CHICAGO: At the 12th Convocation of IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India, Dr. Manu K. Vora, 1968 graduate in Chemical Engineering was awarded a Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA) in Public Life (Social Work).
He got his B. Tech. (Honors) in Chemical Engineering from IIT (BHU), Varanasi in 1968. He has an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago in 1970 and 1975. He holds an MBA with Marketing Management from Keller GSM, Chicago in 1985. He was appointed Fulbright Specialist by the U. S. Department of State for 2016-2023.
In the US since 1968, he has a dual mission to Empower Students and Professionals through Soft Skills Programs (SSP) and to reduce Blindness Since 1989, he is the founder Director and President of Blind Foundation for India, USA supporting over 2 million blind adults and children in India. His team has raised over $6 million for prevention, cure, education, and rehabilitation of blind people.
Since 1970, he led major efforts in the USA to assist Bangladeshi Refugees in India during the India-Pakistan War in 1971, fresh drinking water project during a severe draught in 1973, and supporting Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai from 2000-2010. He has raised over $12 million for charitable causes.
With 48 years of experience, he has guided Fortune 500 companies with the U.S. Baldrige Excellence Framework. He made presentations at Ahmedabad Management Association and Madras Management Association. Since 2000, he has contributed to corporate executives at BSNL, National Academy of Indian Railways, Tata Group, and various SMEs.
At IIT (BHU) in collaboration with TPC under Prof. Anil Kumar Agrawal’s leadership, he delivered 2 rounds of Soft Skills Program benefiting 800 students from 2014-2020. In 2022, in the 3rd round of SSP over 91,000 people throughout India benefited with support from AICTE. In 2023, he delivered SSP at VMSBUTU, Dehradun, Uttarakhand benefiting over 2,900 people.
At IIT (BHU) through TPC, in 2017-2019, he delivered 130 sessions on HR Excellence to 500 mid to senior level executives of BSNL. He served on the IBGAA Global Alumni Meet Organizing Teams in the US for 2011, 2012, 2013, and in 2014, when he was the Chair of the Meet.
Harish Rai
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