HlaMin

Category: RIT Alumni

  • Messenger

    Messenger

    by Hla Min

    Update : July 2025

    RIT Community

    • Served as a messenger for the RIT & Engineering Community for 26 years.

    Newsletter

    Newsletter
    • RIT Alumni International Newsletter was started in April 1999. Served as Chief Editor. In the early days, many RIT sayas and alumni provided articles, news & photos.
    Messenger 2

    RIT website

    Maurice, HM, KMZ, Benny
    • U Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ, EC76) designed & implemented ex-rit.org website.
    • I served as Editor and Content Provider of the website.
    • Several hundred accessed the first RIT website.
    • The website played an important part for planning and implementing First RIT Grand Reunion & Saya Pu Zaw Pwe (SPZP-2000) held in San Francisco, California, USA in October 2000.
    • Some traveled from Burma, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Australia & New Zealand to attend SPZP-2000.
    SPZP-2000

    Membership

    • Founding member, RIT Alumni International
    • Founding member, NorCal RITAA
    • Life member, RITAA
    • Life member, BAPS
    • Life member, RUBC
    • Member, HMEE Project
    • Former Docent, Computer History Museum
    • Former member, ACM & SF Bay Area Chapter
    • Former member, IEEE (CS)
    NorCal RITAA

    Sharing News

    • Able to share news — good, sad and bad.
    • Jara and Byadi have caused a decline in health of sayas and alumni. Marana has claimed the lives of several especially during the pandemic.
    • Some sayas and alumni are Gone But Not Forgotten. The GBNF list for 69ers has 137 members.
    • With the event of social media, the number of RIT related pages grew. There are many silent readers and few active contributors.

    Fact Checking

    • Being a messenger is not easy.
    • When an alumni asked me to relay the demise of U Ne Win Myint (Victor Win, ChE66), I double checked before posting the news. It’s better to be safe than sorry. Even then, someone who is near & dear to Jean (Mrs. Victor) claimed that Ko Victor was hospitalized, but had not passed away. The claim confused some alumni before the sad news was confirmed & details of the last journey were published.
    Victor (Center)
    • When Dr. Tin Hlaing, former Principal of Maritime Studies, passed away in Singapore, an alumni posted Condolence message in the Facebook pages to the family of Saya Dr. Tin Hlaing (M63). Saya became a Tone Kyaw.
    Dr. Tin Hlaing
    • There are fact checking websites. They have reports about Urban Myths & Legends.

    Concerns

    • Some sayas & alumni want privacy. They do not want news of their visits or failing health to be relayed. We have to respect their concerns.
    • There are many posts by sayas, alumni & friends. The posts may be public, restricted or private. We have to be careful before sharing or re-posting them.
    • Most people do not have the time & energy to read long posts. A post should have an interesting & informative message.
    • As my mentors said, “The message is usually much more important than the messenger.”

    Thanks

    • The RIT Spirit is alive and well.
    • Kudos to sayas, alumni, sponsors, donors, volunteers & well wishers.

    Updates

    • I belong to various circles.
    • I have posted about them in my FB pages and website.
  • Super Organizer

    Super Organizer

    by Hla Min

    Update : July 2025

    U Win Thein (M67)

    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
  • Saw Lin (C71)

    Saw Lin (C71)

    by Hla Min

    Update : July 2025

    2012

    March

    • Visited Yangon to meet with some organizers of SPZP-2012 (to be held in December, 2012).
    • U Saw Lin hosted a dinner at Feel Restaurant.
    Dinner

    Attendees

    • U Ohn Khine (M70)
    • Saya U Aung (C70)
    • U Khin Maung Myint & Rosie Mai Khin Nyunt (both ChE71)
    • Gift — RIT Cartoons
    RIT Cartoons

    December

    • Gave me a ride to attend SPZP Preparation meeting
    • Hosted a light dinner on the way back. Mentioned that he had dietary restrictions due to his medical condition
    • He wore multiple hats at SPZP-2012

    Brief Bio

    RIT

    • Past Secretary, RIT Civil Engineering Association
    • Graduated with Civil Engineering in 1971

    Experience

    • MD ကြေးနီစီမံကိန်း
    • MES EC
    • Publisher of MES Technical Publications

    SPZP-2012

    • Several roles
    • Chief Editor, Commemorative Swel Daw Yeik Magazine
    • Reprinted limited copies for 23 RIT Annual Magazines
    • Chair of Logistics, Security & Entertainment Committees
    U Saw Lin
    • Had medical treatment — Transplant and Visits to ICU
    • Passed away in July 2014.
    • Khamee Khamet of U Win Thein Zaw (Min69).

    Memories

    • With Saya Dr. San Hla Aung
    With Saya Dr. San Hla Aung
    • With Saya U Moe Aung
    With Saya Moe
    • Civil Engg Gathering
    Civil Gathering
    • Past Secretaries of RIT Civil Engg Association — Ko Ko Gyi, Saw Lin, Myo Khin, Hla Myint Thein
    Civil Engg Secretaries

    Posts

    • Cartoons & Cartoonists
    • Civil Engineering
    • RIT Annual Magazine
    • SPZP-2012
    • Swel Daw Yeik Magazine
  • Aw Taik Moh (C54)

    Aw Taik Moh (C54)

    by Hla Min & Aw Taik Moh

    Update : July 2025

    RUESU Magazine

    Brief Bio

    • Wrote the article “BOC College Student” for RIT Alumni International Newsletter
    • Business Manager for the publication of Rangoon University Engineering Students’ Union Annual Magazine in 1952-53.
    • Graduated in 1954 with Civil Engineering
    • MS from MIT as a recipient of the “Twinning Program” proposed by Saya U Ba Hli
    • Attended SPZP-2000 held in San Francisco. He requested to be seated with Sayagyis.

