Most members matriculated in 1949 and graduated with B.Sc.(Engg) in 1955.
Dr. Aung Gyi, U Min Wun and U Maung Maung Than (GBNF) were among the first engineering students sent to US as State Scholars under the “Twinning Project” proposed by Sayagyi U Ba Hli.
Saya Dr. Aung Gyi (C)
Dr. Aung Gyi in Napean, CanadaSaya U Min Wun and Saya Dr. Aung Gyi at Welcome Dinner for SPZP-2000Civil Sayas and Alumni
Matriculated in 1949.
Joined Engineering classes after completing Intermediate of Science.
Received Scholarship to study in the USA.
Received BS and MS from MIT.
Upon return to Burma, joined the Civil Engineering Department as Assistant Lecturer and was promoted to Lecturer.
Received Scholarship to study in Canada.
Received Doctorate from the University of Alberta.
Became Professor and Head of Civil Engineering.
Succeeded U Yone Moe as Rector in 1971.
Rector from 1971 – in 1977
Worked for UN and Canadian Agency
Moved to Napean, Canada
Keynote speaker at SPZP-2000
Wrote articles for RIT Alumni Newsletter and HMEE project.
Celebrated his 91st birthday in October 2022
Saya U Min Wun (C, GBNF)
Saya U Min Wun and Saya DAG in 2000U Min Wun and Dr. Aung Soe
Matriculated in 1949.
Joined Engineering classes after completing Intermediate of Science.
Received Scholarship to study in the USA.
Received BS from MIT and MS from Cornell University
Upon return to Burma, joined the Civil Engineering Department as Assistant Lecturer and was promoted to Lecturer.
Succeeded Dr. Aung Gyi as Professor and Head of Civil Engineering Department
Served as Advisor for the Myanmar Pyet Ka Dein Committee
Speaker at SPZP-2000
Wrote articles for RIT Alumni Newsletter and HMEE project.
Moved to California, USA.
Retired from CalTran (California Transportation) at the tender age of 80.
Stay fit and healthy in his 90s doing Meditation.
Saya U Khin Aung Kyi (Ch, GBNF)
Rectors
Matriculated in 1949. Stood Seventh in Burma, and received Collegiate Scholarship.
Joined Engineering classes after completing Intermediate of Science.
Received Scholarship to study in the USA.
Received BS and MS from MIT
Upon return to Burma, joined the Chemical Engineering Department as Assistant Lecturer and was promoted to Lecturer.
Became Professor and Head of Chemical Engineering.
Succeeded Dr. Aung Gyi as Rector in 1977.
Rector from 1977 – 1988.
Taught at Rengsit University in Bangkok
Speaker at SPZP-2000
Gave interview to HMEE team member U Ohn Khine (M70)
Saya U Maung Maung Than (T, GBNF)
Matriculated in 1949.
Joined Engineering classes after completing Intermediate of Science.
Received Scholarship to study in the USA.
Received BS from Clemson and MS from Lowell University
Upon return to Burma, joined the Textile Engineering Department as Assistant Lecturer and was promoted to Lecturer.
Most members matriculated in 1947 and graduated with B.Sc.(Engg) in 1953.
U Ba Than left before graduation to study at Imperial College, University of London.
U Tin Swe (EE53, GBNF)
EE Sayas
Member of the Prome Hall soccer team which won the Inter-Hall tournament for two consecutive years.
Played good tennis.
Joined the EE Department after graduation in 1953.
Studied MSEE at University of Michigan.
Retired as Senior Lecturer of the Electrical Engineering Department.
He was a power user at UCC. He and his former students Dr. San Oo (EP67) and U Aung Kyaw Pe (EP69) developed and ran programs related to power systems.
U Ba Than
Matriculated from St. John’s Dio in 1947.
Won Collegiate Scholarship.
Won the Gold Medal for scoring the highest marks in the Intermediate of Science examination.
RUBC Full Green
Studied Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College, University of London.
Joined the Faculty of Engineering as Assistant Lecturer.
As a requirement for promotion, he did his Masters at Imperial College.
Retired as Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
Saya is an early supporter of the HMEE-2012 project. Donated his photo albums. Cooperated with U Thaw Kaung to allow Saya U Soe Paing and his team to access the archives of Rangoon University Central Library.
Before the pandemic, he invited former colleagues and students to his Birthday Soon Kyaw at Yaw Sayadaw’s Monastery.
He donated back all of the Garawa Money to various social and religious associations.
Celebrated his 92nd birthday on October 2022.
U Chan Tha (GBNF)
Prome Hall Football Team
Led the Prome Hall soccer team to victory in the Inter-Hall tournament for two consecutive years.
