Belles

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Female Engineering Students

• In the old Education System, there were only a handful of female Engineering students
• The first batch of five female students graduated in 1961.
  Four were from Textile : Tin Tin Ohn (Amy Thwin), Julie Han (later Dr.), Yin Yin Kyi and Mi Mi Lay. Pauline Reynolds was the first female Chemical Engineering graduate.

• In 1962, Khin Than Nwe (Margaret, Tex) was the lone female engineering graduate.

• Ma Ni Ni Thwin, Ma Khin Thein Yi, Ma Tin Myint, Ma Pyi Aye, Ma Khin Khin Kyu, Nancy Hla Aung, Maywaddy Tun Tun, Ma Yi Yi Aung, Ma Mya Mya Than, Ma Nyunt Nyunt Zaw, Ma Cho are grads from 1963 – 68.

• The new Education System saw more female students.
• There were about 45 female students in the 1st BE intake in 1964, and about 30 female students in the 2nd BE intake in 1964. G-Hall accepted most female students.
• There were more in the 1st BE intake in 1965.

Ushers at RIT Graduation

Annotation : Daw Mae Khin Nyunt (Rosie, ChE71)
Editor for “Swel Daw Yeik Magazine”
Organizer for Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65

• We all served as ushers at the Graduation Dinner in late 1966.
• Graduation took place at RIT as well as the Dinner, at “aw bar lan” area.

Right to Left

• Sandi Hlaing — Ch 66 intake
• Mai Khin Nyunt (Rosie Gyi) — Ch 65 intake
• Nila Mya Aung — M 64 intake
• Jessie Htwe — M 66 intake
• Annie Ba Htaw — Tex65 intake
• Aye Aye Than (Pauk Pauk) Ch 66 intake (UK)
• Tin Tin Myint (Emma Myint) — Ch 64 intake (Singapore)
• Than Than Yi (GBNF) Tex 65 intake (my best friend who passed away in Sept 2013, USA)
• Phyu Phyu Latt (Christine Latt) — Ar – 64 intake (Australia)
• Min Thet Mon (Pamela Myo Min) — Ar -64 intake

Tazaungdaing Festival

Photo provided by Daw Tin Aye (C73).
Initially took Mechanical Engineering and helped with “Set Hmu Thadin Zin” (founded by U Win Thein).
Played Volley for Civil Engineering
Volunteered for SPZP-2012 and SPZP-2016

Annotation : Daw Mae Khin Nyunt (Rosie, ChE71)

Right to Left

• Aye Aye Than (Pauk Pauk, Ch 66-72, UK)
• Tin Tin Myint (Emma Myint, Ch 64-70, Singapore)
• Hla Hla Aye (She was as a cover girl at one of the “Shay Tho Sar Saung”, and inside the Sar Saung had an article about RIT activities with photos. I kept that Sar Saung, but unfortunately (after so many years) now I only have a page left with a photo taken at the Chemistry lab, which included Ma Khin Myat Swe (spouse of Saya U Moe Aung), Henry Koe, my spouse Ko Khin Mg Miynt and myself).
• Tin Aye (C )
• Nelly Khin Myo Win (GBNF) (Ch 65-71, Mandalay)
• Could be Margaret Yi (Ch 65)

All are from G -Hall at one of the Tha Din Gyut or Da Saung Taing Pwe at Shwe Dagon Pagoda, organized by G -Hall.

Reunions

Daw Pwint Than

• Selected High School Luyechun from Loikaw twice : Ngapali Camp in the Summer of 1964 and Inlay Camp in the Summer of 1965.
• Graduated with Electrical Power in 1971.
• Joined EPC.
• Spouse : U Htun Aung (EP, Intake of 1964)

Daw Cho Cho Tin

• Pen name : Ma Sandar
• Award winning author / novelist
• Sample hit : “G Hall Thu”
• Graduated with Architecture in 1971.
• Spouse : U San Maung (A, intake of 1964)

Daw Than Yi

• Maubin Ma Shwe Than

Rosie Gyi

• Editor, Swel Daw Yeik Magazine

Rosie Tin Maung

• Vocalist
• Bilingual Author

SPZP

• Attendees