    Letter in 2012

    My dear Ko Aung Gyi:

    I tried to e-mail you several times in the past few months but they didn’t get through. I was wondering where have you been and how were you doing.

    By the way, as I am unable to attend the great Reunion myself, I have two important proposals for you to consider and, if you thought appropriate, present to the Reunion Organizing Committee:

    (1) That at the start of the reunion the whole body of attendees should pay respects to Sayagyi U Ba Hli and Dr. Murray P. Horwood from MIT who were instrumental in getting scholarships and admissions for Burmese graduates and students to MIT, Harvard (San Tun Aung and Nelson Chin graduated from there), Cornell (Kyit In [Min Wun] and Kyaw Win), Michigan State, Ann Arbor & East Lansing, Lehigh, even UCLA (my R.U. College of Engineering classmate graduate Ohn Ghine went there) etc. As you know, Dr. Horwood headed the team of professors from MIT to RU Eng. College back in the 1950’s – – that’s how it got started for the Burmese boys like myself to come to the U.S. for further studies.

    (2) I believe that this similar kind of arrangement with MIT or other institutions could and should be made with the Myanmar govt and RIT now for Myanmar to catch up with the world. If you have a chance to meet with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, please tell her about this proposal. Education and higher education, esp. technical and medical, is extremely important for Myanmar students and graduates and for the country, and no one should overlook this.

    Thank you very much for your time and consideration of the above.

    My best wishes for a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to you and your family and all our Sayas, colleagues and friends at the Reunion, in Myanmar and overseas. Please take a lot of pictures at the reunion for me!

    Aw Taik Moh

    1954 B.Sc. Civil Engineering, R.U. Eng. College

    M.C.P.(City Planning) M.I.T. 1957

    P.S. Since I attended the last reunion in San Francisco many years ago the RIT Committee lost contact with me, otherwise I would have contributed something to the “Book” they are now publishing about the history of the university (which I heard of from Dr. Chris Lee). I want to let you and the Committee know that I have an original copy of the R.U. Engineering Students’ Union Magazine, published in 1953 – in both Burmese and English – for which I was a Business Manager when I was a 3rd year engineering student. It has the photos of Sayagyi U Ba Hli and the entire faculty and Dr. Horwood and all the students.

    Updates

    • RUESU published six Annual Magazines
    • Saya U Moe Aung was Editor of the magazine for 1960 – 61

    Posts

    • BOC College Graduate
    • Magazines
    • RUESU
    • SPZP
    • U Ba Hli
  • Alumni in Northern California

    Alumni in Northern California

    by Hla Min

    Updated : July 2025

    NorCal RITAA

    Aik Kyu (Steven Wang, M85)

    Alex Khoo (Aung Kyaw)

    Alfred Yaung (Sein Yaung, M67)

    * Allen Htay (C58, GBNF)

    Anthony Ng (Aye Tun, M76)

    Audrey Wong (Yi Yi Khaing, C84)

    Aung Htet Naing (Aaron)

    Aung Khine (EC80)

    Aung Kyin (M83)

    Aung Myaing (ChE72) — share time in Thailand

    Aung Myint (M67, GBNF)

    Aung Myint Oo (EC84)

    Aung Thein (John, M72, GBNF)

    Aung Thein (T69)

    Aung Zaw Maung (Pet78)

    Aye Aye Myint

    * Benny Tan (Yu Beng, M70)

    Charlie Kaw (T, GBNF)

    Charlie Tseng (EC70)

    Cho Cho Thwin (EC86)

    Darren Lee (Naing Win, M62, GBNF)

    David Ko (Tin Myint, M67, GBNF)

    Dennis Chee (Thein Tun Aung, EP76)

    Dennis S. Lin (San Naing, M83)

    Diana Tseng (ChE71)

    Edward Saw (Yu Ket, EC85)

    Eng Shwe (M87)

    * George Chan (Maung Maung, ChE66)

    * Gordon Kaung (Kaung Kaung Oo, M83)

    Gyn Yu (ChE72) — share time in Thailand

    Htay Lwin Nyo (EP74, GBNF)

    Htin Paw (EE58, GBNF)

    Hla Kyaing (M69)

    Hla Kyi (EC77)

    * Hla Min (EC69)

    Htwe Htwe (C8x)

    Jimmy Chee (M75)

    K C Chiu (ChE63) : moved to SoCal

    Khin Mg Myint (C71) — Visit son for a long time

    King Wong (Victor, C66)

    Ko Ko Zin (M84)

    Kyaw Myint (M/Auto64)

    Kyaw Myint (M83)

    Kyaw San (C6x, GBNF)

    Kyi Kong Tham (C63)

    Kyi Shane (M83)

    L Shark Moon (C67, GBNF)

