Founded in Los Angeles California in 1996 The American Alumni Association, in the past ten years, has established itself well and has become a part of the institution in support of its activities. The goals of the organization have been set on a realistic and achievable basis.

The basic concept has been to give back something to the institution that gave its students the current standing in their professional life and in society. The membership over the years has been generous in its support of the Association's activities.

The following are some of the accomplishments and challenges that we have taken on:

• Increase Membership and include all Alumni .
• Merit - cum- Means scholarship awards rose from 5 to 22 in 8 years (Rs.8,000 ea)
• Life donor members increased from 1 to 10.
• Instituted subscription to technical journals to help students and faculty.
• Instituted Guest lecture programs
• The association has donated money to buy Graduate College Entrance Examination books
• The Association is in the process of instituting a mentorship program
• One day in November is celebrated as "BMS ALUMNI DAY ".

  The Alumni Day now includes scholarship awards and an Alumni endowment lecture. The invitee for this lecture is an alumnus of the college who has excelled in his/her filed, accomplished and recognized by the peers, and looked upon as role model by many. We currently have a parallel registered organization Alumni Association in Bangalore fully supported by the local alumni. Our annual Alumni Day is a joint function of both the organizations.

  The membership fee is $25 per year and the main support for the activities comes from the tax deductible donations from the members and others. We request all alumni to join so that we can collectively be the support group for the institutions program for the success of all its students.

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  BMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, Bangalore IS CELEBRATING ITS DIAMOND JUBILEE IN SECOND WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2006. THE INVITED SPECIAL GUEST IS PRESIDENT OF INDIA. ONE FULL DAY HAS BEEN DECLARED AS ALUMNI DAY AND THERE WILL BE SPECIAL FUNCTIONS ON THAT DAY. FOR DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT krishkm@aol.com.

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  PRESIDENT: K.N. Murthy- (818) 366-7683- murthyknm@aol.com;

  VICE- PRESIDENTS: C. M. Bhimshima- (781) 942-0448- bhimusha@comcast.net
  Vijay Chandra- (516) 621-0701- chandraV@pbworld.com
  B. A. Nanjappa- (714) 536-3283, raghunanjappa@yahoo.com
  M. Krishanmurthy-(909) 899-4273-KrishKM@aol.com

  SECRETARY: Krishna Sastry- (319) 268-0903- SastryKrishnaC@johnDeere.com

  TREASURER: Madhu Hebbar-(805) 498-5370-madhuhebbar@hotmail.com

  EXECUTIVE MEMBERS: N. Viswanath- (770) 321-0956- viswanath_n@hotmail.com
  Ragvendra Kongovi- (713) 466-8779- kongovi@sbcglobal.net
  Y.S. Ramchandra- (580) 354-2853- ysram@sbcglobal.net

• Meet old classmates from SJCE, JSS Pharmacy School-Ooty, JSS Medical School-Mysore, and one of the other 270 JSS institutions throughout India and the world.
• Reminisce about school and university life in Mysore, Bangalore, Ooty and other nostalgic cities in India.
• Network with other JSS Alumni
• Learn about the services JSS can provide you in starting a company or subsidiary in India.
• Update your information to post in the JSS alumni database or update it yourself at http://www.jssonline.org

• Find out what SJCE/JSS MahaVidyaPeetha (JSS-MVP) has been doing over the recent years and information about the new projects planned. Just some of the major steps forward that JSS MVP has taken are:
  • Engineering College in Noida, UP, Institution in Dubai, Educational projects in Mauritius
  • Jewelry Design Center in Bangalore in collaboration with Dassault systems
  • Automotive Design & Training Center in collaboration with Dassault Systems & Karnataka Ministry of Industry & Commerce
  • 7 new public schools in Ooty, Suttur, Bangalore, Mysore, and Hassan
  • In Coimbatore, a school, a Yoga and Naturopathy Center, and an Industrial Training Center is in the process of being planned and built.

  We welcome you to visit the JSS Center on Monday after the AKKA convention is over. Many key JSS faculty, administrators, and dignitaries from various JSS institutions will be on-hand at AKKA and at the Mission to give you a more personal reflection on how SJCE, JSS and JSS MVP have evolved over the years.

  Please contact Kumar Rajasekhara at kumar@jssmission.org or jss@jssmission.org for further information or questions

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  Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Circle
  Ramanuja Road
  Mysore, Karnataka
  INDIA
  Website: htp://www.jssonline.org

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