The UTS Board of Trustees awarded the school's sixth Honorary Doctorate to Rev. Bong Tae Kim of South Korea.

The award was made in recognition of Rev. Kim's life-long record of accomplishment in the fields of education, youth ministry, moral education and political philosophy.

Kim studied at the Unification Theological Seminary in 1986-87, but departed before completing his studies in response to a leadership appointment in Korea.

In 1994 he became President of the Korean branch of the Youth Federation for World Peace (YFWP). Today YFWP-Korea has over 100,000 registered members and more than 3,000 chapters. Since 2001 he has served as YFWP's international president, developing chapters in 180 nations. YFWP encourages morality, service and environmentalism.

Among Rev. Kim's most significant achievements were a breakthrough series of Youth Federation seminars that brought together university students from South Korea and North Korea.

In 1997, Rev. Kim directed a "Pure Love Movement" among Korean youth. This campaign has educated more than 10 million young people as to the value of chastity.

Rev. Kim's publications include, Towards Pure Love Education, Theory and Reality of Sex Education, The Way of Living for Unification, and Research on the Critique of Dialectical Materialism.

Seminary President Tyler Hendricks presented the degree at a gathering of 1,000 Unification movement leaders at the church's Chung Pyung Center in Chung Pyung, Korea. UTS Trustees Dr. Chang Shik Yang and Dr. Michael Jenkins presented the doctoral hood to Rev. Kim. The ceremony included remarks from Dr. Chung Hwan Kwak, Chairman of the Inter-religious International Federation for World Peace.

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