    Lillian Kaung (EC83)

    Lyo Kyin Sein (Mabel, T69)

    * Maurice Chee (Hla Myint Thein, M75)

    Maung Maung (Kyaw Than, EC84)

    Maung Maung Moe Zaw (Met02)

    Mao Toon Siong (M62)

    Mya Mya Sein (T79)

    Mya Thwin (Phillip, EE75)

    Myat Htoo (C68)

    Myint Lwin (Henry Chee, C63, GBNF)

    Myint Myint Thein (C77)

    Myint Myint Yee (ChE73) : moved to Virginia

    Myint Soe (M79)

    Myint Swe (EC74)

    Myint Thein (M73)

    Myint Thein (Soon Hoe, C75)

    Myo Aung (M85)

    Myo Sint (Mn78)

    Ne Win Myint (Victor, ChE66, GBNF)

    Nyan Shein (Henry, C68)

    Nyo Nyo Win (T73)

    * Nyo Win (M65)

    Nyunt Than (M86)

    Nyunt Tin (M70)

    Patrick Fong (C70)

    Reynold Wu (Reginald, xxx, GBNF)

    Robert Hla Thein (M72)

    San Lin (C62)

    San Lin (M87)

    San Lwin (EC77)

    San San Myint (Helen, T69)

    San San Nyunt (Sandra, M76)

    San San Swe (EC74)

    San Tun (M59)

    Soe Win (M77)

    Thaung Nyunt (M87)

    Thein Aung (James, Pet72)

    Thein Kyaing (George, T72)

    Tin Maung Nyunt (M60)

    Tin Maung Win (C86)

    Tin Myint (David Ko, M67, GBNF)

    Tin Myint (John Lee, M69, GBNF)

    Tun Shwe (ChE72) : moved to Virginia

    Walter Tan (M70)

    Win Htut (M8x)

    Zaw Lwin (M87)

    Zaw Min (EP70) : moved to Nevada

    NOTE :

    * specifies Founding Member of RIT Alumni International

    Updates

    • An earlier post listed some Inactive Alumni in Northern California
    • Mg Mg Moe Zaw has a list of young alumni (mostly Civil) who moved from Singapore to Northern California
    • BASES has a list of alumni in Southern California. Ko Win Naing (M81) is President. Ko Aye Thwin (C83) is VP.
  • Aung Thu Yein

    Aung Thu Yein

    by Hla Min

    Updated : July 2025

    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
  • Alumni Worldwide

    Alumni Worldwide

    by Hla Min

    Updated : July 2025

    Myanmar

    • Has the largest number of alumni. Many worked in Myanmar. Some worked overseas, but returned to Myanmar after retirement.
    • During the Adhamma Era, there was no Alumni Association in Myanmar. The Alumni in the US & Singapore set up Alumni Associations and hosted Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwes in 2000 (USA) & 2002 (Singapore).
    • Yangon hosted SPZP-2004 in December 2004 as a piggy-back to the ASEAN Engineering Conference. The mild earth quake did not deter the attendees.
    • There were hopes that Yangon could continue to hold SPZP in 2006 and beyond. The change in the political climate in Myanmar dashed the hopes.
      Singapore Alumni hosted SPZPs in April 2007 & December 2010. The two year interval between the SPZPs went up to two and a half years.
    • U Aye Myint (EP72) never forgot his roots and his alma mater. Requested help from the sayas and alumni to help our beloved alma mater to former glory. Initiated the process to have engineering classes reopen at the Gyogone Campus and also to make a true Home Coming for the attendees of SPZP-2012. There were tears of joy from the alumni. The Garawa ceremony was held at the Gyogone Campus. The Reunion Dinner and Entertainment Program was held at MICT Park.
    SPZP-2012
    • Around SPZP-2012, Sayagyi U Aung Khin and Sayagyi U Ba Than served as Patrons of the newly formed Mechanical Engineers Association.
    All Mech Gathering
    • Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War) and team had discussions before, during and after SPZP-2012 to form Swel Daw Yeik Foundation with the objective of helping eligible sayas. SDYF was established in 2013.
    SDYF
    • Shwe YaDu celebrations were held in 2014 with the planting of 50 Swel Daw Bins. Shwe YaDu benches were donated by alumni in Myanmar and overseas.
    Shwe YaDu
    • RITAA helped host SPZP-2016. It was an All-Day Event at the Gyogone Campus. There was free food (for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) and entertainment.
    SPZP-2016
    • In early 2016, the bye-laws of RITAA (RIT-YIT-YTU Alumni Association) were developed and approved by core volunteers. The Association was registered. A Working Committee with U Tin Latt as President was formed to help short term projects. Annual Membership costs K12000. Life Membership costs K60000.
    • Fund raising was led by U Wynn Htain Oo and Daw Nan Khin Nwe.
    RITAA
    • In 2018, the first Annual General Meeting of RITAA elected Executive Committee members for the 2018 – 2020 term with U Myo Aye as President. He succeeded U Tin Latt, who served as Interim President before the AGM was called.
    • RITAA is a true Alumni Association. Although sayas and alums served as President and Executive Committee members in Myanmar Engineering Society (MES), MES is not an Alumni Association. MES is not even an NGO. It is simply an NPO.

