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Myung Ki Hong, who graduated in 1959, donated $2 million to create two endowed chairs in the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. (Courtesy of Myung Ki Hong)

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UCLA alumnus donates $2 million, establishes endowed faculty chairs

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A UCLA alumnus donated $2 million to establish two endowed faculty chairs in the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The gift from Dr. Myung Ki Hong, who graduated in 1959 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, will fund the Dr.

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UCLA alumnus donates $2 million, establishes endowed faculty chairs

By Emi Nakahara

Sept. 29, 2017 4:29 p.m.