[Obituary] Kim Dong Ki Emeritus Professor, a pioneer in Korean business administration

Korea University Business School Emeritus Professor Kim, Dong Ki passed away at 6:58 p.m. on December 15, 2020.

After graduating from Korea University College of Commerce, he received a master's degree in business administration from New York University and PhD in business administration from Korea University. He taught and studied marketing for 34 years from 1965 to 1999, a pioneering role in introducing marketing studies in America to Korea in the 1960s.

In addition, he led and developed Korean business administration by serving as the Dean of Korea University Business School, president of Korean Marketing Association, president of The Korean Academic Society of Business Administration, president of Korean Academy of Commodity Science & Technology, president of Korea Logistics, and vice president of the National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea. He also received the "Sangnam Business Scholar Award of the Year", Order of Civil Merit Seogryu Medal, and the President's Commendation. He published a number of books including "Modern Marketing Principles", "Modern Distribution Organization Theory", "Consumer Credit System Theory", and "International Management Strategy".

From 2018 until recently, the Kim continued to serve as the 37th and 38th (second term) chairman of the National Academy of Sciences, a national institution established to encourage academic research and promote international exchanges; but passed away at the age of 87 due to sudden deterioration in health.