Don Oberdorfer '52 to Speak at Reunions Dinner, in Seoul, on Tuesday, June 7

Don Oberdorfer '52 will be the keynote speaker at this year's Reunions dinner. He's the author of The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History and Princeton University: the First 250 Years. Mark your calendars, and be sure to bring copies of Don's books to the Reunions event, if you want them signed by the author. The event will take place on the evening of Tuesday, June 7, at 7:00 p.m., in the Sapphire Room, 3rd Floor--a change in venue from the Peacock Room, 36th floor--of the Lotte Hotel (Tel: 02-771-1000). Note: the hotel is in downtown Sogong-dong, not in Jamsil. The cost will be 60,000 KRW for couples and 40,000 KRW for singles. Undergraduate alumni who graduated later than '00 will pay 40,000 KRW for couples and 20,000 KRW for singles. For current students, including the newly admitted '09-ers, the event is free of charge. Finally, members are encouraged to bring items for a silent auction, which will be held during the reception and dinner. Thanks go to Dr. Park Jongkyu *93 for organizing the event.

PC Korea's Blog Wins Second Award

The Princeton Club of Korea has won a second award for this blog. Thanks go to Christina Cragholm '97 for nominating the club, and to YS Chi '83 for his thoughful advice. Refer to the letter below for details.

May 5, 2005

Christina Cragholm ’97
Unit 201, Noblesse II432-1653
Sindang2-dong Jung-gu
Seoul, KOREA 100-835

Dear Christina:

I am delighted to write on behalf of the Alumni Relations and Communications (ARC) Committee to tell you that the Princeton Club of Korea has been chosen to be the recipient of the 2005 ACE Award for excellence in communications for the creation and maintenance of its blog.

The award is designed to recognize and to support effective communication by alumni organizations with their membership. In addition, the committee seeks to recognize volunteer contribution and ingenuity. The committee was extremely pleased to select the Princeton Club of Korea’s original approach to overcoming issues of language and of distance.

As you may know, the ACE award is made up of a $500 check and a citation. We usually like to have the President of the Alumni Association present both to the winner(s) at a mutually convenient event. However, given the geographic challenges, we may have to think of an innovative way to conduct the award ceremony! Kathy Taylor ’74, Director for Special Projects, will be in touch with you to coordinate.
Congratulations on this wonderful communications tool and the success you have had in re-energizing the club and creating a connection between local and foreign alumni.

Sincerely,

Ruth Bush ’90 Chair, Alumni Relations and Communications Committee
cc: Skip Rankin ’72, Margaret M. Miller ’80, Kathy Taylor ’74

Lee Chang-rae Visits Seoul

Princeton Professor Lee Chang-rae, author of Native Speaker and A Gesture Life visited Seoul last week. Some interesting reports about his visit can be read by clicking on the following links: KBS, Korea Herald and Korea Times. And, by the way, don't forget to check out Professor Lee's new book, Aloft, which is being published by YS Chi '83's Random House.

Eight Koreans Accept Admission

The Korean Class of 2009 is as follows. Congratulations to our new fellow Tigers!

Lee Choongmin (Daewon FLHS)
Nam Hyunsu (Daewon FLHS)
Kim Injoong (Ewha Girls FLHS)
Baik Tahai (Hanyoung FLHS)
Lee SangKyu (Incheon Science HS)
Kwak Jiyoung (Korean Minjok Leadership Academy)
Won Shinjae (Korean Minjok Leadership Academy)
Yang Il (Korean Minjok Leadership Academy)

Nine Koreans were admitted and eight accepted, a success rate of 89%. The one who did not accept admission chose Seoul National University.