Category: RIT Alumni

Alumni & Associations
by Hla Min

Updated : May 2026

RIT Alumni helped establish the following Associations in California :

BEA

Burmese / Bay Area Engineers Association
- Saya U Htin Paw (EE58, GBNF) was a founding member of BEA & served as the First President. He was President of TBSA. He wrote articles for RIT Alumni Newsletter & SPZP-2000.
U Htin Paw
- Saya U San Tun (Sain Fone Wong, M59) succeeded U Htin Paw as President. He invited us to his birthday party & his son’s wedding reception. He had a Stroke. He is recuperating.
U San Tun
- Saya K C Chiu (Dr. Tin Aung, ChE63) succeeded U San Tun as President. He proposed the idea of forming BEA with sayas and alumni in the SF Bay Area. Lily (T73) agreed to be Secretary.
K C (Right)

Lily (Seated, Center)
- BEA merged with BASTS into BAPS.
BAPS

Burmese American Professional Society
- Saya U Nyo Win (Dr. K H Chen, M65) served as the first President of BAPS. He also served as Editor of BAPS Newsletter.
U Nyo Win (2nd)
- Benny Tan (Tan Yu/Eu Beng, M70) succeeded U Nyo Win as President
Benny
- Maurice Chee (U Hla Myint Thein, M75) succeeded Benny Tan as President
Maurice (Seated Right)
- The Three became founding members of RIT Alumni International and Core Organizers for SPZP-2000.
BASES

Burmese American Society for Engineers and Scientists
- Saya U Tin Htut (M60), U Tin Htway (M59) and U “David” Tun Tin founded BASES. They adapted the BAPS bye-laws and added the needs for those in Southern California.
U Tin Htut
- Several sayas and alumni served President, VP, Secretary, Advisor & EC member. They include U Tin Htway (M59), Saya Dr. Chris Lee (L Tin Htun, EE59), Saya U Tin Htut (M60), Saya Dr. Tin Win (M62), U Tun Aung (Jefferey, EC68), U Aung Khin (EP68), U Tin Nwe (Milton, C68), U Khin Maung Lay (Henry, T68), U Thura Thant Zin (M76) & U Win Naing (Michael, M81)
Thura

RIT Alumni International

SF Bay Area Alumni Group
- Founded by the SF Bay Area Alumni Group led by Saya Allen Htay.
SF Bay Area Alumni
- To host SPZP-2000
- To support RIT Alumni Newsletter (founded by U Hla Min, EC69), and the first RIT website (designed & implemented by U Khin Maung Zaw, EC76).
U Hla Min
- Saya Allen served as President.
- Maurice served as Treasurer. He and Benny chaired the Working Committee for SPZP-2000. They wore multiple hats for SPZP-2000.
- Founding members included Saya Allen (C58), Saya K (ChE63), Saya Nyo (M65), Saya George (ChE66), Saya Myat Htoo (C68), Hla Min (EC69), Benny (M70), Saya Thein Aung (Met72), Maurice (M75), KMZ (EC76) and Gordon (M83).
SPZP-2000 Organizers
- Several more sayas and alumni (including BAPS and BASES members) volunteered for SPZP-2000.
Norcal RITAA
- Founded to continue the Vision & Mission of RIT Alumni International.
NorCal RITAA
- Saya U Maung Maung (George, ChE66) served as the first President. Successors : Gordon Kaung (M83), U Aung Myint Oo (EC84) and U Tin Maung Win (C76)
Saya U Maung Maung
- Stan Liou (M67) served as first Chair of BOD (Board of Directors). Successor : Saya U Myat Htoo (C68)
YTU Library
- Activities: Financial support for children of alumni in Norcal & for eligible YTU students; Support for YTU Library Modernization; Annual Dinner and/or Picnic; Coordinated with BASES for 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
Posts
- Alumni Worldwide
- Associations
- Gatherings
- RITAA
- SPZP
May 11, 2026
Souvenirs
by Hla Min

