Yong Nam, Ph.D.

Chul Young Kim, Ph.D.
Tai Sung Kim, Ph.D.
John Ruselowski

 

Chairman, Mt. Rose Capital
President of Supporting Committee for Center for Korean Studies at University of Michigan
President, MSU Alumni Association in Korea
Professor, Lansing Community College
Chairman, Korean War Veterans Committee, Michigan

 

2003

 

 

Awardees
Kyungsik Kang, Ph.D.
Young-Key Kim-Renaud,
Ph.D.
Bertrand Renaud, Ph.D
Suk Ku Song, Ph.D.
Nels Running
Myung Ja Kim, Ph.D.  

 


Professor, Physics at Brown University
Chair, the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, George Washington University
International consultant and President, BRI Associates
Professor, Dongguk University
Executive Director of the Department of Defense 50th Anniversary, the Korean War Commemoration Committee
Former Minister of Environment in Korea

 

 

 

Certificate of Special tributes

 

 

 

Sandy Holy
Sang Woong Lee

 

Assistant director of Visiting International Professional Program, Michigan State University.
branch manager of Dong-A USA, Michigan

 

2002

 

 

Awardees
Katharine H.S. Moon, Ph.D.
Kook Hyun Moon
Yoon-Soo Park
, Ph.D.
Ung Soo Kim, Ph.D.

Jurgen Kleiner, J.D.

 


Jane Bishop Associate Professor, Wellesley College
President and Chief Executive Officer, Yuhan-Kimberly
Chairman of National Board of Directors, KASF
Chairman of Board of Directors, the International ACouncil on Korean Studies (ICKS)
Career diplomat, German Foreign Service

 

 

 

 

Certificate of Special tributes

 

 

 

 

Sung Woo Lee
Dennis H. Marvin

Kyu-Taik Sung, Ph.D.

 

Former President of Lee Mart Inc.
Regional economic development director, the Economic Developtment of CMS Energy
Endowed chair professor, University of Southern California

 

2001

 

 

 

Awardees
Chong Kuk Son, Ph.D.
Woon-Hyung Lee
The Nautilus Institute

 


Chancellor, Kyonggi University, Korea
Chairperson, SeAh Group, Korea
Peter Hayes, Ph.D., Executive Director
Tim Savage, Senior Security Program Officer
Berkeley, California, U.S.A.

 

 

 

 

Certificate of Special tributes

 

 

 

 

Charles W. Greenleaf
Woo Yeol Kim

 

Vice President for University Projects, MSU
Korea House, East Lansing, Michigan

2000

 

 

 

Awardees
Susan Sungsoo Cho,Ph.D.

Ilpyong J. Kim

Jong Moon Lee
Jeffrey Jones

 


Senior Research Scientist & Manager,
Nutrition Research Programs, Kellogg Company, U.S.A.
Professor Emeritus, University of Connecticut,
President of the International Council on Korean Studies (ICKS), U.S.A.
Chairperson & CEO, Ambex Venture Group, U.S.A.
President, American Chamber of Commerce in Korea

 

 

 

 

Certificate of Special tributes

 

 

 

 

Brett Song

 

Vice President, Michigan Alumni Association in Korea(MAAK)

1999

 

 

 

Awardees
Sister Agnes Parkf

E. Han Kim, Ph.D.

 


Director, Joseph Shelter, Ulsan,
Order of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart, Pohang, Korea
Fred M. Taylor Professor, University of Michigan, U.S.A.

 

 

 

 

Certificate of Special tributes

 

 

 

 

Sung Hai Chi

 

Medical Doctor, Holt, MI

1998

 

 

 

Awardees
Chungwon Choue, Ph.D.
Moo-Yong Han, Ph.D.
Elaine Kim, Ph.D.

 


President, Kyunghee University, Republic of Korea
Department of Physics, Duke University, U.S.A.
Professor, Department of Ethnics Studies, University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A.

 

 

 

 

Certificate of Special tributes

 

 

 

 

Vincent Hoffman

 

Professor of Criminal Justice, MSU

1997

 

 

 

Awardees
Byung Young Ahn, Ph.D.
Alice Amsden, Ph.D.
Sang Hoon Bang
Honorable Donald Gregg
Chong-Ryang Kim
Chinan-Mulphy Schools

Mirae Foundation

 


Minister of Education, Korea
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
President, Chosun Ilbo, Korea
Honorable President, The Korea Society, U.S.A.
President, Hanyang University, Korea
Chinan Elementary School, Chinan, Korea
Murphy Elementrary School
, Haslatt, Michigan, U.S.A.
Chicago, U.S.A.

 

 

 

 

Certificate of Special tributes

 

 

 

 

Michael Miller

 

Director, Visiting International Professional Program, MSU

1996

 

 

 

Awardees
Bong Hak Hyun, M.D.
Stephen S. Kahng
James J. Kim, Ph.D.
Steve Linton, Ph.D.
Myong Oh, Ph.D.
Won-Bong Sul
Mon J. Pak, M.D., Ph.D.
Ms. Cindy Silvil

 


Professor, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, U.S.A.
President and CEO, Power Computing, U.S.A.
Chairperson, ANAM Industrial Co., Ltd, U.S.A.
Chairperson, The Eugene Bell Centennial Foundation, U.S.A.
President, Dong-A Il-Bo, Korea
Chairperson & CEO, TS Corporation, Korea
President, The Christian Association for Medical Mission
Representative, Korea Culture Camp of Eastern Michigan

1995

 

 

 

Awardees
Edward Baker, J.D.
Edward Chang
Elliot Kang
Mr. and Mrs. Chong H. Lee
Mr. and
Mrs. Hyu Young Moon
Kwang Dong Cho

 


Associate Director, Havard Yenching Institute, U.S.A.
President, Committee for the SAT to Korean, U.S.A.
President & CEO, Kang and Lee Advertising, U.S.A.
Advisors, Korean-American Student Conference, U.S.A.
Presidents, Gloria Jeans, Korea

Editor, We Magazine, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

 

 

 

 

Certificate of Special tributes

 

 

 

 

Sang Won Lee

 

Entrepreneur, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A.