GBNF (2017)

by Hla Min

Updated : May 2025

Saya U Thein Lwin (EE)

• Alumni of Lehigh University, US.
• Taught at RIT and Singapore Polytechnic.
• Served as President of the RIT Badminton Association.

• He is the elder brother of Ko Kyi Lwin (George, C67), Ko Tint Lwin (Daniel, M69), Ko Thet Lwin (Henry, EE72), Ko Myo Myint (ChE from US), Nellie, Peggy, …
• He passed away in June, 2017

Daw May Than Nwe (Physics)

• Sayama stood first in her Honors Class in 1962.
• She is the spouse of Saya U Thein Lwin.
• She passed away in April, 2017

69ers

• U Myint Thein (Kabar, M69)
  Core organizer from the Class of 69

• U Chit Tin (EC69)
  Third GBNF of the 12 EC69ers.
  Ko Kyaw Soe and Ko Aung Thu Yein (Brownie) are other EC69ers who are GBNF.

• U Saw Yan Naing (Bo Bo, C69)
  He was from Meikhtila. He settled in Mandalay.We had not seen him after graduation.
  He is the spouse of U Tun Aung Gyaw (EC69)’s cousin.
• U Tin Myint (L. Tan Choy, John T Lee, M69, US) : He was from Taunggyi. He settled in Union City, California. He was Luyecun for 4th BE. He represented RIT in Table Tennis. Spouse : Lyo Kyin Sein (Mabel, T69)

Paulians

• Dr. Myo San (Freddie Ba San, SPHS63, IM1 70) : He stood 3rd in Burma in Matriculation.
  He became a surgeon, but had to take early retirement.

• U Myint Sein (alumni of Boundary Road School, St. Paul’s and Institute of Economics) : Past Principal, BARB (Burma Astro Research Bureau); Principal, IDEAL Astro

RIT

• U Aung Myint (M67, USA) : Worked with Unicef; Moved to California, USA; Helped Ko Win Thein (M67, GBNF) on “Set Hmu Thadin Zin” and Mechanical Magazine
• Saya U Myo Win (Melivn, M65, Australia) : Rowed for RIT;
  Co-managed RIT Auto Club; He and Saya U Charlie, M65 led RIT Gathering in Sydney in 2006. His spouse is the elder sister of U Tin Aung Win (Tom Aung Gyaw).

Others

• Sayama Daw Than Than : Spouse of Saya U Khin Maung Myint (Chemistry, GBNF); Mother of Ko Wynn Myint Aung (EC76, GBNF); She was healthy, but unexpectedly succumbed to pneumonia. She passed away EXACTLY one year after her younger son died.
• U Kyaw Zaw : Spouse of Daw Khin Khin Aye (Principal, PBRS); He was States Scholar in the early 50s to study about Motion Pictures Technology in the USA. His elder son Thane Myint married Ma Khin Than Nu (Glory, EC70).

• Dr. Barry Paw (MD, Ph.D) : He is the only child of Saya U Htin Paw (EE58, GBNF). He is a nephew of U Tun Thein (A) and a cousin of Ko Robert Hla Thein (M72). He is Harvard medical school Professor, Boston children Hospital co-founder. He succumbed to a heart attack.on Dec 29, 2017 in Denver when he came back from Australia.