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` CURRICULUM VITAE 1. Name : Dr. Fr. Davis George 2. Address : Director, (Former Principal, St. Aloysius School and St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Jabalpur) St. Aloysius Institute of Technology, Near Ekta Market, Gaur Bridge, Mandla Road, Jabalpur (M.P.). PIN- 482 001. Fax: 0761 – 2601152. Mob: 94251-52081, 8319782355 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Web Sites: www.saitjbp.in www.frdavis.in 3. Date of Birth : 16-10-1950 4. Educational Qualification : M.A., Ph.D., B.Ed., B.Th. Awarded Ph.D. for his thesis, “A Study on Gandhi’s Search for the Conquest of Power”. II. Posts Held: 1. Principal, St. Aloysius College (Autonomous) Jabalpur from 1993 to 2012. 2. (Accredited A+, Reaccredited A (CGPA 3.68/4) By NAAC; College with Potential for Excellence) 3. Founder Director St. Aloysius Institute of Technology from 2009 till date. 4. Principal, St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur for 10 years. 5. UGC nominee in the Governing body of Hawlkar Science College, Indore. 6. Member, Women Development Cell, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur. 7. Member, University Sports Committee, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur 8. Member, Advisory Committee, Academic Staff College, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur. 9. Member, Advisory Committee, University Science Instrumentation Center, R.D.V.V. 10. Member, Core Group, Human Rights Commission, Jabalpur. 11. Member, District Minority Commission, Jabalpur. 12. Member, Governing Body, Autonomous Home Science College, Jabalpur. 13. Member, Administrative Council, Jabalpur Diocesan Corporation. 14. Member, College of Consulters and Finance Committee, Diocesan Corporation of Jabalpur. 15. Coordinator and Chief Spokesman of Jabalpur Inter Religious Forum, St. Aloysius College, Jabalpur. 16. Member Advisory Committee, NSS, RDVV, Jabalpur. 17. Chair and Founder, “The Aloysian Explore & Worship Forum”, Local Societies Initiative, Metanexus (USA). 18. Member of M.P. state level Ad-hoc committee to review the relationship between affiliated colleges and universities for more effective functioning, Barkatullah University, Bhopal. 19. University nominee in the Governing Body of Guru Nanak Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Jabalpur. 20. Member of the Executive Body of All India Association of Christian Higher Education, New Delhi, 2005-2008. 21. NAAC Peer Team Member to different colleges from 2006 to 2019. 22. IQAC Member, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, H.P. 23. Vice President of All India Association for Christian Higher Education, New Delhi. 24. Vice President Xavier Board of Higher Education, Bangalore. 25. Member of UGC Expert Committee for Interface Meeting with College Principals to assess Colleges of SRT Marathwada University Colleges of Nanded District, Latur, Sholapur, Parbhani and Hingoli Districts from 28th – 30th July 2009. 1 ` 26. UGC Expert committee member for XI plan allocation to Ravishankar Shukla university, Raipur and Indera Kala Sangeet V.V Khaigarh, Chhattisgarh from 6th – 8th October 2009. 27. Resource person for NAAC training programme in various colleges. III. Seminars attended: 1. Represented India at the Asian Conference of Worldwide Marriage Encounter held at Bali - Indonesia in 2000, Seoul - South Korea in 2001, Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia in 2002; Cochin - India in 2003, Singapore in 2004, Manila - Philippines in 2005, Seoul - Korea 2005, Sri Lanka in 2006; Indonesia in 2007; Japan and China in 2007, Philippines 2008. World Council Meeting of WWME at Winnipeg 2005, South Korea 2005, Austin - Texas, U.S.A., 2006, Guatemala 2007, Rome 2008. 2. Attended Parliament of the World’s Religions from 7th to 13th July 2004 at Barcelona, Spain. 3. Attended International Conference at Pennsylvania University, Philadelphia on “Science and Religion: Global Perspectives” from the 3rd to the 8th June 2005; 3rd to 7th June 2006, 2nd to 6th June 2007 organized by Metanexus Institute, U.S.A. 4. Resource Person for many Orientation/Refresher Courses for Principals and Teachers all over the India and abroad. IV Awards Received: International Awards: 1. Local Societies Initiative (LSI) given by Metanexus Institute, Philadelphia (USA) to promote dialogue between Science and Religion for three years from 2005 to 2007. 2. Citation and Recognition Award given by Worldwide Marriage Encounter for coordinating Asian Team from 2005 – 2007 for three years. 3. Selected St. Aloysius Institute of Technology as finalist in Zayed Sustainability Award 2019 in Global High School category and attended the award ceremony in Abu Dhabi from 12th January to 18th January 2019. National Awards: 1. St. Hedwige Annual National Award given by Xavier Board of Higher Education in India, Bangalore, to St. Aloysius’ College, Jabalpur for the year 2000-2001 where Dr. Fr. Davis George is Principal from 1993 till date. 2. Dr. P.S. Job Memorial National Award for Innovative Educational programmes given by All India Association for Christian Higher Education issued in New Delhi on 16th August 2001. 