Tag: Mechanical

  • M69er

    M69er

    by Hla Min

    Update : July 2025

    Major Gatherings of 69ers

    • 30th Anniversary Gathering in 1999
    • 40th Anniversary Gathering in 2009
    • Golden Jubilee of Admission to RIT in 2014
    • Golden Jubilee of Graduation in 2019

    40th Anniversary Gathering in 2009

    Group photos were taken at the gathering. Several sayas and alumni in the Mech Group photo are now GBNF.

    2009
    • Saya S. Kyaw Aye
    • Saya S. Arya
    • Saya U Soe Lwin
    • Saya U Han Tun
    • Yi Pinn (Maung Maung Kaung)
    • Soe Win
    • Myint Sein
    • Khin Maung Gyi
    • Thein Maung
    • Chit Pe
    • Aye Lwin
    • Myint Thein (Kabar)
    • Tin Tun

    Some 69ers

    Aung Min

    Aung Min
    • Chair, 69er Health Care Fund
      Maintains the 69er GBNF List
    • Organizer, 69er Gatherings
    • Organizer, Paying respect to Saya U Ba Than around Saya’s birthday (October 2nd).
    • Photo taken at a gathering with Fred Thetgyi (M69)

    Aung Myint

    Dicky, Danny, Aung Myint, Nay Win
    • Taught at RIT and Singapore Polytechnic
    • After retirement, resided mostly in New Zealand

    Aye Lwin (GBNF)

    Mehm Aye Chan, Sein Tun, Aye Lwin, Htay Aung, Tin Htut
    • Secretary, RIT Annual Magazine
    • Secretary, RIT Mechanical Engineering Association
    • Attended 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles

    Charlie Aung (Chit Aung)

    • MEHS Alumnus
    • Brother : Stanley Aung (EE63)
    • Not active

    Chit Pe (GBNF)

    • Succumbed to COVID

    Chit Po Po (GBNF)

    Chit Po Po
    • Rowed for RIT
    • Harpist

    Daniel (Tint Lwin)

    Daniel
    • Matriculated from MEHS
    • Postgrad studies in Canada
    • Retired as Associate Professor from NTU
    • Attended SPZPs starting with SPZP-2000 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
    • Organizer & Entertainer, Singapore Gatherings : SPZp, Thingyan
    • Guitarist & Vocalist

    David (Myint Thein)

    David
    • Matriculated from St. Columban’s High School, Bhamo
    • Member of RUBC (Cox: Dicky / Win Naing)
    • MOGE

    Dicky Tan (Win Naing, GBNF)

    Dicky
    • Represented RIT in Rowing
    • Passed away in Singapore

    Frederick Thetgyi

    Fred, Ivan
    • Moved to Philadelphia, USA
    • Attended RIT-UCC Gatherings in New Jersey
    • Drove most of the trip to Canada and East Coast of USA (organized by Ivan)
    • President of MASTAA

    Hla Kyaing

    • Represented RIT in Swimming and Water Polo
    • Had a consulting / contracting firm in the SF Bay Area

    Htay Aung

    Htay Aung
    • Burma Selected in Water Polo (1969 SEAP Games)
    • Secretary, RIT Swimming and Water Polo; Gold medal for 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m & Crosslake
    • Spouse: Than Than (Asian Games Champion Sprinter)

    Ivan Lee (Khin Maung Oo)

    Fred, Ivan
    • Life time Platinum for Bridge
    • Major Donor, 69er Health Care Fund
    • Golden Sponsor, SPZP-2000 and SPZP-2007
    • Host, RIT-UCC Gatherings in New Jersey
    • Founder & Past CEO, MASTAA
    • Organized two trips to Canada to pay respect to Saya U Aung Khin and Saya Dr. Aung Gyi

    Kenny Wong

    • 6th in Burma in Matric of 1963
    • Moved to California. Worked briefly in Malaysia as Engineer and Missionary

    Khin Maung Aye

    • Retired from Army
    • Pen name: Maung Hmutt

    Khin Maung Gyi (GBNF)

    • Succumbed to Covid

    Khin Maung Lay

    • Need info

    Khin Maung Tin

    • Taught at RIT & Maritime University

    Khin Than Myint Tin (Margaret)

    • Represented RIT in Track and Field
    • RIT Luyechun
    • Spouse : Kyi Win (Chan Nyein)

    Kyaw Nyunt (GBNF)

    Kyaw Nyunt
    • Member of RIT Tennis Team that won the Inter-Institute Trophy
    • Patron, ex-Irrigation Welfare

    Kyi Win (Chan Nyein)

    • Spouse : Khin Than Myint Tin

    Kyin Lwin (GBNF)

    • Need info

    Mehm Aye Chan (Ohn Maung)

    • Taught at RIT
    • Seafarer
    • Company/Agency for Seafarers
    • For his 80th birthday, hosted the 69er Breakfast Gathering and donated K10 Lakhs to 69er HCF

