Currently at Nyaung Don monastery (in the Delta region)
U Han Sein (GBNF)
TONE KYAW He was inadvertently listed in an early listing of GBNF.
Most if not all 69ers were unaware that he was sentenced to Twenty years by the Adhamma authorities.
He was released after 17 years.
RIT Swimming and Water polo Selected
RIT Basketball Selected
Organizer, Latha Township
Enjoys taking photos at the 69er Gatherings. Experiments a lot with the special effects of his camera.
Daw Myint Myint
Major donor of the 69er HCF (Health Care Fund)
Major donor for the “YTU Modernization Project”. She donated K100 Lakhs.
Sponsored several tables for the 69er gatherings e.g. welcoming Daw Nyunt Nyunt Wai (Millie, T69, Germany) at Western Park Royal, and the Annual Dinner at M3.
U Myo Nyunt
Represented RIT in soccer.
Three generations of RIT alumni / students
Visits his son in Seattle, Washington, USA. Took side trips to various parts of USA.
Had a mini-gathering with U Aung Khin (A69) & Daw Tin Tin Hla (A70), U Min Maung (EP68), and Saya U Kaung (C63) in Seattle in November 2017.
Dr. Htin Aung
Old Paulian Matriculated in 1963
Retired as Professor and Head of the Civil Engineering Department.
Represented RIT in Chinlon with U Tin Shein (“Phone Gyi”, M69).
He was my classmate from I.Sc(A) at Leik Khone. Our Roll Numbers were B115 and B116.
He is Chair of the 69er HCF (Health Care Fund) and Core Organizer of 69er activities.
He maintains the GBNF list for 69ers. The list has 124 members (about 40% of the class).
Major donors of the 69er HCF
They include Daw Myint Myint (C69), U Khin Maung Oo (Ivan Lee, M69, New Jersey, USA) and U Sein Myint (K K Wong, EP69, Singapore). Many 69ers also donated — large or small, one-time or recurring — to the 69er HCF. Several 69ers donated back part or full the financial support provided by 69er HCF.
U Zaw Min (Nawaday, EP70)
He is the primary author of “RIT Days (1964 – 70)”. U Ohn Khine (M70) added some details. I edited the long article and published it in my newsletter and website.
He hosted Saya U Ba Toke and son U Ye Myint (EP72) for SPZP-2000.
U Ohn Khine (M70)
He was volunteer / organizer for SPZP, SDYF, Alumni Association, HMEE and the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65.
During my visits to Yangon, he gave me rides to attend the meetings and gatherings.
He and I compiled the CD Supplement for the HMEE book.
He translated Section 1 of the book and summarized Section 2.
Saya U Soe Paing (EE, UCC)
He was my mentor at RIT EE and UCC.
He helped Saya Dr. Chit Swe found UCC.
He wrote articles for RIT Alumni Newsletter.
He and his team compiled articles and photos (from the archives of RU Central Library). He wrote the draft for HMEE book. He also revised U Ohn Khine’s translation and summary.
I have published both versions in my Newsletter and website.
U Aye (M62)
He knows many alumni from the 1950s to 1964.
He represented RU and BIT in Volleyball.
He competed in Track & Field and Soccer.
He knows prominent non-alumni (mostly from St. Patrick’s HS, Mudon, Moulmein and Tenasserim Division, RU).
U Myint Than (M71)
He represented RIT in Rowing and Chinlon.
He posted several photos. He was cox of the RIT Female crew which won the Inter-Institute Coxed Fours.
Feedback
* U Aye (M62) wrote :
The last time I participated in Track and field was in 1958 Inter college and Universities competition held in Mawlamyine. I stood third in Triple Jump. I participated as a member of Mawlamyine College team then.
During 1953-56, our St Patrick’s HS volleyball teams (A&B) participated in Mawlamyine township championship tournaments. Others teams were Mawlamyine college team, Kyaimaraw & Police team, 3rd Burriff team among others.
The last time I played soccer was in 1959-60 Ramanya hall team. Our captain was Ko Than Aung(GBNF). Ko Shwe Kyaw(M63), GBNF, Ko Tun Nyunt(Forestry), GBNF, Ko Hla Myint(M62), GBNF.
In 2017, Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72) requested his former sayas and colleagues to donate for the “Training Component” of the YTU Modernization Project. The projected expense was $3000.
U Aung Myaing
Sponsors and donors
Saya U Maung Maung (George, ChE66) donated $500 as seed money for the fund. Saya U Myat Thwin (ChE66) and Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt (M60) donated $500 each. Yap May Hoe (ChE67) donated $1000.
U Maung MaungU Myat ThwinU Tin Maung Nyunt
Other sayas and alumni in the US, Singapore and Myanmar donated in cash and kind.
Better late than never
It took some time to get the “Training Component” project by the higher authorities.
The project came to fruition in July 2018.
U Wynn Htain Oo (M72) posted photos about the tour to the selected libraries in Singapore.
He had to wait one year after passing the Matriculation exam in 1951 to attend the University of Rangoon because he was underage.
C58
He graduated as a Top Civil Engineering student in 1958 and was awarded the U Kyaw Sein prize.
Convocation in 1958
He joined the Civil Engineering Department in 1958 as Assistant Lecturer.
He received Scholarship to do his Masters at MIT.
Upon his return, he was promoted to Lecturer.
He is Past President of RIT Swimming and Water Polo. He is Past President of RIT Rowing. He served as Line Judge at RUBC Regattas with Sayagyi U Num Kok and Saya U Sein Win.
He received his Ph.D. from Tulane University, New Orleans, USA.
He retired as Professor at Tulane University.
He taught almost six decades in Burma/Myanmar and USA.
Contributions
Saya donated K10 lakhs from the Garawa mony received at SPZP to Swel Daw Yeik Foundation (SDYF).
He wrote “Memories of the days at the Faculty of Engineering, RU”
He helped Saya Allen Htay (C58, GBNF) with the caption of the Group photo of C58.
After retirement, Saya spent his time in Myanmar, with his daughter in New York and with his son in San Francisco.
Class Teachers in lower grades (KG and Primary School)
Relieving Teachers from other sections
Comments
U Tin Aung Win U Nyunt Maung was our Mathematics teacher for us at that time [at Sacred Heart]. Another Mathematics teacher was Mr. Lazarus.
U Nyunt Tin Our Sayars from SPHS. U Nge was my teacher in 7th Std. U Sein was Burmese Teacher in Matric Class (1963-1964). I have a great chance to pay homage online to our Sayars & Brothers of SPHS. I matriculated in 1964 and entered R I T as a first year student. Graduated in 1970 (Civil ). I was in SPHS from 1955 to 1964, as a boarding student.
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