CHICAGO – AIA (Association of Indians in America) hosted its annual banquet during which tributes were paid to AIA patriarch Late Ghanshyam Pandey; and the Chairman of Millennium Bank Moti Agrawal was honored. Illinois State Treasurer Michael W Frerichs was the Guest of Honor. Nick Dizonno was the keynote speaker.
Everyone described Late Ghanshyam Pandey as a “good fellow” who excelled in his professional field of research besides being deeply involved in the community politically and socially.
US Representative Raja Krishnamoorthy, the Chief Guest, presented the US President’s LifeTime Achievement Award, Posthumous, to Late Ghanshyam Pandey. A similar award felicitation received from Indo US Lions Club, Chicago was also read out and presented.
Earlier, Ms Shagun Pandey and Nishika Dubey sang the National Anthems of the United States and of India. The inaugural lamp was lit by Hina Trivedi, Nilabh Dubey, Shabana Rahman, and Santosh Pandey.
TEAM AIA: Hina Trivedi, President; Manoranjan Mishra, Chair; Santosh Pandey, NAIA Vice President; Shaheen Sayeed, Vice President; Shabana Rahman, Jt Secretary; Nilab Dubey, Secretary; Salil Mishra, Vice President; Om Dhingra, Vice President; Prem Malhotra, Board Member; Akshay Patel, Board Member; Ashish Sen, Board Member; and, Anil Sharma, Board Member.
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