U Thet Win (M70, Southern California, USA) posted me the book that was distributed at “Paying respect to [senior] engineers and architects, 75 years or older” ceremony sponsored by Myanmar Engineering Society (MES) on May 6, 2012.
Honorees
U Aung Kyi
U Aung Kywe
U Aung Par Thein
U Aung Hla Tun (Saya)
U Aung Than
U Aye Su
U Ba Aye
U Ba Chit
U Ba Myint (Saya)
U Ba Shein
U Ba Than (Sayagyi)
U Ba Thwin
U Bo Gyi (Ashin Pandita)
U Bo Kyin
U Hla Aye
U Hla Thein
U Hla Tin
U Hla Yee
U Kan Aye
U Kyi
U Kenneth C Po
U Khin Aung Kyi (Sayagyi)
U Khin Maung
U Khin Maung Lin
U Khin Maung Aye
U Khin Maung Lwin
U Khin Maung Yin
U Khin Maung
U Ko Ko Gyi
U Ko Ko Gyi (Part-time Saya)
U Ko Ko Than
U Kyaw Gyi
U Kyaw Myint
U Kyaw Thaung
U Kyaw Zan
U Kyi Khin
U Kyin Htwe
U Kyu Po
U Lay Lwin
U Lit Tan Gyi
U Maung Maung Htay
U Maung Maung Kyaing
U Maung Maung
U Mya Thein
U Myint Pe
U Myint Sein (passed away on 21st April, 2012)
U Myint Swe
U Myint Thein
U Myo Kyi
U Myo Swe
U Nyunt Hlaing
U Ohn Thwin
U Pe Thein
U San Tun Aung
Mr. S. Arya (Saya)
U San Maung
U San Myint
U San Yin
U San Ya
U Saw Bo Ka Naung
U Saw Gladstone
U Saw George Bu Mu [?]
U Saw Hap Block [?]
U Saw Maung
U Saw Taik Ain
U Sein Hlaing
U Sein Maung
U [Saw] Christopher Maung (Saya)
U Shwe Maung
U Soe Thein
U Soe Thein
U Than Aung
U Than Aye
U Than Lwin
U Than Tun
U Than Aye
U Than Hlaing
U Thein Tun
U Thein Tun
U Tin Aung
U Tin Maung Shwe
U Tin Maung
U Tin U
U Tin Tun
U Tin Tun
U Tin Yee
U Tun Kyi
U Tun Kyi
U Tun Lwin
U Tun Thein
U Wan Hlaing
U Thin Maung
U Win Naing
U Win Naing
U Win Pe
U Win Thein
The “notes” differ in length and content.
A few photos and addresses are missing.
Some names are spelled with variations. “na-thut versus ma-thut”.
Spouse : Daw Thuzar (Former Movie Actor, Sister of Academy Daw May Yu)
Son : Michael Aung
Daughter-in-law : Annie
Grandchildren : 3
Trivia
Most of his classmates, who passed GCE examination, left Burma to study and/or work overseas. Only two chose to attend Rangoon University. He was top student in EE and EC classes. Anita Aye Pe was selected Luyechun for 2nd MB Jr in the Summer of 1965.
He suggested the name “BASES” for the association that was co-founded by Saya U Tin Htut, U Tin Htway and David Tun Tin.
Saya U Chin Way was interviewed for a job in Los Angeles. When the interviewers learned that U Chin Way was a saya of their boss (U Tun Aung), there were no more questions.
Two of his cousins (Dolly and Margaret) are spouses of U Kyaw Sint (E Tai, T70, Soccer, Tennis) and U Tin Maung Lay (M69)
U Tun Aung and Daw ThuzarU Tun Aung and Daw ThuzaWith two older grandchildrenU Tun Aung and Family
U Khin Maung Zaw (KMC, EC76) wrote
U Jeffrey was the classmate of U Aung Khin (U Tar Tu – LA) and U Myint Thein Aung ((U Min Maung – Bellevue/WA/USA)– My son’s God Grand Dad).
He graduated with B.E. (Electrical Power) in 1966 and joined the Electrical Engineering Department at RIT (Rangoon Institute of Technology).
He later taught at Assumption University (formerly known as ABAC) in Bangkok, Thailand.
He wrote about his final year B.E. (Bachelor of Engineering) experience in an article. It was published in the Commemorative Issue of “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for SPZP-2010 (Saya Pu Zwe Pwe in Singapore).
He became a monk after retirement. He managed the Sangha Library.
Sadly, he passed away. He is GBNF (Gone But Not Forgotten)
Health Care
His former students donated for Saya’s health care.
A Poem in his memory
Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War) wrote a Kabyar “To the Shwe Duo” lamenting the loss of Saya U Tin Shwe and Saya U Hla Shwe.
The two sayas with “Shwe” in their names passed away a few months apart.
