10/20/06
Contact: Colleen Trent, (334) 844-4468 (cst0001@auburn.edu)
Mike Clardy, (334) 844-9999 (clardch@auburn.edu)
AU ALUMNUS,
PEACE CORPS EXECUTIVE TO SPEAK OCT. 23
AUBURN - Auburn University alumnus Dr. Kyo “Paul” Jhin, director
of the Office of Planning Policy and Analysis for the Peace Corps, will
speak on Monday, Oct. 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in 217 Foy Student
Union on the history of the Peace Corps as well as its activities, opportunities
and challenges in the 21st century.
Jhin is the Peace Corps’ liaison to the White House Initiative on
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. His office provides the agency
with statistical reports about Peace Corps volunteers, country status
reports and updates to the volunteer handbook.
Jhin earned his doctorate in mathematics education from AU’s College
of Education.
Before joining the Peace Corps, Jhin served as the director of the National
Asian Pacific Center on Aging in Los Angeles. He has also served as commissioner
of the California Postsecondary Education Commission. He has served as
executive assistant to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, where he worked
as a personal advisor and consultant to the Secretary on the formulation
of broad department polices and the implementation of Department of Veterans
Affairs programs. From 1983 to 1990, Jhin served as assistant superintendent
for Educational Technology in the District of Columbia Public School system.
Jhin was named to “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities
and Colleges” and was named “Alabama’s Outstanding Young
Educator of the Year” by the Alabama Jaycees. His awards include
“Kukmin-Hunchang Dongpaik-Chang,” the highest civilian award
from the Korean government, and the prestigious “Distinguished Service
Award” from the Federal Council of Asian Pacific Americans.
The Peace Corps is celebrating a 45-year legacy of service at home and
abroad, and a 30-year high for volunteers in the field. Since 1961, more
than 182,000 volunteers have helped promote a better understanding between
Americans and the people of the 138 countries where volunteers have served.
Peace Corps volunteers must be U.S. citizens and at least 18 years of
age. Peace Corps service is a 27-month commitment.
Auburn University is a preeminent land-grant and comprehensive research
institution with more than 23,500 students and 6,500 faculty and staff.
Ranked among the top 50 public universities nationally, Auburn offers
more than 230 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs.
(Contributed by Colleen Trent.)
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