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CONTENTS

Section - I

1. Messages ... 6-12

2. Editorial ... 13

3. ATA Executive Committee ... 14

4. ATA Board of Trustees ... 15

5. ATA Conference Adhoc Committee ... 16

6. ATA Office ... 16

7. ATA Regional Co-ordinators ... 17

8. ATA Standing & Adhoc Committees ... 18-19

9. ATA Conference Committees ... 21-33

10. ATA Awards ... 35-45

11. ATA History ... 46-55

12. Pictures of Donors ... 56-65

13. Donors List ... 66-68

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STATE OF GEORGIAOFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

ATLANTA 30334-0900

July 6, 2012

Nathan DealGOVERNOR

MESSAGE

Greetings.I am pleased to extend my warmest regards to the American Telugu Association (ATA) as you celebrateyour 12*1 biannual conference. On behalf of the State of Georgia, it is a pleasure to host this uniqueevent in our beautiful capital city.

Please allow me to welcome your distinguished guests to this event honoring those speaking the Indiandialect of Telugu throughout the State of Georgia. Since its inception in 1990, the ATA has supportedthe educational, cultural, and religious needs of the Telugu speaking peoples of America and India.Your organization also has a rich history of public outreach, organizing many charity events in bothAmerica and India. Georgia benefits from a vibrant Indian population whose members comprise alllevels of professional life. I look forward to the future contributions of this important community andencourage you to renew your dedication to serving others as you discuss the items on your agenda.

I commend the American Telugu Association for organizing this event, and send my best wishes fora successful and enjoyable conference.

Sincerely

Nathan Deal

Greetings:It gives me great pleasure to welcome the members of the American Telugu Association to our state and tothe beautiful city of Atlanta for your 12th Biannual Conference and Youth Convention. The Georgia WorldCongress Center seems a fitting location for your grand convention to serve the educational, cultural andreligious needs of Telugu language-speaking Indian Americans. I commend the members for your dedica-tion to preserving your culture and assisting people of Telugu origin to settle in America.

I wish for you a very successful convention, and hope you will not hesitate to contact me if I can ever be ofassistance to you or your organization.

Enjoy your time together and have a safe trip home.

Sincerely

Johnny Isakson

UNITED STATES SENATEWashington D.C.

July 6, 2012

Nathan DealGOVERNOR

MESSAGE

MESSAGE

N. Kiran Kumar ReddyChief Minister, Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad28th May 2012

It gives me an immense pleasure to note that, the American Telugu Association is celebrating its 12thannual conference, in Atlanta, Geogia, USA from 6th to 8th July'2012 and coming up with a specialsouvenir on this occasion.

I convey my heartiest greetings to all the ATA members on this occasion on my personal behalf and alsoon behalf of people of A.P.

It is learnt that, in 1990 American Telugu Association (ATA) was registered in Illinois as a not-for-profitorganization with the objectives of, to promote literary, cultural, educational, religious, social, economic,health and community activities of the people of Telugu origin in America and to promote exchangeprograms for students, scientists, and professionals of Telugu origin between the United States of America,Canada, India and other countries.

It is to note the significant contributions being made by the Telugu speaking people for the development ofthe United States and other countries where ever they are.

I urge the American Telugu Association to take a lead role to contribute for the development of ourmotherland. The State government is ready to extend its fullest support in this regard.

Once again, I wish the ATA's 12th Annual conference a grand success and hope this special souvenir willreflect all their aspirations, achievements and futuristic proposals.

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With best wishes,

(Kiran Kumar Reddy)

MESSAGE

K. RosaiahGovernor, Tamilnadu

Rajbhavan, Chennai8th June 2012

I am pleased to learn that the American Telugu Association is organizing the 12th ATA Conference andYouth Convention from 6th - 8th July, 2012 at the Georgia World Congress Centre, Atlanta, U.S.A.

India is known for its rich culture, tradition and heritage. We are multilingual and multifarious in culture.Language is a medium of expression. Telugu is a vibrant and a beautiful language.

It is a matter of great pride to see that the Telugu speaking people living in America are carrying on the richculture and tradition of Andhra Pradesh.

I am sure that such conventions and cultural programmes will promote cultural exchange and foster unityand peace among the people, especially the youth from India and those in USA and other countries across theglobe.

The initiatives taken by the ATA in acting as a bridge between the people of Andhra Pradesh and USA infostering unity, charity and goodwill deserve appreciation.

I convey my warm felicitations to the President, Office Bearers and Members of the American TeluguAssociation and to all the participating delegates.

I wish the 12th American Telugu Association and Youth Convention all success.

(K. Rosaiah)

Dear Telugu Friends,

Namaskaram,

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and your family to Atlantafor our 12th ATA conference.

Perpetuating, preserving, and maintaining the heritage of the people of Teluguorigin is one of the main objectives of our American Telugu Association. ATAhas been doing this for the past 22 years. One of the venues we use to promotethese objectives is the ATA conference and youth convention biennially.

This year we are celebrating our 12th ATA Conference and Youth Convention atthe Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA! On behalf of the ATA boardof trustees, the adhoc committee, and the convention committees, I would like topersonally thank each and every one of you for joining us here in Atlanta. Ourtheme for this convention is "Samskriti, Sampradayam, and Samaja Seva" whichtranslates to culture, customs, and community service. We hope to promote allthree of those items to all of our members and youth this weekend.

