Dear OGKMA Member,
Dear Alumni, Greetings & Happy Holidays to you all. This is my first
communication with you since assuming the President ship of the association in
October. At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation for reposing
the confidence in me to lead the organization this coming year. Considerable
amount of time, work & personal sacrifice goes into running an association
of this nature. We have to be thankful to all the past presidents & office
bearers who unselfishly devoted their energies in nurturing, refining &
furthering the goals of this organization which have been charitable,
educational & cultural in that order. You must have read & heard about
three major charitable foundation activities at the three colleges over the
last few years. 1. Gandhi Alumni completed the construction of their "Alumni
Education Center" in 2006 by raising a record amount of money through their
global net work initiative. 2. Kakatiya has raised almost 500,000 towards their
goal of $1 Million towards their "Golden Jubilee Alumni Center" which is going
to open in January 09. 3. Osmania Alumni having been appraised by the faculty
& students of the sorry state of the library facilities initiated a
"Library Renovation Project" in 2006. An up-to-date Electronic library with
32stations was opened this year at a cost of $130,000 & is in the process
of raising an additional $150,000 for renovation of the undergraduate library
& the cost of maintaining the facilities for ten years. Our members are
involved in educational activities in the U.S & India. OGKMA has
facilitated ACLS & BLSunder the leadership of past president Dr. Ravinder
Surakanti & had input into establishing Emergency Medical Services in
Andhra Pradesh. We work closely with National AAPI as our Alumni have been in
the forefront & occupy leadership positions in the National Organization.
Congratulations to Dr. Surender Rao Sanku for being sworn in as president of
AAPI in June this year. Dr. Uday Chintatalapudi deserves all the credit for
creating a user friendly interactive OGKMA website. Special thanks to him for
his service to the organization as the out going president. I would encourage
all of you to go to the website "OGKMA.ORG" & see how good it is! You can
update or enter your personal information & also make suggestions how it
can be improved. The OGKMA Annual meeting was held in October on Carnival
cruise to Caribbean. It was enjoyed by one & all. Thanks to Dr. P.B.Rao
& Dr. Uday Chintalapudi for the outstanding arrangements. I need your help
& suggestions in making this coming year successful. You can contact me or
the other office bearers by phone or Email. I ardently hope you will take an
active part in the affairs of the organization, particularly the "Charitable
Foundation" & contribute to facilitate & improve education &
research & physical facilities at your parent institutions. "Life's most
persistent and urgent question is, 'what are you doing for others?''' Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. With Best Wishes to You All For the Coming New Year.
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