EE85 PZP
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Class of 1980 – 1985
U Win Naing (C80)
- U Win Naing (C80) is an organizer for the SPZPs held in Yangon.
- He and Daw Than Than Swe (C81) sponsored a memento for SPZP-2012.
- He also hosted practice sessions for the Swel Daw Yeik Troupe.
Daw Than Than Swe (C81)
- U Win Naing (C80) and Daw Than Than Swe (C81) sponsored a memento for SPZP-2012.
Class of 85
The Class includes those
- who matriculated in 1979
- who graduated in 1985 and beyond
EC85 : Donation for YTU Library
Donation The Class of EC85 (including Ko Kyan Aung and Ko Aung Win) donated K6620000 (K66 Lakhs and Twenty Thousand) for the YTU Library Modernization Project.
Edward Saw (EC85)
Edward Saw (U Yu Ket, EC85) studied Electrical Engineering at RIT and Computer Science in the USA. He operates a small business specializing in EMR (Electronic Medical Records).
He served as Auditor of NorCal RITAA for the previous term. He is serving as Treasurer for the current term.
He uses MailChimp for notifying alumni in Northern California about the NorCal RITAA activities such as Scholarship Programs and token support for the Nar Ye of alumni and their spouses.
He ordered two sets of pens for distribution to alumni (member, donor, volunteer, and supporter).
- One set has NorCal RITAA logo.
- The other set has “RIT-YIT-YTU Alumni” logo.
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ChE80
ChE80 Saya U Htun Aung Kyaw (ChE67) provided Group Photo of selected Chemical Engineering classes.
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U Pandita
by Hla Min
Updated : May 2025
U Pandita - Senior disciple of Mahasi Sayadaw U Sobhana (Vipassana Teacher & Chief Questioner at the Sixth Buddhist Council).
- Succeeded U Sobana as 2nd Mahasi Sayadaw.
- Founded Panditarama monastery. Several monasteries and meditation centers around the world that are affiliated with Panditarama.
- Tathagata Meditation Center (TMC) in San Jose had resident monks from selected Panditarama monasteries. Sayadaw conducted several meditation retreats at TMC.
- Books by and about Sayadaw
e.g. In This Very Life - Sayadaw passed away in Bangkok in April 2016.
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Ovada
RIT Buddhist Association
The Association collected Ovada (Exhortation) from selected sayas and sayamas and published them in a booklet (as shown below) or in a book (for SPZP-2012 and SPZP-2016).
Ovada 1 
Ovada 2 
Ovada 3 
Ovada 4 
Ovada 5 
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Pa Auk
Books
Pa Auk 1 
Pa Auk 2 - Pa Auk Tawya Sayadaw wrote many books on dhamma.
- Several book are available in English.
- Uzin Myo Tun (Ashin Pannagavesaka, Bobby, A69) was a Translator and Editor. He served as Dhamma Librarian at Moulmein Pa Auk monastery.
Uzin Bobby -
ChE78
ChE78 Saya U Htun Aung Kyaw (ChE67) provided Group Photo of selected Chemical Engineering classes.
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ChE74
ChE74 Saya U Htun Aung Kyaw (ChE67) provided Group Photo of selected Chemical Engineering classes.
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Memoirs of U Ba Than
U Ba Than 
Memoirs 1 At the request of two grand children Aung Myo Myint and Ei Khine, Sayagyi U Ba Than wrote his memoirs.
Sayagyi studied Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College, University of London.
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Steeve’s message in 2000
Steeve 1 RIT Poet Laureate Ko Hla Min:
I must admit that I was suffering from a Monday morning “hangover”, having been intoxicated with emotional overdose over the reunion weekend [in October 2000].
Judging from the post-reunion emails I read, I am not alone. What a reunion!
By all measures, it was a success and did satisfy the alumni’s tremendous pent-up desire to reconnect with each other after many decades of separation. The dedication of the members of the organizing committee is second to none.
With the assistance of his lovely wife, Benny Tan devoted practically full-time to this project for several months. I had a first-hand experience to see how meticulous he was when he was designing the RIT T-shirt. It came out a winner!
I do appreciate the sensitivity the organizing committee displayed in making this event non-religious and non-political. Otherwise, it would have been very difficult for me to attend. The only regret is that I failed to locate the whereabouts of my buddy Ko Aung Min of Taunggyi (M70). I heard he went to Singapore, but so far my search has ended in “no find”.
Now that the grand reunion is over, everybody is slowly recovering from the “hangover”. The big question is who would go to Singapore in 2002, and how do we go about doing it?
With best regards,
Steeve Kay (Ko Thaung Sein)Editor’s notes
Steeve 2 - Ko Thaung Sein (EC70) is a multiple Golden Sponsor of SPZPs. He donated $20000+ to RIT-related projects and events.
Steeve 3 - He attended GTI for a while before joining the first ever 1st BE class in 1964.
- Received MSEE from Stanford University and MBA from Pepperdine University.
- At the request of his sister, who is a medical doctor who had patents for processing “disability” claims, Steve decided to transform from a successful electronics designer to the Chief Executive Officer of QTC Management.
- After private investors showed interest in his company, he retired, but continued to lead a multiple-purpose fourth career: (a) visiting the places of the world’s leading religions
(b) incubating the projects of young professionals
(c) supporting education (e.g. as trustee of University of California at Irvine)
(d) maintaining [diverse] business portfolio
(e) helping those in need (via CABA)
(f) continue paying back the metta and cetana of his mentors — as Golden Sponsor of RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwes, Helen and Steeve Kay Health Care Fund for the RIT Sayas and Sayamas.
HlaMin 