Category: RIT Alumni

  • Class of 62

    Class of 62

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2026

    • Most members matriculated in 1956 and graduated with B.Sc.(Engg) in 1962.

    Textile

    Daw Khin Than Nwe (T62)

    • Lone female graduate in 1962
    • Spouse : Saya Dr. Khin Maung Win (Metallurgy, GBNF) who transferred as Director General of Technical & Vocational Training.
    • Children : One son & two daughters
    • Elder sister of two Paulians : Dr. Tin Maung Maung Than (Edward, Political Economics) and Dr. Khin Maung Maung Than (Freddie).
    Pon Tu
    • On behalf of Bagyee Myat Myo Myint, U Nyunt Htay (Met73) presented a Pon Tu of Saya Dr. Khin Maung Win (Met, GBNF) to Sayagadaw.
    Daw Khin Than Nwe (T62)
    Daw Khin Than Nwe (T62)

    Mechanical

    Saya Mao Toon Siong (M62)

    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 (Chemistry Sayama)
    • Moved to USA.

    U Aye (M62)

    Saya U Yone Mo and M62 graduates
    A group of friends at BIT after attending the convocation at the Aung San Stadium in 1962
    Volleyball
    • U Aye (HIC, UN/FAO), U Soe and U Tin Win received their degree certificates from Saya U Yone Mo at Aung San Stadium.
    • U Aye played volleyball for BIT and RU. He retired in Thailand.
      He provided feedback & information (e.g Grads from 1952 – 1963).

    Saya S Arya (M62, GBNF)

    S Arya (M62)
    S Arya (M62)
    Thet Kyee Pu Zaw Pwe
    • He had a lovely accent.
    • He is remembered by students of his Strength of Materials Tutorial Class in general & Ba Thein (Atlanta) in particular.

    Saya Dr. Tin Win (M62)

    Dr. Tin Win and Lily
    • He was the youngest in his Class, but among the Top.
    • Joint Winner for scoring the highest marks in Maths for Combined I.Sc classes.
    • Past President of BASES
    • Organizer of the 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
    • Competed in the LA Marathon to raise fund to sponsor Sayas for SPZP-2007
    • Spouse : Lily (T72) was Founding member & Secretary of BEA

    U Myint Thein Lwin (M62)

    • Retired from DI / HIC
    • Brother : U Kyaw Thein (DCA, RUBC Captain)

    U Hla Kyi (M62)

    • Moved to UK
    • His daughter married Dr. Moe Aye, son of Saya U Hlwan Moe (Phy) & Sayama Daw Khin Swe Aye (Phy).
    U Hla Kyi (M) and daughter visiting Los Angeles
    U Hla Kyi (M) and Dr. Tin Win (M)

    Electrical

    Saya U Tin Maung Thein (EE62)

    • Father : ICS U Ohn Maung (Arzani)
    U Tin Maung Thein

    Chemical

    U Than Se (Richard, ChE62)

    • moved to USA

    U Aung Gyi (Simon, ChE62)

    • helped publish ChE magazine
    • spends time in Australia

    Civil

    Dr. San Lin (C62)

    Dr. San Lin (middle)
    • Taught part-time at RIT.
    • Worked at EPC and UN Project in Thailand before moving to USA.
    • Spouse : Dr. Daw Thynn Thynn founded Sae Taw Win 2 Dhamma Center in Sebastopol, California.
  • iNapa Winery

    iNapa Winery

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2026

    Background

    • NAPA (in Northern California) is known for its fine wineries.
    • Gordon Kaung (M83), founder of Mechanical Solutions, extended his entrepreneurship by co-founding iNapa Winery with his spouse Lillian (EC83).
    • iNapa Winery has hosted several RIT gatherings.