    Myat San

    • Need info

    Myint Aung

    • Nickname: Minthagyi

    Myint Sein (GBNF)

    Myint Sein
    • Member, RIT Badminton Team that won the Inter-Institute Trophy

    Myint Swe

    • Need info

    Myint Thein (Kabar, GBNF)

    Kabar
    • Organizer, 69er HCF

    Nay Win (GBNF)

    • Alumnus of PPBRS and MEHS
    • Taught at a Polytechnic in Singapore

    Saw Law La Htwe

    • Need info

    Sein Tun

    • Seafarer

    Sein Win

    • Need info

    Soe Win

    • Need info

    Than Hlaing

    • Need info

    Than Myaing

    • Musician (Violin)

    Thein Maung (GBNF)

    • Succumbed to Covid

    Tin Aung Win (Oscar)

    • Organizer, HIC Zoom Meeting
    • Moderator, RIT Updates
    • Photo taken at Graduation with his father

    Tin Htut (Harry)

    • Pen name : Mon Yu
    • Hobbies : Music, Tai Chi

    Tin Htut

    • Seafarer

    Tin Maung Aye

    • Accordion

    Tin Maung Lay (GBNF)

    • Moved to California
    • Worked for assignments in Middle East

    Tin Myint (John T Lee, GBNF)

    • Luyechun for 4th BE
    • RIT Table Tennis
    • Spouse : Lyo Kyin Sein (Mabel)
    Danny & Tin Myint

    Tin Shein

    • Represented RIT in Chinlon

    Tin Tun (GBNF)

    • Old Paulian (SPHS63)
    • Secretary, RIT Thaing Association
    • Taught to seafarers
    Than Win & Tin Tun

    Walter (Ngwe Soe)

    • UTC
    • Guitarist

    Win Htein (GBNF)

    • Helped run his family business (e.g trucking)

    Win Lwin

    • Secretary, RIT Hiking and Mountaineering Association
    • Represented RIT in the All Institutes Expedition to Sarameti.
    Win Lwin

    Ye Kaung

    • Need info

    Yi Pinn (Maung Maung Kaung, GBNF)

    Yi Pinn
    • Entrepreneur in Dawei
    • Spouse succumbed to Covid
    • A year later, he succumbed to Covid

    GBNF

    69er GBNF

    Posts

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    • Alumni Worldwide
    • Health Care Funds
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Monthly Breakfast Gatherings
  • Mechanical Sayas

    Mechanical Sayas

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    Mech Sayas
    • The photo was probably taken in the late 1980s.
    • There were only two Sayamas among the 40 or so Mechanical Engineering Sayas & Sayamas.

    The following sayas are GBNF

    • U Maung Maung Than
    • U Ba Than
    • U Aung Than
    • S. Arya
    • U Khin Maung
    • U Soe Lwin
    • U Kyaw Sein
    • U Tin Maung Oo
    • Dr. Chan Nyein
    • U Thein Tun Aung
    • U Hla Thwin
    • S Kyaw Aye

    Comments

    • The photo does not include U Tin Myint, Dr. Lu Aye and U Zaw Hein Kyaw — all M80. They were doing postgraduate studies in Melbourne, Australia.
    • Dr. Jesse Htwe was in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2000, but she did not attend SPZP-2000.
    • I met several Mech sayas at the SPZPs and Mech Gatherings (as Guest) in Yangon.
  • M69er

    M69er

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    The Mechanical Engineering Department had two sub-departments:

    • Agricultural Engineering
    • Automobile Engineering

    Major Gatherings of 69ers

    The 69er had several major gatherings:

    • 30th Anniversary Gathering in 1999
    • 40th Anniversary Gathering in 2009
    • Golden Jubilee of Admission to RIT in 2014
    • Golden Jubilee of Graduation in 2019

    40th Anniversary Gathering in 2009

    Group photos were taken at the gathering.

    Several sayas and alumni in the Mech Group photo are GBNF.

    • Saya S. Kyaw Aye
    • Saya S. Arya
    • Saya U Soe Lwin
    • Saya U Han Tun
    • Yi Pinn (Maung Maung Kaung)
    • Soe Win
    • Myint Sein
    • Khin Maung Gyi
    • Thein Maung
    • Chit Pe
    • Aye Lwin
    • Myint Thein (Kabar)
    • Tin Tun

    Aung Min

    • Chair, 69er Health Care Fund
      Maintains the 69er GBNF List
    • Organizer, 69er Gatherings
    • Organizer, Paying respect to Saya U Ba Than around Saya’s birthday (October 2nd).
    • Photo taken at a gathering with Fred Thetgyi (M69)

    Some M69ers

    Aung Myint

    • Taught at RIT and Singapore Polytechnic
    • After retirement, resided mostly in New Zealand

    Aye Lwin (GBNF)

    • Secretary, RIT Annual Magazine
    • Secretary, RIT Mechanical Engineering Association
    • Attended 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles

    Charlie Aung (Chit Aung)

