The Nanyang Technological University School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Alumni Association, which was officially registered on the 3 Dec 96, has gone into its forth year.
There were a total of 9 executive committee members and they are:
President - Mr Heng Guan Teck
Vice President - Dr Lam Yee Loy
Hon Secretary - Dr See Kye Yak
Asst Hon Secretary - Mr Lee Soon Hong
Hon Treasurer - Dr Lee Peng Hin
Asst Hon Treasurer - Mr Kwek Chu-Lih
Committee Members - Mr Choo Yoke Meng, Mr Jeff Goh, Mr Anthony Ho.
Our financial year was from June 1999 to May 2000. We have thus closed the accounts as at 31st May 2000 and the accounts had since been auditted by our 2 internal auditors (viz Mr Leong Peng Kwai and Mr Ng Kong Yew). These 2 internal auditors were elected from the 3rd AGM.
For this financial year, our total income is $6,080 (from a total
of 51 life members, 30 ordinary members and 6 student members) while our expenses came up
to $2,407. Our main expenses are mainly for the quarterly gatherings, expenditure for the
last AGM and accountancy fees. We had decided to heavily subsidise the quarterly
gatherings (which includes a dinner as well as inviting a prominent speaker) so as to
encourage participation and interaction amongst members. Our taxes for the Year of
Assessments 2000 using the auditted accounts of FY98/99 came up to $25.
The following are the different membership categories and fee
structures for the Year 1999/2000:
Ordinary
Member:- $10 entrance
fee & $12 annual subscription fee.
Life
Member:-
$10 entrance fee & $100 life membership fee.
Associate
Member:- $10 entrance fee
& $12 annual subscription fee.
Student
Member:- $5
entrance fee & no annual subscription fee.
There was no change to the fee structure so that we can continue
to encourage more of our alumni to join us.
| Alagappan Murugappan | Goh Sieu Ley | Lim Kien Boon | Pua Yeow Khoon |
| Ang Chee Koon | Goh Siok Piew, Jeff | Lim Kim Hai | Seah Jeng Wee |
| Ang Sok Hong | Goh Sok Ngo | Lim Peng Hun | See Kye Yak |
| Chan Hua Tek | Heng Aik Swan | Lim Siew Eng | See Wee Bin |
| Chan Kien Teck | Heng Guan Teck | Lim Theng Ang | Sim Teong Guan |
| Chan Siew Key Steven | Heng Yong Hwa Alvin | Lim Tin Khoon Bernard | Sng Fook Yuan |
| Chan Yi Huei | Ho Boon Kiat Anthony | Lim Yew Tee Collin | Sng Yeow Chai, Roderic |
| Cheah Kian Thong Jonathan | Ho Kin Seng | Lo Kien Foh | Tan Aik Khoon |
| Chee Weng Keong Vincent | Hong Eng Khim | Loh Kiun Chze Lawrence | Tan Chiew Guan |
| Cheok Tian Chye Steven | Hu Leong Peng | Loo Chee Hian | Tan Choon Young Alan |
| Chew Chua Song | Hui Keen Leong | Low Choh Gek, Jenaline | Tan Khoon Wah |
| Chia Chee Liang Paul | Inderjit Singh | Low Kay Soon | Tan Yoke Lin |
| Chia Chew Lee | James Lau | Low Sam Peng | Tang Kim Seng |
| Chia Chin Swee | Janakraj A/L Shivlal | Loy Liang Teck | Tay Beng Kang |
| Chiun Koon Yong, Roger | Jasvinder Singh | Lu Soon Siong | Tay Lim Hock |
| Chong Chee Keong | Khoo Boon Hing | Lum Siak Fong | Tay Yiak Khim |
| Chong Cheng Seng | Koh Kai Neng | Lum Thim Kuai | Teo Siew Meng |
| Chong Yong Kim | Koh Kian Kee Stephen | Lye Kheng Hock Vincent | Teo Swee Yew Norman |
| Choo Yoke Meng Winston | Koh Nyap Min | Lyou Hui Leng | Tham Wai Hoong |
| Chow Kok Meng | Koh Teck Beng | Mah How Teck | Tiong Onn Seng |
| Choy Peng Lih Philip | Kwek Chu Lih | Mahendran s/o Navaratna Rajah | Tit Wei Yong |
| Chua Kok Liang | Lai Khuen Sin | Ng Eng Beng Jonathan | Toh Cheow Wee |
| Chua Tian Ting Jason | Lai Kok Hian | Ng Gim Ming | Tsao Chi Hsin Maverick |
| Dexter Chim Wai Leng | Lam Yee Loy | Ng Guan Soon | Wang Liang Cheng |
| Foo Yeong Shong | Lee Chin Eng | Ng Kok Tiong | Wee Siang Beng |
| Francis Fong | Lee Kam Hoong | Ng Kong Yew | Wong Chee Sang |
| Gan Kah Haw | Lee Kok King | Ng Liam Teck | Yap Pau Chin |
| Gian Kin Siong | Lee Ming Leong | Ong Beng Leong | Yap Pow Look |
| Goh Boon Huat | Lee Peng Hin | Ong Chee Lim | Yap Yoke Sin |
| Goh Che Seng | Lee Phek Thong | Ong Hueh Chuah | Yeo Woo Cheow David |
| Goh Chin Seng | Leong Jenn Chuan | Ong Tien Poh Malcom | Yip Chee Toh |
| Goh Chiok Leong Mike | Leong Peng Ham | Ow Keong Meng | Yong Chen Kong |
| Goh Hoon Hong | Lim Bock Teck | Pok Kheng Ann | Yong How Ming Felix |
| Lim Chye Seng | Ponnuthurai N Suganthan |
Class |
85 |
86 |
87 |
88 |
89 |
90 |
91 |
92 |
93 |
94 |
95 |
96 |
97 |
98 |
99 |
No. |
20 |
15 |
7 |
14 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
And our 61 ordinary members are as follows:
| Ang Chyze Whee Andrew | Koh Tai Li Ian | Lum Foo Wing | Tan Yew Chye |
| Chan Hui Boon | Kua Hai Meng Francis | Ng Ai Ling Irene | Tay Eng Keong |
