Category: RIT

Overview

During the Adhamma Era, many associations (especially student and alumni organizations) were not allowed.

With the dawning of the Pwint Linn Era, RIT-YIT-YTU Alumni Association was allowed to register, but many alumni were not aware of the association and its objectives. Only a few actively participated in the formative events. There was virtually no fund to operate.

Then, things started to click.

The office space for the Alumni Association was provided by YTU

Donations — large and small — were received (mostly for the YTU Library Modernization Project which is a requirement for the Accreditation)

Membership (Life membership for K60000) grew.

Saya’s Corner was established.

Staff and Volunteers helped with the regular and ad hoc projects

Young alumni came forward to help with the leadership

U Wynn Htain Oo’s post

His post is based on RITAA Report. I provided annotations.

• Alumni Association is a requirement to get YTU accredited.
• First step to establish RITAA started in March 2016 with the help of YTU Management and the Organizers of Shwe YaDu Celebration
• Drafting and approval of Bye Law
• Implementation Committee
• Interaction with MEC
• Visit by evaluators from Asian Pacific Engineering Association
• Role in SPZP-2016 Planning and Implementation
• Registration
• Criteria for the accreditation of Post graduate courses
• 2018 Graduates to be assessed by Asia Pacific Engineering Association
• Fund raising for YTU Library Modernization
• Travel grant for staff to undergo Library Training in Singapore
• Trying to fulfill requirements for Accreditation
• Financial aid for eligible needy YTU students
• Teacher’s Corner (for recreation)
• Finding donors to support RIT athletic associations
• Finding donors to support Maker Space (of YTU Student Union)

Commitment

 U Myo Aye (President, RITAA) donated K5 Lakhs for the Fund to pay salary to RITAA employees.

U San  Kyu (Vice President), U Aung Khaing (General Secretary), U Kaung Myat Soe (Joint Secretary), and U Maung Maung Than (Joint Auditor) donated K2 Lakhs each.

U Win Maung (T70, USA)

• He is from the Class of 69. He contracted TB and had to take a year off.
• His friends call him “A Yo Phaya”.

U Win Maung (George Tun, UBA)

• He is from the Class of 69. He left RIT before graduation to get License in the field of Aviation Maintenance from the UK.
• His younger sister is Sayama Daw Khin Swe Aye (Winnie, ChE70).
• His friends call him “Lake”.
• He represented RIT in rowing, swimming and water polo. He is a Back Stroke specialist. He completed Inya Lake cross lake (2000 meters) using Back Stroke.
• During my visits to Yangon, he provided me transportation.

U Win Maung (SPHS63)

• He was a Boarder.
• He played in the School Band.

U Win Maung (De La Salle)

• I met him when he was in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• He was a member of BADA.
• His younger sister is Dr. Agatha (IM1 79er).

Mahn Win Maung (President)

• He was the Third President of the Union of Burma. He was detained on March 2, 1962 by the Revolutionary Council which staged a Coup d’etat.
• He had a few misfortunes : one with a parachute jump and another during a horse ride.

U Win Maung (Soccer)

• He played for the Burma soccer team.

U Win Maung (Zat Mintha)

• He is a younger son of Shwe Mann Tin Maung.

U Win Maung (Min Yu Way)

• He is a distinguished writer and publisher.
• In primary school, I received the translation of Aesop’s Fables
  (by Min Yu Way and Ngwe Tar Yi) as a prize.

Latin terms

There are four terms to describe students

• alumnus : former male student
• alumni : former male students
• alumna : former female student
• alumnae : former female students

The students may or may not graduate from the school.

Current usage

The term “alumni” covers all former students.

Most universities have

• alumni organization
• alumni building
• department to support alumni activities

NorCal RITAA

It is an alumni organization based in Northern California. For several years before the pandemic, NorCal RITAA provided scholarship to eligible YTU students.

RITAA

It stands for RIT-YIT-YTU Alumni Association.
It is also known as ARITAA.

It provided support for Yangon SPZPs and the YTU Library Modernization Project.

Life membership costs 60,000 Kyats.

Feedback from U Aye (M62) : Class of some members

Sitting L-R :
Ko Maung Maung (M54), Ko Maung Maung Aye (C52), Mr. V. P. Khetrapal, Ko Hla Aye (ES52), Ko Win Maung (EE52)

Standing L-R :
Ko Ohn Kyaing, Ko Aung Ban, Ko Thaung Sein (M55), Ko Myint Wai, Ko Oak Soe

U Aye (M62) wrote :

Sitting, second from left- Ko Mg Maung Aye (C52)
Sitting second from right, Ko Hla Aye (ES 52).