VIT chancellor conferred with an honorary doctorate

The founder and chancellor of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), G Viswanathan, was conferred with an honorary doctorate by the US-based Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) on Friday.

Dr David C Munson, the president and Dr Prabu David, the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at RIT honoured Viswanathan with the honorary doctorate towards his vision and leadership in the expansion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Management (STEM) Education across India and in recognition to his dedication towards supporting the underprivileged.

This is the third time he has been conferred honorary doctorate by the US varsities. Earlier, the chancellor was honoured with an honorary doctorate by West Virginia University, USA, in 2009, and by the State University of New York, Binghamton University, USA, in 2024 in addition to being conferred a honorary doctorate by St. Xaviers’ University, Kolkata in the year 2025.

On the occasion, Sankar Viswanathan and Dr Sekar Viswanathan, vice-presidents of VIT, Dr Kanchana Bhaaskaran, vice-chancellor and Dr R Seenivasan, director of international relations were present.