| Chang Chip Hong | Lau Chi Seong | Ng Cheong Pheng | Thin Wing Eng |
| Chen Diing Yu | Lau See Hoe | Ng Choon Hwee | Tng Boon Chin |
| Chew Earn Kong | Lee Chai Lay | Ng Kim Tean | Toh Yeow Chong John |
| Chew Sing Khie | Lee Chee Keen | Ng Kok Chin | U Kyin Shein |
| Chia Yoon Chee David | Lee Hung Young | Ong Hui Gin | U Myint Shein |
| Chong Yee Fatt Philip | Lee Soon Hong | Ong Kean Hoe | Wang Hee Shiong |
| Chung Kwong Yuen | Lee Tian Shek | Or Lye Chin James | Wee Ge Soon |
| Fong Chiew Loong Francis | Leong Peng Kwai | Phang Hoe Soon | William Ang |
| Goh Yew Ka | Liew Jong Tau | Poh Siew Eng, Shirley | Wong Yik Keong Joseph |
| Guan Boon Seng | Lim Ah Boon Daniel | Quek Lye Huat | Yeo Eng Choon |
| John Chiang Kar Heng | Lim Hock Bee | Seah Bian Ping, Dion | Yuan Yu |
| Kan Siew Leong | Lim Soon Wai | She Voon Keat | Zhang Hongyu |
| Kang Hwee Ling | Loh Juh Khang | Soh Siow Meng | |
| Khoo Cheng Kong | Loi Hui Huang Timothy | Tan Cheng Liang | |
| Koh Nai Ghee | Loo Wee Wee | Tan Teik Wei |
Class |
85 |
86 |
87 |
88 |
89 |
90 |
91 |
92 |
93 |
94 |
95 |
96 |
97 |
98 |
99 |
No. |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
Out of a number of ordinary members whose membership had expired, 12 had converted to life membership while another 5 had renewed their membership. In the meantime, we would be writing to the others to remind them to renew their membership or convert to life membership. We would like to strongly encourage all ordinary members to consider upgrading to life membership, to avoid the hassle of paying subscription fees every year and the fees may increase over the years.
This year we had a record of 53 life members who signed up - increasing our life membership by more than 60%, from the previous 81 life members as reported at the last AGM. This is in spite of the fact that many of us in the Committee had several heavy work and family commitments. I believe that the Committee requires ‘new blood’ with new contacts so that the core group of people can be enlarged. Currently the core group is still mainly made of some present and some ‘ex-‘ Committee members, mainly from the ’85 and ’86 batches, probably due to historical reasons. However, my vision is for the Committee to be made up of a representative (eg. the ex-President of the EEE Club) from each Class (or Batch) and each of the ex-Club Committee Members can form sub-committees. This would be ideal in terms of contacts for the various Classes and also to streamline the organisation of activities.
At the 1st meeting of the 3rd Executive Committee, it was decided that Prof Brian Lee and Prof Er Meng Hwa be invited to be the patrons of the Association. This is in view of the invaluable contributions that they had made to the ‘birth and growth’ of this Association. We are pleased to report that both of them had accepted the invitation.
Currently our publicity is still mainly through the NTULink and the E-Cube World. We record a word of thanks to NTU and the School of EEE to allow us to publicise the Association and to include the application form for free in these magazines. We also have a Web Page at “http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/eeealumni” which is currently linked to the NTU Web Page.
We had organised 2 Members’ Nite (combination of talk plus dinner) in the months of Nov 1999 and Feb 2000. We were most pleased to have 2 officers from NSTB (Anderson Lim and Jurn Mun) to talk about technopreneurship as well as Timothy Tan (a PhD research student) to provide interesting insights on ‘Healthy Eating’. In May 2000, we joined the School of EEE in the Class of ’85 and Class of ’90 in celebrating the 15th and 10th Anniversary Reunions.
Based on the initiative of the Sub-Dean, A/P Tay Beng Kang, our executive committee met with the EEE Club Executive Committee in Oct 1999 to discuss possible joint projects and activities. As a result, some of our alumni members formed a panel to talk about ‘Life After Graduation’ to the undergraduates in Jan 2000, as part of the EEE Week activity.
In conclusion, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of the Executive Committee who in spite of their heavy work and family commitments have taken time to contribute to the work of the Association as well as to attend meetings.
As the Association can still be considered to be in its infant stage, the support from each member is crucial. I hope that all of us would not hesitate to come forward to serve in the committee or volunteer to help the committee and participate in any activities organised by the Association.
Submitted by: Heng Guan Teck (President 1999/2000)