AAEIO inaugurates its Charity Wing during Holiday Celebrations

Surendra Ullal

CHICAGO: Association of American Engineers of Indian Origin (AAEIO) inaugurated the Charity wing at its Holiday Party, Consul General Somnath Ghosh and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi inaugurated by cutting the ribbon.

AAEIO President Gladson Varghese mentioned in his opening remarks that the 4-pillars of AAEIO are Education and mentorship, Professional opportunities, Entrepreneurial Network, and Charity. We are very excited to inaugurate the Charity wing of this organization.

Initially, the fund will be used to help needy and bright Engineering students in India and the United States. He urged several Businesses and individuals to contribute towards this good cause.

The Consul General of India applauded AAEIO for the Charity initiative and requested to add more chapters of AAEIO in the Midwest region. As an IIT Kanpur graduate, he offered his full support for AAEIO, U.S. Congressman, and a Mechanical Engineering graduate from Princeton University

Raja Krishnamoorthi congratulated AAEIO for its various accomplishments in the short period and he applauded AAEIO for its great initiative in helping needy Engineering students. He mentioned hopefully organization can expand the charity activities to other areas as well.

Co-Chairman of this Charity wing and Former Engineering Dean of Northern Illinois University, Dr. PromodVohra shared his experience in raising funds to help students coming for higher studies from a low-income background. Pan Oceanic Engineering CEO and AAEIO Board member GulzarSingh will serve as the Chairman of this Charity wing to raise funds along with other Board members. 

Pan IIT Midwest President Ray Mehra and Vice President of AAEIO Nitin Maheshwari, Board members Brij Sharma, Gordhan Patel, Alli Dhanaraj, and Vinoz Chanamolu also share their vision and offered their support for this great initiative.

Board Member and Webinar Chairman of AAEIO Rajinder Singh Mago mentioned AAEIO’s plan for Webinars for the year 2023. The webinar conducted in 2022 was a huge success, around 600 participants registered from both India and the United states.

Northwestern University’s Program Director of Masters in Engineering Management Dr. Mark Werwath mentioned, how Engineering Students of Northwestern and AAEIO can work together on various Avenues including combined Job fairs and other activities, which will benefit the Engineering community. 

Holiday celebrations become more colorful when several Members of AAEIO and Pan IIT Midwest started singing and dancing at the event, Praveen Jaligama led the entertainment. Holiday Celebration concluded with a Festive dinner and with various entertainments.