Chair and Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
EunSook Kwon, Ph.D., is a distinguished Professor and Chair of the School of Industrial Design at the Georgia Institute of Technology. With over 30 years of experience, she has demonstrated exceptional leadership and dedication in the field of design academia. As the founding Director of the Industrial Design Program at the University of Houston, she established both the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science programs, elevating the program to become one of the top ID programs in the United States and globally. Dr. Kwon's approach is student-centered, founded on constructivism, and she has inspired countless students to achieve award-winning success in their careers.
One of her nominators described her as “an outstanding educator who values both academic excellence and design excellence simultaneously and is always pushing the ID field forward in both areas.”
