Sankalpa Oct-Dec 2012.CDR - MS Ramaiah Institute of Management

SANKALPA
ALUMNI MEET 2012
The annual Alumni Meet was organized on 3 rd Nov'2012 at Royal
Orchid Resort, Yelahanka. The event provided yet another platform to
all our alumni to reminisce about old-times and connect. Excitement
and enthusiasm were visible all around. Many of alumni were seen
conversing animatedly with their friends, faculty and current batch
students. It was truly a family reunion and a joyous occasion!
The highlight of this year's alumni meet was the announcement of two
awards – Distinguished Alumnus Award and Young-Achiever
Alumnus Award. These awards were instituted to recognize and reward
the excellent, exemplary and extraordinary work of alumni in their
chosen fields of work, in a socially responsible way. The first award was
for alumni who graduated in the years 1997-2005 and the second one, for
those who graduated during 2006 and 2010. An in-house Committee
which acted as the jury carefully scrutinized the nominations and after
consideration of all aspects with regard to qualifying the criteria, chose,
Mr. Dayanidhi M.G (a graduate of 1997 batch), Managing Director –
Asia Pacific, Digital Chocolate Inc. and Mr. Rohan Shrivastava a
graduate of 2006 batch, presently Circle Business Manager – Business
Banking at Axis Bank respectively as the winners for the year 2012, for
the above two categories.
The event started with a welcome address by Dean Dr. M.Chandrasekhar
followed by classical dance performance by students. Prof.V.Narayanan
and Prof.Purnima Ramaswamy also addressed the august gathering.
Dr.Savitha Rani and Mr.Srikanth Payal gave a presentation on the
Institute and proposed future alumni activities. There was also an
informal interactive session with the Alumni in which they shared their
college memories and corporate experiences. Thanks to technology, we
could actually feel the presence of Mr. Gladwin Thomas (graduated in
1997) based in UK, , through a video message. The cultural program by
students was a mix of songs, dance performances and even games, that
brought smiles on every face and were cherished by everyone. The
function was followed by a gala dinner. All the Alumni were presented
with a memento. A team of enthusiastic student volunteers, faculty and
s t a f f m e m b e r s , M r. S o m s h e k a r ( P l a c e m e n t O f f i c e r ) a n d
Prof.MeghnaVerma (Faculty In-Charge Alumni) together made the event
a grand success.Everybody parted with a promise to meet again in 2013
and remain in touch with the Institute, through various activities.
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