BWI: Mr. N R Narayana Murthy Presides at Great Lakes Institute of Management Convocation and Welcomes the New Batch of 2011

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Source: Great Lakes Institute of Management
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 05:46 PM IST (12:16 PM GMT)
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Mr. N R Narayana Murthy Presides at Great Lakes Institute of Management Convocation and Welcomes the New Batch of 2011
260 Students Graduate

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Tuesday, April 27, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- Great Lakes Institute of Management held its sixth convocation ceremony of its Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) class of '10 (referred to as Patriots) & Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) batch 4 ('07 -'09) and welcomed the new batch of PGPM Class 2011 (referred to as Gladiators) at the convocation ceremony at the Chennai Trade Centre, today.

The class comprising of 260 students graduated with honours amidst jubilation and cheer. Present at the occasion were the Chief Guest, Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy, Chief Mentor, Infosys Technologies Limited; Dr. Bala V. Balachandran, Founder & Honorary Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management; Mr. Andrew T. Simkin, US Consul General in Chennai, India and Mr. Mahendiran, Managing Director, Godrej Sara Lee Limited.

Mr. Narayana Murthy, Chief Mentor, Infosys Technologies Limited addressed the enthusiastic gathering and handed over the certificates to the outgoing students. During the convocation ceremony several awards were given to deserving students for their excellent curricular and co-curricular achievements!

Mr. Andrew T. Simkin, U.S. Consul General in India and Mr. A. Mahendran, Managing Director, Godrej Sara Lee Limited shared their insights on leadership qualities with the students.

Mr Murugan walked away with the Best Student - Male award, while Ms Lalima Dutta Choudhury_ walked away with the Best Student - Female award. A total of 6 students were awarded medals for their achievements as below:

-- Ms. Lalima Dutta Choudhury - Best Female Student
-- S. Murugan - Best Male Student

Academic Excellence

-- Saurabh Suhasaria - Finance
-- Mohit Sewak - Marketing
-- Jitu Kishan Singh - Operations
-- Aparna Sharma - Strategy

In addition, 70 other students were given medals and certificates for their contribution towards institution-building activities.

Congratulating the students on successfully completing the Post Graduate Programme in Management, Dr. Bala V. Balachandran, Founder & Honorary Dean, Great Lakes, said, "We began Great Lakes with the singular focus of creating a management institute of par excellence. Through your journey at Great Lakes, we believe we have sown the seeds of excellence within you. I congratulate and wish each one of you success as to go out into the corporate world and allow this seed to bear fruit."

The mood at the convocation ceremony was one of enthusiasm and joy. Witnessing the historic moment in the audience, were the eminent Board members, faculty, parents, friends, and relatives of the students.

The convocation ceremony concluded with the formal welcoming of the PGPM class of 2010 (referred to as Gladiators).

About Great Lakes Institute of Management:

Great Lakes Institute of Management is Chennai based and one of the leading B Schools of India, founded by Prof. Bala V. Balachandran of Kellogg School of Management. He established the institute with a dream of setting up an international class Business School in Chennai. Great Lakes Institute of Management has been bringing the best brains in the world of management to India with an objective to provide world-class management education. Great Lakes have tie-ups with eminent universities of international repute. One such initiative is Yale-Great Lakes Center for Management Research, started in partnership with Yale University of USA. This center aims to promote, facilitate and advance India-centric management related research, which contributes, to the development of basic and applied knowledge in the field of management. The centre will be a bridge that links scholars around the globe with India as a common interest.


CONTACT DETAILS
T. N. Swaminathan, Director Admissions, External Relations & Associate Prof., Great Lakes Institute of Management, +91 9840195454, tnswami@greatlakes.edu.in
Nachu Nagappan, Account Manager, 20:20 MEDIA, +91 9940068348, nachu@2020india.com

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