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Passing the Torch

A close-up of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics torch.
A close-up of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics torch.
Members of the Korea Chapter of the IU Alumni Association, which is one of the largest IU alumni groups in the world, celebrate with the three torch bearers.
Members of the Korea Chapter of the IU Alumni Association, which is one of the largest IU alumni groups in the world, celebrate with the three torch bearers.
IU alums Curtis A. Ferguson, Idalene "Idie" Kesner (Kelley School of Business dean), and Young-Jin Kim pose with the torch.
IU alums Curtis A. Ferguson, Idalene "Idie" Kesner (Kelley School of Business dean), and Young-Jin Kim pose with the torch.
Kesner poses with IU alums and fans who lined the streets in Seoul to see the torch relay.
Kesner poses with IU alums and fans who lined the streets in Seoul to see the torch relay.
Kesner carries the Olympic flame for her leg of the 1,253-mile route through South Korea.
Kesner carries the Olympic flame for her leg of the 1,253-mile route through South Korea.
IU alumnus Curtis A. Ferguson, president of Greater China and Korea for the Coca-Cola Co., prepares to carry the torch
IU alumnus Curtis A. Ferguson, president of Greater China and Korea for the Coca-Cola Co., prepares to carry the torch
Supporters from Coca-Cola lift Ferguson into the air with the Olympic flame.
Supporters from Coca-Cola lift Ferguson into the air with the Olympic flame.
Young-Jin Kim, IU alumnus and chairman/CEO of Handok Inc., carries the torch for his leg of the relay.
Young-Jin Kim, IU alumnus and chairman/CEO of Handok Inc., carries the torch for his leg of the relay.
Kim walks through the streets of Seoul with the Olympic flame.
Kim walks through the streets of Seoul with the Olympic flame.
A close-up of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics torch.
Members of the Korea Chapter of the IU Alumni Association, which is one of the largest IU alumni groups in the world, celebrate with the three torch bearers.
IU alums Curtis A. Ferguson, Idalene "Idie" Kesner (Kelley School of Business dean), and Young-Jin Kim pose with the torch.
Kesner poses with IU alums and fans who lined the streets in Seoul to see the torch relay.
Kesner carries the Olympic flame for her leg of the 1,253-mile route through South Korea.
IU alumnus Curtis A. Ferguson, president of Greater China and Korea for the Coca-Cola Co., prepares to carry the torch
Supporters from Coca-Cola lift Ferguson into the air with the Olympic flame.
Young-Jin Kim, IU alumnus and chairman/CEO of Handok Inc., carries the torch for his leg of the relay.
Kim walks through the streets of Seoul with the Olympic flame.

Kelley School of Business Dean Idalene “Idie” Kesner, MBA’82, PhD’83, and IU business alums Curtis A. Ferguson, BA’80, and Young-Jin Kim, MBA’84, carried the Olympic flame for part of the 1,253-mile route through South Korea in preparation for the 2018 Winter Olympics, which open Feb. 9.

Ferguson is president of Greater China and Korea for The Coca-Cola Co., and Kim serves as chairman and CEO of Handok Inc., a pharmaceutical/health care company that develops, manufactures, and distributes health care solutions in South Korea.

Photos courtesy of the Korea Chapter of the IU Alumni Association.

Written By
Lacy Nowling Whitaker
Lacy, a Bloomington native, earned two degrees from IU Bloomington (BA'08, MA'14) and is the Director of Content with the IU Alumni Association.

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