SHWE duo Blossom in unison Disappear together Free from complaint Even with thin breath Showed mark [of courage and wisdom] Never ever wavered … Pressed by burden At the awaited turn [of journey’s end] Body — inheritance [from previous lives] Succumbs [to failing health] Yet, “Wei-nyin” is fresh, alive and hovering.
Daw Tin Myint (ChE66) retired as Professor of Chemical Engineering. The Pon Tu is a gift from Bagyee Myat Myo Myint.
Saya U Maung Maung (George, USA, ChE66) is an MEHS Alumnus. He is a Founding Member of RIT Alumni International and an Organizer of SPZP-2000. He is a Founding Member of Norcal RITAA and inaugural President. He provided $500 as Seed Money for YTU Library Staff Training Fund and raised $3000+ with donations by Saya U Myat Thwin (Kuesan Lin, ChE) and other sayas and alumni. His spouse Eng Eng is the younger sister of U Myat Thwin.
U Ne Win Myint (Victor Win, ChE66, Diving, USA, GBNF) is an alumnus of St. Albert’s HS. He is a Past President of BADA. His spouse Jean Gale is a Past President of BAWA.
U Tint Swe (ChE66, Singapore, Tennis) and his spouse Yi Yi Khaing (Vilma, ChE69) visited their sons in USA. They had a mini-gathering with Saya George and Ko Victor.
Saya U Myat Thwin (ChE66) brought his wife Suzie (EE74, GBNF) and their son to attend SPZP-2000. Donated $500 for the Training Component of the YTU Library Modernization Project.
Mechanical
Saya U Lin (M66) is Past President of RIT Buddhist Association. He is a Patron and Organizer of SPZPs in Yangon. Rowed for RIT. Donated to the YTU Modernization Project.
U Soe Win (M66)
U Soe Aung (M66)
Civil
Source : Ko Saw Lwin (Thaton)
Ah Haung@Kyaw Myint USA
Mr. Amil
Aung Myint
Aye Lwin
Mr. Chandra India
Mr. Gopo Nepal
Kyaw Soe USA
Lay Maung
Maung Nu Bangladesh
Myint Aung
Nay Soe Naing
Ohn Maung
Or Hein
Pe Than
San Lwin
San Nyein
Sein Tun Australia/ Myanmar
Soe Aung
Thant Zin
Thein Lwin Australia
Thein Tan
Tin Aung
Tin Shwe USA
Tun Tin
Tun Win USA
Victor Wong (King Wong) USA He donated books to YTU Library. He donated twice to NorCal RITAA : for the library and for the Scholarship fund
Win Aung
Win Myint
GBNF
Aung Nyunt Hlaing
Aye Thaung
Bon Kyi
Kar Daw
Khin Myint Mu
Ko Gyi
Maung Kyin
Myat Cho
Myint Han
Myo Ngwe
Paw Tun
Soe Nyunt
Tin Tun Aye
Yan Aung
Yin Maung
REMARK : – The total C66 may be around 52 student
Electrical
U Thaung Lwin (EC, Singapore) is RUBC Past Captain and Gold. He is the younger brother of Saya U Tin U, Saya U Ba Than, Dr. Myo Tint (GBNF), U Tin Htoon (A60) and Saya U Myo Min (UCC). Younger brother of Saya U Tin U (C), Saya U Ba Than (M), Dr. Myo Tint, U Tin Htoon (A60) and Saya U Myo Min (UCC). Past Captain and RUBC Gold like his three elder brothers U Tin U, Dr, Myo Tint and U Tin Htoon. Worked for IBM Burma before moving to Singapore.
U Soe Lwin (EC, Railways, USA)
U Aung Min (EC, MOC)
U Thein Toe (EC, MOC)
U Khin Maung Oo (Robert Gale, EC, BPI, USA)
Saya U Tin Shwe (EP, GBNF) taught at RIT and Assumption University in Bangkok. He became a monk and Dhamma Librarian. Wrote an article for the Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung for Singapore SPZP. Saya U Moe Aung wrote “To the Shwe Duo” in memory of Saya U Tin Shwe and Saya U Hla Shwe
Architecture
U Htin Myaing (Ben Aye Maung, A66, Tennis)
Daw Pyi Aye (Rosalind Maung, A66)
U Than Tun (A66) He is a nephew of Sayadaw U Silanandabhivamsa (GBNF). He and Saya Dr. Koung Nyunt (A67, GBNF) wrote an article about Sayagyi U Tha Tun, who served as Part-time Lecturer and Head of the RIT Architecture Department. He and his wife Chit Chit visited California in September 7, 2018 and met Saya U Myat Htoo (C68), U Tin Htoon (A60) and Saya U Myo Myint Sein (A58).
