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Atlanta team of young entrepreneurs wins 1st place at Global TiE Competition
August 2014 - TiE Atlanta’s Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) team Terra Bacter placed first in TiE's global event with their project on helping farmers end hunger in an eco-friendly way.
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Partha Unnava demonstrates his crutch invention to President Obama
August 2014 - Partha Unnava, TiECON SE's Student Entrepreneur of the Year, with two other Georgia Tech students, developed a new type of crutch, using 3D printing, and showed it to President Obama.
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Smitha Ganeshan receives fellowship from Phi Kappa Phi
August 2014 - Smitha Ganeshan (of Northview High School and UGA) was one of six students in the US to receive a Urann Fellowship from Phi Kappa Phi. She aims to be a physician policymaker.
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Suraj Sehgal wins Stamps Leadership Scholarship
August 2014 - Suraj Sehgal of Alpharetta High School is one of only 188 winners of 600,000 applicants for Stamps Leadership Scholarships. The 4-year scholarship is worth up to $114,000.
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Lalit Dhingra and his firm win “Best Managed Services” Outsourcing Excellence Award
August 2014 - Lalit Dhingra, President of NIIT Technologies (US), received the Outsourcing Excellence Award in the Best Managed Services category by Outsourcing Center, for IT and BPO services.
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Hansinee Mayani wins multiple awards at National American Miss Pageant
August 2014 - Among the 130 girls in the Miss Georgia Pre-Teen section of the National American Miss pageant, Hansinee Mayani won multiple awards and will go on to the nationals this fall.
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Dr. Mohammad Bhuiyan named one of Atlanta's Top 100 Influential People
August 2014 - The Atlanta Business Chronicle’s list of 100 most influential people includes Dr. Mohammad Bhuiyan, who is leading preparations for the 2015 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.
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Fulton Students make grand showing at Science & Engineering Fair
August 2014 - Anand Srinivasan has done it again, winning Pinnacle Award at the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair and Honorable Mention at the International. Other students are listed.
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Attorney Jason D'Cruz receives honors
August 2014 - The 2014 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business honored Indian American Jason D’Cruz, a partner and Chair of the IndUS Practice at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP.
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Two U.S. presidential scholars from Georgia
June 2014 - Meghana R. Nallajerla, of Milton High School, Alpharetta, and Sathvik R. Namburar, of Woodward Academy, College Park, are Georgia’s two 2014 U.S. Presidential Scholars.