Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) has appointed Professor Jo Gi-seong as the new Dean of the College of Engineering, Professor An Byung-jun as the new Dean of the College of Education, and Professor Park In-hyun as the new Dean of the College of Arts. In addition, Professor Lee Jun-mo of the Medical School has been appointed as the new Director of Health Services.

President Seo Geoseok presented appointment letters to the new deans and the Director of Health Services in the President's Office at University Headquarters on August 31 and asked them to work to strengthen JBNU's competitiveness. In addition, on August 23 the appointment letter was presented to Professor Park In-hyun, the new Dean of the College of Arts.

Accordingly, Dean Jo, Dean An, Dean Park, and Director Lee will serve two-year terms until 2014.

Dean Jo Gi-seong graduated from JBNU and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. at Yonsei University. He has served as a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at JBNU since 1992. He is actively serving as a member of the North Jeolla Provincial Construction Review Committee, a member of local urban planning committees, an Environmental Impact Assessment Review Committee member of the Jeonju Regional Environmental Office, and a Design Review Committee member of the Iksan Regional Land Management Office.

Dean An Byung-jun graduated from Seoul National University and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. He has been a professor in the Department of Chemistry Education at JBNU since 1985. He has served as a visiting scientist at Yale University, a research professor at Northwestern University, as Associate Dean of the College of Education, and as Director of the Center for Gifted Education in Science.

Dean Park In-hyun graduated from Hongik University College of Fine Arts, Department of Oriental Painting, and has served at JBNU since 1989, playing a major role in training younger artists. She has served as an invited artist and juror for the Mudeung Art Exhibition, as an executive committee member of the Korea Women's Art Exhibition, and as a juror for the Misulsegye Grand Prize Exhibition. She has received the 8th Seoknam Art Prize selected by the Korean Artists Association, the 1st Invited Artist Award at the Byeokgong Art Exhibition, and a Silver Prize at the Beijing International Art Expo.

Director Lee Jun-mo completed his bachelor's and master's degrees at JBNU and earned his Ph.D. at Chonnam National University. He has been a professor at the Medical School since 1989. He has been dispatched as an overseas research professor to Harvard University Hospital and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and served as Director of the Research Institute of Clinical Medicine at JBNU.

President Seo Geoseok said, "The new deans and the Director of Health Services are all the right persons to lead the university's development with outstanding leadership," and urged them to "do their best so that JBNU can build world-class competitiveness."