Family Establishes Memorial Fund for 1937 Mining Alum

When Hom Moon Jung graduated from the College of Engineering in 1937, he began a family legacy. His three sons – Moon, Paul and Don Hom – completed University of Arizona engineering degrees, as have two grandsons, Chris and Ted Hom. And four more grandchildren have earned UA degrees in other fields.

Now, Paul and Moon have endowed the HOM MOON JUNG Memorial Scholarship to ensure more future engineers can work in their chosen field.

All three believe their father would be proud to know his sons and grandsons have completed engineering degrees. Paul’s son, Chris, and Moon’s son, Ted, both graduated with chemical engineering degrees in 2008. Chris is now a process engineering lead for Angola LNG, a natural gas producer working in partnership with his employer, Chevron. Ted is a quality engineering manager for GE Healthcare.

These experiences moved Moon and Paul to help mechanical, mining and chemical engineering students access education. Their scholarship, when possible, will go to students who are working while attending school. And it will honor their father in perpetuity.

Attending the university with his cousin was a great experience for Chris.

“It was good to have family close by, as both of our families were in Phoenix,” he said. “We rushed the same fraternity [Phi Kappa Tau] and have many good friends from our time in college.”