    Singapore

    • Has the largest alums outside of Myanmar. The RIT Alumni in Singapore helped organize three SPZPs in December 2002, April 2007, and December 2010.
    SPZP-2002
    • Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War, EE63) chaired SPZP-2002 and SPZP-2010. He and his team published the commemorative issues of “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007, and SPZP-2010. After retirement, Saya moved back to Myanmar.
      He is Patron of SDYF & RITAA.
    • U Nyan Win Shwe (William, M72) chaired SPZP-2007.
    • Organizers for the SPZPs include Saya Dr. Tin Hlaing (M63), Saya U Tin Hlaing (ChE65, GBNF), U Tint Lwin (Daniel, M69), Sayama Daw Tin Tin Myint (ChE70), Saya U Aung (C70), Saya U Tin Lin (ChE72), Saya Dr. Soe Thein (C75), U Moe Myint (M76), and Ko Maung Aunt (M).
    • The Singapore Alumni lent helping hand for the SPZPs in Yangon. Ko Zaw Tun Naing (Aero95) was the point of contact in Singapore for SPZP-2012.
    • There used to be Civil and Electrical Engineering web sites for the Singapore RIT Alumni.
    • Dr. Soe Thein volunteered as Web Master for the SPZP-2007 web site and the Singapore Civil web site. He moved back to Myanmar.

    Thailand

    • There is no Alumni Association in Thailand.
    • Several sayas including U Ba Toke and U Khin Aung Kyi taught in Thailand. Dr. Win Tin served as Associate Dean at Assumption University. U Sein Maung (EE63), U Tin Shwe (EP66, GBNF) and many others taught at Assumption University & Rengsit University.
    • Some alumni such as U Win Hlaing (C68) also taught in Thailand.
    • Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72) & Daw Gyn Yu (ChE72) hosted micro-gatherings for the sayas and alumni visiting Bangkok especially for medical check up and treatment.
    Ko Aung Myaing, Ma Gyn Yu, Bagyee Myat Myo Myint

    Australia

    • There is no formal RIT Alumni Association in Australia.
    • The alumni participate in Myanmar Engineering Association of Australia (MEAA). U Thet Tun (M75) and U Sein Win (C80) are Past Presidents of MEAA.
    Sydney 2006
    • The alumni in Sydney used to have a picnic and a dinner every year.

    Sayas in Australia

    • U Thit (Met, GBNF)
    • U Myo Win (M, GBNF)
    • U Hla Myint (Charlie, M)
    • U Maung Maung Win (M)
    • Daw Yin Yin Mya (English)

    Alumni in Australia

    • Win Boh (Robert, EC69)
    • Surinder Singh (EP)
    • Htay Aung (Victor, EC80)
    • Sein Tin (Johnny, EC75)
    • Sai Aung Thurein (EC74, GBNF) and Khin Swe Oo (EP74)
    • Phyu Phyu Latt (Christine, A70) and Aye Win Hlaing (La La, Abel, EP)
    • Sein Win (C80) and spouse
    • Thet Tun (Henry, M75)
    • Htun Aung Kyaw (EC73)
    • Tha Hlaing (EC83)
    • George Peters (C73)
    • Tin Aung Win & Dorothy Kyaw Tun
    • Wint Khin Zaw (A79)

    New Zealand

    • Saya Dr. Koung Nyunt (A67, GBNF), Stanley Saw (Myo Lwin, M71), & Dennis Mackey (Kyaw Thu, C73, now in Canada) used to report RIT Alumni Activities in New Zealand.
    Kogyi Koung
    • Saya U Aung Myint (M69) lives in Singapore & New Zealand.
    • Patrick Saw & his spouse are alumni.

    Japan

    Taing Oke
    • U Thein Ngwe (Ko Thein Tokyo, ChE76) founded RITAJ (RIT Alumni in Japan). He was helped by U Win Myint (EC83) for some time. He mentioned that there are younger alumni in Japan, but they are not active in RITAJ.
    • Saya Dr. Taing Oke (ChE69) is still teaching in Japan.
    • After retirement, Saya Dr. Myo Khin (C70) consulted three Japanese companies. He traveled several times to Myanmar on business trip. He helped find jobs for young engineers. He is undergoing rehab to treat Stroke. Spouse : Daw Winsome (Mya Nwe, C73)
    • U Win Myint (EC83)
    Myo Khin
    Winsome & Myo Khin

    Canada

    • U Tha Aung & Daw Kinsa Maw Naing organized alumni gatherings in Canada. They later worked on projects in Myanmar.

    Sayas in Canada

    • Dr. Aung Gyi (Rector)
    Dr. Aung Gyi
    • U Aung Khin (M)
    U Aung Khin
    • U Kyaw Myint (T)
    • Des Rodgers (English)
    • U Ko Ko Kyi (EC72)

    Alumni in Canada

    • U Kyaw Thu (Dennis Mackey, C73)
    • U Htay Aung (C69)
    • U Htein Win (Chauk Pay, M70, RIT swimming, water polo & rowing)
    • U Aung Lwin (Jasper Wu, C70, RIT rowing)
    • U Aung Myint Thwin (C76, GBNF)
    • U Tha Aung (M79)
    • Daw Kinsa Maw-Naing (ChE79)
    • U Zaw Oo (M)

    UK

    • U Nyi Nyi (EE63, Saya, GBNF)
    • U Myint Khine (Norman, C63)
    • Daw Tin Tin Win (Yvonne)
    • Daw Khin May Than (ChE72)
    Khin May Than
    • Dr. Aung Shein (C72, Saya)
    • U Nyunt Aung (C73)
    • Daw Sandar Bo (C73)
    • Daw Aye Aye Than (Pauk Pauk)
    • Daw Saw Yu Tint (Alice) often visits UK to see her daughter and grandchild.

