Ahn Byong-man, president of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and Lim Hyung-kyu, CEO of Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, received 2005 Distinguished Alumnus Awards from the University of Florida. Established in 1957, the awards are given to alumni who have excelled in his or her chosen field. The awards have been given to 281 recipients since its inception, but it is first time for the Korean nationals to be given the honor, and only two other foreign alumni have been given the awards in its history. Ahn and Lim each received humanities and science awards.

... From HanKook Ilbo Korean Times, May 2, 2005