Updated : May 2026

Golden Jubilee

Present from KMZ

Birthday Wishes

Birthday Wishes
- Maurice Chee (M75) organized a Birthday Soon Kyway at Dhammananda Vihara, Half Moon Bay on August 20, 2016.
- He prepared electronic & hard copy of the birthday wishes.
Awards & Birthday Cards
- Another set was for attendees, who had not sent wishes by e-mail.
- Thanks to the sayas, colleagues and friends for a memorable gathering.
Appreciation from Alumni in US & Canada
- Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi could not attend the soonkyway, but he requested Maurice to donate a food dish for him & his family.
  Sayagyi’s message was read by Maurice.
- Saya U Myat Htoo (C68) presented the appreciation award at Half Moon Bay soonkwyay and gathering.
Appreciation Award

From NorCal RITAA Dinner in Dec 2016
- Alumni Appreciation Award was signed by Saya U Myat Htoo (C68, Chair, BOD), Gordon Kaung (M83, President) and U Thaung Nyunt (M87, Secretary).
Award 2
- Saya U Myat Htoo presented the award to me at the NorCal RITAA Annual Dinner, 2016.
From SPHS in 1963

There were five Paulians in the Top Five, seven in the Top Ten, and ten in the Top Twenty. They received Collegiate Scholarship.

SPHS63
- Dr. Khin Maung U (Retired from FDA, USA) – 1st
- Dr. Min Oo (Retired Maths Professor in Canada) – 2nd
- Dr. Myo San (Freddie, Surgeon, GBNF) – 3rd
- Dr. Nyunt Wai (Victor, Professor in IM & Malaysia) – 4th
- Dr. Thein Wai (Migrated to USA after graduation) – 5th
- U Hla Min (Retired Software Engineer) – 7th
7th place
- Dr. Aung Kyaw Zaw (Cardiologist) – 9th
- U Maung Maung Kyi (Dip Ing, GBNF) – 11th
- U Aung Thu Yein (Brownie, EC69, GBNF) – 13th
- Dr. Khin Maung Zaw (Frank, Retired Doctor in UK) – 17th
From Toastmasters International

DTM 1

DTM 2

Hall of Fame

Awards
- CC (Competent Communicator)
- ACB (Advanced Communicator Bronze)
- ACS (Advanced Communicator Silver)
- ACG (Advanced Communicator Gold)
- CL (Competent Leader)
- ALB (Advanced Leader Bronze)
- ALS (Advanced Leader Silver)
- DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster)
I served as
- Club Officer
- Area Governor
- Club Coach
- Contest Chair
- Ambassador
- Guest Speaker
- Test Speaker
- Team Builder (for Excellent Leadership)
MP3 players

Mug & CD Player

Dhamma Talks & Lectures
- Received MP3 player with dhamma talks from U Khin Maung Tun, SDYF President
  at 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
Also received MP3 players from
- Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt
- My sisters
- Dhamma friends
Each player has Paritta Pali (protective verses) and dhamma talks by different sayadaws.

From my Life Savers

Coffee mug with photos

My beloved grandchildren gave it as present for Grand Father’s Day

Books

Dhamma & Bawa

For writing, translating, editing or proof-reading

I edited or proof-read books written by
- Sayadaws (U Silananda, U Jotalankara)
- Sayas (Des Rodgers)
- Friends (U Aung Zaw).
  
