by Hla Min

Update : 22nd October 2026

Former Models

Some are Mae Daw မယ်တော်

• Daw Than Yi (Maubin Ma Shwe Than) : Author, Publisher, Editor for Hlyat Sit Sar Saung
• Daw Khin Myat Swe : Spouse & supporter of Tekkatho Moe War
• Daw Mai Khin Nyunt (Rosie Gyi) : Editor of Swel Daw Yeik magazine
• Daw Tin Myint Oo (Rosie Tin Maung) : Bilingual author, Vocalist
• Daw Cho Cho Tin (Ma Sandar) : National Literary Award, Lifetime Achievement Award

Memories

by Hla Min

Update : 21st October 2026

M70 Group Photo

• Saya U Aung Khin
• Saya U Tin Hlaing (GBNF)
• Saya U Tin Htut
• Saya U Phone Myint
• Saya U Aung Hla Tun (GBNF)
• …

U Tha Htay

• Graduated with Mechanical Engineering in 1970
• Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
• Major Donor for the Reunion & Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe of the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65
• Organized a Trip for Saya U Ba Than & selected attendees of SPZP-2012
• Helped organize the farewell party for U Shwe Hlaing (RIT Maths) and also delivered the farewell message in Burmese

U Soe Aung

• Mech / Auto
• Secretary of RIT Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thinn
• Played the Clarinet

U Win Aung

• High School Luyechun from TTT Practicing School in the Summer of 1964
• Secretary of RIT Swimming & Water Polo Association

U Win Htay (Walter)

• Hosted his cousin Saya U Tun Shwe during Saya’s visit to attend 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
• Grapevine says that Walter’s friends shouted “Cheng Lyan” in front of his house. His father came out

Related Posts

• Class of 1970
• Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65
• RIT Days (1964 – 70)

by Hla Min

Update : 21st October 2026

ရန်ကုန်စက်မှုတက္ကသိုလ် အကျိုးဆောင်များ

ဦးဝင်းသိန်း (စက်မှု1967, ကွယ်လွန်)

• စက်မှုသတင်းစဉ် Set Hmu Thadin Zin
• RIT စက်မှုအင်ဂျင်နီယာအသင်း Mechanical Engineering Association နဲ့ မဂ္ဂဇင်း Magazine
• RIT အနုပညာအသင်း Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thin

ဦးစောလင်း (မြို့ပြ1971, ကွယ်လွန်)

• RIT မြို့ပြအင်ဂျင်နီယာအသင်း Civil Engineering Association
• MES — Myanmar Engineering Society
• 2012 ကမ္ဘာလုံးဆိုင်ရာ ဆရာပူဇော်ပွဲ SPZP-2012

Saya Allen Htay (C58, GBNF)

• Founding member and President, RIT Alumni International
• Organizer, SPZP-2000

Saya U Myat Htoo (C68, GBNF)

• Founding member, RIT Alumni International
• Organizer, SPZP-2000
• Chair of BOD, NorCal RITAA

by Hla Min

Updated : 2025

• Most members matriculated in 1967 and graduated in 1973.
• GJ of Admission — 2017
• GJ of Graduation — 2023

Hovercraft Project

• Six final year M73 students (including U Hla Win and U Khin Maung Cho) did their project on Hovercraft under the supervision of Saya U Tu Myint.

• John Rao organized a mini-gathering during my visit to Singapore to meet Saya U Tu Myint and selected M73 members headed by U Hla Win (formerly known as “Roll No. 1”). Saya had retired as Director from Singapore Polytechnic.

• I met U Khin Maung Cho at my nephew’s house warming party in Yangon. He was a junior colleague of my elder brother at HIC.
• Saya U Moe Aung arranged for a media interview (partly online and partly face-to-face) with the Hovercraft team members.

UCC Alumni

• U San Lin (Robert, EC73), U Htun Aung Kyaw (HAK, EC73) and U Khin Maung Aye (M73, GBNF) attended M.Sc. (Computer Science) course at UCC.
• Robert worked for Texas Instruments in Singapore and was transferred to Texas. He worked for Tech Companies until retirement. He and his spouse Marina (Daw Hla Myint, EC73) hosted the first leg of our trip to Texas. They have a son (medical doctor) and two grandchildren.
• HAK worked for Schlumberger before moving to Australia. I met him and his spouse (medical doctor) during our visit to Sydney in 2006.
• U Khin Maung Aye (GBNF) worked for Railways Computing Section.

Ph.D’s

• Dr. Myint Thein (M73) received his doctorate from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA. He wrote articles for RIT Alumni Newsletter with the pen name Ba Thein (Atlanta). His spouse is Daw Nyo Nyo Win (T73).