I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all the members who are partici-pating in this three-day adventure with us filled with culture, customs, and muchmore. I hope everyone will have an opportunity to utilize the services provided,be able to network, and exchange ideas with other attendees which in turn willhelp promote our objectives and assist each other in one another's endeavors.

This conference would not have been possible without the selfless efforts of count-less members dedicating their time to give us the opportunity to come together onone platform to appreciate our rich culture and the talents of the our distinguishedartists. Sincere thanks also goes to all the individuals who have donated gener-ously for the preparation and execution of this convention.

Once we again would like to thank you all for giving us an opportunity to hostthe convention in the Atlanta and I hope you enjoy your stay here in Atlanta andhave a wonderful and memorable experience at the 12th ATA Conference andYouth Convention!

With best regards to all our members and attendees.

Rajender Jinna M.D.President, ATA

President's Message

Dr. Rajendar R. Jinna

On behalf of American Telugu Association and on my behalf it is my honor to welcome you and your families and friends to the12th ATA Conference & Youth Convention at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA, USA. It has been almost morethan a year now, since we started putting together the framework for organizing this event. Various Convention Committees underthe guidance of ATA2012 ad-hoc committee, board of trustees and with partnership with local organizations such as Telugu Asso-ciation of Metro Atlanta and Greater Atlanta Telugu Association have been working very hard to present to you a memorable andenjoyable conference and my heartfelt thanks go out to each and every one for their support and cooperation.

The enthusiasm and eagerness shown by people of different walks of life to participate in this conference both from USA and ourmother land Andhra Pradesh is over whelming and we welcome and appreciate their participation. The theme for this conference is"Samskruti, Saampradhayam and Samaja Seva" all events are planned to reflect the chosen theme. As in the past, we will celebrateand glorify our culture, language, traditions and our way of life through cultural program presentations and diverse lineup of programsdesigned to make this event enjoyable educational and entertaining for all age groups. Several forums such as Business, CME, political,panel discussions, literary, and women's at the conference will enlighten with thought provoking discussion and talks. Needles tosay, in all forums professional touch is given by engaging professional and accomplished speakers and literary persons. In additionwe will be showcasing an exhibition that will be sure to the liking of all. Some of the highlights this conference briefly:

The Banquet Dinner will be a grand event and will certainly create an ambiance for the next two days with ATA recognition awards, entertain-ment program by invited and local artists and other events.

The business seminars are designed to be informative and interactive, opening up avenues for young entrepreneurs and creating new contactsfor established businesses.

The political forums are bound to be a huge success given the current volatile state of affairs in Andhra Pradesh. Inviting politicians from dif-ferent political affiliations will allow for free and fair exchange of viewpoints along with enthusiastic audience participation.

The Education Committee intends to conduct information sessions to support educational opportunities for school-level and college-level TeluguAmericans, support activities for Telugu students pursuing studies at American universities, support for education in India, opportunities forlearning Telugu informally, as well as formally at American schools and colleges.

The cultural programs are both exciting and entertaining as they give us a real-time chance to see and meet the celebrities who twinkle on thehorizon of the Telugu film industry. In addition, we will have wonderful time in witnessing our local talent present their talent through "JumandiPaadam, Sayyandi Naadam" and Star Dance other competition finalists presenting their talents on the main stage.

The CME program has a distinguished panel of doctors who've taken time out of their busy schedules to impart knowledge and open up the floorto new ideas.

The women's forum will be engaging you in several exploratory and empowerment sessions, in addition to fun activities and competitions.

For the spiritually inclined, a meditation workshop has been organized to gain a deeper understanding of the world we live in and in addition tothought provoking talks.

For those of us who thrive in a fair amount of friendly competition, the Youth Convention has exciting games to entice a wide range of players.

Young minds will be challenged in the chess, caroms and word-game tournaments being organized by the sports committee.

The youth activities includes tantalizing youth shows during prime time, dinner cruise and club night and many more activities to make newfriends and forge relationships.

Finally, I would take this opportunity to thank all our friends, well wishers and corporate sponsors who have been kind enough toshare their time, resources and financial support to make this event a grand success. At the end of this three day event, it is ourresponsibility to ensure you go back home with wonderful memories of Atlanta, of friends - old and new and of the greatness of ourTelugu culture. I wish and hope you and your family will enjoy our hospitality, entertainment and all the activities at ATA2012and leave with lasting memories.

Sincerely,Karunakar Asireddy

Convener's Message

Karunakar Asireddy

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ATA Executive Committee

Dr. Rajender R. JennaPresident

Madhav ReddyPast President

Karunakar R. MadhavaramPresident Elect

Ram Mohan KondaSecretary

Satyanarayana KandimallaTreasurer

Anantha Reddy PajjurJoint Secretary

Ram ToomukuntlaJoint Treasurer

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ATA Board of Trustees

Dr. Rajender R. Jenna Karunakar R. Madhavaram Ram Mohan Konda Satyanarayana Kandimalla Anantha Reddy Pajjur Ram Toomukuntla

Dr. CVN Reddy Dr. Parashuram Pinnapureddy GLN Reddy Rajeshwar Tekmal Ravinder Reddy Dr. Srinivas Devireddy

Parmesh Bheemreddy Sudhakar Perkari Bhuvanesh Boojala Dr. Sudhakar Perala Vinod Koduru Balwant Kommidi

