The Cultural Heritage Administration held a conferment ceremony in the Government Complex, Daejeon, on December 8 to grant the Orders of Cultural Merit and Korean Cultural Heritage Awards of 2010. The Orders of Cultural Merit were awarded to three individuals this year. Kim Hee-jin, the knot master (Important Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 22) received the Eun-gwan Order of Cultural Merit, the nation’s second-highest honor for contributions to culture, for her service in conservation and dissemination of traditional Korean knots. The Bo-gwan Order of Cultural Merit went to Professor Choi Seung-hee of Seoul National University, who paved the way in the field of palaeography. The quiver master, Kim Dong-hak, received the Og-gwan Order of Cultural Merit for his contribution to the distribution of traditional craftsmanship. The Korean Cultural Heritage Awards were granted to three individuals and two organizations: Yi Eui-sang, the stone master (Important Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 120) and ICOMOS Korea (Conservation & Management part); Kim Li-na, an honorary professor at Hongik University and Yi Eun-bok, a professor at Hanseo University (Study & Research part); and Daedong Culture Foundation (Voluntary activities and Promotion part). They received the president’s certificates of merit and 10 million won as an additional prize. The winners were recommended by civil cultural movement organizations, provincial self-governments and the general public before being deliberated by an expert committee.