  They provided me copies of their books.
Book Presents

I received books from others. They include
- “Life Journey of Maths Professor U Ba Toke” : autographed copy
U Ba Toke
- “Myanmar in my life-time”
  by BBS U Khin Zaw — air mailed from Australia by U Wint Khin Zaw
Book by U Khin Zaw
- Book honoring Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint — air mailed from Australia by Dr. TOKM
TOKM
- Centennial for U Khin Maung Latt & Daw Khin Myo Chit —
  Two books by Junior Win
- Books by U Ye Sint (former Editor of Dhammananda Newsletter) : His works; Pathan Dethana (Dhamma Dana by his siblings)
- U Kesala (Chief Resident monk, Alodaw Pyie Monastery in Arizona) : Dhamma Q&A; Several other books
- “Nga Doh Khit Ka Tekkatho”
  by Shwe Ky May Hnin —
  Given to me at San Francisco Bay Area Talk
Book by Shwe Ku May Hnin
- Books by Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War) —Collection of Poems; Collection of Articles
Saya Moe
- Book by Saya U Nyunt Htay —
  Collection of Swel Daw Poems
RIT Poets
- Books by Nyan Oo Maung
  (aka Mudita Shwe Kyaung Sayadaw U Nyanika)
- Books by various sayadaws in Bay Area & beyond : Beelin Sayadaw, U Dhammapiya, U Gosita, Dhamma Bheri Sayadaw, Aung San Tat Oo Sayadaw, Thamanay Kyaw
- Books by Dr. San Oo, Daw Than Yi and family
- “Yahandar and Poke Ko Htoo Myar” by Dhammacariya U Htay Hlaing — in the 80’s for translating several of his “Dhamma Duta” articles
- Books by Sayawun Tin Shwe
  — Given by his daughter Tyn Tyn Aye during her UCC studies
- U Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ) mailed me two books that he bought in Myanmar : U Thant Ah Yay Ah Khin, Collection Bagan poems (by Zawgyi, translated by Ah May Thar).
- Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt believes in a revolving library.
  Gave me several books that he enjoyed reading.
- 8-8-88 by Dat Pone Htein Win — Received at 5th ILF
- Books by Members of Professional Spakers Association (PSA) : Kyaw Kyaw Hlaing, Kaythri Kyaw …
Publications

Contributing Editor for “90th Anniversary Issue of the Founding of RUBC” (2013)

Wrote articles and/ or poems for
- Guardian
- Working People’s Daily
- Forward Magazine
- Veda Magazine
- Pan Magazine
- Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife
Encyclopedia
- BAPS Newsletter
- RIT Alumni Newsletter (Special issue for SPZP-2000)
Newsletter
- “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 & SPZP-2010
SDY Sar Saung
- “Swel Daw Yeik Magazine” for Shwe YaDu
SDY Magazine

U Ohn Khine (M70) and I compiled the CD supplement for HMEE-2012.

CDs

Received raw and formal CDs and DVDs for the various RIT Gatherings.

DVD
May 11, 2026
Class of 1962
by Hla Min

Updated : May 2026

Most Members
- Matriculated in 1956
- Attended Faculty of Engineering in 1958
- Moved to BIT at Gyogone Campus for 1961 – 62 Academic Year.
- B.Sc. (Engg) in 1962
Textile

Daw Khin Than Nwe (T)

Daw Khin Than Nwe 1
- Lone female graduate in 1962.
- Spouse Dr. Khin Maung Win was Head of Metallurgy Department. Became Director General of Technical, Agricultural & Vocational Training.
- Son, two daughters & several grandchildren
Daw Khin Than Nwe 2
- Elder sister of two Paulians : Dr. Tin Maung Maung Than (Edward, Political Economics) & Dr. Khin Maung Maung Than (Freddie)
Pon Tu
- On behalf of Bagyee Myat Myo Myint, Saya U Nyunt Htay (Met73) presented a Pon Tu of Dr. Khin Maung Win (Met, GBNF) to Sayagadaw
Mechanical

Saya Mao Toon Siong (M)

Saya Mao

Saya Mao and U Hla Min
- National Coach of Burma Table Tennis Team
- National Table Tennis Champion in Singles and Doubles
- Competed in the World Championship in Beijing
- Spouse Daw Tin Tin Maw was Chemistry Sayama. They moved to USA.
U Aye (M)
- U Aye (HIC, UN/FAO), U Soe and U Tin Win — all M62 —- received their degree certificates from Saya U Yone Mo at Aung San Stadium.
A group of friends at BIT after attending the convocation at the Aung San Stadium in 1962

Saya U Yone Mo and M62 graduates
- Represented RU & BIT in Volleyball
BIT Volleyball
- Retired in Thailand
- Provided feedback / info (e.g Grads from 1952 – 1963).
Saya S Arya (M, GBNF)

S Arya (M62)

S Arya (M62)

Thet Kyee Pu Zaw Pwe
- Lovely accent
- Remembered by students of his Strength of Materials Tutorial Class, and Ba Thein (Atlanta)
Saya Dr. Tin Win (M)