    Gathering in 2015

    • It was a follow up to the 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles to welcome Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi & Daw Emma, Saya U Win Kyaw (Met71), Saya U Nyunt Htay (Met73) and selected guests.
    • Saya U Myat Htoo (C68) and Ma Ku / Daw Hnin Maung Maung drove Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi & Daw Emma from LA to SF Bay Area.
    • iNapa Winery hosted lunch and dinner gathering. Ko Thiri Nyunt (Met) played Gordon’s keyboard and sang.
    iNapa Winery 1
    iNapa Winery 2
    iNapa Winery 3

    Other Gatherings

    • NorCal RITAA meetings
    • U Tin Myint (David Ko, M67, GBNF)
    • U Tin Myint (M80, ex-Saya)
    • Alumni from overseas & out of state
    • Birthday for U Myo Myint Sein

    Engagement Party for Ryan and Siria

    • May 24, 2026
    • Sumptuous lunch, drinks and desserts
    • Raffle : winners received iNapa Premium Wine
    Ryan & Siria
    Party 1
    Party 2
    Party 3
    Party 4
    Party 5
  • RIT Gatherings

    RIT Gatherings

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2026

    SPZP-2000

    Types

    • Micro-gathering
    • Mini-gathering
    • Gathering by Class and/or Discipline
    • World Wide SPZPs (SPZP-2000, SPZP-2002, SPZP-2004, SPZP-2007, SPZP-2010, SPZP-2012, SPZP-2016).

    The following is a glimpse of some gatherings.

    Welcoming Sayas

    San Francisco Bay Area Alumni welcomed several sayas. They include

    • U Ba Toke (Myanmar)
    • U Num Kok (Oregon)
    • Dr. Aung Gyi (Napean, Canada)
    • U Aung Khin (Windsor, Canada)
    • U Khin Aung Kyi (then in Thailand)
    • U Soe Paing (then in Myanmar)
    • U Maung Maung Win (Australia)
    • Dr. Hla Myint (Mack, Australia)
    • U Hla Myint (Charlie, Australia)
    • U Kyaw Myint (then in Beijing)
    • Dr. San Hla Aung (then in New Orleans)
    • U Win Kyaw & U Nyunt Htay (after attending 2015 LA Reunion)
    CD

    2006

    • Attended the RIT Alumni Dinner in Sydney, Australia. Met Saya U Hla Myint (M65), Saya U Myo Win (M/Ag65), Daw Phyu Phyu Latt (Christine, A70), U Aye Win Hlaing (Abel, La La, EE7x), U Myo Lwin (Stanley Saw, M71), U Htun Aung Kyaw (EC73), U Kyaw Thu (Dennis Mackey, C73), George Peters (C73), U Thet Htun (Henry, M75), U Wint Khin Zaw (A79), U Htay Aung (EC80), U Sein Win (C80), and several alumni.
    Reunion CD

    2007

    • Due to time, resource, and delivery constraints, I do not always get the official CDs. I sometimes get (a) preview versions (b) copy of the “master gold” (c) alternate to the official. It’s better to have something rather than nothing.
    Preview CD
    Official CD

    2011

    • The Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65 (aka Class of 70 & 71) had hosted Reunion & Acariya Pu Zaw Pwes for almost two decades.
    • The group usually published booklets at their main events.
    Magazine 1
    Magazine 2

    2012

    • Thanks to U Aye Myint (EP72), SPZP-2012 was a true Home Coming at the Gyogone Campus.
    • Pu Zaw Pwe was held at YTU.
    • Reunion Dinner was held at MICT Park.
    PZP
    Dinner
    Official CD

    2014

    • In November 1964, three batches of students were admitted to 1st BE, 2nd BE and 3rd BE classes.
    • RIT 69ers celebrated the pseudo Golden Jubilee (50th Anniversary of the Admission to RIT) in 2014. Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe was held at the YTU Assembly Hall. Reunion Dinner was held at Panda.
    CD 1
    CD 2

    2016

    • SPZP-2016 : Full day event at Gyogone Campus; Free Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Entertainment
    SPZP-2016
    • Aug 2016 : Birthday Soon Kyway at Dhammanda Vihara, Half Moon Bay; Received Alumni Appreciation Award
    Birthday Soon Kyway
    Award 1
    • Sept 2016 : NorCal RITAA Annual Dinner; Received Alumni Appreciation Award
    NorCal RITAA
    Award 2

    2019

    Golden Jubilee of 69er Graduation

    Posts

    • Alumni
    • Associations
    • Celebrations
    • Memories of 69er
    • SPZP
  • Gatherings

    Gatherings

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2026

    RIT Alumni International

    • Founded by SF Bay Area Group led by Saya Allen Htay
    • First RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe (SPZP-2000) in October 2000.
    SPZP-2000
    • Welcome Sayas visiting Northern California
    At Seafood Restaurant
    • Tenth Anniversary of the Founding of RIT Alumni International
    USA 2
    USA 3
    • Celebrations (Birthday, Wedding Anniversary, Retirement, Appreciation …)
    USA 1

