by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Donations from USA

BASES & Friends

Saya Dr. Tin Win (M62) & Daw Khin Htar Yee (Lily, T72)

• Youngest & among the Brightest of his Class
• In 1958, won Gold Medal for Joint Highest Maths Marks in combined I.Sc
• After graduation, worked briefly in industry before joining Mech Engg Dept.
• Taught us “Strength of Materials” (sequel to Sayagyi U Ba Than’s course)
• Received Doctorate from Melbourne University
• Moved to USA.
• Worked for several companies (including Brown & Root in Texas)
• Past President & Advisor of BASES
• Interviewed by Myanmar Gazette (Southern California)
• Ran LA Marathon to raise fund for SPZP-2007
• Organized the 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles

• Lily was Founding Member & Secretary of BEA (Burmese/Bay-Area Engineering Association)
• Saya & Lily were core organizers of 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles (along with Saya U Tin Htut, U Thura Thant Zin and U Khin Maung Lay)
• They donated $2500 for the YTU Library Modernization Project

Saya U Tin Htut (M60)

• Visiting lecturers from the Faculty of Social Science (later Institute of Economics) taught “Industrial Management”.
• First Engineering Saya to teach “Industrial Management”
• Past Captain & Gold of RUBC
• Founded BASES with U Tin Htway (M59) and David Tun Tin (GBNF)
• Donated twice — K100 Lakhs first & again K1000 — for YTU Library

David Tun Tin (GBNF)

• Was States Scholar in the USA
• Went back to Burma & worked for some time before migrating to the USA
• Founded BASES with Saya U Tin Htut and U Tin Htway
• Donated $1000 to YTU Library

James Shwe (M76) & Annette Shwe (A75)

• Earlier donated towards the expenses of HVAC Design and Implementation.
• Donated again $500 for YTU Library.
• Helped several alumni by offering internship/job at their company.
• Provided scholarship for eligible university students in Myanmar.

U Khin Maung Lay (Henry, T68)

• Secretary of RIT Track & Field
• Represented RIT in Track & Field, Soccer and Rowing.
• Past President & Advisor, BASES
• Master of Ceremonies for BASES & 2015 LA Reunion
• Enjoys singing in Burmese, English & Chinese
• Helped several alumni by offering internship/job at his company
• Donated $1000 to YTU Library

U Tin Nwe (C68)

• Past President of BASES
• Donated $1000 to YTU Library

Daw Htay Htay Than (EC93) & U Saw Win Aung (C87)

• Sarina forwarded my e-mail about SPZP-2000 to Steeve Kay, (EC70, her family friend). Steeve contacted his friend Benny Tan (M70) & offered to be the first Golden Sponsor of SPZP-2000.
• Sarina and U Saw Win Aung donated $300 to YTU Library.

U Min Lwin (M62)

• Classmate of Saya Dr. Tin Win
• Donated $1000 to YTU Library

U Kyaw Sein (Auto68)

• Mechanical Engineering Department had two sub-departments: Automobile Engineering & Agricultural Engineering.
• U Kyaw Sein donated $1000 to YTU Library.

Daw May Nwe Yee (Rosie)

• Younger sister of Saya Dr. Tin Win (M62)
• Faculty member of RIT Chemistry Department
• Donated $100 to YTU Library

Daw Myo Myat Myint (Penny, M70)

• Younger sister of Saya Dr. Tin Win and Sayama Rosie
• Donated $100 to YTU Library

U Sonny Kyi (79 Intake)

• EC member of BASES
• Volunteer for 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles

U Myint Aung

• Responded to Saya Dr. Tin Win’s request for helping YTU
• Donated $150 to YTU Library

Other Donations

Via NorCal RITAA

U Thein Tun Aung (Dennis, EP76)

• Donated $500 to YTU Library (via U Wynn Htain Oo).
• Donated $500 to NorCal RITAA for the YTU Library Modernization Project.

Via MASTAA

Fred Thetgyi (M69)

• Donated $200 to YTU Library

U Maung Maung (C60)

• He donated $100 to YTU Library.

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