Name:
U Soe Paing
Qualification:
- BS (Stanford),
- MS (Stanford),
- MSc. Computer Science (Southampton)
Department:
Electrical Communications
Position:
Assistant Lecturer, (Jan 1964 to March 1971)
Reason for Leaving:
Joined Universities’ Computer Center in April 1971.
Engineering Alumni:
Attended First Year Faculty of Engineering,
Rangoon University from June to December, 1958.
Reason for Leaving:
Awarded State Scholarship to study in USA.
Occupation:
Data Processing Adviser (Retired)
Organization:
United Nations
Editor’s notes (2019) :
- Saya U Soe Paing helped Sayagyi Dr Chit Swe found UCC along with Saya U Myo Min and Saya U Ko Ko Lay (GBNF).
- Saya was my mentor at RIT and UCC.
Saya offered me and Saya U Aung Zaw (UCC) to be his co-authors. - Saya and his brothers Dr. Myo Paing, U Win Paing (Sayadaw U Wara) and U Kyaw Paing are excellent golfers.
Saya served as Golf Correspondent.
I helped typed the Golf news.
KMZ would send the news to Guardian and/or WPD. - Due to a back injury, Saya stopped playing golf for a few months in 2018.
He resumed playing in January 2019, but had to use a buggy and the senior Tee. - After retirement, Saya spent two or three days a week meditating at Kaba Aye Sunlun Gu Kyaung where Sayadaw U Wara is the Chief Abbot.
- Saya was a prime mover to get the “RIT Alumni International
Newsletters” and http://www-ex-rit.org started.
Saya wrote articles for “RIT Alumni International”. - Saya compiled the draft for HMEE-2012 project. He also translated Sections One and Two into English.
- Saya would mention that I am a “Shay Hmi; Nauk Hmi.”
- Sayagadaw Daw Saw Yu Tint (T69) added: “Bay Hmi as well”.
- They have three children and two grand children.
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