    Gathering hosted by Steeve Kay (EC70)

    • Steeve is a Multiple Golden Sponsor of Saya Pu Zaw Pwe (SPZP)
    • In 2011, he hosted a gathering in Southern California to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of his arrival in USA.
    • Benny Tan (M70), Ko Zaw Min Nawaday (EP70) and Ko Htin Aung (Richard, M70) are his former classmates.
    • Steeve thanked Henry Khoo (EC67) for picking him up at the SF International airport upon his arrival to the USA.
    • Dr. Chris Lee, Dr. Zaw Tun and Sam Chin (ChE62, who worked at Unilever) were active in the Burmese American Associations in Southern California.
    • Steeve requested me not to retire, but to re-tire (stay active with worthwhile projects).
    USA 4
    • SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 and SPZP-2010 in Singapore
    SPZP-2007
    • SPZP-2002, SPZP-2012 and SPZP-2016 in Yangon
    SPZP-2012

    Other Gatherings

    • Discipline wide Gatherings (e.g All-Mechanical)
    All Mech Gathering
    • Celebrations (e.g Shwe YaDu in 2014)
    Shwe YaDu
    • Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles in 2015
    LA 2015
    • Class Gatherings
    Present from 69er Gathering
    69er Cap
    • Mini-gatherings
    • Micro-gatherings
  • Win Thein

    by Hla Min

    Update : June 2026

    Highlights

    U Win Thein
    • 1967 Mechanical Engineering ဘွဲ့ရ
    • စစ်တောင်းစက္ကူစက် Sittaung Paper Mill
    • PPIC
    • ရသာချို (ကိုယ်ပိုင်ကုမ္ပဏီ) Ya Tha Cho (Private company)!
    • ဒု ဥက္ကဌ ၊ VP, RIT Mechanical Engineering Association
    • Founder စက်မှုသတင်းစဉ် Set Hmu Thadin Zin
    • Co-founder Mechanical Engineering Magazine မဂ္ဂဇင်း
    • Organizer, Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thinn အနုပညာအသင်း
    U Win Thein 1

    Memories

    • During our RIT days, he was a super energetic organizer and a prime mover. As a member of the Gold Flake Cigarette Family, he inherited business acumen and organization skills.
    • Co-founded “Set Hmu Thadizin Zin စက်မှုသတင်းစဉ်”. Typing and drawing on stencil paper were not easy, but he spent time crafting the stencils into the revered weekly Thadinzin.
    • Vice President, RIT Mechanical Engg Association. Co-founded Magazine for the Association.
    • Suggested to name the main gate as “U Lu Paw Gate ဦးလူပေါ ဂိတ်” after the famous cartoon character from “Burma Star”.
    • Organized mini-festivals for freshers and junior students.
    • Graduated in 1967 with Mechanical Engineering
    • Worked for Sittaung Paper Mill and PCIC.
    • Founded “Ya Tha Cho”.
    • Did not live long enough to see SPZPs, SDYF, RITAA, HMEE & Shwe YaDu.

    Remembering U Win Thein

    The following remembered his contributions well.

    • U Tin Maung Aye (M69) : Member of RIT Ah Nu Pyinnya Troupe, Member of RIT Annual Magazine & Co-worker at PCIC. He gave us two photos of U Win Thein (one at RIT, one at PCIC)
    • U Aung Min (M69) : Chair of 69er Health Care Fund & Organizer for the Class of 69
    • U Thein Swe (EP69, GBNF) :
      3rd BE Luyechun & Organizer of EE69er Gatherings
    • U Maung Maung Kyi (Dip Ing, Wales, GBNF) : Co-worker at Sittaung Paper Mill & PCIC
    • Sayama Daw Tin Tin Myint (Emma, ChE70, Singapore) : Co-founder of Dana Sri Lanka,
      Minthamee, Organizer of Singapore Pon Chan Chan Group
    • U Wynn Htain Oo (M72) : Super Fund raiser for RIT-related activities including SPZPs, YTU Library Modernization Project; Patron of RITAA
    • U Win Thein Zaw (Wai Lu) wrote : နာမည်ချင်းတူ၍သိခြင်း။ ကျောင်းသားချင်း Tuition ပေးခြင်း။ စစ်တောင်းစက္ကူစက်အုပ်စုဖြစ်ခြင်း။ မန္တလေးကုန်စည်ဒိုင်သို့ဆရာဦးလင်းနှင့်ရောက်လာခြင်း။ နေမကောင်းစဉ်ရန်ကုန်အိမ်တွင်တွေ့လိုက်ရခြင်းများကိုသတိရလျက်ပါကိုဝင်းသိန်းရေ

