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Dr. Mun Choi with his mother Cathleen (center) and his wife Suzanne.
PRESIDENT CHOI GETS START IN FAMILY BUSINESS Following a nearly year-long national search, the University of Missouri Board of Curators appointed Dr. Mun Y. Choi as the 24th president in the history of the University of Missouri System. The current provost and executive vice president of the University of Connecticut, Choi will succeed Interim President Michael Middleton on March 1. Born in South Korea, Choi came to the U.S. when he was 9 years old. Upon entering the U.S., Choi’s family established a company, Choi Brothers, which makes martial arts uniforms. As a young man, Choi worked in his family’s successful
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business in Chicago. This company is located on Division Street and maintains a 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. Choi Brothers offers a full line of martial arts accessories and sparring gear. It is still run by three of Choi’s sisters. Choi, 52, is married to Suzanne Choi and together they have three children including Alex (first year doctoral student at Cal Tech), Christopher (freshman engineering and history student at UConn) and Cosette (high school student in Storrs, Conn.).