    Taiwan

    • Saya U Khin (Lucien Chen, RIT English)
    • Saya Dr. Nyo Win (K H Chen, M65) worked in the USA and Taiwan. He travels regularly to Taiwan.
    • Two siblings of Roland Chen (U Kyi Aung, ChE73, USA) are in Taiwan. The three siblings donated Shwe YaDu benches.
    • Benedict Sia (U Myat Swe, M75) — Donated K2 Lakhs for YTU Library Modernization project. Life member of ARITA.
    Benedict

    USA

    RIT Alumni International

    SF Bay Area Alumni

    Alumni in the USA formed “RIT Alumni International” with the main objective of hosting SPZP-2000.

    SPZP-2000

    Founder/members include

    • Saya Allen Htay (C58, GBNF)
    • Saya U San Tun (M59)
    • Saya K C Chiu (ChE63)
    • U Myint Lwin (Henry, C63, GBNF)
    • Saya U Nyo Win (M65)
    • Saya U Maung Maung (George, ChE66)
    • Saya U Myat Htoo (C68)
    • U Hla Min (EC69)
    • Benny Tan (M70)
    • Saya U Thein Aung (James, Met 72)
    • Maurice Chee (M75)
    • U Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ, EC76)
    • Gordon Kaung (M83)

    But, it was dormant for some time.

    NorCal RITAA

    • Northern California RIT Alumni Association was formed over a decade ago
    • Saya U Maung Maung (George, ChE66) served as President.
      Successors : Gordon Kaung (M83), U Aung Myint Oo (EC84) and U Tin Maung Win (C76).
    • Stan Liou (M67) served as Chair of the Board of Directors (BOD). Succesor : Saya U Myat Htoo.

