Dr. A. L. Mudaliar with administrative and faculty members at his farewell function
Administrators , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs
Seen in the front is Mr. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer), in the second row, left to right Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors) and Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors). Seen in the third row is Dr. A. Ramachandran (Director) and in the fourth row, left to right is Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Chemistry department) and Prof. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI). Seen in the last row is Mr. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar).
Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (1887-1974) was a renowned Indian educationist and physician. He was the longest serving Vice-Chancellor of Madras University (27 years), principal of Madras Medical College and Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Madras. He was also elected as the Chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board in 1949 and 1950. He was knighted in the 1945 New Year Honours and awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan in 1954 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1963 for his valuable contributions to education in India. He served as the first Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT, Madras a total of 10 years, from 1959 to 1969. Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director) was the son of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar. Hence, father and son were the leaders of IIT Madras together for a total of two years, from 1967-1969.
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