BHUBANESWAR, FEB16    :     Former Vice President of Guatemala Cesar Guillermo Castillo Reyes and Founder-Chairman of Sri Ramakrishna Export Private Limited Govindbhai Laljibhai Dholakia were on Friday conferred with the KISS Lifetime Achievement Award.

The awards were presented at the 20th-anniversary celebration of KIIT DU.
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda could not attend the celebrations due to his ill health but wished the students all success in life in a message.

KIIT and KISS Founder Dr Achyuta Samanta presented the awards in the presence of KISS Pro-Chancellor Prof Amareswar Galla and KISS Vice Chancellor Prof Deepak Kumar Behera.

The awards were given for their extraordinary contribution to the field of social service, leadership, and philanthropy.

In his acceptance speech, Dholakia expressed his awe at witnessing such a large gathering of students and faculty for the first time in his life. He praised the students for being blessed enough to study at KISS and commended Dr. Samanta’s efforts in making such an institution possible.
Dr. Reyes advised the students to dream big and aim for excellence in their pursuits.(UNI)