Hwang Kyung Koh

Hwang Kyung Koh (also known by her pen name Bahrom meaning “to live right”) was the founder and first President of Seoul Women's University. 
Koh's father was a physician and professor at Severance Medical College (now the medical school of Yonsei University). She studied at Ewha Womans College and Doshisha Women's College in Japan before completing her doctorate at Michigan State University.
Koh established Seoul Women's University in 1961 to provide educational opportunities to the women of Korea. SWU is known for an education program based on Dr. Koh's philosophies to foster global female leaders with the firm values of knowledge, integrity, and virtue.