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We would like to thank the following student clubs and committees
for bearing the Universities Endowment Fund in mind in their
fund-raising efforts and for their generous donations:
| Accountancy & Business Club | $ 5888 |
| CSE IHPT 1994 | $ 149 |
| Hall 6 D&D | $ 916 |
| NTU Christian Groups NTU Christian Fellowship Campus Crasade The Navigators Tabernacles | $ 500 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engrg Club | $ 1,565 |
| NTU Convocation Ball 95 Committee | $ 3,717 |
| School of Applied Science Club | $ 2,058 |
| School of Communication Studies | $ 400 |
| First Year Common Engineering Club | $ 66 |
| "Theerpugal" by NIE Year 2 Dip Ed Students | $ 2,303 |
| Bowling Club | $ 675 |
| NTU Ladies Dragon Boat | $ 207 |
| The Malay Language & Culture Unit, NIE | $ 572 |
| Marketing International Night Organising | $ 1,000 |
| NTU Convocation Ball '95 | $ 3,717 |
| "Love is all Around" by EEE Club | $ 1,290 |
| "Transit Link Project" by AIESEC (NTU&NUS) "Digital Signal Processing Solutions Challenge" | $16,000 |
| Mr Dilip Krishnan, SAS | US$10,000 |
| Mr Showbhik Kalra, SAS | US$10,000 |
The NTU Story |
The book entitled "The Making of a University of Industry
and Business -
The NTU Story" was launched on 25 September 1995 by Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. It is a 160-page
hardcover book that documents the development of NTU from its beginning
in 1980. A sum of $110,000 is targeted to be raised from the sale of
the book for the NTU Endowment Fund.
The books are on sale at the Campus Book Centre (South Spine)and the College Book Store (NIE), as well as the Alumni & Endowment Office (1st level, Administration Building) at $50 a copy.
A Special Signed Edition bearing the signatures of Dr Tony Tan, Dr Michael Fam, Dr Cham Tao Soon and Mrs Lu Sinclair
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In June 1995, Mr Wee Cho Yaw, chairman of the United Overseas Bank and former council chairman of the Nanyang Unviersity, and the Lee Foundation each donated $200,000 to the NTU Endowment Fund. The donations were pledged during the 4th Nantah Global Reunion Dinner held on 3 June and are to be used to finance research and teaching of Chinese at NTU's Centre for Chinese Language and Culture.
UOB Professorship in Banking |
The first professorship established at NTU was the UOB Professorship in Banking launched on 20 October 1995 at the UOB Penthouse with a $1.50 million donation from the United Overseas Bank. The establishment of this professorship by the UOB is part of the bank's $10 million donation to charities and educational institutions in conjunction with its 60 anniversary celebrations this year.
Wee Kim Wee Professorship in Communication Studies |
A record sum of $2.3 million was raised by a committee headed by Mr Ho Kwon Ping, president of Wah Chang International, to establish the Wee Kim Wee Professorship in Communication Studies at NTU. The Lee Foundation, Shaw Foundation, Singapore Press Holdings and Far East Organisation each pledged $500,000, while the Singapore International Media and the Goh Foundation pledged $250,000 and $50,000 respectively to establish the professorship in honour of former President Wee Kim Wee for his contributions to the country and to the field of communications. The launching ceremony, held on 4 November 1995 at the Shangri-la Hotel Ballroom, coincided with Dr Wee's 80th birthday.