Sayagyis

by Hla Min

Updated : May 2925

• Saya of our sayas
• Passed away on December 2, 2020 (a few days short of his Centennial Birthday).
• Attended most SPZPs starting with SPZP-2000.
• Skipped SPZP-2002 to take care of Sayagadaw.

• Saya of our sayas
• Attended SPZP-2000 and selected PZPs.
• Served as Line Judge at RUBC Regattas.
• Past President of RIT Track and Field Association.
• Passed away in Portland, Oregon in his late 90s.

• Taught part-time while working for a private Construction company (and became a Director).
• He is 95+ years young.
• Most senior among the living Past RUBC Captains.
• Represented RUBC at the 1948 Independence Day Regatta at Kandawgyi along with Dr. Pe Nyun, Dr. Pe Thein and U Khin Maung Wint.
• Past Captain of RGC.
• Served as Treasurer of BSCE.
• Lost his spouse Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt in December 2019, his eldest son Dr. “Peter” Khin Tun in April 2020 and his son-in-law U Tin Tun in May 2020.
• He has three children, five grand children and two great grand children.

• Served as Editor of RUESU Magazine.
• Retired as Professor and Head.
• Moved to Canada.
• Gave the Go-ahead for SPZP-2000 to the San Francisco Bay Area Alumni.
• Still plays Tennis and Golf.
• He is 94+ years young.
• We (Ivan, Fred, me & my spouse) visited Saya in Windsor Canada. Saya treated us with home-cooked Mohinga and Ah Kyaw. He gave us Souvenirs.

• Ivan Lee (M69) organized another trip. Saya Dr. Tin Win (M62) and some alumni joined to pay respect to Saya U Aung Khin.

• Taught at RIT until his retirement.
• Retired as Professor and Head
• Kept in touch with his former colleagues and students by inviting them to his Annual Birthday Soon Kwyay at Yaw Sayadaw Kyaung.
• Donated photos to MES and HMEE Project.
• Hosted the meeting for HMEE Project.
  Coordinated with U Thaw Kaung to provide Say.a U Soe Paing and team to access archives at the RU Central Library
• Donated Garawa Money to various charities.
• He passed away at the age of 94.

• Retired as Rector.
• Moved to Canada.
• Gave a Keynote Speech at SPZP-2000 about Health, EQ and Memories of RIT.
• Wrote about Coconut Episode for SPZP-2002.
• I was an Ei Hmyaung at Dinner Gatherings in Yangon to honor Saya and/or celebrate Sayagadaw’s birthday.
• Saya and I were Guests at Ko Ivan’s house in New Jersey.
• We visited Saya in Napean, Canada.
  Saya showed us around (Toronto and a Thousand Lakes).

• He is 94+ years young.

• Taught us Surveying in our 2nd BE.
  He enforced a seating plan starting with Roll Number One at the back of the class.
  Since I could read his notes on the Blackboard, I became Four Eyes.
• Founding member of BARB
• Member of Myanmar Pyeikkadein Ah Phwe
• Saya jokingly said that he was assigned as the Last Speaker to prevent overrun of the SPZP-2000 program.
• Wrote several articles for RIT Alumni International.
• Saya passed away in 2023.

• Part-time Lecturer and Head of Mining Department (at BOC College) in 1954
• Retired from UN
• Attended SPZP-2000
• Passed away in his 90s in California

• Retired Professor and Head of Mining Department
• Declined invitation to SPZP-2000 (per advice of doctors)
• Passed away in USA

• Retired Rector
• Taught at Rengsit University
• Former students hosted Saya and
• Sayagadaw to attend SPZP-2000

• Retired Rector
• Chair, RIT Sports Council
• DG, DHE

• Part-time Lecturer and Head of Architecture Department

• Retired Lecturer and Head of Metallurgy Department
• Passed away in Melbourne, Australia

• Part-time Lecturer (while serving as Director General of UBARI)
• Advisor, Ministry of National Planning
• Member, UCC Advisory Board
• Passed away in Sydney, Australia

• Retired Professor of Electrical Engineering Department
• Passed away a couple of years after retirement

• Saya of our sayas
• Retired Lecturer
• President of RIT EE Association
• Passed away in Myanmar after visiting his younger daughter in Australia

• Member of Prome Hall Soccer team which won Inter-Hall Trophy for two consecutive years
• Retired Lecturer
• Note : It would take a few decades before EE would be reorganized into EC and EP Departments