Butchi Reddy Dr. Ajay Ponugoti Karunakar Asireddy Krishna Dyapa Narender Chemarla Rajesh Madireddy

Satish Reddy Sharath Chandra Vemula Suresh Jilla Ravi Kallur

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ATA Conference Ad-hoc Committee

Dr. Rajender R. JennaChair

Madhav ReddyMember

Karunakar R. MadhavaramCo-Chair

Srinivas PinnapureddyMember

Dr. Sandhya GavvaMember

Rajeshwar TekmalMember

Parmesh BheemreddyConference Secretary

Karunakar AsireddyConvenor

Dr. Jagan Mohan RaoCo-Ordinator

Ajay ReddyExecutive Director

Narender ChemarlaOffice Co-ordinator

ATA Office

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ATA Regional Co-Ordinators

Ramchandra ReddyIntl. Co-ordinator(A)

Natarajan MadireddyIntl. Co-ordinator(A)

Shanti Kumar PuttaRegion I - MA, NH, VT, ME

Jayaprada GantaRegion I - CT, RI

Premnath ChawlaRegion II - Upstate NY

Laxman AnuguRegion II - NY City

Bhagwan PingleRegion III - NJ North

Venkatram R VemulaRegion III - NJ South (LC)

Madhav MusarlaRegion III - PA. WV

Manohar EnuguRegion III - VA

Madhavi BommineniRegion IV - Raleigh

Vikram Reddy SudiniRegion IV - GA-South(LC)

Chandu TallaRegion IV - Tampa Bay (LC)

Nagendra AythaRegion V - MI (Troy)

Vinod KukunoorRegion V - MI Novi (LC)

Mahesh TanneruRegion V - OH

Pratap ChitalapaniRegion V - IL, WI (LC)

Mahipathi NagendarRegion V - MN (LC)

Aravind Reddy MuppidiRegion VII - TX Dallas

Raghu JadalaRegion VII - TX Austin

Ramakrishna JoolukuntlaRegion VII - TX San Antanio

Hari MusapetaRegion VII - OKRaghu KurellaRegion VII - OK-North, AK (LC)Narender Reddy CheemerlaRegion VII-TX Houston South (LC)Venkat Jaypal ReddyRegion VII - TX HoustonSuresh GottimukkalaRegion VII - TX Ft. WorthJohnson BhukyaRegion IX - NA, WA, OR, ID (LC)Region X - NV (LC)Randhir AligireddyRegion X - CA Bay AreaRavi Kumar BodduRegion X - CA - SouthVijaya KesariRegion X - CA Los AnglesVenkat EramallaRegion X - AZ (LC)Nagesh DevapatlaOverseas Coordinator (India)

Prasheel GukantiRegion IV - GA-North

Madhukar GarlapatiRegion VI - KS, NE

Udaykiran KommireddyRegion III - Maryland, DE (LC)

Santosh PasulaRegion IV - Charolette

Surender AndemRegion VIII - UT, CO, WY,

MT, ND, SD (LC)

Raghu Reddy KakiRegion X - CA North

NOT PICTUREDMadhusudhan ReddyRegion II - NY SouthVenu SankineniRegion III - NJ Trenton (LC)Soumya KondapalliRegion III - DC (LC)Anand Babu GummadiRegion III - MD (LC)Jayendar AnnamRegion III - WV (LC)Venu Gopal AdlaRegion IV - NC, SCVidyasagar ReddyRegion IV - AL, MSLaxmi Nivas PabbhatiRegion IV - TallahasseManmohan ReddyRegion IV - OrlandoMurali BommanaveniRegion V - MIVinod Reddy SaduRegion V - INSharath Chandra GandhiRegion VI - IA, MO (LC)

Devendar Kasi ReddyOverseas Coordinator

(India)

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ATA Standing & Adhoc Committees

Dr. CVN Reddy - Chair Dr. Gopal Reddy Gade - Member Hanmanth Reddy- Member Srinivas Pinnapureddy- Member

LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Dr. Sandhya Gavva- Member Balram Pammi- Member

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Vinod KoduruChair

Satish ReddyMember

Sudhakar ReddyMember

Dr. Srinivas DevieddyMember

Rajesh MadireddyMember

Ravi KalluruMember

Bhanu ChowdaryMember

Narasimhareddy DhyasaniMember

Mahipathi NagendarMember

Satyapal PareddyMember

Not in Picture: Ramchandra Reddy- Member & Ramakrishna Kormempati- Member

Pratap Ganti- Member

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ATA Standing & Adhoc CommitteesCHAIR PERSONS OF STANDING COMMITTEE & ADHOC COMMITTEE

Satyanarayana KMembership

Srinivas PinnapureddyBylaws

Madhav ReddyNominating

Ravi PatlollaTrust Fund

Narasimhareddy DhyasaniPlanning

Chalama Reddy BangaruPublic Relations

Sankeerth JinnaYouth Activities

Madhav ReddyArchives & Records

Srinivas DarugulaWeb

Hariprasad Reddy LingalaMedia

Ram ThoomukuntlaElection

Dheeraj AkulaCorporate Sponsorship

Balaram PammiAB Chief Editor

Karunakar R MadhavaramATA Bhavan

Pratap GantiSenior Activities

Rohini BokkaWomen & Family

Paramesh BheemreddyEthics

Sudhakar PerkariLegal

Vijaypaul KunduruAmerika Bharathi

Not in Picture:Bangar Reddy AlooriCommunity ServicesVanitha ReddyLanguage & CultureBharath ByanagariATA FoundationAmar NettemAB Trust FundDr. Santosh CheelaContinuing EducationMahesh ReddyAuditDr. Meher MedavaramSpiritualSrinivas GunukulaSports & HealthJanetha KalavalaATA Member ResourcesRavinder PeddiNRI

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...the task force

ATA 2012CONFERENCECOMMITTEES

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ATA 2012CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

Advisory Committee

Left to right- 1st Row: SP Reddy, Narender Reddy, Chand Akkineni, Sekhar Reddy, Balarami Reddy Valluru2nd Row: Anjaiah Chowdary, Srinivas Lavu, Madhu Tata, Vittal Kusama (Members)

Alumni Committee Arts & Crafts Committee

Left to right:Sudhakar Pogula (Chairperson), Venkat Chilukuri (Co-Chair-Non-USA)Sridhar Munagala (Co-Chair-USA)

Sridevi Dadithota(Chairperson)

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Awards Committee

Left to right: Dr. Murthy Chimata (Chairperson), T. Ramachandra Reddy (Co-Chair), Ravinder Reddy (Member), Vidyasagar RaoMadhavaram (Member), Dr. Rajendar Jinna (Member), Rammohan Konda (Member), Jagan Mohan Rao (Member)

Banquet Committee

Left to right: Sunil Shavale (Co-chair), Dr.Manga Raju Vanapalli (Chair), Pavan Kanteti (Co-chair), Ramesh Venukadasula (Member)

Budget Committee Business Committee

Left to right:Vijay Reddy Sanikapalli (Chair), Subhash Sama (Co-Chair)Prabhaker Reddy (Member)

Not in picture:Narsimha Peruka (Member)

Left to right:Murali Reddy (Chair), Murali Sajja (Co-Chair)

Gopinath Reddy (Co-Chair)

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CME Committee

Left to right: Dr. Sudha Reddy (Medical - Co-chair), Dr. Raghu Lolabhattu (Medical-Chair), Dr. Srinivas Gangasani (Medical-Co-chair) Dr. Ravinder Reddy (Dental-Chair), Dr. Rajeev Angampalli (Medical-Co-Chair), Dr. Srinivas Brahmadevi (Medical-Co-Chair)

Local Co-ordination Committee

Left to right: Srinivas R Kuthuru (Co-chair), Srinivas Reddy Alavala (Co--Chair), Ratnakar Eluganti (Chair), Raghu Reddy (Member),Karunakar Asireddy (Member), Pradeep Reddy Mudupa (Member)

Cultural Committee

Left to right: Hema Shilpa (Member), Vijaya Dasagi (Member), Seshu Sharma (Chair Person), Ram Durvasula (Co-chair)Mahesh Pawar (Co-chair), Kasi Somayajulu (Member), Vijaykumar Gandapodi (Member), Namrata Saturulu (Member)Rameshbabu Manyam (Star Dancer Co-ordinator)

CONFERENCE COMMITTEESATA 2012

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Left to right: Madhavi Korrapati (Chair Person), Chittari Pabbati (Member), Suresh (Don) Karothu (Member)Syamala Bahgavatula (Member), Vijay Gandapodi (Member), Satish Bijinepally (Member)

Education Committee Film & Photography Committee

Left to right:Chandrasekhar Karnati (Co-Chair), Prof. Venu Dasigi (Chair)Dr. G. Prabhaker Reddy (Co-Chair)

Sridhar Vakiti (Chair), Raghu Valasuni (Co-chair)

Vinod Reddy (Chair)Prabhakar Boyapally (Co-chair)

Decoration Committee

Finance Committee Food Committee

Left to right: Srinivas Segireddy (Chair), Mohd. Arif (Co-Chair), Raj Kasireddy (Co-Chair)Venkat Tellapur (Co-Chair), Anil Yelamanchili (Member)


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Fund Raising Committee

Dr. Srini Gangasani (Chair)Manohar Kasetti (Co-chair)

Health Forum Committee

Left to right: Dr. Rangarao Sunkara (Chair), Dr. Geeta Sunkara (Member)Dr. Syamala Erramilli (Co-chair), Dr. Manga Raju (Member),Srinivas Brahmadevi (Member), Dr. Shiva Shankar (Member),Dr. Padmini Shankar (Member)

Not in Picture: Sreerakrishna Ragamsetti (Member)

Hospitality Committee

Left to right: Arun Reddy Katpally (Chairperson), Kalyan Reddy Anandula (Co-Chair), Raghu Govardhan (Co-Chair)Srini Tatipamala (Co-Chair), Venkat Adusumilli (Co-Chair), Arvind Reddy Muppidi (Co-chair)

Immigration Forum Committee Infrastructure Committee

Ravi Mannam (Chair), Purna Yernakula (Co-Chair) Harish Baddam (Chair), Umesh Mutyala (Co-Chair)Not in picture: Phani Gummaraju (Co-chair)

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Jobfair Committee

Left to right: Subbu Choppara (Chair), Anil Boddireddy (Co-chair)Chand Akkineni, Kiran Pasham, Srivittal Choppara, Seshagiri Mandava (Members)

Not in Picture: Satish Chipula (Co-Chair)

Kids ActivityCommittee

Srivalli Konduru(Chair)

Arundhari Koduru (Chair)Ajay Aleti (Co-chair)Not in Picture:Srilaxmi Maddali (Member)

Archana Reddy Alley (Member)

Matrimonial CommitteeLiterary Committee

Left to right: Madhav Durbha (Chair), Partha Ramaraju, Sandhya Yallapragada (Co-Chairs), Ramkumar Yadavalli, Phani Dokka (Advisers)

Neighboring Cities Coordination Committee

Left to right: Venkat Veeraneni (Chair), Nanda Chatla, Chandu Talla, Phani Rumalla, Vijay Gone, Jagan Mohan Reddy (Co-Chairs),

Left to right: Chandramohan Nellutla, Sudhakar Sanaka, Raghu Padi (Member)

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NRI Committee

Left to right: Manohar Reddy (Co-Chair), Krishna Evuru (Chairperson)Prasanna Reddy Gujja (Co-Chair)

Not in Picture: Goutham Nyalakonda (Co-Chair)

Overseas Co-ordinationCommittee

Vijay Konduru (Chair)

Not in Picture: Ajay Kommarapu (Co-Chair) Amar Kethupalli (Co-Chair)

Panel Discussion & Seminar Committee

Left to right: Venkat Modeddu (Chair), Kiran Kandula (Co-Chair), Adi Chinnatimma (Co-Chair), Ravi Kukkamalla (Co-Chair),Kondal Reddy Gundla (Member), Narasimha Rao Aluri (Member), Ramana Reddy Vangala (Member), Ramesh Manyam (Member)

Political Committee

Left to right: Kiran Kodithala (Co-Chair), Ramki Chowdarapu (Member), Venu Piske (Chairperson), Sandeep Mandarapu (Member)Mallik Medharametla (Co-Chair), Sridhar Tirupati (Member), Raghu Padi (Member)

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Programs & Events Committee

Left to right: Raghu Bhongiri (Chairperson), Dilip Reddy Tunki (Co-Chair), Hari Potukuchi (Co-Chair), Uma Jinna (Adviser)Narayana Reddy (Member), Aravind Reddy Muppidi (Member)

Public Relations Committee

Left to right: Sheela Lingam (Chair), Madhu Reddy (Co-Chair)Not in Picture: Aravind Goli (Co-Chair)

Publicity Committee

Rajesh Jampala (Chair), Ram Boyapally (Co-Chair)

Registration Committee

Left to right: Manohar Mahakala (Chair), Kiran Manchikanti (Co-Chair), Shyam Padamatinti (Co-Chair)Vijay Reddy Thupally (C0-Chair), Shankar Gandra (Member), Sushil Pulla (Member), Srinivas Reddy Erolla (Member)

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Safety & Security Committee

Upendra Narra (Chair), Narendra Gadhiraju (Co-Chair)Not in Picture: Kondal Reddy (Co-Chair)

Senior Citizens Committee

Left to right:Viju Chiluveru (Chair)Raviprakash Musunuri(Co-Chair)Prathap Pulimamidi(Member)Hari Potukuchi(Member)Pratap Ganti(Member)

Souvenir Committee

Spiritual Committee

Left to right: Raghunadha Kotha (Chair), Sudhakar Valluripally (Co-Chair), Jyothirmayi (Member)Mruthyumjayudu Thatipamala (Member), Devanand Koduru (Member)

Left to right: Siva Mattipalli (Chair), Surender R Mutyala (Co-Chair), Jayaram Maddireddy (Co-Chair)Narasimha Rao Aluri (Member), Dr. Ranga Rao Sunkara (Member)

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Sponsorship Committee

Left to right- Seshagiri Mandava (Chair, Corporate), Sridhar Tirupati (Co-Chair), Lokesh Reddy Anantula (Member)Mahipathi Nagendar (Member), Prasad Kunisetty (Member), Raj Akula (Member), Rajender Dichpally (Member)Ram Gangaraju (Member), Sreekanth Reddy (Member)

Sports Committee

Rajesh Vatchu (Chair), Ram Gangaraju (Co-Chair), Sravan Morisetty (Co-Chair)

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Transportation CommitteeLeft to right:Srinivas Avula (Chair), Anand Akkineni (Co-Chair),Sunil Reddy Kuturu (Co-Chair)

Left to rightGuru Paradarami (Co-Chair), Kiran Pasham (Chair)

Narender Reddy Chemarla (Co-Chair)Anil Nilagiri (Member)

Vendor Exibits Committee

Venue CommitteeLeft to right:Ram Maddi (Chair), Sai Gorrepati (Co-Chair)Vijay Ravilla (Co-Chair)

Volunteer Committee

Left to rightMahesh Nilagiri (Chair), Sridhar Yannam (Chair)

Venkat Meesala (Co-Chair)

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Web Committee

Left to right- Suchetha Kanchanpally (Member), Neelima Gaddamadugu (Member), Suneetha B Manyam (Chair),Maitreyi Gangaraju (Member), Raji Akkineni (Member), Aparna Turaga (Member), Madurika Goli (Member)Janetha R Kancharla (Member)

Left to right: Siva Gaddamanugu (Chair), Vijay Gone (Co-Chair), Prabhakar Putta (Member), Parmesh Bheemreddy (Advisor)

Women's Forum Committee

Youth Committee

Left to right- Prashanth Reddy Paripati (Chair), Shriya Reddy Gaddam (Co-Chair), Rushy Reddy Putta (Co-Chair)Ravi Singareddy (Member), Meenu Reddy (Member)

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American Telugu Association recognizesand honors outstanding individuals of Telugu originresiding in United States of America for significantsuccess in their professional, literary, arts andperformance fields or contributed for humanitarian/community causes along with prominent individualsof Telugu origin from our mother land, India duringits biannual conference and other major events.

The 12th American Telugu Conference and YouthConvention Awards Committee consisting ofMurthy Chimata (Chairperson), T. RamachandraReddy (Co-Chairperson), Rajender R. Jinna (ATAPresident), Rammohan Konda (ATA Secretary),Jagan Mohan Rao (ATA 2012 Coordinator),Ravinder Reddy (ATA Trustee and Member)Vidyasagar Rao Madhavaram (Member) havereviewed the nominations for various categories andselected the following nominees for various awardsto be presented at the ATA 2012 conference.

The evaluation of nominations for ATA awards wasalways a Herculean task for the awards committeeto select a few finalists from a large group ofoutstanding individuals in each category. We had anoutstanding slate of nominees in each category, anyone of whom would have clearly been a verydeserving recipient. ATA is proud and humbled torecognize the following individuals who excelled intheir profession or community service. Here is thebrief information about each award recipient.

12th ATATelugu Conference and

Youth Convention

AWARDS

ATA Lifetime Achievement Award forSri Vempati Chinna Satyam

Vempati Chinna Satyam born in Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh, India, the place of origin of famousKuchipudi dance form. Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam (popularly known as Vempati) is a master guru of theKuchipudi dance form. He was taught by Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry. He then refined his art by learn-ing from Sri Tadepally Perrayya Sastry and later was trained by his elder brother Sri Vempati Pedda Satyamin expressions. As he learnt the nuances of this style of dance, he was successful and responsible for nourish-ing and in popularizing the Kuchipudi dance form all over the world. Vempati Chinna Satyam's sublimatedand systematized Kuchipudi, giving it a more classical basis. He refined the art form, bringing it completelywithin the boundaries of Natya Shastra and gave it a whole new perspective.

Vempati started the Kuchipudi Art Academy at Madras in the year 1963. The Academy has to its credit morethan 180 solo items and 15 dance dramas composed and choreographed by Vempati Chinna Satyam. Thesesolo items and dramas have been staged all over India and abroad. He composed his first dance drama SriKrishna Parijatham in the same period followed by another hit Ksheera Sagara Madanam and played the leadrole. His portrayal of Lord Shiva and his choreography was well-received. Vempati also choreographed danceitems for a number of Telugu movies. He has been conferred with numerous titles and awards such as "SangeetPeeth of Bombay", "Asthana Natyacharya of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam",T.T.K. Memorial Award byMadras Music Academy, "Natya Kalasaagara of Waltair", "Raja-Lakshmi Award of Madras", "Kalaprapoorna"from Andhra University, "Natya Kala Bhushana of Guntur", "Bharatha Kalaprapoorna of Hyderabad", D. Litt.from Sri Venkateswara University, "Asthana Natyacharya of Pittsburgh", and "National Award from CentralSangeet Naatak Akademi, New Delhi". He was awarded by many state governments of India such as KalidasPuraskar by the Government of Madhya Pradesh and Kalaimamani by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Hewas honored with a Doctorate degree by Andhra University. He was also awarded the Padma Bhushan by theGovernment of India. ATA is pleased to recognize and honor one of our own for his lifetime accomplishmentsin performing arts - Kuchipudi dance with "lifetime achievement for performing arts award".

Performing Arts

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ATA Lifetime Achievement Award forDr. Rao S. Rapaka

Bio-Medical Research

Rao S. Rapaka, Ph.D., F.A.A.P.S., is a ground-breaking researcher, research administrator and writer whocurrently serving as the Chief of Chemistry and Physiological Systems Research Branch at the National Insti-tute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Rapaka's major research included thedevelopment and testing of protein based therapeutic approaches. Briefly, these include design of novelpeptide analogues and peptidomimetics, the development of angiotensin analogues, the design of peptidesderived from collagen and elastin, conformational studies of peptides, establishment of structure-activityrelationships, the development of strategies for the synthesis of racemization-free peptides, and studies onstructural aspects of drug-receptor interactions and enzyme-substrate interactions.

As an NIH administrator, he promoted research that led to seminal discoveries such as Hans Kosterliz's dis-covery of endorphins, and he supported researchers such as C.H. Li of Growth Hormone fame and NobelLaureate Dr. Jerome Karle. Furthermore, Dr. Rapaka is internationally recognized for promoting "Lipidomics,"which is an active and popular area of current research. Recently, he received the Lifetime Achievement Awardby the International Cannabinoid Research Society for his creativity in science, contribution to research andresearch administration, and promotion of research in the United States and abroad. Dr. Rapaka is also wellversed in Indian history and scriptures and is in the process of writing books on the "Wit and Wisdom ofValmiki," "Bhagavat Gita for Dummies" and "Yoga and Neuroscience. ATA is pleased to recognize and honorone of our own for his lifetime accomplishments in biomedical research area with "lifetime achievement forbiomedical research".

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Philanthropist of the DecadeDr. Lakkireddy Hanimireddy

Award of the Decade

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Hanimireddy Lakireddy, M.D., is a full-time physician and philanthropist who currently practicescardiology in Merced, California. Dr. Lakireddy believes he escaped a life of poverty due to his education and isdedicated to promoting education through his philanthropic work. Dr. Lakireddy's notable highlights of hisphilanthropy include donating $1 million to the University of California Merced toward the Dr. LakireddyAuditorium; donating $1 million to the Merced College to create the Dr. Lakireddy School of Health Sciences;donating $100,000 to Merced Community College for scholarships; distributing an annual scholarship in thenames of his parents at the Merced High School; spending $2.5 million rebuilding government schools in andaround both his native Velvadam and Mylawaram in his parents and grandmother's names; solely sponsoringannual prizes and talent shows in these rebuilt schools; building a government sports complex in Mylawarm inhis father's name; donating crores rupees to his alma mater Kakithiya Medical School to build a ladies' hostel;donating $250,000 to Kakithiya University to build an auditorium; building a wing for a school for thehandicapped in Warangal; and running a pension program in Velvadam which guarantees food, clothing, andmedicines to the needy. Dr. Lakireddy is currently building a new Government Junior College for Mylawarammandal in India. Dr. Lakireddy is also an accomplished runner who, at the age of 60, completed a 42.2 kmmarathon in 4 hours. Dr. Lakireddy states that he has his best thoughts and ideas while running. These are onlyfew examples of his philanthropic support. ATA is pleased to recognize and honor one of its own members andcontinued supporter of this organization for his philanthropic activities to promote education both in hismotherland and adopted country with "philanthropist of the decade award".

12th ATA Telugu Conference and Youth ConventionAWARDS

Dr. Sivananda NyayapatiArtsSivananda Nyayapathi, Ph.D. ("Dr. Siva") is an artist and electrical engineer in Atlanta,Georgia. After receiving his doctorate in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute ofTechnology, Dr. Siva worked at Capricorn Systems, Inc. as the technical advisor and then lateras Director Core Technology Group. Dr. Siva then returned to his previous love of art andstudied at the atelier of "Chris DiDomizio's Old World Art" and learned portraiture from in-ternational masters such as Daniel Greene, Burton Silverman, David Leffel, Michael ShaneNeal, Jim Schell and Nancy Honea. Dr. Siva is an associate member of the Oil Painters ofAmerica, an associate member of International Guild of Realism, a juried member of the Por-

trait Society of Atlanta (PSA), and a signature member of the Atlanta Fine Arts League. Dr. Siva has ex-hibited his work in many one-man and group art shows in the United States. Dr. Siva has received numer-ous awards for his artwork including the Vamsee Award for excellence in painting in India in 2005, becom-ing a finalist in the Oil Painters of America 2011 National Juried Exhibition, and becoming a finalist inSalon International in 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Siva's artwork has been published in several pub-lications including International Contemporary Masters, Volume V and Best of Worldwide Oil Painters.Dr. Siva also teaches art in Atlanta.

Dr. P. Ravi SarmaCommunity ServicesP. Ravi Sarma, M.D., F.A.C.P. is a physician and humanitarian who currently practiceshematology and oncology in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Sarma has organized numeroushumanitarian programs including the Bhutan Refugee Families Resettlement Project; VIBHA,which funds high schools and hostels for girls in rural Andhra Pradesh; and Ekal Vidyalaya,which sponsors tribal school in India. He further donates his time to the Atlanta CommunityFood Bank. Dr. Sarma has spoken about his humanitarian work and Hinduism via variousmediums including on television, as a course director, as a speaker, and in articles. He hasreceived honors from the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin, Who is Who among

Indian Americans in Georgia, the Bhutanese American Community in Atlanta, and the Telugu Associationof Metro Atlanta. Dr. Sarma is also actively involved in various Indian organizations including the HinduTemple of Atlanta and Indian American Cultural Association of Atlanta.

Dr. P. Shyamasundar RaoMedicineP. Syamasundar Rao, M.D a physician and writer, is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicineand Emeritus Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School,Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital. Dr. Rao is also the Director of the Pediatric Cardi-ology Fellowship Program, Director of the Interventional Pediatric Cardiology FellowshipProgram, and Professor of Pediatrics at MD Anderson Hospital in Houston. He has a specialinterest in physiologically advantageous VSD's, tricuspid atresia, and transcatheter manage-ment of heart defects. Dr. Rao's publications include 350 journal papers, 225 abstracts andpresentations, 135 invited presentations and lectureships, 7 monographs and books, and 50

book chapters. He is currently on the editorial boards of The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, Saudi Heart Bul-letin, Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Gulf Medical College Health Journal, Section Editor of Journal of In-vasive Cardiology, Internet Journal of Cardiology, Congenital Cardiology Today, The Open Medical De-vices Journal, Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, and ISRN Cardiology.

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ATA Distinguished Awards from the USA

Dr. Jayanti, V. SubbaraoMedicineJayanthi V. Subbarao, M.D., a physician and philanthropist, is a clinical professor in theDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine inIllinois, Associate Chief of Staff for Rehabilitative Services at Hines VA Hospital in Illinois,and a Consulting Medical Director for Coventry Health Care Services in Illinois. For his ser-vice and contributions, Dr. Subbarao has received awards from the American Academy of Physi-cal Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Association of Academic Physiatrists, and the AmericanParaplegia Society. Additionally, Dr. Subbarao established the Jayanthi Charitable Founda-tion, which offers grants and support of education and research. He is currently collaboratingwith the Eye Foundation of America, an organization helping to prevent and treat blindness in

children in India. Dr. Subbarao is also actively involved in Chicago area and national Indian activities,including performing in cultural programs and organizing religious and health related seminars.

