Nov 23, 2009 | 12:39
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Nov 03, 2009
Professor John Duncan selected for Korean Foundation Award
Professor John Duncan, a historian in UCLA’s Department of East Asian Language and Cultures, will receive the 2009 Korea Foundation award for outstanding academic achievements in Korean studies at a Dec. 16 awards ceremony in Seoul.
The Korea Foundation is affiliated with the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The award honors individuals and organizations striving to promote awareness and understanding of Korea in the international community.
Duncan’s research focuses on the social and cultural history of pre-modern Korea.
Duncan said he is honored by the award because the foundation has a keen understanding of the field, in part because it works closely with scholars outside Korea.
Duncan also recently learned that the recipient of the foundation's award for scholars inside Korea is his former teacher at Korea University, Professor Kim Chunyop.
"It will be a thrill to share the stage with such a distinguished scholar," said Duncan.