Matriculated from MEHS (Methodist English High School) in 1960
Graduated with ChE (Chemical Engineering) in 1966
Joined faculty after graduation with U Myat Thwin (Keusan Lin, ChE66)
Spouse : Eng Eng (younger sister of U Myat Thwin) They have a son
Founding member, RIT Alumni International
Organizer, SPZP-2000
He and several ChE alumni sponsored Saya U Khin Aung Kyi (GBNF) and spouse to attend SPZP-2000
Founding member & inaugural President, Norcal RITAA
In response to request by Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72), he provided $500 as seed money for the Training Component of YTU Library Modernization project and solicited donations from sayas and alumni. $3000+ was raised. Saya U Myat Thwin and Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt (M60) donated $500 each.
ChE72 Final Year question for ” Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers” had three (or four) pages. The examiner was Saya U Maung Maung.
Daw Gyn Yu wrote :
ဆရာကအင်မတန်စာသင်ကောင်းရုံမကသဘောကောင်းပြီးခင်မင်ဖေါ်ရွေတတ်ပါတယ်။ကျမတို့၏ချစ်ခင်လေးစားရသောဆရာပါ။ဆရာ့ဇနီးEng Eng ကလည်းဆရာနှင့်အတူအလွန်လိုက်ဖက်ညီပါတယ်။စိတ်သဘောထားဖြူစင်ကောင်းမွန်ပြီးအလွန်ဖေါ်ရွေ၊ချစ်စရာကောင်းလှပါတယ်
Photos
Mostly taken in the SF Bay Area
SPZP-2000 Organizers
SF Bay Area Alumni Group founded RIT Alumni International which hosted SPZP-2000
Welcoming Saya U Soe Paing (EE, UCC)
Welcoming U Tint Swe (ChE66, Singapore) U Nay Win Myint (Victor Win, ChE66, Past President of BADA) is GBNF
Welcoming Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72) and Daw Gyn Yu (ChE72)
SPZP-2000 OrganizersSF Bay Area Alumni GroupWelcoming Saya U Soe Paing (RR, UCC)Welcoming U Tint Swe (ChE66)SPZP-2012SPZP-2012SPZP-2012SF Bay Area Alumni GroupWelcoming Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72) and Daw Gyn Yu (ChE72)
Saya Dr. Lwin Aung Former Professor Retired, Pro-Rector Became Sayadaw
U Bo Gyi (GBNF) Partner, Architects Incorporated Pianist, Sculptor Designed Mausoleum for Daw Khin Kyi Became Sayadaw
A60
U Kin Maung Yin (GBNF) Modern art proponent, Film director
U Aung Kyee Myint Partner, Architects Incorporated Retired head of architecture at PWD
U Tin Htoon Partner, Architects Incorporated RUBC Captain/Gold, ARAE Champion, SEAP Silver medalist in yachting Co-founder, Triple Gem Publications
U Victor Pe Win Retired in Texas
U Koon Yin Chu First in Burma in 54 Matriculation Ggold medalist in Final Year Architecture
Note:
Miss S. Begum was the earliest known female engineering/architecture student, but she left for India before graduation.
Photo of the Three Batches
Architecture Sayas & Students
The old picture without captions was first sent by U Victor Pe Win to U Tin Htoon
The students were from 2nd year (equivalent to 4th B.Arch) 3rd year (equivalent to 5th B.Arch) Final year (equivalent to 6th B.Arch)
Ko “Henry” Htaik San ( RUBC Gold, Secretary of Southern California Burmese Associations, photographer, videographer) touched up the picture.
Per U Tin Htoon’s request, U Victor Pe Win has annotated the photo as follows:
First Row L to R:- U Kin Mg Tint, U Tha Tun, Mr.H.A. Eswara, Mr. R.K.H. Johnson (Head of Arch. Dept.), U Ba Hli (Dean of Faculty of Engr.), Mr. O. Nagler, U Aung Myint, Miss S. Begum (2nd Yr)
Second Row:- Myint San (Final), Htun Lwin (3rd), Kyaw Zaw (Final), Bo Gyi (3rd), Tin Tun Kin (Final), T. T. Kiat (2nd), Mg Mg Gyi (Final), Mg Mg Ohn (2rd), Myint Tun (3rd)
Third Row:- Jack Min (3rd), Htay Ngwe (Final), Pe Win (2nd), V. Leong (3rd), Tham.T.Yu (2nd), K.Y.Chu (2nd), H.Hla Myint (2nd), Aung Kyee Myint (2nd), S.Hsiang Wu (2nd)
Fourth Row:- Myo Myint Sein (Final), Tin Mg Yin (Final), Aung Thin (Final), Myint Thein (Final), Tin Htoon (2nd), Tun Than (Final), Kin Mg Yin (2nd), Hla Kyi (2nd)
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