    Updates

    • Mechanical Newsletters for 1968-69 to 1973-74 were scanned and archived in a CD by U Kyaw Thein and Daw Than Than Mu (1974 batch)
    CD of Newsletters

    Posts

    • Magazines
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Newsletters
    • RIT Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thinn
    • Set Hmu Thadin Zin
  • 69ers

    69ers

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2026

    69er towel

    Highlights

    Guinea Pigs of Education System

    • Last 7th Std Government exam in 1960
    • First HSF Only exam in 1962; Those from Rangoon had to take exams in March & August
    • Matric Only exam in 1963; My older brother entered Yankin College in 1957 after passing 9th Std (HSF & Matric) exam.
    • Attended last ever I.Sc(A)
    • Admitted to 2nd BE in Nov 1964
    • Graduated with BE (a few with BArch) in 1969

    Long After Graduation

    • First major Reunion in 1999
    • Anniversary Reunions in 2009, 2014 and 2019
    • Except for pause during pandemic, Monthly Breakfast Gathering (usually at Taw Win Hnin Si)

    Jara, Byadi & Marana

    • Over 40% are GBNF
    • Remaining 69ers try to be active physically, mentally & spiritually.
    • Two are Sayadaws: Ashin Ukkamsa & Ashin Pannagavesaka
    • Many hosted and/or attended Monthly Breakfast Gatherings.
    • One gathering had a record of nine hosts.
    • Gifts — 69er towel, 69er mug, 69er cap, 69er hat, 69er pen, medicine — are given at selected gatherings; Albert & company gave out towels; Millie was represented by her cousin; Kyaw Zin was represented by his elder daughter; Fred gave some gifts via 69ers that visited USA (e.g Kyaw Nyunt)
    69er mug
    69er cap
    69er cap
    • Some donated and/ or joined virtually (via Zoom or Messenger).

    Will go on Sharing & Charing

    until the Last 69er

    • The following gives an account of 69ers & their gatherings.
    • Need input, feedback & suggestions to have a comprehensive album.

    Donors & Volunteers

    • Aung Min (M) is Chair of 69er Health Care Fund. He & his team organized 69er events. They have updated Contact List several times.
    Aung Min (Right)
    • Myint Myint, Ivan & Sein Myint are major donors. Others (e.g Mehm Aye Chan) make recurring and lump sum donations.
    Myint Myint
    Ivan (Right)
    Sein Myint (2nd from Right)
    • There are many unsung heros. Despite having limitations due to an injury at work, Ko Shwe drove long distance to collect donations.
    Ko Shwe (3rd from Left)
    • Others visited 69ers in hospitals & homes (e.g to aid health care or offer Kutho donation).

    1964 – 65

    • About 320 were admitted to 2nd BE in Nov 1964
    • Most graduated in 1969.
    • Luyechun program started in 1964 for high school & middle school. The program was expanded in 1965 for Universities & Institutes.
    2nd BE (1964 – 65)
    LYC (Summer of 65)

    See also

    • From BIT to YTU
    • Luyechun
    • Memories of a 69er
    • RIT Days

    1966 – 69

    Tennis

    • Inter-Institute Trophy winners
    • Kyaw Nyunt (M, GBNF)
    • Than Htay (EE)
    RIT Tennis
    Kyaw Nyunt (2nd from Left)

    Badminton

    • Inter-Institute Trophy winners
    • Sai Kham Pan (EP) : Burma Selected
    • Bishnu (EP, GBNF)
    • Myint Sein (M, GBNF)
    RIT Badminton 1
    RIT Badminton 2
    Sai Kham Pan

    Track & Field

    • Aung Gyi Shwe (EP, GBNF) : Secretary
    • Margaret (Khin Than Myint Tin)
    • Myo Nyunt (C) : Joint Secretary — for Henry Khin Maung Lay (T68)
    Aung Gyi Shwe (Standing Left)
    Myo Nyunt

