AITAA-Thailand’s Contributions to AIT

in the Past Few Years up to December 2011

Including Contributions by

Individual Thai Alumni

1) December 2011; Campus Salvaging after the Huge Flood

Thailand’s large construction companies join hands in AIT campus cleaning operations by contributing equipment and manpower for many days. Ch. Karnchang, Italian-Thai Development (ITD), and Ritta companies work together and separately. These were under coordination by Thai Alumni. Note that the President of AITAA-Thailand is a VP of ITD. (The upper picture shows ITD’s truck with Ch. Karnchang’s worker, a very rare case of rivals joining hands.)

December 2011; Campus Salvaging after the Huge Flood

• Before that, Ch. Karnchang was the major player in pumping activities to drain water out of the campus.

• ITD and Ritta helped in waterways clearing. • ITD provided many trucks and workers for debris disposal

for weeks. • ITD contributed electrical and mechanical engineers to

inspect power supply and airconditioning equipment and recommend rehabilitation measures resulting in big savings to AIT.

• All of these were under cooperation by AIT’s salvaging team, AITAA, AITAA-Thailand, and Thai Alumni.

2) Establishment of Friends of AIT Foundation On kindness HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn who made the first Seed Donation of 1 million Baht, many alumni, former faculty members, and friends of AIT made or pledged big Seed Donations during the AIT Day Celebration in September 2010 as per the list on the next page.

Registration process for the Friends of AIT Foundation started then, under cooperation between representatives of AIT Admin, AITAA, AITAA-Thailand, and senior Thai Alumni.

The legal registration process was completed on

13th December 2011.

This Foundation will be a venue for all of you to donate for AIT’s good future, to be managed jointly between AIT Alumni, former faculty members, and AIT Admin.

List of Additional Seed Fund Donors for Friends of AIT Foundation (FoAIT) After the 1 m Baht Seed Donation of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

• Dr Subin Pinkayan (2 m Baht), AIT Alumni 1961 and Chairman of the SEATEC Group of Companies

• Mr. Ashraf Habibullah (50,000 USD or ~1.5 m Baht), Friend of AIT and President of Computers and Structures Inc. in USA, he will be represented by Dr Anwar Naveed.

• Mr. Kee Book Hee (1.344 m Baht), AIT Alumni 1982 and Managing Director, Frontier Bond Company, Malaysia.

• Dr. Prasert Pataramai (1 m Baht), AIT Alumni 1971 and 1973 for his masters and doctoral degrees and Chairman of TEAM Group of Companies.

• Mr. Peerawat Premchuen (1 m Baht), AIT Alumni 1972, Director of TEAM Group of Companies.

• Team Group of Companies (1 m Baht), represented by its Executive Director and AIT alumni 1981, Mr. Chawalit Chantararat.

• 60 AIT Alumni Staff of Team Group of Companies (1 m Baht), represented by AIT Alumni 1998, Dr.Surasak Taweesilp

• Mr. Shih-Yi George Chen (1 m Baht), AIT Alumni 1972 and Former Minister of Transportation and Communications, Chinese Taipei.

• Mr. Yen Yi Tseng (1 m Baht), AIT Alumni 1973 and former President of the Retired Servicemen Engineering Agency (RSEA') of Chinese Taipei.

• Dr Chainarong Na Lampoon (1 m Baht), AIT Alumni 1980 and President, Index International Group Co.Ltd.

• Mr. Charoen Jaturasil (1 m Baht), AIT Alumni 1986 and President of Posten Engineering Co., Ltd.

• Prof. Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman Foundation (1 m Baht), Prof. Srisakdi was AIT Alumni 1961 and Chairman of the Foundation.

• The Family of Arthur and Katherine Chiu (1 m Baht), the late Arthur Chiu was former seconded AIT faculty member from US during 1966-1968; the medal of recognition will be received by their son, Dr Greg Chiu.

• The Family of Dr. Za-Chieh Moh in memory of Mrs. Diana Moh (1 m Baht), Dr. Za-Chieh Moh was former AIT seconded faculty and Provost from the US from 1967 to 1976; the medal of recognition will be received by their son, Dr Richard Moh.

Founding Board of Directors of Friends of AIT Foundation

1. Dr.Subin Pinkayan Chairman of the Foundation 2. Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai Secretary-General 3. Mr.Chaovalit Ekabut Member of the Board 4. Mr.Thanin Bumrungsap Member of the Board 5. Dr.Chainarong Na Lamphun Treasurer

Bye-Laws Article 9: In the initial stage, the founding board of the Foundation shall appoint the first Board of Directors of the Foundation.

Bye-Laws Article 8: Composition of the Board of Friends of AIT Foundation

The Board shall consist of no less than 5 Members and no more than 25 Members 8.1) Ex Officio Members 8.1.1) Board Chairman and President of AIT 8.1.2) President of AITAA or representative and President of AITAA-Thailand or

representative 8.2) Other Members 8.2.1) AIT Admin, Faculty, Staff 8.2.2) Ex-President of National Chapters of AIT Alumni Association and AIT

Alumni 8.2.3) Ex-Faculty Members of AIT 8.2.4) Other distinguished friends of AIT

Number of those under 8.1.1 and 8.2.1 together shall not be more than those under 8.1.2 and 8.2.2 together.

3) Temporary Admin Office of AIT and Consulatation Meeting

After the AIT Campus was inundated on 21 October 2011, AIT admin called President of AITAA-Thailand regarding need for temporary admin office. Suggestion was given and President of AITAA helped coordinate with Mr Somprasong Boonyachai, ex AITAA President, who generously offered office space at the INTOUCH Tower in the heart of Bangkok at no charge from 25 October.

Consultation Meeting at Temporary Office in Bangkok on 27th October 2011

Upper picture: Prof Said Irandoust, Mr Somprasong Boonyachai, Mr Chaovalit Ekabut, Mr Thanin Bumrungsap

Lower Picture: Prof Worsak Kanok-nukulchai, Mr Chawalit Chantararat, Mr Chaovalit Ekabut

4) October 2011; Provision of Urgent Need for Accommodation for Foreign Students

• Upon the AIT campus being inundated on 21st October, the Thai AIT alumni at King Mongkut University of Technology Thonburi – KMUTT (one of which being the Chairwoman of Dormitory Committee) provided temporary dormitory accommodation for more than 120 AIT students on short notice.

• Moreover, the Thai AIT alumni at King Mongkut Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) offered free use of ample teaching spaces and facilities (fully furnished and fully equipped) but the offer was turn down by AIT admin for the remote universities campuses at Hua Hin and Petchaburi.

5) 5th September 2011: Joining AIT Day 2011 Activities

6) 7th September 2010; Joining AIT Day 2010 Activities

7) Sponsoring Special Publication on AIT Day 2010 (7th September 2010)

AITAA-Thailand helped AIT in making the special publication.

Normally the host like AIT would let the newspaper manage solicitation of sponsors upon the lists of business counterparts given. In that respect, the advertisement would occupy half of the total space. But AITAA-Thailand took over the sponsoring campaign by taking sponsorship from business firms managed by Thai Alumni only. By this way the advertisement occupied only 1/8 of the space and it was a good PR for AIT having alumni in big business enterprises.

8) AITAA-Thailand Joined AITAA and AIT in Sponsoring the AIT Landmark

Other contributions in cash

• There are donations made by individual alumni in person and in group directly to AIT, the details of which can be seen in the AIT website.