    Alumni in Northern California

    • Some may have relocated.
    • There are varying degrees of activity.
    • Some were active as members of EC (Executive Committee) and BOD (Board of Directors), but then they decided to take a break.
    • Some donated money, but due to schedule conflicts, they might not make it to the AGM (Annual General Meeting), Dinner, Picnic and ah hoc gatherings (e.g. welcoming visiting sayas and alumni).
    • Some might have dropped in once or twice out of curiosity or because of “Ah Nar Dei” attitude.
    • Alex Khoo (Aung Kyaw, C80) : Younger brother of Henry Khoo (EC67). Attends most gatherings and also provide food dana.
    • Alfred Yaung (Sein Yaung, M67) : Attends some gatherings. Make donations to NorCal RITAA. He felt sad when his beloved spouse Daw Pa Pa — sister of U Nyunt Tin (M70) — passed away. U Nyunt Tin introduced him to a Dhamma friend. They ended up being soul mates & partners in Vipassana Meditation.
    • Aik Kyu (Steven Wang) : Attended some gatherings, but does have time to commit to be an EC or BOD. Invited NorCal RITAA members to meet his mother, who was visiting her children. He & his siblings donated a Dhamma Room at Mudita Shwe Kyaung in memory of their parents.
    • * Saya Allen Htay (C58, GBNF) is a founding member & President of RIT Alumni International. I have written several posts about his life & legacy. His article, “Brother, can you spare US $500?” is a classic for SPZP-2000. In Saya’s memory, Daw Mu Mu Kin donated Saya’s books to YTU Library. She also provided Scholarships for eligible YTU students.
    Saya Allen Htay (GBNF)
    • Anthony Ng (Aye Tun, M76) : Top fund raiser for several social & religious organizations in the SF Bay Area. Jokingly said that he had to buy a lot of raffle & dinner tickets from other organizations. Took part in the monthly luncheon for the Retirees in the Bay Area.
    • Audrey Wong (Yi Yi Khaing, C84) : Volunteered her culinary expertise for the Picnic (second day optional event) at SPZP-2000. Donated $300 per year to NorCal RITAA for the past two years. Organizer for the retreats at Norfolk, California
    • Aung Htet Naing (Aaron) : Inactive
    • Aung Kyin : Inactive.
    • Aung Myint Oo (EC84) : President of NorCal RITAA.
    • Aung Zaw Maung  (Pet78) : was EC & BOD of Theravada Buddhist Society of America (TBSA). Was Editor of Dhammananda Newsletter and Web Master of TBSA web site.
    • Aye Aye Myint : cousin of Audrey. Attends some gatherings. Her daughter won scholarship provided by NorCal RITAA.
    • * Benny Tan (Yu Beng, M70) : Founding member of RIT Alumni International. Hosted several meetings at his house. Chaired Working Committee of SPZP-2000. Designed Banner. Negotiated with Embassy Suites for the gathering and his suppliers for the mementos (Mug, Calendar/Clock, Tee shirt). Multiple Golden Sponsor for the SPZPs. Major donor for the activities of the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65. Past President of BAPS. Now taking a break to have quality time with his six grand children. Took part in the monthly luncheon for the Retirees in the Bay Area.
    Benny (Right)
    • Bony (C02) : Joint Secretary, NorCal RITAA
    • Charlie Tseng (EC70) & spouse Diana Tseng (ChE71) : Attended gatherings. Took part in the monthly luncheon for the Retirees in the Bay Area.
    • Darren Lee (M62, GBNF) : passed away on December 21, 2108. Attended 2018 Summer Picnic hosted by NorCal RITAA.
    • David Ko (Tin Myint, M67, GBNF) : was Golden Sponsor for SPZP-2000. Donated $3000 for SPZP-2012. Hosted a table at 2015 NorCal RITAA Dinner to invite sayas & guests from Southern California. Donated to selected monasteries in the SF Bay Area. Employed several Burmese for his company (which he has sold).
    • Dennis Chee (Thein Tun Aung, EP75) : EC member of NorCal RITAA. Visited Yangon and gave talks on “Traffic Signals and Control”.
    • Dennis S. Lin (San Naing, M83) : Some gatherings were held at “Burma Kitchen” run by Dennis and his spouse.
    • Diana Tseng (ChE71) :,She and Charlie ordered two Birthday Cakes for me at the Soon Kway Gathering at Dhammananda Vihara (Half Moon Bay, California) in August 2016 hosted by Maurice Chee.
    • Edward Saw (Yu Ket, EC85) : Treasurer / Auditor of NorCal RITAA. Runs the MailChimp to inform alumni in the SF Bay Area. Gave me rides (e.g to Southern California to attend the BASES Dinner, a Kathein and a Literary Talk).
    George Chan (Maung Maung, ChE66)
    • * George Chan (Maung Maung, ChE66) : Founding member of RIT Alumni International. Founder & Past President of NorCal RITAA. Provided $500 as seed money for the “Training Component” of the YTU Library Modernization Project. He is classmate & brother-in-law of Saya U Myat Thwin.
    Gordon Kaung (M83)
    • * Gordon Kaung (Kaung Kaung Oo, M83) : Youngest founding members of RIT Alumni International. Founded Mechanical Solutions. He & spouse Lillian (EC83) founded iNapa Winery. Hosted several gatherings at their winery. Provided tour to visiting sayas (including Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi, U Tin Myint, U Win Kyaw, U Nyunt Htay). Completed two terms as President of NorCal RITAA, but stayed on as BOD. During the Napa wild fires in 2017, they had to move out for three weeks. Luckily, there was no damage. They had another scare in 2019. There were some damages.
    • Han Win Chou : Inactive
    • Hein Hein : Inactive
    • Henry Chee (Myint Lwin, C63, GBNF) : good vocalist. Had to take care of his spouse and son who had medical problems.
    • Hin Lok Kung (Win Myint, RIT Table Tennis) and his team mates “Sin Gyi”, Stan Liou & Myat Lwin won the Inter-Institute Championship. Their coach was Saya Mao Toon Siong, former National Champion for Singles and Doubles.
    • Hla Kyi (C) : founding member of a non-profit to provide health care in Myanmar.
    • Hla Kyi (EC77) : EC member for NorCal RITAA. Volunteered to distribute fruits from his neighbors.
    Hla Min
    • * Hla Min (EC69) : Jack of all trades and Master of some. Founding member of RIT Alumni International & NorCal RITAA. Chief Editor of RIT Alumni International Newsletter for 26 years. Has a website hlamin.com
    • Hla Tin : He & his spouse were active in the first term of NorCal RITAA.
    • *!James Wu (Thein Aung, Met72, Mr. RIT68) : co-emcee of SPZP-2000. Associate Editor for the commemorative issue of “RIT Alumni International Newsletter” for SPZP-2000.
    • Joe Chow (Thein Zaw, Ah Yoke, EC68, GBNF) : Good vocalist & dancer. Spouse is a niece of U San Tun. He is a cousin of U Num Kok’s spouse.
    • John T Lee (Tin Myint, M69, RIT Table Tennis, GBNF) : His friends call him “Tan Choy”. Luyechun in 4th BE.
    • John Yeo (Aung Thein, M71, GBNF) : attended the lunch gathering for Retirees. Cancer survivor.
    • * K C Chiu (Dr. Tin Aung, ChE63, moved to Southern California) : Past President of BEA, which merged with BASTS into BAPS.
    • Kenneth Kay : Took videos of some Gatherings
    • Khin Hnin Yee : attended some gatherings, but was not active in the Alumni organizations.
