Dr.
Susan Edward Joseph, MSc, M Ed,M Phil, Ph D , Former Principal of the
Presidency Girl’s Higher Secondary School, Chennai participated as Chief Guest
for this Celebration
In India, 5th September is
celebrated as Teachers Day as a mark of tribute to the contribution made by
teachers to the society. It is the birthday of a great teacher Dr. Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan, who was a staunch believer in education and was a well-known
diplomat, scholar and the President of India and above all, a great Teacher.
Teacher’s day was celebrated
with pomp and splendour at The Sankara Nethralaya Academy( TSNA), a unit of
Medical Research Foundation, Chennai at its Vanagaram Campus. It was a day of
gratitude and remembrance towards all the teachers who have shaped our lives.
The Program started with a
mellifluous invocation by Senior Lecturer Dr S Vandhana who invoked the Gods
and praised the teachers through Vedic hymns. This was followed by a soulful
rendition by the students of Sankara Nethralaya Academy who invoked Lord
Ganesha for his blessings and divine Grace
Welcoming the gathering and the
Chief Guest Dr. Susan Edward Joseph, MSc, M Ed,M Phil, Ph D , Former
Principal of the Presidency Girl’s Higher Secondary School, Chennai, Mr. A
Mahalingam, Deputy Registrar, explained the service orientation of
Sankara Nethralaya under the visionary leadership of the Living Legend Padma
Bhushan Dr. SS Badrinath. He briefed on the educational facilities and
collaborations of the academy, for offering a purposeful education to the
society, he also highlighted that the healthcare service sector is booming and that
there are abundant career opportunities here, which he explained has made many
institutions like the Sankara Nethralaya Academy to offer specialized courses
in this sector to prepare students aspiring to be a part of this high growth
industry.
Mrs Akila Ganesan, Senior
General Manager – Sankara Nethralaya and Registrar of the SN Academy
welcomed the Chief Guest Dr. Susan Edward Joseph the most distinguished ‘Chief
Guest’ and most worthy Teacher on the occasion, she dwelt in-depth on the terms
Guru which is coined by Gu and Ru.
She highlighted that Dr. Susan
has donned several roles in an eventful career, she started as a Teacher, went
on to become a headmistress at the Presidency Girls High School, became the
Assistant Professor at the Holy Cross Home Science College, Tuticorin and the
Divisional Education officer. Dr Susan left an indelible mark in every
assignment that she handled, she was conferred the ‘Best Teacher Award’
for her high quality of work and the 65 schools under her showed, when she
served as the district education officer, registered all round progress.
Delivering the Chief Guest’s
address Dr Susan Edward Joseph had a special word of thanks to the teachers for
imparting knowledge to all, she shared interesting anecdotes from her student
days and exhorted the students to bring glory and fame to their teachers, she
extolled the virtues of the teaching profession and appealed to teachers to
take active part in character building of their students.
