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Dr. Chun is from Seoul, Korea who studied history at Korea University then came to America on a Rotary Ambassadorial scholarship. He graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne University in 1974 with a B.A. in Business Administration, received his M.A. in Business from Appalachian State University in 1975, his CPA license in April of 1983, a Ph.D. from LaSalle University in 1986, and received an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree (LL.D) from Lenoir-Rhyne University in May 2000.

Ki-Hyun Chun came to America with his newlywed wife Sunny with big dreams and ambitions. These dreams and ambitions have become a reality through his key philosophies which are "Live for Others" and "Knowledge is Power."

Dr. Chun espouses these fundamental principles through his work and his community service. He has held teaching posts as Adjunct Professor for two years at Pfeiffer University and seven years at Johnson C. Smith University, winning teaching awards. He taught Accounting, Federal Taxation, Business, Economics, and Auditing.

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Dr. Chun's strong sense of community service has led him to strive to unify the energy of Asians for the betterment of the Carolinas communities. In August 1977 he helped organize and found the first Asian Church in Charlotte (now Charlotte Presbyterian Church) serving as a ruling elder. In May 1984, he opened the Asian Language Institute serving as a principal. In January 1985, he established the Asian Pacific Caucus in North Carolina and served as a chairman. In July 1993, he began publishing two newspapers, the Asian Herald (written in English) and the Korean Herald (written in Korean). All of these endeavors have led up to the zenith of his life-long dream of opening a library, with his extensive collection of over 132,000 books amassed over 40 years. It is the largest private Asian Library in the nation. Although the Asian Herald Library was founded in October of 1985, it operated out of a leased space. It was not until July of 1997, when Dr. Chun purchased the King's Tower building at over 18,000 square feet that The Asian Herald Library found its current h ome and became more widely publicized as being free and opened to the public in October of 1997. With Asians throughout the Carolinas meeting and coming together at the Library, he saw an excellent means to pool the Asian communities together and started the Carolinas Asian-American Chamber of Commerce (CAACC) in June of 1999 serving as the founder and first president.

Dr. Chun was recognized by The Charlotte Observer as "A Hero of Democracy" in 1997, named Charlotte's "1998 Businessman of the Year", and awarded the 1999 "Opal Moretz Alumni Service Award" by Lenoir-Rhyne University. In 1999 he was appointed by the President of South Korea Kim, Dae Joong and in 2003 by President of South Korea No, Moo Hyun to serve as a member of the Korean Unification Advisory Committee. In 2009, he received the Richard Vinroot International Achievement Award by the Charlotte International Cabinet.

Dr. Chun also served on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission; Smart Growth Task Force 2015; Small Business Advisory Committee City of Charlotte; The Economic Development Committee of the People's Government of Yanji City in China; Board of Trustee at Lenoir-Rhyne University; Board of Advisors of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce; President of the Korean Association of Charlotte; and Secretary General of The Federation of Korean Associations, USA, which represented over 2 million Korean Americans and in which capacity he also served as the Official International Liaison to the White House for the Federation.

Currently he continues to serve a second 9 year term on the Board of Trustee at Lenoir-Rhyne University; is on the Board of Advisors of Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary; Board of Trustee of Bank of Granite; and Board of Directors of Opera Carolina

Sun-Shin "Sunny" Chun, R.N., M.A., LL.D, is the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Chun Group, Inc. She is also from Seoul, Korea. She graduated from the Red Cross School of Nursing in Seoul, Korea before coming to the US. She worked at numerous hospitals in North Carolina as a Registered Nurse (R.N.) including Grace Hospital, Frye Regional Medical Center, Watauga County Hospital, Catawba Memorial Hospital, and Charlotte Medical Center. She received a B.S. in Christian Education in 1992 from East Coast Bible College, and received an M.A. in Christian Education from Pfeiffer University in 1998. After receiving her M.A. degree she taught Christian Education at East Coast Bible College. She also received an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree (LL.D) from Lenoir-Rhyne University in May 2000. Sunny has served as an Educational Minister at Charlotte Presbyterian Church for the 2nd generation bilingual youth since 1989. Her role to fulfill the Church's vision to be a multi-ethnic church for the next generation is an enormous undertaking that she embraces with much hardwork and dedication.

Since 1986, Sunny has assisted her husband Dr. Chun with the many organizations of which he is a part. Without her help, the many positions that he has taken on would not be possible. It is this teamwork that brought them the much-deserved recognition by Lenoir-Rhyne University, bestowing upon both of them, together, the Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees that they received in May 2000.

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Ki-Hyun and Sunny Chun's accomplishments have depended upon the fact that each has had the other as their support. They have been married 40 years, have three children: Lena Chun, Esquire (Civil Lawyer), B.A. from UNC-Chapel Hill, J.D. from New York Law School, Lisa Chun, Esquire (Criminal, Immigration Lawyer), B.A. from University of Pennsylvania, J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill, Daniel Chun, Esquire (CPA, Corporate Lawyer), B.A. & Master of Accounting from UNC-Chapel Hill, J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill.