Professor Kim Suk‑bae (Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition) has been appointed Dean of the College of Human Ecology at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU).

At the same time, Professor Kim Dong‑geun (Department of Law, Law School) has been appointed Director of the Promotion Division, Office of Planning Affairs, and Professor Lee Chi‑song (Department of Business Administration, College of Business and Economics) has been appointed Deputy Vice‑President of the Office of Admission.

President Seo Geoseok presented letters of appointment to the newly appointed faculty on the morning of February 4 and urged them to work for the university's development. Accordingly, the newly appointed faculty will serve a two‑year term until January 2015.

Dean Kim Suk‑bae, who graduated from the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Seoul National University, earned a master's degree from the same graduate school and a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. He has served as a professor at JBNU since 1997 and has served as Head of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. He will also assume the position of Director of the Nursery Teacher Training Institute, an affiliated institute.

The new Director of the Promotion Division, Kim Dong‑geun, graduated from the Department of Law at JBNU and earned his master's and doctoral degrees at the same graduate school. He has served as a professor since 2002. He has held positions including Head of the Planning Division, Deputy Head of the Law School Practical Implementation Task Force, and Head of the Faculty of Convergence Autonomous Major (now Division of Public Science).

New Deputy Vice‑President of the Office of Admission Lee Chi‑song graduated from the Department of Business Administration at JBNU and earned his master's and doctoral degrees at the same graduate school. He has been a professor since 2003. He has served as Head of the Employment Support Division for the Leaders in INdustry‑University Cooperation and currently serves as a faculty admissions officer.