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VIT Chancellor conferred honorary doctorate by RIT
The New Indian Express Vellore
|May 11, 2025
G Viswanathan, Founder and Chancellor of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), New York, in recognition of his visionary leadership in advancing STEM education in India and his steadfast commitment to uplifting underprivileged communities.
The honour was bestowed by RIT president David C Munson and Provost Prabu David during a ceremony held on Thursday. This marks the third occasion a US university has recognised Viswanathan's contributions; he
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