South Korean first lady Lee Hee-ho was awarded Tuesday the first "Moral Leadership in Human Rights Award" by Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. Lee also delivered a speech entitled "From the Darkness of Oppression to the Sunshine of Reconciliation" at the university in front of Chancellor Gordon Gee, Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist, Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell and other faculty members and students. In her speech, the wife of President Kim Dae-jung said, "With love, reconciliation and understanding, individuals, groups and nations will be able to overcome conflict and confrontation and build a world of peace and prosperity for all of humankind." Earlier in the day, the first lady was also awarded an "Outstanding Leadership for Peace and Justice Award" by her alma mater, Scarritt Bennett Center, Nashville. She earned a Master's degree from what was then Scarritt College in 1958 and was named an honorary citizen of Nashville in 1983.