Hon. Jacob Eapen, MD, MPH is Awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor on May 12, 2007

Hon. Jacob Eapen, MD, MPH was awarded the "Ellis Island Medal of Honor" on May 12, 2007. He was selected by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, among other recipients from various heritage groups, to receive this honor because of his dedication and leadership qualities in community service.

Each year, NECO awards the "Ellis Island Medal of Honor" to outstanding individuals who lead a lifestyle dedicated to community service, exhibit interests for the preservation of cultural groups and share and contribute through personal and professional achievements toward the overall benefit of society. The Ellis Island ceremony starts with an elegant and festive Welcome Cocktail Reception where all medalists meet one another. Following the ceremony, the Gala Dinner is held in the beautifully restored Great Hall on Ellis Island, capped by a stunning display of fireworks.

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Awards - Republic day

On behalf of OBA and my self congrats our OB's receiving the following awards on 26th Jan 2008:

• Lt. Gen. Thomas Mathew AVSM - PVSM (6/1965)
• Lt. Gen. S. P. Sreekumar AVSM, ADC - PVSM (38/1965)
  
• Rear Admiral Rajendra Singh NM, VSM - AVSM (4/1968)
  
• Brigadier K. S. Venugopal - VSM (413/1972)
  
• Brigadier Rajeevan Gopalakrishnan - VSM (592/1974)
• Wg. Cdr. K. S. Suresh Kumar - VM (1443/1984)

Awards on the occasion of Army Day 2008

Following old boys have been awarded COAS/VCOAS Commendation Cards on the occasion of Army Day 2008

• Maj Gen Jatinder Singh, SM (228/1969) - COAS
• Brig Sarath Chand, VSM (628/1975) - COAS
• Lt Col Neeraj Mehrotra (1309/1982) - COAS
• Col P Ramesh (1366/1982) - VCOAS

2007 - Achievements

Continuing with our retrospective of 2007

• Major General Jatinder Singh, SM (228/1969) taken over charge as GOC, HQ 2 Mtn Div
• BR Vijaya Kumar (526/1972) is conferred with IFS - Indian Forest Service
  
• American association of pharmaceutical scientists (AAPS) presented Dr Saji K Thomas (917/1979) a service award at it's annual meeting in San Diego, USA on Nov 11th.
• Colonel Jacob Chacko Tharakan (732/1976) has been awarded Army Chiefs commendation card for outstanding work carried out in connection with World Military Games held at Secunderabad .
• Aiswarya, daughter of Col. Ajay CV (1235/1982) has won the gold medal in the International Information Technology and Computer Science Olympiad held by Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation.
• Maj. Praveen G (2292/1993) have been nominated for the Advanced Command and Staff College at Shrivenham, UK
  

Dr Saji K Thomas (917/1979)