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2 Venus International Foundation Faculty Awards – VIFFA 2015, 1–243 Venus International Foundation Faculty Awards – 2015 Report, Radha Regent Hotels, Chennai, India, 5th July 2015. VIF Classification: FA - 2015 - R © Venus International Foundation 2015 | All rights reserved. Publications of the Venus International Foundation are available on the VIF web site (www.venusinfo.org) or can be purchased from VIF Press, Venus International Foundation, No.1, Ganesh Nagar Main Road, Adambakkam, Chennai, India - 600088 (Tel.: 044 22531502 ; Mob: +91 9840556456; e-mail: [email protected]). Requests for permission to reproduce or translate VIF publications – whether for sale or for noncommercial distribution – should be addressed to VIF Press through the VIF web site (http://www.venusinfo.org/contact.html). All reasonable precautions have been taken by the Venus International Foundation to verify the information contained in this publication. However, the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader. In no event shall the Venus International Foundation be liable for damages arising from its use. Printed in India. The photographs in this material are used for illustrative purposes only. 3 Venus International Foundation Faculty Awards – VIFFA 2015, 1–243 CONTENTS FOREWORD 4 ABOUT THE FOUNDATION 5 SUMMARY OF VIFFA 2015 6 GLIMPSES OF INAUGURATION 7 GLIMPSES OF VIFFA 2015 CELEBRATION 9 AWARD WINNERS PROFILE 27 Annex A. VIFFA 2015 Flyer Annex B. VIFFA 2015 Invitation 4 Venus International Foundation Faculty Awards – VIFFA 2015, 1–243 FOREWORD the teachers who have demonstrated excellence in teaching different subjects (in Greetings! With the crack of dawn of the Faculty of Agriculture, Arts, Engineering, a new year and as I gaze back at the Management, Science) shown outstanding yesteryear's, I find that our Venus contribution to learners with special needs International Foundation - VIF have and have served their communities through successfully nurturing since its inception to teaching even outside formal classrooms. serve the Society. It has been consequential By recognizing these teachers, we hope to existence under the TRUST is a not for invigorate all other teachers to begin profit organization and it has been a period connecting to their students in inspiring and of great achievements and satisfaction to innovative ways and raise the level of their perform voluminous service to the society. teaching to greatest standards of With a superior support of its Advisors and excellence. We believe that, it is VIFFA Trustees, and other dedicated staff and 2015 Award is an endorsement of expertise devoted volunteers, with outstanding and professionalism. It enables the winners relations and associations among the to reach out to prospective society with educational institutions, NGO’s, private renewed confidence. organizations is reckoned as a one of the best enduring foundation concentrating on At this juncture, I thank all special activities. educational institutions across world for At VIF, our focus is to develop the giving multiple opportunities to our platform underprivileged youngsters who can embark which in turn helping to bridge the corporate upon challenges of our society by constantly world. We deem that unless the working towards new challenges and augmentation of expertise, moral values and circumstances. We accentuate on building ethics are incorporated, we cannot be innovative leaders of tomorrow and I would successful. I am also obliged to the like to emphasize that our venture is to keep corporate world and the eminent people a balance between imparting dire needy from academic circles for their unremitting skills for the learners and this is what the support. I consider, by functioning industry expects. We have established collectively in an environment of trust and training as the primary mode of serving the sustain, we would be gifted to accomplish society at large. more success and eminence in the years to appear. The VIFFA (Venus International Foundation Faculty Awards) is aiming to celebrate teaching as the noblest profession in the world by recognizing extraordinary teachers who are engaging their students in R.SATHISHKUMAR innovative and path-breaking ways to ignite Chairman their potential. The VIFFA 2015 identified 5 Venus International Foundation Faculty Awards – VIFFA 2015, 1–243 ABOUT THE FOUNDATION his support, encouragement and confidence. I wish to extend my thanks to Venus International Foundation - VIF Prof. V. Balasubramanian, Retd. is an initiative of experienced Professors of Professor, Presidency College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. It is constituted and India for his