U Sein Win

• He retired as Professor and Head of Electrical Power Engineering Department.
• Before the reorganization of EE Department into EC and EP Departments, he was a Senior Lecturer of the EE Department.
• He was a Top Student at Michigan University, where he received his MSEE.
• Since the Scholarship’s sponsor was UBARI, he worked there before he transferred to the EE Department at RIT.
• His friends called him “Khone Swa Khone Swa” based on his walking style.

• He was President of RIT Swimming Association. He swam even during his business trips to Singapore.
• He was also President of RIT Rowing Association. He served as Line Judge at RUBC Regattas along with Saya H Num Kok (GBNF) and Saya Dr. San Hla Aung.
• He was Technical Advisor for UCC.
• He is an Absent Minded Professor who left behind his spouse at a market. A variant of the ”U Sein Win Joke” was provided by U Aung Myint (RIT, UCC, GBNF).
• Saya Dr. San Hla Aung fondly remembers U Sein Win and his extensive knowledge.
• His hobbies include Tinkering and repairing equipment, Rowing, Swimming, Snorkeling, Discussing and arguing about selected subjects, and Western Classical Music.

• Several former students offered to sponsor Saya to attend the First RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe in October 2000. He politely declined the offer saying, “I have studied in the USA. Please choose another saya who has not been to the USA.”

Absent Minded Professor

Saya left his brand new spouse at a Zay (presumably Scott Market / Bogyoke Zay).
He went back to RIT, and had a long discussion with his students.
The students asked, “How is Sayagadaw?”
Saya’s reply : “Let’s end the discussion. It’s past time I should have picked her up at the Zay”.

U Aung Myint (SPHS64, UCC, GBNF) wrote :

I heard about that (absent mindedness of Sayar U Sein Win) from some of the students or from the Lab staffs while I was working at the EC lab. What I heard was a little different.
What I heard was “He parked at Hledan Zay. His wife went for buying. He was waiting inside the car. Suddenly he got an idea of taking a Hair cut nearby instead of waiting for a long time. After hair cutting, he drove back the car alone [leaving his wife behind].”