3. The Best Citizens of India award 2002 - for having made a deep dent on the educational scenario of Madhya Pradesh. 4. The Best Teacher award for outstanding service in the field of education given by Mahakaushal Education Society on 01st April 2003. 5. Certificate for meritorious service in the field of Higher Education by National Lions of India in 2003. 6. Rev. Fr. T.A. Mathias award for innovative College Principals and Teachers for the year 2003- 2004 conferred by All India Association for Christian Higher Education. 7. Dr. Sam Higginbottom Award for the Best Principals of India for the year 2004-2005 given by All India Association for Christian Higher Education. 8. Awarded “Best Educationalist Award” for outstanding achievements by the Indian Solidarity Council, on the 13th of March, 2009. 9. “Jewel of India Award” and a “Certificate of Excellence” for outstanding achievements and remarkable role in the field of education by the Indian Solidarity Council, on 23rd of November 2010 in New Delhi. 10. “Eminent Educationist Award” for outstanding achievements in the field of Education by the International Institute of Education & Management, on the 20th of December, 2010. 2 ` 11. “Bharat Excellence Award” for outstanding and extra-ordinary achievements in chosen fields of activity and services rendered to promote greater friendship and India- International Co-operation by Friendship Forum, on 31st January 2014. 12. Certificate of appreciation from ECOSOFTT for the success of ANKURAN 2014 held at St. Aloysius Institute of Technology, Jabalpur on 10th March 2014. 13. And many more awards by Rotary International and Others. V Research and Publications: Books: 1. “Dynamics of Power: A Gandhian Perspective” book written by Dr. Fr. Davis George, released in Delhi in Dec. 2000 and the first copy was presented to the Prime Minister Mr. Atal Bihari Bajpai. 2. “Ecological Spirituality Cross Cultural Perspective” book edited by Dr. Fr. Davis George, released in 2007. 3. “Quality Enhancement – Prospects and Challenges” book edited by Dr. Fr. Davis George. 4. “Nanotechnology” book edited by Dr. Fr. Davis George released in 2011. National and International Publications: 5. “Hindi Swaraj and Gandhi’s Search for the Conquest of Power” published in a book entitled: “Gandhi: - The Meaning of the Mahatma for the Millennium” edited Kuruvilla Pandikattu, 2000. 6. Poem, entitled “Flames of the Forest” Pub. The Quest, A Literary Journal, ed. Ravi Nandan Sinha, Vol.15: No 2, Dec. 2001. 7. Two poems “One man with God is always in majority” and “Faith grows Weak and Light grows Dim” accepted and hoisted on the International Web site, Poetry. Com., in 2002. Also communicated to “The Quest”, A Literary Journal and Poet, an international monthly. 8. “Gandhian Thought in the Making”; published in “SUVARNA” (Akhil Bharathiya Parishad – Swarna Jayanti Adhiveshan 2006). 9. “Science and Religion Unfolding the Mystery of Creation” Published in Together Towards Tomorrow, edited Kuruvilla Pandikattu, 2006. 10. “Science and Religion Reveal the Wonder of Creation” published by Shri Karshni Vidya Bhavan, Varanasi in the book titled “Religion and Science”, 2007. 11. “Contemporary Relevance of Gandhi and Gandhian Thought” published by Urbashi Barat, in her book titled “Studying Indian Writing in English”, 2007. 12. “Ecological Stewardship: The Biblical Perspective” published in “Ecological Spirituality: Cross Cultural Perspective” in 2007. 13. “Relationship in School Administration” published by All India Association of Catholic Schools, on the 41st National AINACS Convention, 2008. 14. “Mentoring: Paradigm Shift in Academic Leadership” and “The Miracle of Motivation in Higher Education” published in “Higher Education: Quality and Management” (Ed: S. M. Paul Khurana & P. K. Singhal), 2010. 15. “Motivating and mobilizing the staff”; published in the book titled “Manual for College Principals” in April-June 2010. 16. Article entitled “Education for Life: The Ultimate Gift” and “Soft Skills: The Key to Success” published in the book of All India Association of Catholic Schools in their 44th National AINACS Convention, 2011 17. “Mentoring: An Effective Process of Empowerment” published in widely circulated Journal “University News”, (A Weekly Journal of Higher Education on June 2012) 18. “Autonomy in Higher Education: Prospectus and Challenges” published in the book “Higher Education in India: Emerging Issues and Future Prospectus” edited by Dr. Abraham George, 2013 19. “Catholic Higher Education in India: Exploring New Frontiers” published in the book “The