Ilhi Synn

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Ilhi Synn
In office
2008–Present
Personal details
Alma materTrinity College
Princeton University

Dr. Ilhi Synn is an South Korean academic, and the President of Keimyung University from 1988-2004 and 2008-present. As president, he transformed the school from a small college to a major university with over 24,000 students.[1] In 2007, Synn received the National Award of Korea for Lifetime Achievement.

Early life

Synn initially studied in the United States at Kent School in Kent, Connecticut, graduating in 1958. He received his Bachelors from Trinity College in 1962 and was a fellow at University of Heidelberg in 1965. He received a Ph.D in German literature from Princeton University in 1966.

References

  1. ^ "Sill Society Recognizes Four New Inductees in 2010", Kent Quarterly, vol. XXXVI.3, Summer 2010, p. 41.