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Five Indian American Malayalees to be
honoured
Wednesday October 24, 2012 07:27:48 PM,
IANS
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Washington: Five
Indian American Malayalees as well as veteran Indian diplomat
Vijay K. Nambiar will be honoured in New York for their
outstanding achievements in their respective fields.
The Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center will honour
the five Indian American Malayalees for their outstanding
achievements in their field of specialization or for their service
to the society.
The awardees will be honoured at the Kerala Center's annual
banquet Nov 3 in Long Island, a communique said.
Nambiar, who is under secretary general and special adviser of the
UN secretary-general on Myanmar, will be the chief guest and he
will be honoured for his services to the UN.
The keynote speaker on the occasion will be Geeta Menon, dean,
Undergraduate College and Abraham Krasnoff professor of Global
Business, Stern School of Business, New York University. Menon
will also be honoured for her achievement in the field of
education.
Others who will be honoured are Joy Kuttiyani, president of Kerala
Samajam of South Florida; Viju Menon, vice president of Supply
Chain Management at Verizon, the largest wireless carrier in the
US; Narayanan Neithalath who is an associate professor in the
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and Roy Thomas, deputy
director at New York State Mental Health Department.
The award ceremony will be followed by a performance by WANTED
ASHIQ, a premier Bollywood and fusion dance troupe.
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