    Swimming & Water Polo

    • Htay Aung (M) : Burma Selected; Fifth SEAP Games
    • Hla Kyaing (M)
    • Han Sein (C, GBNF)
    • Jimmy Kyin (T, GBNF)
    • Sein Myint (EP)
    • Swan Kong (?)
    • Win Maung (Lake)
    • Moe Hein (ChE)
    Htay Aung
    RIT Crosslake Swimmers

    Rowing

    • Chit Po Po (M, GBNF)
    • Hla Min (EC) : Treasurer & Vice Captain of RUBC
    • Sein Myint (EP)
    • Win Maung (Lake)
    • Win Naing (Dicky, M, GBNF) : recruited David, Fred, Ohn Mg & Sein Tun
    Chit Po Po
    Win Naing (Dicky)
    Sein Myint, Hla Min, Tin Myint

    Table Tennis

    • Tin Myint (John, M, GBNF) : also Luyechun for 4th BE
    Tin Myint

    Basketball

    • Han Sein (C, GBNF)
    • Soe Win (EP, GBNF) : RIT Captain
    • Tommy (EP, GBNF)
    • Lyo Kyin Sein

    Body Building & Weightlifting

    • Aung Gyi Shwe (EP, GBNF) : also T&F, Soccer
    • Jimmy Kyin (T, GBNF) : also Swimming & Water Polo
    • Khin Win (EP, GBNF)

    Chinlon

    • Tin Shein (M)
    • Htin Aung (C)

    Thaing

    • Tin Tun (M, GBNF) : Secretary
    • Tun Aung Gyaw (EC) : Jt. Secretary

    Hiking & Mountaineering

    • Win Lwin (M)

    Engg Associations

    • Hla Myint Thein (C) — Secretary
    • Myo Khin (C) — Secretary
    • Mehm Ye Win (EC) — Secretary
    • Hla Min (EC) — Secretary & Hlyat Sit Sar Saung
    • Aye Lwin (M) — Secretary & RIT Annual Magazine
    Myo Khin (3rd), Hla Myint Thein (Right)

    Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thin

    • Taing Oke (ChE) — Zat Saya
    • Kyaw Htin (T) — Lu Shwin Daw
    • Than Myaing (M) — Violin
    • Tin Maung Aye (M) — Accordion
    Taing Oke
    Floor : Robert, Han Sein, Aye Lwin; Seated : Alice, David, Uzin, Tin Mg Aye, Albert, Aung Min; Standing : Lake, Oscar, Harry, Khin Ng Gyi, Allan, Mehm Aye Chan, Walter. Win Lwin, Ngwe Tun, Myo Nyunt, Aung Gyi Shwe

    Writers

    • Aung Myint (Pet) : Kyant Ba Hone (Cartoon); Tech & Edu Notes
    • Taing Oke : Yin Maung; National Literary Award
    • Tin Htut (Harry, M) : Mon Yu
    • Win Thein Zaw : Wai Lu
    Kyant
    Wai Lu

    69ers at Inya

    • Nay Win, Yee Pin, Khin Mg Gyi & Chit Po Po are GBNF
    69ers at Inya

    See also

    • Activities
    • Celebrations
    • Publications
    • RIT & Burma Selected
    • Sports

    EE69

    • See post with annotations by Thein Swe (GBNF, Luyechun for 3rd BE) & me
    EE69
    Ko Shwe (L), Thein Swe (R)

    Graduates

    • Mostly Mech
    • Aung Thu Yein (E), Kyaw Than (Met?), Nay Win (M), Khin Maung Gyi (M) & Toby (A) are some of the GBNF
    • Most worked for government and industry. Some joined the Faculty. A few worked for private & family business. Some went overseas.
    Grads
    A69

    See also

    • 69er — Memories
    • Then & Now
    • How Time Flies

    1970 – 1998

    • There were no formal Reunions.
    • Most were busy with their work and family.
    • In the mid 1990s, Danny discussed with some friends about a 69er Reunion.

