Dr G Viswanathan conferred State University of New York Honorary Doctorate
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 23 2024:
Founder and Chancellor of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Dr G Viswanathan has been conferred an Honorary Doctorate in the field of Law by the State University of New York (SUNY).
The Honorary Doctorate was awarded to Dr G Viswanathan in recognition of his contributions to international higher education, said a release.
The Honorary Doctorate was presented by Binghamton University president Harvey Stenger during the convocation ceremony of Binghamton University held in the USA recently.
At the event, Harvey Stenger said, "Chancellor Viswanathan has been a pioneer for expanding access to higher education in India and partnering with institutions around the world".
Binghamton University, Provost, Donald Hall; Dean, Prof Srihari Krishnaswamy; Member of Assembly, Donna A Luppardo; Member of Senate, Leaa Webb; VIT Vice Presidents, Sankar Viswanathan, Dr Sekar Viswanathan and Dr G V Selvam; Assistant Vice President, Kadhambari S Viswanathan and Dr R Seenivasan, Director, International Relations, VIT were also present during the convocation ceremony.
Meanwhile, a felicitation function for Dr G Viswanathan was also organised in Washington DC, USA.
It was graced by dignitaries including Kannan Srinivasan, Senator, Member, Virginia House of Delegates; Dr P Karunakaran.
Head, Education Wing, Embassy of India, Washington DC; Bala Swaminathan, President, Federation of Tamil Sangams in North America (FETNA); Balagan Arumugasamy, Former President, FETNA; Dr Veera Venugopal, President, Tamil Nadu Foundation; Dr Prabu David, Provost, ' Rochester Institute of Technology; Dr Jeyachandran.
Former Senior Professor, Montclair State University, New Jersey; Dr Sridevi Sarma, Vice Dean, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Dr Paneer Selvam, Senior Professor, University of Arkansas; Dr V Raju, Provost, VIT Bangalore and Indirani Radhakrishnan, Advisor, VIT Alumni Association, North America and office bearers of VIT Alumni Association North American chapters also took part in the function.
Notably, Dr G Viswanathan was also conferred an honorary doctorate by West Virginia University, USA in 2009 .