Inauguration in Dec 1971

• The 1st President: Prof. Shoon Kyung Kim of Temple University;
  Executive Director: Prof. Hogil Kim of University of Maryland;
  General Director: Prof. Chan-Mo Park of University of Maryland

• Major purpose at the beginning: To promote scientific cooperation between the U.S. and Korea

• Inaugurated on Dec 11, 1971 -
  69 scientists and engineers attended the founding meeting in Washington, DC 

Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in America, the first name, was changed in 1993 to Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA; 재미한인과학기술자협회)