Dr. Tin Win and Lily
- Youngest in the Class, but among the Top
- In 1958, Gold Medal for Joint Highest Marks in Maths for Combined I.Sc classes
- Past President of BASES
- Organizer of 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
- Competed in the LA Marathon to raise fund to sponsor Sayas for SPZP-2007
- Spouse Lily (T72) : Founding member & Secretary of BEA
U Myint Thein Lwin (M)
- Retired from DI / HIC
- Brother: U Kyaw Thein (DCA, RUBC Captain)
U Hla Kyi (M)
- Moved to UK
- Daughter married son of U Hlwan Moe & Daw Khin Swe Aye (both Physics)
U Hla Kyi (M) and Dr. Tin Win (M)

U Hla Kyi (M) and daughter visiting Los Angeles

Electrical

Saya U Tin Maung Thein (EE)
- Eldest son of ICS U Ohn Maung (Arzani)
U Tin Maung Thein

Chemical

U Than Se (Richard, ChE)
- SPHS56 : Classmate of U Soe Paing
- Moved to USA
U Aung Gyi (Simon, ChE)
- Helped publish ChE magazine
- Spends time in Australia
- Spouse : Daw Yin Yin Kyi (T61)
Civil

Dr. San Lin (C)
- Taught part-time at RIT.
- Worked at EPC & UN Project in Thailand
- Moved to USA
- Spouse Dr. Daw Thynn Thynn founded Sae Taw Win 2 Dhamma Center in Sebastopol, California. Replica of Shwe Dagon & surrounding Zedis had Htee Tin Pwe in March, 2022.
Dr. San Lin (middle)

Posts
- Alumni
- BIT
- Faculty of Engineering
May 11, 2026
SPZP-2012
by Hla Min

Updated : May 2026

SPZP-2012

2012 နှစ် ဆရာပူဇော်ပွဲ
- SPZP-2000 was held in USA
- SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 & SPZP-2010 were held in Singapore
- SPZP-2004, SPZP-2012 & SPZP-2016 were held in Yangon
ပွင့်လင်းခေတ် — First True Home Coming

SPZP-2012
- SPZP-2012 was held at Gyogone Campus ကြို့ကုန်း ကျောင်းဝင်း
- U Aye Myint (EP72) did not forget his alma mater. He helped realize the Home Coming.
1964 က ပထမနှစ် ကျောင်းသား သုံးယောက်

ဦးသောင်းစိန် (Steeve Kay, EC70)

Steeve
- Admitted to 1st BE as a top student in Nov 1964
- Multiple Golden Sponsor of SPZPs
- Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
- Kay Family Foundation
- Steeve and Helen Kay Health Care Fund for RIT Sayas
- Donated $200000 + to RIT projects
- He is now GBNF
ဦးချိုလင်း (Yu Beng, Benny Tan, M70)

Benny
- Admitted to 1st BE in Nov 1964
- Entrepreneur
- Multiple Golden Sponsor of SPZPs
- Co-chair of SPZP 2000
ဦးအုန်းခိုင် (Ohn Khine, M70)

Ohn Khine
- Admitted to 1st BE in Nov 1964
- Organizer for SPZP & SDYF
- CD Supplement for HMEE book
- Co-author of “RIT Days 1964 – 1970”
1964 က ဒုတိယနှစ်ကျောင်းသား

ဦးလှမင်း (Hla Min, EC69)

Hla Min
- Admitted to 2nd BE as a top student in Nov 1964
- Lifelong Learner
- RIT Alumni Newsletter and Updates (1999 – present)
- Organizer for SPZPs
- CD Supplement for HMEE book
- Admin & Moderator of selected FB pages and website
Posts
- Alumni
- Gatherings
- Noble Tradition
- Paying back to our alma mater
May 11, 2026
Aung Thu Yein
by Hla Min

Updated : May 2026

Highlights

ATY
- Alias : A Nyo & Brownie Way
- Younger brother of Dr. Thet Htar Way
- Classmate at SPHS, I.Sc & RIT.
ATY (Standing 2nd from right)