    • MEHS Alumnus
    • Brother : Stanley Aung (EE63)

    Chit Pe (GBNF)

    • Succumbed to COVID

    Chit Po Po (GBNF)

    • Rowed for RIT
    • Harpist

    Daniel (Tint Lwin)

    • Attended SPZPs starting with SPZP-2000 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
    • Organizer and Entertainer, Gatherings in Singapore (Thingyan, PZP)
    • Guitarist ad Vocalist
    • Retired Associate Professor, NTU

    David (Myint Thein)

    • Alumnus of St. Columban’s High School, Bhamo
    • Member of RUBC (Cox: Dicky / Win Naing)
    • MOGE

    Dicky Tan (Win Naing, GBNF)

    • Represented RIT in Rowing
    • Passed away in Singapore

    Frederick Thetgyi

    • Moved to Philadelphia, USA
    • Attended RIT-UCC Gatherings in New Jersey
    • Drove most of the trip to Canada and East Coast of USA (organized by Ivan)
    • President of MASTAA

    Hla Kyaing

    • Represented RIT in Swimming and Water Polo
    • Had a consulting / contracting firm in the SF Bay Area

    Htay Aung

    Htay Aung
    • Burma Selected in Water Polo (1969 SEAP Games)
    • Secretary, RIT Swimming and Water Polo
      Won Gold medal for 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and Crosslake
    • Spouse: Than Than (Asian Games Champion)

    Ivan Lee (Khin Maung Oo)

    • Life time Platinum for Bridge
    • Major Donor, 69er Health Care Fund
    • Golden Sponsor, SPZP-2000 and SPZP-2007
    • Host, RIT-UCC Gatherings in New Jersey
    • Founder and CEO, MASTAA
    • Organized two trips to Canada to pay respect to Saya U Aung Khin and Saya Dr. Aung Gyi

    Kenny Wong

    • 6th in Burma in the Matriculation of 1963
    • Moved to California
      Worked briefly in Malaysia as Engineer and Missionary



    Khin Maung Aye

    • Pen name: Maung Hmutt

    Khin Maung Gyi (GBNF)

    • Succumbed to Covid

    Khin Maung Lay

    • Need info

    Khin Maung Tin

    • Taught at RIT and Maritime University

    Khin Than Myint Tin (Margaret)

    • Represented RIT in Track and Field
    • Selected RIT Luyechun
    • Spouse : Kyi Win

    Kyaw Nyunt (GBNF)

    • Member of RIT Tennis Team that won the Inter-Institute Trophy

    Kyi Win (Chan Nyein)

    • Spouse : Khin Than Myint Tin

    Kyin Lwin

    • He is now GBNF

    Mehm Aye Chan (Ohn Maung)

    • Taught at RIT
    • Seafarer
    • Company/Agency for Seafarers
    • For his 80th birthday, hosted the 69er Breakfast Gathering and donated K10 Lakhs to 69er HCF

    Myat San

    • Need info

    Myint Aung

    • Nickname: Minthagyi

    Myint Sein (GBNF)

    • Member, RIT Badminton Team that won the Inter-Institute Trophy

    Myint Swe

    • Need info

    Myint Thein (Kabar, GBNF)

    • Organizer, 69er HCF

    Nay Win (GBNF)

    • Alumnus of PPBRS and MEHS
    • Taught at a Polytechnic in Singapore

    Saw Law La Htwe

    • Need info

    Sein Tun

    • Seafarer

    Sein Win

    • Need info

    Soe Win

    • Need info

    Than Hlaing

    • Need info

    Than Myaing

    • Musician (Violin)

    Thein Maung (GBNF)

    • Succumbed to Covid

    Tin Aung Win (Oscar)

    • Organizer, HIC Zoom Meeting
    • Photo taken at Graduation with his father

    Tin Htut (Harry)

    • Pen name: Mon Yu
    • Hobbies; Music, Tai Chi

    Tin Htut

    • Seafarer

    Tin Maung Lay (GBNF)

    • Moved to California
    • Worked for assignments in Middle East

    Tin Myint (John T Lee, GBNF)

    • Luyechun for 4th BE
    • Represented RIT in Table Tennis
    • Spouse : Lyo Kyin Sein (Mabel)

    Tin Shein

    • Represented RIT in Chinlon

    Tin Tun (GBNF)

    • Old Paulian (SPHS63)
    • Secretary, RIT Thaing Association
    • Taught to seafarers

    Walter (Ngwe Soe)

    • UTC
    • Guitarist

    Win Htein (GBNF)

    • Helped run his family business (e.g trucking)

    Win Lwin

    • Secretary, RIT Hiking and Mountaineering Association
    • Represented RIT in the All Institutes Expedition to Sarameti.

    Ye Kaung

    • Need info

    Yi Pinn (Maung Maung Kaung, GBNF)

    • Entrepreneur in Dawei
    • Spouse succumbed to Covid
    • A year later, he succumbed to Covid