Chairman Cho S.R. Receives an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology
2013.05.19
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In the graduation ceremony of Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, which was held on May 19 (KST) in Stuart Field, Chairman Cho S.R. received an honorary doctorate in engineering from the president John L. Anderson. This is the first honorary doctorate given to a Korean by Illinois Institute of Technology. Cho received another ‘honorary doctorate in engineering’ overseas, which is the second one after the doctorate from Japan’s Waseda University in 2005. This is unprecedented, as entrepreneurs are commonly given honorary doctorates in business administration.
“As the CEO of Hyosung, Mr. Cho has established global networks in China, Asia, Europe and the Americas with its global top products tire cords, spandex and even ATM, developing Hyosung into a global company both in name and reality,” was the explanation provided by Illinois Institute of Technology. They added, “He has actively fulfilled various activities as a people-to-people diplomacy expert in the global business arena, making efforts to enhance goodwill and economic cooperation in international relations by successively holding various posts such as chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries, Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), Korea-U.S. Business Council, and Korea-Japan Economic Association.”