    1999

    • 30th Anniversary of Graduation; See Danny’s post about the event
    • I started “RIT Alumni Newsletter”; See my posts
    Newsletter

    2000

    • First RIT Alumni Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe (SPZP-2000) in the SF Bay Area : Oct 29 – 30, 2000 ; See posts about SPZP-2000
    • I was an Organizer & Chief Editor of the special issue of “RIT Alumni Newsletter”
    • (First) Alumni Appreciation Award received at SPZP-2000; Also given to KMZ (webmaster) & Maurice (core organizer)
    • Tint Lwin (Danny, M), Tin Myint (John, M), Lyo Kyin Sein (Mabel, T), Mg Toung (Tom, EC) & Myo Khin (C) attended SPZP-2000. Danny came from Singapore. John & Mabel live in Union City, California. Tom came from Connecticut. Myo Khin & Winsome (C73) came from Japan.
    SPZP-2000 Organizers
    SPZP-2000 attendees

    2009

    • 40th Anniversary of Graduation; See post for the event
    • Group photos : Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Textile, Chemical
    Electrical
    Mech
    Civil
    Textile & Chemical

    2014

    • 50th Anniversary of RIT; See post about the event
    • Pseudo Golden Jubilee for 69ers
    GJ of Admission

    2015

    • Myint Myint (C) hosted a Welcome Lunch Gathering at Western Park for Nyunt Nyunt Wai (Millie, T)
    Welcome Millie in 2015
    • Six 69ers at Ivan’s house. Ivan hosted annual RIT-UCC gathering for over a decade. Eventually, MASTAA was established with Ivan as CEO.

    2016

    • (Second) Alumni Appreciation Award at the Birthday Soon Kyway Gathering in August; Organized by Maurice Chee (M75); Most attendees from California
    Award 1
    • (Third) Appreciation Award at NorCal RITAA Annual Dinner in September
    Award 2
    • SPZP-2016
    • Gathering — Welcome Sein Myint & me; Farewell to Tint Lwin
    Gathering

    2017

    • Monthly Gatherings
    • Ad hoc Gatherings
    • Annual Gathering
    BFG 1

    2018

    • Monthly Gatherings
    • Ad hoc Gatherings
    • Annual Gatheting
    BFG 2017
    BFG 2018

    2019

    Golden Jubilee of Graduation

    • Home coming for Tin Tin (Ann)
    GJ

    2020 – 2021

    • SPZP-2000 canceled due to Pandemic
    • Several 69ers & family members succumbed to Covid
    • Gatherings put on hold

    2022

    December

    Tin Shwe

    2023

    August

    September 2023

    အလှူရှင်

    • ဦးငွေထွန်း၊
    • ဦးတင်ရှိန်၊
    • ဦးသန်းဝင်း၊
    • ဦးချမ်းငြိမ်း၊
    • ဒေါ်ခင်သန်းမြင့်တင်၊
    • ဦးစောမြင့်နိုင်၊
    • ဦးဖေဟန်ထွန်း
    • U Zaw Win (Thailand)
    • Albert Kyaw Min

    Dear RIT 69++friends

    ဖိတ်ကြားအပ်ပါတယ်

    September breakfast gathering သို့ မပျက်မကွက် ကြွရောက်ကြပါခင်ဗျား။

    တော်ဝင်နှင်းဆီ / ၂၄/၉/၂၀၂၃ (တနင်္ဂနွေ) ၊ ၇:၀၀ မှ ၈:၃၀ နာရီ မှာဆုံကြမယ်။

    ကိုငွေထွန်း၊ကိုသန်းဝင်း၊ကိုတင်ရှိန်၊ကိုစောမြင့်နိုင်၊ကိုဖေဟန်ထွန်း၊ကိုချမ်းငြိမ်း၊မာဂရက်၊Albertနှင့် ကိုဇော်ဝင်း(ထိုင်း) ပေါင်း ၉ ဦးတို့က အာဟာရ ဒါန ပြုကြပါမယ်။နီး/ဝေး/ပြည်ပ သူငယ်ချင်းများရဲ့ စေတနာပါ။ကြွလာချီးမြှင့်ဖို့ ထပ်မံတိုက်တွန်းပါရစေ။

    စားပြီးရင် ၉၃ နှစ်ပြည့် ဆရာ ဦးဘသန်းအား သွားရောက် ဂါရဝ ပြုပါမယ်။ဆရာနေကောင်းပါတယ် အပြော နဲ့ သတိ အားနည်းလာပြီ။အလှူငွေများကို နောက်ဆုံးအချိန်ထိ လက်ခံပေးသွားပါ့မယ်။လိုက်ပါလိုသူ အကန့်အသတ်မရှိပါ။

    2025

    June

    KMT
    KMT 2
    Roland, Oscar, Albert
    Four Young-at-heart
    Myo Nyunt

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  • Alumni & Associations

    Alumni & Associations

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 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

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    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
  • Souvenirs

    Souvenirs

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 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.
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    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.
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    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
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    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

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    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.