• Dr. L. Sein Myint (M73) received his doctorate from UK. He co-hosted the first RIT Alumni Reunion in East Coast.

Dhamma Lecturers

• Sayadaw U Jotika (EE73) is a distinguished lecturer and author. He spent a vasa at Taung Pulu Kaba Aye monastery in Northern California. He made Dhamma Duta missions to Singapore and USA.

• U Ohn Kyaw (EP73) has visited and shared dhamma in the USA. He also had a mini-reunion in Los Angeles with his former classmates.

ChE73

• U Kyi Aung (Roland Chen, ChE73) submitted the Class Photo for the first ex-rit website.

• Ko Roland offered to give us a ride to attend gatherings hosted by Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72) and Daw Gyn Yu (ChE72). He shared some anecdotes. One was “why he was offered to test ride the M73 hovercraft”. Another one was about his Final Year Computer Programming Class taught by Dr. Maung Maung Win (GBNF). He did all the assignments at UCC. At the final exam, he saw a single question “If you have done the assignments, leave them in the exam hall”. His two friends (who had not diligently done their assignments) were caught by surprise.

by Hla Min

Updated : 9th October 2026

There were several gatherings during my visit to Yangon in January, 2018.

• Mini-gathering hosted by me
• 69er Monthly Gathering
• UCC gathering hosted by the Myints
• 5th Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe of ICST and UCSY
• Lunch gathering hosted by MARB sayas

Mini-gathering hosted by me

During my visits to Myanamar, several friends gave me rides.

U Win Maung (Lake) gave a ride to three alumni:

• U Myint Maung (Bu, Volleyball)
• Ashin Okkantha (Uzin Aung Chaw, Victor) who came down from Sagaing Hills
• Yours truly

Since it was short notice, some former classmates could not show up.

A notable exception was U Win Thein Zaw (“Wai Lu”) who came down from Nay Pyi Taw at the breakfast gathering. His spouse is a cousin of U Win Boh (Robert).

Standing:

• U Shwe (Treasurer of the 69er HCF and EE 69er HCF)
• U Sein Myint (Major donor of the HCFs, RIT Selected for Rowing, Swimming and Water Polo)
• Ashin Okkantha (Uzin Aung Chaw, Sagaing Hills)
• U Win Maung (Lake, RIT Selected for Swimming and Water Polo)
• U Hla Min (Host, also donated to the HCFs)

Seated :

• U Myat Soe Lwin (Sai Hwet, Survived a fall from the ceiling)
• U Win Thein Zaw (Member of Pyithu Hluttaw in Nay Pyi Taw)
• U Kyi Win (Kyaw Gyi, former sea farer, yogi)
• U Myint Maung (Selected for EE Volleyball, One of the youngest 69er, Eligible bachelor)

Sharing Merits

• I hosted the mini-gathering.
• I also donated to the 69er HCF (Health Care Fund) and the EE69ers HCF.
• Ah Hmya, ah hmya, ah hmya

Update

• Uzin Aung Chaw moved to Thonegwa. He passed away there.
• Ko Win Thein Zaw is GBNF#144.

Four Myint’s from UCC

• Sein Myint
• Win Myint
• Soe Myint
• Aung Myint — late; caught in traffic

ICST

• Attended 5th Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe
• Saya U Soe Paing — UCC co-founder; UN Retiree
• U Hla Min — Member, UCC Gen Zero
• Dr. Kyaw Thein — Retd. Rector, ICST; Succumbed to Covid
• Dr. Pyke Tin — Retd. Rector, ICST
• U Thein Oo — Great men are short; Entrepreneur

MARB

• Veda Sayas — U Myint Sein, U Khin Aung Bo, U Than Htay, U Myint Lwin — have passed away.
• U Kyaw Myint (T72) succeeded U Khin Aung Bo as President of MARB.
• U Hla Win (M73) and Dr. Aung Myin Bo gave me rides to the old and new MARB Offices.

by Hla Min

Updated : 7th October 2026

RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles

Organizers

• Saya Dr. Tin Win (M62)
• Saya U Tin Htut (M60, Financial Controller)
• U Thura Thant Zin (M76, Organizer for Breakfast Gathering)
• U Khin Maung Lay (Henry, T68, Entertainment)

Sponsors

• Steeve Kay (Thaung Sein, EC70) and Kay Family Foundation provided a matching fund of US$30,000.

Attendees

• Sayas & Alumni from USA, Myanmar, and Japan
• Family members & friends

Entertainers

• Saya U Myat Htoo
• U Khin Maung Lay (Henry)
• Daw Mya Than Win (Golden Jubilee Swel Daw Yeik Minthamee)
• Steeve (singing “Shwe Mi”)
• May Win Maung and daughter
• Ni Ni Win Shwe.