    • Khong Him Chan (Win Maung, T70) : attended some gatherings, but was not active in the Alumni organizations.
    • * Kim Hong Chen (Dr. Nyo Win, M65) : founding member of RIT Alumni International & NorCal RITAA. Organizer for SPZP-2000. BOD of NorCal RITAA
    • Ko Ko Zin (M84) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. Treasurer of NorCal RITAA for two terms. Now Auditor. Spouse : Thida Kaung (sister of Gordon)
    • Kyaw Myint (M83) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. He was Auditor of NorCal RITAA.
    • Kyaw Paw Oo : Younger brother of U Kyaw Teza (Terrence). He is inactive.
    • Kyaw Than (Maung Maung, EC85) : Inactive
    • Kyaw Win : Inactive
    • Kyi Kong Tham (U Kyi, C63) : attended some gatherings.
    • Kyi Shane (M83) : volunteered for selected monasteries in the Bay Area. Attended & helped most Nar Yay.
    • Kyu Kyu Lin (T75, Bawlone, Volleyball) : donated to NorCal RITAA.
    • Leigh K Lin (Wah Wah, EC83) : spouse of Dennis. They own “Burma Kitchen”.
    • Lilian Kaung (EC83) : spouse of Gordon. They own iNapa Winery. She is also an IT Professional.
    • Linda Shieh (Yee Yee) : an agent for an Insurance & Financial Company. She donated to NorCal RITAA.
    • Mabel Lee (Lyo Kyin Sein, T69, Basketball) : spouse of John T Lee (GBNF). They attended some gatherings.
    • Mao Toon Siong (M62, Burma Table Tennis Champion and Coach) : competed in the World Championship for Table Tennis in Peking.
    Saya Mao
    • Mark Wong (Aung Chan) : Inactive
    • Maung Maung Moe Zaw (Met02) : Secretary, NorCal RITAA
    • * Maurice Chee (Hla Myint Thein, M75) : founding member of RIT Alumni International & NorCal RITAA. Co-chair of the Working Committee for SPZP-2000. Financial Controller, Logistics Manager & Publisher of the commemorative issue of RIT Alumni International Newsletter for SPZP-2000. Past President of BAPS. Treasurer of RIT Alumni International. Past Vice President of NorCal RITAA. Organizer of monthly lunch gathering for Retirees in the Bay Area. He occasionally provided Dan Bauk (Chicken or Beef) to the Retirees.
    • Maung Maung Shwe : Inactive
    • Maung Yit (Maung Maung Win, Moe Ma Ka, EC93) : helped with the FB and web site.
    • May Than Htay (ChE92) : spouse of Maung Yit. They donated $1500 for the YTU Scholarship offered by NorCal RITAA.
    • Moon Lee : Inactive
    • * Myat Htoo (C68) : founding member of RIT Alumni International & NorCal RITAA. Co-emcee for SPZP-2000. Chair of BOD at NorCal RITAA. Past President of TBSA, where he served for a decade. Past President of BADA. Played ukelele and sang his parody “Lost Neik Ban (RIT version)”.
    • Myint Myint Thein (C74) : volunteered at several monasteries in the Bay Area and beyond. Leader of the Chanting Group. Donated to her class.
    • Myint Myint Yee (ChE73) : volunteered at several monasteries in the Bay Area. Spouse : U Tun Shwe. They donate food at selected events. They moved to Virginia.
    • Myint Soe (M79) : attended gatherings; donated to NorCal RITAA.
    • Myint Swe (EP74) : Secretary of NorCal RITAA for two terms. Current Vice President. He and spouse San San donated to the YTU Scholarship Fund of NorCal RITAA.
    • Myint Thein (Ba Thein Atlanta, M73) : His writings are fun to read.
    • Myint Wai (Met74) : was active in American Burmese Cab Drivers Association. Has relocated.
    • Ni Ni Sein (EC83) : donated $1000 for the Scholarship Fund.
    • Nilar Myint : Inactive
    • Nyunt Than (M86) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. Past Associate Secretary. Past President of BADA.
    • Patrick Chin (Patrick Fong, C70) : attended some gatherings (e.g. welcoming Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi). Younger brother of Henry (U Nyan Shein), who was a Patron for TDS.
    • Patrick Ho (EE72) : brother of Diana.
    • Philip Thwin (Mya Thwin, EP75) : attended some gatherings.
    • Pyone Wynn : Inactive
    • Raymond Shia : Inactive
    • Robert Thein (M72) : Past President of Kusalakari Association. Visited YTU and donated some equipment.
    • Roland Chen (Kyi Aung, ChE73) : Provided class photos to the RIT web site. Donated to NorCal RITAA
    • Ronald K Lwee (Lin Kyi, C74) : Inactive
    Saya U San Tun
    • Sain Fone Wong (San Tun, M59) : Head of Automobile Engineering (sub-department of Mechanical). Worked for Bectel Corporation until he retired. Past President of BEA. Close to Saya U Aung Khin. They traveled to China at the time when Saya U Kyaw Myint was working for UN.
    • San Lin (Maung Lu Pay, M87) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. Auditor. Blogger.
    • San San Swe (EC74) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. Displays her culinary expertise at the gatherings (especially Face-to-face meetings at their home).
    • Sandy Ma (C80) : Inactive
    • Shark Moon Lam (C67, GBNF) : attended some gatherings. He rowed for RIT.
    • Shin Hwa Ho (Hla Kyaing, M69, RIT Swimming & Water Polo). Met him at the welcome lunch for Dicky Tan (Win Naing, GBNF)
    • Stan Liou (M67, RIT Table Tennis) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. Past Chair of BOD. Active with his other Alumni Association. He, Ko Win Myint, “Sin Gyi” and Myat Lwin (GBNF) won the Inter-Institute Championship. Saya Mao Toon Siong, Burma Selected & National Coach, managed the RIT team.
    • Susan Tan Luo : Inactive
    Win Myint, Stan & Hla Min
    • Than Shwe : Inactive
    • Than Soe (M63) : RUBC Gold; Elder brother of Saya Dr. Koung Nyunt (A67, GBNF)
    • Thein Shwe : Inactive
    • Thanda Aye : helped the Fund raising team. Now busy with work and child.
    • Thaung Nyunt (M86) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. Past Secretary & VP.
    • Thin Thin Naing : Inactive
    • Tin Kyaw : attended some gatherings.
    U Tin Maung Nyunt
    • Tin Maung Nyunt (M60) : donated $500 for “Training Component” of the YTU Library Modernization Project.
    • Tin Shwe (C) : Inactive
    • Tint Lwin Oo : Inactive
    • Trixie Tan : Met her at the Soon Kyway by Ko Aung Myaing & Ma Gyn Yu
    • Tun Shwe (ChE72) : Volunteer for selected monasteries in the Bay Area. He & spouse Myint Myint Yee were food donors. Excellent videographer. Moved to Virginia.
    Tun Shwe (Standing Rightmost)
    • Victor Win (Ne Win Myint, ChE66, GBNF) : Past President of BADA. Member of Complete Count Committee at 2010 US Census.
    Victor (C), George (R)
    • Walter Tan (M70) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. Past BOD.
    • Walter Thein-yu Tham : Inactive
    • William Hsiao : Inactive
    • Willy Chow (Wai Lin) : Inactive
    • Win Htut : I met him last at the SF Bay Area Talk. Took picture together with Aw Pi Kye.
    • Yo Shu (Yee Yee Win, EC74) : classmate of Myint Swe & San San Swe. Attended some gatherings & made donations.
    • Zaw Lwin (Andrew, M87) : EC member in TDS. Classmate of Eng Shwe & San Lin. They have gatherings to welcome their classmates visiting the SF Bay Area.
    • Zaw Min (EP70, moved to Nevada) : Wrote a long article covering 1st BE to Final Year. The missing pieces were filled by Ohn Khine.