suggestions and comments on created as a not - for - profit organization the present work. Additionally, we thank the and established in 2015 ( registered as a Dr. K. S. Dhathathreyan for the necessary TRUST under section 3 of the Indian Trusts discussions and help. We received Act, 1882 and Tamil Nadu Charitable necessary support from Dr. N. Rajasekar Endowments Act, 1959 vide trust deed no. and Dr. M. Ramani. There are many people 18 / 2015 / BK - IV dt. 20th January 2015 at whose support and timely suggestions have Velachery - SRO / Chennai South / helped throughout this project. Finally, we Registration Dept., Govt. of Tamilnadu, thank to those who are also the part of this India | VIF is Regd. with The Trade Marks project, whose names could have not been Registry, India - 600032 dated May 27, mentioned here. 2015 and has compliance with ISO Centre for Advanced Research and 9001:2008 vide No. QMS/02616/0615), Design - CARD focusing to support the Youngsters and Women to realize their full potential. It is Centre for Advanced Research and working for quality and equity of education Design - CARD of VIF is aiming to pursue along with related development areas. VIF and promote in-depth research and design understood that the sheer magnitude of the TO ENHANCE THE VIBRANT ACADEMIC task ahead would require the collective will, AMBIENCE for the promotion of excellence knowledge, and participation of all sectors in in higher education at the frontiers of society. It recognizes the people by engineering and science. With the aim of providing scholarships and awards based generating new knowledge and better on the performance. There are no quotas, understanding, it support faculty and neither for individuals, nor for institutions. students by organizing courses, short term VIF focus to develop the underprivileged training and workshops on theoretical and youngsters who can embark upon practical aspects. It also encourage faculty challenges of our society by constantly members to apply for funding from working towards new challenges and government and non-government circumstances. We accentuate on building organizations and to publish the research innovative leaders of tomorrow and would outcomes in journals. In the view of like to keep a balance between imparting enhancing teaching-learning practice, dire needy skills for the learners and this is CARD planning for the collaborative, what the industry expects. interdisciplinary research and conduct research diploma programs in significant We have established training as the technology areas. primary mode of serving the society at large. We thank our Advisor Prof. S. Ramani, for 6 Venus International Foundation Faculty Awards – VIFFA 2015, 1–243 VIFFA 2015 SUMMARY different States across India. Out of the total 217 Award Winners, 53 are from The Faculty Awards (VIFFA 2015), Universities and 87 are from Affiliated 5th July 2015, Radha Regent Hotels Colleges / Institutes. We are happy to Chennai, India was convened by the Centre inform 14 Award Winners are belonging for Advanced Research and Design (CARD) to 8 different IIT's and 14 Award of VIF. The Faculty Awards was held in Winners are from 7 different NIT's. accordance with the VIF BOARD MEETING The categories are: resolution vide F. No. VIF / MIN / BM-I / 2015 held on February 06, 2015 at VIF 1. Life Time Achievement Head Quarters. 2. Best Academic Administrator 3. Outstanding Researcher The Faculty awards aimed: 4. Outstanding Faculty To celebrate teaching as the noblest 5. Young Researcher profession in the world by recognizing 6. Young Faculty extraordinary teachers who are engaging their students in innovative This report summarizes and and path-breaking ways to ignite their synthesizes the proceedings of the Faculty potential. Awards - VIFFA 2015. To identify the teachers who have 90 Award Winners from the Faculty of demonstrated excellence in teaching Engineering different subjects shown outstanding 71 Winners from the Science contribution to learners with special 30 Winners from the Management needs and have served their 17 Winners from the Arts communities through teaching even 9 Winners from the Agriculture / outside formal classrooms. Veterinary To invigorate all other teachers to begin Specialization vs Award Category connecting to their students in inspiring Faculty LT BAA OR OF YR YF and innovative ways and raise the level Engineering 4 12 6 30 7 31 of their teaching to greatest standards Science 4 3 30 10 24 of excellence. Management 1 2 24 3 Vertinary / 1 - 1 2 2 3 Agriculture The Award were based on the is Arts/ Others 1 13 3 based on demonstration of exceptional Total 11 14 10 99 19 64 teaching / research record of significant Male-Female Ratio Vs Category contributions