Lint Center Announces Winner of the 2009 Eekwon Lee and Jongja Byun Scholarship

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 29, 2009 --

The Lint Center, a non-profit charity, supporting the educational pursuits of the next generation of emerging leaders in international relations, cultural awareness, and human security, today announced the winner of the 2009 Eekwon Lee and Jongja Byun Scholarship. The Pioneers of Unfettered Freedom, Excellence, and Entrepreneurship fund awarded its first scholarship to Magdalena J. Seol for her continued humanitarian volunteerism, her steadfast commitment to human dignity, and for her unbridled enthusiasm of higher education to actualize the ideal of sustainable conflict resolution around the globe.
The Eekwon Lee and Jongja Byun Scholarship, as part of the Pioneer’s Fund, was created to recognize and support outstanding individual students who demonstrate an unwavering commitment to freedom, a devotion to excellence, and fervor for entrepreneurship.

“The Lint Center’s generosity and the profound underlying legacy of Eekwon Lee and Jongja Byun, gives me great pause and a deep sense of gratitude,” said Magdalena Ji-in Seol. “As I continue my academic studies and explore consequential issues surrounding international relations, forced migration, international development, and refugees, I am extremely proud to have the support, encouragement, and financial assistance of the Lint Center. The Lint Center’s scholarship will enable me to take a step closer to actualizing my dream, ambition, and goal of making a lasting humanitarian impact an achievable quest, not a far off vision.”

“My parents would be proud to see their legacy supporting the educational endeavors of Ms. Seol,” said Soojoon Lee, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Kyung Hee University and the son of Lee and Byun. “Her continued effort to minimize human suffering, to mitigate threats posed to vulnerable populations, and her sincere desire to advance awareness, is nothing less than admirable humanitarianism. This scholarship was created to give those who have advanced the cause of freedom, liberty, and opportunity a much deserved leg-up.”

“The Lint Center is proud to recognize and support the noble efforts of Magdalena Ji-in Seol in her academic pursuits,” said James Lint, Chairman of the Lint Center for National Security Studies. “Seol, through her work with UNANIMA International, focusing on economic and social advancement, her work with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to promote collaboration among nations through education, culture and science, set her apart from other scholarship applicants. The Lint Center is pleased to support emerging leaders with this level of commitment and with such candid purpose for being.”

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