Photo : George Wong (LA)

L to R : Ni Ni Win Shwe, Dr. Naing Naing Aung (Met), May Win Maung, Ko Thein Ngwe (RITAJ)

SF Bay Area Dinner Gathering

After attending the 2015 Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles, Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi visited the SF Bay Area.

The dinner gathering at a sea food restaurant was attended by sayas and alumni. 

They include :

• Percy Lao (part-time Saya)
• Dr. San Lin (part-time Saya)
• Saya U Kyi Kong Tham (C63)
• Saya U Maung Maung (George, ChE66)
• Victor Wong (King Wong, C66)
• Saya U Myat Htoo (C68)
• U Nyan Shein (Henry, C68)
• U Hla Min (EC69)
• Benny Tan (M70)
• Walter Tan (M70)
• Patrick Fong (C70)
• Saya U Thein Aung (James, Met72)
• Maurice Chee (M75)
• U Aye Tun (Anthony, M76)
• Daw Khin Mya Yee (Sarah, C77)
• Daw San San Nyunt (Sandra, M77)
• U Khin Maung Tun (T78, President, SDYF)
• U Aung Kyaw (Alex Khoo, C81)
• U Yu Ket (Edward Saw, EC85)
• U Tin Maung Win (C86)
• U Tin Oo (M86)
• U Nyunt Than (M86)

iNapa Winery

• Lunch, Dinner & Live Music
• Guest of Honor : Dr. Aung Gyi
• Welcome Sayas U Win Kyaw (Met71), U Nyunt Htay (Met73) from Myanmar

Posts

• Alumni
• Gatherings
• iNapa Winery

by Hla Min

Updated : 6th October 2026

Announcement from Chapman University

Highlights

• Thaung Sein
• Attended Hwa Kyone. Sponsored publication of Hwa Kyone Centennial Magazine
• Attended GTI briefly
• Took Language Courses
• Matriculated with Distinctions in Maths, Physics & Chemistry.
• Admitted to 1st BE in Nov 1964 with Roll No. 8
• Graduated with Electrical Communications in 1970
• Moved to USA
• Successful careers as IC Designer, CEO of QTC, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
• Never forgot his Roots, Alma Mater, Mentors & Motherland. He sang “Shwe Mi” at 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles.

Special Name

• An administrator entered the name as Steeve (instead of Steve). He appreciated the name for being special.

Education

• MS from Stanford University
• MBA from Pepperdine University

Work & Experience

• Electronics Engineer : Designer of Power IC Chip
• Co-founder & CEO, QTC Management : His sister Dr. Lay Kay had patents for processing disability claims & requested Steeve to found QTC.
• After private investors showed interest in his company, he retired but continued to lead a multiple-purpose career
• Visiting places of the world’s leading religions
• Incubating projects of young professionals
• Supporting education (e.g. as trustee of UC Irvine & selected Colleges)
• Maintaining diverse business portfolio
• Helping those in need (via Kay Family Foundation & CABA)
• Continue paying back the metta & cetana of his mentors
  as Golden Sponsor of RIT Reunion & Saya Pu Zaw Pwes,
  Helen and Steeve Kay Health Care Fund for the RIT Sayas and Sayamas.

From the SPZP-2000 Archives

RIT Poet Laureate Ko Hla Min:

I must admit that I was suffering from a Monday morning “hangover”, having been intoxicated with emotional overdose over the reunion weekend [in October 2000].

Judging from the post-reunion emails I read, I am not alone. What a reunion!

By all measures, it was a success and did satisfy the alumni’s tremendous pent-up desire to reconnect with each other after many decades of separation. The dedication of the members of the organizing committee is second to none.

With the assistance of his lovely wife, Benny Tan devoted practically full-time to this project for several months. I had a first-hand experience to see how meticulous he was when he was designing the RIT T-shirt. It came out a winner!

I do appreciate the sensitivity the organizing committee displayed in making this event non-religious and non-political. Otherwise, it would have been very difficult for me to attend. The only regret is that I failed to locate the whereabouts of my buddy Ko Aung Min of Taunggyi (ME 70). I heard he went to Singapore, but so far my search has ended in “no find”.

Now that the grand reunion is over, everybody is slowly recovering from the “hangover”. The big question is who would go to Singapore in 2002, and how do we go about doing it?

With best regards,
Steeve Kay (Ko Thaung Sein)

Sponsor / Host of Gatherings

• SPZPs (starting with SPZP-2000 in US)
• 40th Anniversary of “Arrival in US”

• Celebrating the Success of QTC
• Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe(s) for the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64
• 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles

• Special PZP and Reunion in Yangon (after doctors advised against Long Trips)