St. Paul’s High School
- Classmates in Std VIII(A), IX(A) and X(A).
- In the lower classes, he was in Section (C). I was in Section (D).
- Stood 13th in the whole of Burma in the Matric exam of 1963.
- Won Collegiate Scholarship. Only 40 of the 100 scholarship awards were given to students from private schools.
- SPHS had five in the Top Five, seven in the Top Ten, and ten in the top Twenty. Khin Maung U (1st), Min Oo (2nd), Myo San (Freddie, 3rd), Nyunt Wai (Victor, 4th), Thein Wai (5th), Hla Min (7th), Aung Kyaw Zaw (Johnny, 9th), Maung Maung Kyi (11th), Aung Thu Yein (Brownie, 13th), Khin Maung Zaw (Frank, 17th).
- Has a soft heart.
- Before the Matric exam, he read several subjects to Nyunt Wai (Victor), who was sick & could not study. Brownie could take credit for Victor’s success. Victor stood 4th in Burma & became medical professor in IM & Malaysia.
Dr. Nyunt Wai wrote :

Being my best friend since standard IV, I could write volumes about him. For now only two points: (1) my friend was called “ANyo”(Brownie) because he had much darker complexion compared with his elder brother (very fair complexion); this contrast repeated in the case of his two sons; (2) the brown brothers passed away years ahead of their fairer counterparts.

University Days
- We attended the last ever I.Sc.(A) at Leik Khone in 1963. We took the Science Option.
- After a long closure citing Security Concerns following the July 7th Anniversary, a new Education System was established in November 1964.
- Admitted to the first ever 2nd BE at the Gyogone Campus.
- Chose Electrical Engineering as Major & EC (Electrical Communications) as Option.
EE69
- Played Soccer and Tennis
ATY 3
- Learned to smoke — trying to fend off mosquitoes in the RIT rest rooms.
- Learned social drinking from his classmates (e.g “Robert” Win Boh) after the last paper of the RIT final exam.
After Graduation
- One of 13 EC Graduates
- Had a successful career at MOC/Schlumberger, & several foreign assignments.
- Became a heavy smoker & drinker. Felt lonely after the loss of spouse & eldest son.
- Had minor & not-so-minor health problems.
- Quit drinking & smoking for some time, but he still felt the urge.
Last Meeting (in March 2012)
- I visited Yangon to take part in preparations for SPZP-2012 (scheduled for December).
- Zaw Lai came to see me. We decided to surprise Brownie. He trusted people. He did not lock his house. He closed the gate & boarded Zaw Lai’s car.
- Zaw Lai coaxed him to take a couple of drinks.
- That dinner at Zaw Lai’s apartment would be remembered as Brownie’s farewell.
- Brownie did not show up at the 69er breakfast gathering at Royal Rose. The gathering was cut short when we learned that Brownie was in ICU and that the 69er HCF organizers would go to see him.
- Kyaw Zin took Win Lwin, Khin Maung Bo & me to the ICU. Brownie’s son, who is a medical doctor, said that Brownie was not ready for another operation. We left with samvegha that he could very well be No 61 (on Aung Min’s GBNF list). Win Lwin told me to meditate and also “do something for yourself”.
- I spent several days at the Kaba Aye Sun Lun Gu Kyaung as a monk. Sayadaw U Wara (ChE70) was my preceptor.
- During that period, Brownie remained unconsciousness and he finally succumbed.
- My 69er friends notified Brownie’s demise to my siblings, but requested not to notify me at the monastery.
  They did not want to disrupt my meditation practice.
May Brownie be able to share my merits.

Ah Hmya, ah hmya, ah hmya.

