Dr. A. L. Mudaliar
Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (b. 1887) assumed office as the first Chairman of the Board of Governors at IIT Madras on 1st January 1959. He served as Chairman from 1959 to 1969 for a period of 10 years and made significant contributions to the Institute during his term.
Doctor, educationist and statesman, Dr. Mudaliar made significant contributions in each of his roles.
He completed his training in medicine at Madras Medical College after having graduated from Madras Christian College. Dr. Mudaliar was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Madras for 27 years and thus has the distinction of having been the longest serving Vice-Chancellor of the university. He was knighted in the 1945 New Year Honours and was awarded both the Padma Bhushan (1954) and the Padma Vibhushan (1963).
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