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    DVD
  • U Saw Lin

    U Saw Lin

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2026

    Highlights

    • Secretary, RIT Civil Engineering Association; Predecessors — U Hla Myint Thein (C69), U Myo Khin (C70); Successor — U Ko Ko Gyi (C72)
    Secretaries, RIT Civil Engineering Association
    • Graduated with Civil Engineering in 1971
    U & Mrs. Saw Lin
    • Retired MD, Kyay Ni project
    U Saw Lin & Dr. San Hla Aung

    SPZP-2012

    SPZP Meeting
    • Logistics
    • Security
    • Publications
    U Moe Aung and U Saw Lin
    • Chief Editor, Swel Daw Yeik Magazine
    Swel Daw Yeik Magazine Committee
    • Reprinted 23 RIT Annual Magazines
    • Hosted tour to selected sayas

    Reunion

    • Sayas
    • Alumni
    Civil Engineering Sayas and Alumni

    MES

    • VP
    • Editor & Publisher, Tech Magazine

    Memories

    • Gave me rides during my visit to Yangon in March & December 2012
    • Gave a welcome dinner at Feel restaurant for me and gave me an autographed copy of RIT Cartoons
    RIT Cartoons
    Welcome dinner

    Attendees : U Hla Min (EC69), U Ohn Khine (M70), Saya U Aung (C70), U Saw Lin (C71), Rosie Mai Khin Nyunt (ChE71), U Khin Maung Myint (ChE71)

    • Took me to SPZP meeting; Gave me dinner on the way back; Learned about his medical conditions & dietary restrictions

    Health

    U Saw Lin, Spouse, Brother, Daughter & Doctor
    • He had operations about a decade ago
    • After SPZP-2012 his health declined.
    • He was admitted to ICU a couple of times.
    • He passed away in 2014
    Obituary

  • U Thein Aung

    U Thein Aung

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2026

    Highlights

    Pon Tu by Bagyee Myat Myo Myint
    • Nicknames : Saya Maung (ဆရာမောင်), Ba La Gyi (ဗလကြီး၊ ဗလာကြီး)
    • Mr. RIT (Set Hmu Maung စက်မှုမောင်) in 1968. His mentor was Bohmu Maung Maung (1st Maung Bamar မောင်ဗမာ)
    Hand over Salway to U Wynn Htain Oo (M72)
    • Joined Metallurgical Engineering Department after graduation in 1972
    • Retired from Lawrence Livermore Lab
    • Spouse : Daw San San Nyunt (Sandra, M76) : with help from Mech/Auto Saya
    • Three daughters
    • Two grand children : expected to grow to four

    Activities

    • Editor, BAPS Newsletter
    • Member, SF Bay Area Alumni Group : Later formed RIT Alumni International
    SF Bay Area Alumni Advisory Group
    • Founding member, RIT Alumni International, which hosted SPZP-2000
    SPZP-2000 Organizers
    • Co-Emcee with U Myat Htoo at SPZP-2000
    • Associate Editor, Commemorative Issue of RIT Alumni Newsletter

    Gatherings

    • SPZP-2012
    SPZP-2012
    • Pu Zaw Pwe
    At Pu Zaw Pwe
    • With Sayadaw U Jotika (EP73)
    With Sayadaw U Jotika (EP73)
    • Welcoming Sayas, e.g U Soe Paing (EE, UCC)
    U Soe Paing
    • With ChE Sayas & Alumni
    Welcoming Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72) and Daw Gyn Yu (ChE72)

    Metallurgical Engineering Reunion

    • at 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in LA and iNapa Winery : Saya U Win Kyaw (Met71), Saya U Thein Aung (Met72), Saya U Nyunt Htay (Met73) and Ko Thiri Nyunt (Met)
    Gathering at iNapa Winery 1
    Gathering at iNapa Winery 2
    Gathering at iNapa Winery 3