Updates

Samvegha
- Three Scholarship winners from SPHS63 — Brownie, Freddie & Maung Maung Kyi — are GBNF
- Five EC69ers — Kyaw Soe, Brownie, Chit Tin, Oo Kyaw Hla & Sai Aik Yee — are GBNF
- 128 69ers (over 40% of the Class) are GBNF. The GBNF list is maintained by Aung Min (M69) & team
- Several RIT EE Sayas — U Kyaw Tun, U Sein Hlaing, U Tin Swe, U Sein Win, U Thein Lwin, Dr. San Tint, U Soe Min, U Chin Way & U Nyi Nyi — are GBNF. For SPZP-2010, I wrote “A Sad & Short Clip : EE Sayas”. Two sayas — U Thein Lwin & U Nyi Nyi — have passed away since the article was published.
RIT EE Sayas

Posts
- 69er
- EE69er
- Electrical Engineering
- Memories of a 69er
- SPHS63
May 11, 2026
Rowing 1
by Hla Min

Updated : May 2026

Songs
- Two Rowing songs
- Shorter one appears on the Regatta Program
RUBC Song 1

RUBC Song 2

1948 Independence Day Regatta

RUBC 1948
- RUBC Fours
- Dick San Pe (Pe Nyun)
- Bobby Tin (Khin Maung Wint)
- Cox — name not known
- Tom San Pe (Pe Thein)
- Tin U
1958 Inter-Varsity Race

RUBC 1958 a
- RUBC beat CURC (Calcutta University Rowing Club)
RUBC 1958 b

FEARA Regatta in Hong Kong

RUBC competed in Coxed Fours, Coxed Pairs, and Sculls.
- Tun Shein (Willie)
- Win Kyi
- Tin Htoon
- Harry Saing
- San Maung (Gerald)
- Hla Min (Eddie)
FEARA

RUBC Regatta in 1996
- U Maung Maung Than Tun (GBNF)
- U Tun Shein (Willie)
- U Hla Myint (Michael, GBNF)
- U Sein Htoon
- U Thant Kyaw
- U Hla Min
- U Myo Myint
- Young & Old members
RUBC 1996 a

RUBC 1996 b

RUBC 90th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine

I served as Contributing Editor. I wrote three articles and Prelude for each Section.

RUBC 1

Magazine Committee

Club House

RUBC 2

RUBC 40th Anniversary

RUBC 4

Two Teams at FEARA
- The opponents of RUBC were taller.
RUBC 5

Engineering Eights
- won the Inter-Faculty Eights
- Myo Myint
- L. Than Myint
- Lazarus
- Than Htut
- Thaung Lwin
- Htain Lin
- Ohn Hlaing (Elmo, GBNF)
- Kyaw Lwin (George, GBNF)
- Tin Aung (Victor, GBNF)
RUBC 6

U Chan Tha
- Captain, RUBC
RUBC 7

RUBC 8

RUBC 9

RUBC 10

RUBC 11

Selected Photos
- Coxed Fours
- Throw the winning cox into the water
- Kayak
RUBC 12

RUBC 13

RUBC 14

Posts
- Rangoon University Boat Club
- RUBC 90th Anniversary
- RUBC Centennial
- Sir Arthur Eggar
May 10, 2026
1973 Engineering
by Hla Min

Updated : May 2026

မှတ်တမ်း (တချို့)

M73 Hovercraft Project

M73
- Project Supervisor : ဆရာ ဦးတူးမြင့်
- ဦးလှဝင်း၊ ဦးခင်မောင်ချို နဲ့ အဖွဲ့
Dr. Myint Thein / Dr မြင့်သိန်း (M73)
- Georgia Tech က ပါရဂူ
- Pen name : ဘသိန်း (Atlanta)
- ဇနီး — ဒေါ်ညိုညိုဝင်း (T73)
Dr. L Sein Myint / Dr L စိန်မြင့် (M73)
- Organizer, East Coast RIT Alumni Reunion
U Nyunt Htay ဦးညွန့်ဌေး (Met73)
- High School လူရည်ချွန်
- RIT ဆရာ ငြိမ်း
- မောင်ညွန့်ဌေး — အထက်မင်းလှ
- ကဗျာ ဆရာ၊ စာတည်း
U Aung Moung ဦးအောင်မောင်း (M73, ကွယ်လွန်)

