ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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High schoolers win global entrepreneurship competition
September 2017 -
TYE Atlanta’s team Chill Wipes was the first team to win both a special award (Best Elevator Pitch) and the best team award in the Global competition. They were featured on WABE radio.
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Teen volunteers honored
September 2017 -
Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s Auxiliary honored teen volunteers: Simin Savani - Teen Volunteer of the Year Award and scholarship; Parth Purani - writing contest; Vamshi Pandiri - hours of service.
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Rifka Mayani helps give KSU its Year of India
September 2017 -
Choreographer Rifka Mayani was interviewed by Lois Reitzes on WABE 90.1 FM about Kennesaw State University's production of a rarely-performed one-act opera by Gustav Holst, “Savitri.”
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Georgia speller advances to National South Asian Spelling Bee
September 2017 -
Kyu-Carlo Alegre of Carrollton, Georgia, was first runner-up in the regional South Asian Spelling Bee - Charlotte and placed among the top ten contestants in the 10th nationals in New Jersey.
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Dr. Indran Indrakrishnan honored by Georgia Senate
September 2017 -
Dr. Indran Indrakrishnan was honored by the Georgia State Senate, showing, says Dr. Indrakrishnan, Georgia's growing appreciation of the impact of Indian-Americans on the mainstream.
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Kaiya Patel on recordbreaking Academic Team
September 2017 -
Kaiya Patel was a member of Paideia B, the junior high academic bowl team from Paideia School that broke multiple records on its way to winning the Junior National Championships in New Orleans.
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Three Indian-Americans among GAT’s “25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia”
August 2017 -
At the Georgia Asian Times gala, Dr. Rafi Ahmed, Rajan Vedak, and Ravi Chander were among the "25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia.” Sudhir Agarwal accepted APAC's award.
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High School Students Shine
August 2017 -
Students winning honors: A. Bhatnagar; A. Kumar, K. Patton, Ashwin and Arvind Ramaswami, M. Purushothapu; A. Choudhury, S. Guttikonda, A. Kumar; A. Ray, N. Surani; A. Sivanandan, S. Shirol.
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Shiv Aggarwal honored at WWAAC
August 2017 -
Shiv Aggarwal received the 2017 Asian Community Business Leadership Award from Who’s Who in Asian American Communities at the WWAAC conference at UPS Corporate Headquarters.
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Samir Saini is a “Top 25 CIO”
July 2017 -
Samir Saini, Atlanta's CIO, is among the ‘Top 25 CIO of Doers, Dreamers, Drivers 2017,’ and is a Finalist for '2017 Georgia CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards’ in the Nonprofit/ Public Sector category.
