Mangalore: SACAA to Honour Eminent Aloysian Alumnae

By John Baptist Monteiro
Bellevision Media Network

Mangalore, 20 Mar 2014: Five eminent alumnae of St Aloysius College will be honoured by StAloysius College Alumna/e Association (SACAA) at the Aloysian Conclave to be held at the college campus on Saturday March 22.
The recipients were announced by Fr Denzel Lobo, rector of St Aloysius Institutions and patron of SACAA, at a media conference held here on Thursday March 20.

 

 

 
Announcing the names of the awardees, Fr. Denzil Lobo wryly noted that the Bible says that a prophet is not honoured in his own country. He cited the recent instance of an Indian being elevated to head Microsoft and how Indian media went to town over the event. In contrast, St Aloysius has a long tradition of publicly recognizing its alumni for their outstanding achievements and this was the latest instance.
 
K V Kamath, chairman of ICICI Bank, will deliver the Aloysian Conclave address and also receive the Eminent Alumnae Award. Mr. Kamath had been chairman of Infosys from August 2011 to May 2013, awarded Padma Bushan in 2008.  He has been president of Confederation of Indian Industries, chairman of the Society of  Board of Governors, IIM, Indore and  member - Board of Governors, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University.

 

 

Others selected for the awards by a panel of eminent juries include Lena Fernandes, former principal of St Aloysius Evening College, who has  50  distinguished  years as educationist and has  also been an eminent social worker and philanthropist; Allen C A Pereira, former general manager of Syndicate Bank, executive director of Oriental Bank of Commerce, chairman and managing director of Bank of Maharashtra and director of National Institute of Bank Management, Pune; N G Mohan, managing director of Beta Agencies and Projects Private Limited, district commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides, general secretary of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Dakshina Kannada branch as also active social worker and philanthropist; and Y Sudhir Kumar Shetty, chief operating officer Global Operations, UAE Exchange, president, India Social and Cultural Centre, Abu Dhabi, member and National Anti-Money Laundering Committee, Central Bank, UAE.

Michael D’Souza, president of SACAA, welcomed the media-persons.

Professor Edmund Frank, chairman, awards Organizing Committee, gave the background to the awards and John B Monteiro, secretary of SACAA, thanked the media for its sustained and generous projection of SACAA activities and sought their continued support.