Volunteer for HMEE, SPZP, SDYF, ARITA

General အထွေထွေ

Computer Science M.Sc ဘွဲ့ရ
- U San Lin ဦးစံလင်း (EC73)
- U Htun Aung Kyaw ဦးထွန်းအောင်ကျော် (EC73)
- U Khin Maung Aye ဦးခင်မောင်အေး (M73, ကွယ်လွန်)
Hovercraft Project Interview
- စီစဉ်သူ — တက္ကသိုလ်မိုးဝါ
ဦးကြည်အောင် (ChE73)
- Donor
- Class photo ပို့ပေး
May 9, 2026
Belles
by Hla Min

Updated : May 2026

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.
Julie Han

Pauline Reynolds
- In 1962, Khin Than Nwe (Margaret, Tex) was the lone female engineering graduate.
Khin Than Nwe
- 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.
Nancy & Yi Yi Aung
- 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.
Archi

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.
Ushers

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

Daw Pwint Than and Daw Cho Cho Tin
- 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

Five Belles
- 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
Belles 1
May 9, 2026
October 2017
by Hla Min

Update : May 2026

69ers

The Class of 69 (mostly M69) paid respect to Sayagyi U Ba Than on October 1, 2017. U Aung Min organized the visit.

Sayagyi’s birthday is October 2.

U Ba Than

The group attended the birthday celebration ceremony and received blessing from sayargyi. The group handed over garawa birthday gifts that they had collected before and on the monthly breakfast gathering held earlier that day.

Sayagyi U Ba Than

Sayagyi usually performs dana with the Garawa money he received for his birthday and for attending the SPZPs and mini-SPZPs.

Sayagyi has supported various charitable associations for the needy, the sick, the blind, the deaf and dumb, old people and “Nar Ye” . They include
- Little Sisters for the Poor
- U Hla Tun Foundation
- Jivitadana ဇီဝိတဒါန
- Hnin Si Gone Bo Bwa Yeik Tha နှင်းဆီကုန်းဘိုးဘွားရိပ်သာ
- Mary Chapman
- Kyaw Thu Nar Ye (နာရေး အဖွဲ့)
- Medical Clinics
On his Birthday every year, Sayagyi offers “soon kwyay” ဆွမ်းကျွေး at Yaw Sayadaw’s monastery.

The Soon kwyay held on October 2, 2017 was attended by sayas, alumni, relatives and friends.

Updates
- During the pandemic, physical gatherings were put on hold. Celebrations were done virtually, e.g via Zoom
- U Tin Htoon compiled a Photo Album for Sayagyi’s 90th birthday in 2020.
U Ba Than
- Sayagyi passed away peacefully after his 94th birthday.
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- Dana
- Engineering Library
- Garawa
- HMEE
- Mechanical Engineering
May 6, 2026
Intake of 1964
by Hla Min

Updated : May 2026

1st BE Intake in 1964

Most members graduated in 1970. Some left RIT before graduation. A few took Sabbatical & graduated later.

U Ohn Khine (M70) reports the Gone But Not Forgotten (GBNF) list periodically.

An entry contains
- Name (Alias or nickname)
- Roll Number in 1st BE
- Major/Discipline
- Date of demise (if known)
Status

