ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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November 2012 -
Arun M. Gokhale, a professor at Georgia Tech, has been invited to present a technical lecture and receiving the highest honor from the International Metallographic Society.
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November 2012 -
Nitin Shah is both a successful hotelier and banker. He was recently one of six individuals and three organizations honored in Chicago for contributions to the Indian-American community.
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October 2012 -
Ramesh Pandya's work on Atlanta’s celebrations of Gujarat's Golden Jubilee led to his receiving two awards at the Jain Center of Southern California in recognition of his community service.
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October 2012 -
Dr. E. Shyam P. Reddy of Morehouse School of Medicine was honored with four awards presented in Thailand and in New Delhi for his cancer research, for increasing international friendship, and for enhancing the Indian image.
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October 2012 -
Neel Bansal won the Macy's 7th annual spelling bee held at Lenox Mall, Atlanta on Aug. 25, 2012. Fifty contestants spelled away, and after 7 rounds, 11-year-old Neel was the winner!
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September 2012 -
Tushar Mittal placed in the Science Writing Challenge Program; he, Vivek Patel, and Cory Bhowmik won accolades in the pre-college Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
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September 2012 -
Kennesaw State University has recognized Rifka Mayani as Administrator of the Year. She has taught business and Bharata Natyam, and helped lead programs for enterprise systems and training.
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September 2012 -
Neha Embar, 12, just brought home $21,401. Of 9,000 kids who tried out for the Kids Week contest on the TV show, Jeopardy!, she was one of the top 15 who appeared on TV, and she was the top winner!
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August 2012 -
It is not everyday that a regional community magazine like Khabar beats contenders such as Time magazine and U.K.-based Granta to win an award for one of its articles. But Parthiv Parekh's editorial did just that!
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August 2012 -
Zidan Ajani, at seven years old, placed first in his division at the national Pepsi/Titan Little People’s Golf Championships, and is off to play in international tournaments!
