PIM Alumni adopts its original name

New name - same great tradition! That was the consensus among alumni who attended the post AGM ceremony on the 10th of September. In fact it is not a new name but bouncing back to the original name to be precise. The association reverted back to its original name as “PIM Alumni”.

The highlight of the post AGM ceremony was the felicitation of Dr Uditha Liyanage in recognition of him being appointed as the Director of PIM and the Chairman of the Institute’s Board of Management followed by the re-launch of the Alumni website (http://www.pimalumni.org/).

The post AGM ceremony set itself a new record with more than one hundred Alumni members being present. So much was the crowd that at a certain point seats became a scarce resource. The session began with the introductory speech by the incoming President Lakshman Abeysekera who thanked the alumni members for there continuous support.

This was followed by an introduction to Dr Uditha Liyanage by the immediate past president. Incidentally, Brandon Morris who was the master of ceremony had noticed that Dr Liyanage is looking younger by the day.

This myth was clarified by Dr Lyanage in his speech, where he attributed his success to look younger to packaging rather than anything else. Dr Liyanage clearly outlined his strategy to take PIM forward. He also emphasized the important role played by the Alumni.

This was followed by cocktails which ultimately ended with the membership taking the role of the live band!