    BAPS, BASES, East Coast Gathering, NJ Reunions

    Some alumni participate in BAPS (in Northern California) and BASES (in Southern California).

    Saya Dr. Nyo Win, Benny Tan and Maurice Chee are Past Presidents of BAPS.

    Saya U Tin Htut and U Tin Htway are co-founders & Past Presidents of BASES. U Tun Aung (Jeffrey), Saya Dr. Chris Lee (L. Tin Tun), Saya Dr. Tin Win, U Khin Maung Lay (Henry) U Thura Thant Zin and U Tin Nwe (Milton) are Past Presidents.

    Los Angeles hosted the 2015 Alumni Gathering. Steeve Kay (EC70, Chair of KFF) was the matching sponsor for US $30,000. Saya Dr. Tin Win, Saya U Tin Htut, U Khin Maung Lay and U Thura Thant Zin were core Organizers. U Htaik San (Henry) helped with interviews.

    Two mini-gatherings (one in DC area, and another near Niagara Falls) were held for the RIT Alums in East Coast.

    Ivan Lee (Khin Maung Oo) has hosted RIT-UCC gatherings for several years. The last gathering was on June 30, 2018. Ivan co-founded MASTAA,

    Other Countries

    Some alumni are known to have worked or resided in other countries :

    • Botswana : Aung Khin (A69) & Tin Tin Hla (A70) worked there. They moved to Seattle.
    • Brunei : Ye Lin Oo
    • Cambodia : Chit Po Po’s spouse (Dr. Daisy Saw) worked there
    • China : Saya U Kyaw Myint (M/Auto)
    • Germany : Nyunt Nyunt Wai, Phyo
    • Iran : Oscar Sharazee & Aye Win Hlaing worked there
    • Jamaica
    • Kuwait : Saya U Soe Paing was UN Advisor
    • Malaysia : Dr. Kyaw Sein, Dr. Khin Maung Win, U Ko Ko Kyi
    • Qatar : Tin Maung Lay
    • Russia : Phyo, Tin Maung Lay
    • Saudi Arabia : Khin Maung (Hasan)

    Updates

    Sayagyis

    • U Aung Khin, Dr. Aung Gyi, U Myo Myint Sein are some Sayagyis who are 90+ years young.

    GBNF

    • Several sayas and alumni are GBNF.
    • Ko Aung Min (M69) & team maintain the GBNF list for 69ers
    • Ko Ohn Khine (M70) & team maintain the GBNF list for 1st BE Intake of 64
    • Occasionally receive Sad News / Obituary.
    • Due to Privacy concerns, we may not receive Sad News in a timely fashion. In some cases, we receive Confirmation after a few months.

    Residency

    • Some sayas and alumni may have relocated (especially after retirement).
    • Some spend time in two or more countries.

    Groups

    • By Intake and/or Graduation
    • By Discipline
    • By Class
    • By Hobby / Interest





  • Four Attendees at SPZP-2012

    Four Attendees at SPZP-2012

    by Hla Min

    Updated : July 2025

    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
  • Class of 1962

    Class of 1962

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    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)

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  • Album — 69er

    Album — 69er

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Highlights

    Guinea Pigs of Edu 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 towel
    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
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    Roland, Oscar, Albert
    Four Young-at-heart
    Myo Nyunt

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