As of June 20, 2025, there were 143 entries in the GBNF list.
- Tommy Shwe 2 : RIT Selection for Badminton; Moved to Taiwan & USA; Kidnapped & murdered by his Handyman
Tommy Shwe
- Cho Aye 3 Mech 7/8/18 : RIT Hiking & Mountaineering; Organizer for the Group
Cho Aye (Standing rightmost)
- Peter Pe 4 Mech : RIT Swimming & Water Polo; Fell off from a horse
- Thaung Sein (Steeve Kay) 8 Elec : Entrepreneur; Multiple Golden Sponsor for SPZP; Philanthropist; Steeve & Helen Kay Health Care Fund for RIT Sayas; CABA; Kay Family Foundation
Thaung Sein (Steeve Kay) at 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
- Victor Jones 41 Civil
- Ne Win 45 Tex
- Tin Ohn 49 Mech
- Naing Win 54 Mech : Spouse Polly Ba San was Burma Selected in Swimming
- Mya Daung 58 Mech/Agri
- Lay Myint 60 Civil
- Khin Maung Pun 66 Petro ?/10/16 : Named after his birthplace Papun
- Myo Thaw 68 5/15
- Aung Kyan 71 Mech/Auto
- Thet Win 75 Mech
- Hla Min (Pauk Si) 82 Elec : Chief Operator at UCC; Passed away in his 30s
- Mg Mg Myint (Japu Sein) 93 Mech : RIT Selection for Soccer
- Soe Tint (Nevil Kyi Mg) 94 Civil
- Mg Mg Than 97 Mech 8/7/18
- Le Le Win (Lilian Tha Mya) 100 Mech
- Nan Lwin 102 Elec
- Myat Khine (Tha Aye) 104 Mech
- Han Kyu Pe 110 Arch : Paulian
- Than Tun (Ivan Win) 114 Mech/Agri
- Aung Win 120 Chem
- Aye Thin 122 Chem
- Chit Khin 124 Arch 23/6/15
- Than Sein 130 Mech
- Aung Kyi 135 Mech
- Khin Mg Saan 139 Civil
- Ko Ko Tin (Winston Hla Mg) 141 Mech
- Saw Pae Pae 143 Met
- Win Maw (George Hock) 146
- Ma Yin Shwe Tun 150 Tex
- Myat Myat Moe 154 Arch
- Ma Htay Htay Win (Marlene Mg Mg) 158 Chem
- Than Myint 168 23/1/13
- Myint Thein 172 Mech
- Phone Thwin 177 Min
- Than Nyunt Win 181 Civil
- Khin Mg Kyu 183 Mech
- Win Thein 185 Elec
- Ma Khin Mya Oo 188 Met
- Kyaw Naing (Sin Gwan) 191 Elec : RIT EE Saya
- Mg Mg Yu 194 Mech/Agri
- Tin Aye 195 Mech/Agri
- Htike Nyan 198 Elec 26/10/15
- Aung Khin 203 Mech
- Kyi May Nwae 206 Met
- Tin Win 209 Chem
- Myat Swe (Myint Swe) 215 Elec 22/3/15
- Kyaw Win Mhan 234 Arch
- Ma Yaw Ze 243 Chem
- Hla Shwe 247 Mech Lar Gyi
- Min Thant (Maurice Bo Ni) 254 Elec
- Tin Win (Arthur) 256 Mech
- Aung Htay 277 Civil
- Michael Shein Myint 280 Chem
- Mar Mar 292 Civil
- Thein Htun 304 Mech 29/8/18
- Mg Mg Oo 312 PP
- Myo Tint (Stanley Hla) 313 PP
- Mg Mg Swe 314 Mech ?/1/18
- Min Swe 318 Mech
- Ye Myint Aung 323 Mech
- Toe Nyunt 326 Elec
- Tin Ko 330 Met
- Aung Law Ha 342 Mn 30/1/16
- Ma Tin Tin 348 Mech/Agri
- Kyaw Swe Thet 354 Mech 2017
- Kan Myint 371 Mech
- Aye Than 385 Elec 25/4/16
- Khin Soe 388
- Khin Than Win 389 Tex 3/9/18 : Silver Pearl Diary co-owner
- Maung Maung 398 Tex 31/8/14
- John Krasu 402 Mar 2016
- Shein Kee Gae 407 Elec
- Ohn Kywe 408 Elec
- Kan Win 409 Mech
- Win Aung 413
- Onward Taw 419
- Sein Sein 418 Tex 19/2/15
- Tin Oo 428 Arch
- Nay Daung 435 Civil
- Oo Myint 445 Min
- Khin Mg Shwe (Kenneth) 446
- Thein Han 463 Elec 18/5/12
- Hla Kyaing 467 Min
- Tin Win 475
- Zaw Nyein 482 Tex 10/2/14
- Myo Nyunt Saw 485 Elec
- Mya Thaung 487 Mining Ye Baw Pae Hlaw
- Sai Maung Lin 73 Mech
- Maung Myint 332 Tex
- Htay Lwin 367
- Stanley Lim 51
- Aye Win Kyaw 169 Civil : RIT Civil Saya
- Zin Maung Oo 328 Civil
- Khin Nyo 352
May 6, 2026