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HISTORY
 

HISTORY OF SCHOLARSHIP

The foundation awarded scholarships to 5 students with the total amount of $5000.00 in the the first year of 1988. Since then scholarship amount has grown to $198,000.00 in 2010. The total recipients by year 2009 are 1,300 students, and the total amount contributed to the scholarship is $1,625,500.00. The foundation also provided scholarships to the students in South Korea during the financial crises. The foundaton also funded 10 Korean-Chinese students each year in China during 2001-2008. The foundation has been one of the largest and oldest scholarship foundations in the United States for the Korean community.

The Korea Daily in San Francisco hosted all of the scholarship events until 1998. From year 1999 The Korea Daily in LA also hosted scholarship events for Southern California students along with The Korea Daily in SF. Reputable judges were selected from the Korean community. From the year 2008 Kimbo Scholorship offers nationwide coverage through The Korea Daily's 6 branches including LA, SF, NY, Chicago, Atlanta and Washington D.C.. This extended coverage intends to find students nationwide who show outstanding academic achievements and who are in financial need.

Selected Recipients for the Year 2004/17th Year

Selected Recipients for the Year 2005/18th Year

Selected Recipients for the Year 2006/19th Year

Selected Recipients for the Year 2007/20th Year

Selected Recipients for the Year 2008/21th Year

Selected Recipients for the Year 2009/ 22th Year

Los Angeles Region

Hong, Seung Hyun Samuel

Kim, Eun Sun

Lee, Ji Min

Yoo, Seung Yung

Kim, Min Young Mindy

Lee, Min Ji

Lee, Jessica HyeJin

Kim, Bo Taek

Lee, Jong Hyon

Kim, Michelle Na Hyun

Lee, Jung Eun

Kim, Min Hyung

Kim, Sun

Ju, Joann Ji-Yeh

Cho, Elizabeth

Kim, Priscilla

Kim, Grace Hyehyun

Lee, Joosun Sandy

Hong, Sujin Anna

Kim, Yihwa

Park, Shinji

Choi, Liz

Kim, Sung Hoon

Moon, Joo Hyung

Chon, Sung Woo

Kim, Chan

Kim, San

Yoon, Kaitlyn Ahyoung

Kim, Yeon Joshlynn

Lim, Nasil

Kwon, Sarah

UCLA

UCLA

UC Berkeley

UCLA

UCLA

UCSD

Bryn Mawr College

Johns Hopkins

UCLA

UC Berkeley

Santa Monica College

Harvey Mudd

UC Berkeley

USC

UCLA

UCSD

UCLA

UCSD

UC Berkeley

UCLA

Georgetown University

UCSD

UCSD

UC Irvine

Princeton

USC

UCLA

UC Berkeley

LACC

Fairmont Preparatory Academy

UCLA


San Fransisco Region

Hong, Ju Young

Kim, Yeji

Kim, Kalis

Kim, Keunyoung(Brian)

Hong, Joohee

Won, James

Kim, Joy Young Mi

You, Changwoo

Joung, Julia

Yoon, Yi Jun

Kim, Christopher

Oh, Sun M

Kim, Nakjoon

Yun, Christine

Yi, Charles

Moon, Stella

Chang, Alex

Laney College

Stanford University

UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley

Yale University

Los Medanos College

UC Berkeley

UC San Diego

USC

Ohlone Community College

UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley

UNLV

Amherst College


New York Region

Choi, John

Kong, Chaewoon

Kim, Eunyong

Lim, Hyun Wook

Lee Grace

Koo, Minjung

Kim, Soyeon

Lee, Jessica

Chung Ji Yoon

Shim, Kevin H.

Rhee, David W.

Kim, Ju Hyung

Shim Eric

Park John

Jeon, Hester Sol

Huh, Yun Seok

Park, Sojeung

Northwestern Univ

Harvard

Johns Hopkins Univ

Harvard Univ

U. Pittsburg

Tottenville H.S.

Liberty H.S.

Cornell Univ.

UPENN

Columbia Univ.

Columbia Univ.

River Dell H.S.

Cornell Univ.

U Massachusetts Amherst

NYU

Tufts Univ.

St John


Chicago Region

Lee Raymond

Cho Andrew Paul

Kang Crystal Sujung

Baek Jaewon Janet

Shin Choong Hwa

Lee John

Lee Shinyoung

Huh Noah Joon

Lee Na Lin

You Soomin

Lee Solhee

Lee Sung H

Park Peter Y

Park Andrew

Kim Limee

Kim Anita Eumie

Kim Bony

Northwestern

Emory

Univ of IL Urbana Champaign

Northwestern

Univ of IL Chicago

Northwestern

Univ of IL Urbana Champaign

Univ of IL Chicago

Univ of IL Urbana Champaign

College of Dupage

Univ of Michgan

Ball State

Northwestern

Univ of Michgan

Univ of IL Urbana Champaign

Carnegie Mellon

Univ of IL Urbana Champaign


Washington DC Region

Jae Sung Yi

SeungHyun Woo

Eun Jung Suh

Karam Han

EunJu Seo

Jooyong Daniel Park

YunSang Cho

InAe Yi

HoSeok Lee

Anna K Oh

Eunice(Ahae) Cho

MiHyun Kim

SoYeong Park

Adam Cho

Channa Catherine Yu

David Kim

Jonghyun Kim

NOVA

Yale

Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins

UNC-Greensboro

Georgetown

VCU

George Mason

UC Berkeley

Maryland Institute College of Art

Virginia Tech

George Washington

William&Mary

Virginia Tech

UVA

MIT

Virginia Tech


Atlanta Region

Kim, Sangbeom

Kim, Sue Yeon

Hahm Suk Joon

Kim, Sang Hoon

Hong, Bo Young

Seo, Woo Suk

Choi, Inae

Park Sohyun Sara

Kim, Youngeon Joseph

Kang, Elijah

Choi, Benjamin

Cha, Ester G

Kim, Ji Su

Yoon, Hae Jun

Kang, Jia A

Lee, Doo Yeol

Yu, Avery Gouchin

Georgia Institute of Technology

University of Georgia

Georgia Institute of Technology

Emory University

Emory University

Emory University

University of Georgia

Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology

University of Georgia

University of Georgia

Adnrews University

University of Pennsylivania Philadelphia

University of Georgia

Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia State University

Georgia Institute of Technology