2012 Distinguished Alumnus: Sung-Won Lee

Dr. Sung-Won Lee is the recipient of the 2012 PAMS Distinguished Alumnus Award. This award recognizes alumni who, through their high achievements in research, business, education and public service, have brought distinction and honor to our programs, our college and our university.

Lee earned two graduate degrees from NC State, including a Ph.D. in experimental statistics in the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. He then returned to his native South Korea to lead the S-Oil Corporation to success as the third largest oil refinery in Korea. He also served as chairman of two South Korean chemical companies.

But his true passion is downhill skiing, and his family built Korea’s oldest and largest ski and snowboard resort, which will host alpine skiing events for the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Paralympics. Lee is founder and president of the Asian Ski Federation, former vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia and honorary president of the Korean Ski Association.