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Dr. Radhakrishna, C. PandipatiScience

Mr. Nagender G. ReddyService in Political Leadership

Radhakrishna C. Pandipati, Ph.D., is an extraordinary asset to NASA's Polar OperationalEnvironmental Satellite (POES) Program. His world-class credentials, knowledge, and ex-pertise are recognized and respected by NASA and its prime contractor, Lockheed Martin SpaceSystems Company. He is a power systems authority as well as an accomplished systems engi-neer possessing a broad understanding of all the satellite subsystems. For his contributions tothe field of aeronautics, Dr. Chetty has received numerous awards including the NASA GSFCThomas Budney Award for Engineering Integrity in 2009, the NASA Distinguished PublicService Medal in 2002, and several Certificates of Appreciation from the POES Program for

contributions to 5 NOAA mission successes. Furthermore, he is the inventor/co-inventor of 5 U.S. patentsand has published 80 technical papers and two books, Satellite Technology & Its Applications and SwitchMode Power Supply Design. Dr. Chetty also teaches courses in Introduction for Spacecraft Technology,Satellite Power Systems, and Switch-Mode Power Supplies - Design and Applications at numerous loca-tions including NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA-GRC, NASA-Kennedy Space Center, KirklandAir Force Base, George Washington University, and Lockheed-Martin.

Narender G. Reddy has been a political activist in the United States for over two decades. Aschairman of the Indian American Forum for Political Education (Georgia Chapter) since 1995,Mr. Reddy has been working tirelessly to encourage Indian-Americans to become more politi-cally active by voting and getting involved in election campaigns. Additionally, Mr. Reddyhas been recognized as an important leader in the Republican Party. On several occasions, hehas been invited to speak at Georgia's Republican Party state conventions where he stressedthe importance of ethnic groups, such as Indian-Americans, to join the Republican Party. InCongress, Mr. Reddy successfully lobbied for the passing of the U.S. - India Civil Nuclear Bill.

Mr. Reddy also helped Congressmen, who were previously anti-India, become supporters of India and theIndian-American community. For his service during election campaigns and for the Republican Party, FormerPresident George W. Bush invited Mr. Reddy to the State Dinner at the White House hosted in honor ofPrime Minister of India, Dr. Man Mohan Singh. Mr. Reddy has been involved in numerous Indian organi-zations including Indian American Cultural Association of Atlanta, Indian Business Association of Atlanta,and Telugu Association of Metro Atlanta. Mr. Reddy was a trustee of the ATA organization in additionserved as the convener of ATA2000 conference held in Atlanta.

Dr. Gavarasana SatyanarayanaCommunity Service

Mr. Teja AlapatiYouth ActivitiesTeja Alpati one of our own community youth was conferred as Presidential Scholar for thestate of Alabama in 2011 and was the only student of Telugu descent who was given thisprestigious honor in 2011. Teja also received perfect scores on both the ACT and SAT exams.In addition to his exemplary intelligence, Teja is an accomplished piano player, captain of thehigh school tennis team, and participant in both Science Olympiad and Scholars Bowl. Tejarepresented Alabama twice in the National Science Olympiad competition. Teja has beeninterviewed by news papers and T.V. He is currently a freshman at the University ofPennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Mr. Nitin R. TummaYouth ActivitiesNithin Tumma is the valedictorian from Port Huron Northern High School in Fort Gratiot,Michigan. In March 2012, Nithin won the $100,000 first prize in the prestigious Intel ScienceTalent Search. His winning project investigated the signaling pathways involved in cancerprogression in breast cancer cell lines at varying stages of malignancy. He characterized twobiochemical pathways that play a role in cancer pathogenesis, specifically identifying the roleof the gC1qR protein in the evolution and immune evasion of cancers. In addition to thisextraordinary research, he is an award winning varsity tennis player, lead scorer on the varsity

Quiz Bowl Team, and co-founder and captain of the Robotics Team. Nithin is also the founder of the district-wide Math Circle for gifted students and a research club for middle school students. As a volunteer for PortHuron Museum, he created an online database of historic information and initiated a program to restore locallandmarks. Nithin is attending Harvard this fall and will pursue a career in computational biology.

Gavarasana Satyanarayana, M.D. is a surgeon, philanthropist, social worker, activist, andwriter. Dr. Satya originally came to the United States as a Fulbright Scholar to receive advancedtraining in General Surgery. He then returned to India and established free clinics and ruralhealth screening camps in Andhra Pradesh. He also established the Lions' Cancer Center inVisakhapatnam, where he served as its first Medical Director and first Managing Trustee.Additionally, he wrote a book in Telugu entitled Curry Thinte Cancer Raada? which detailsinformation related to diagnosis, treatment and prevention of various cancers. ATA is proudto recognize this self less individual for his community service and philanthropic activities.

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Venkat ArikatlaOnline JournalismVenkat Arikatla a Computer Science engineer started his professional career in USA 1996 after productiveyears of service both in India and Japan. Venkat felt a need for online news web service covering news ofIndia when none was covering news from our mother land (Andhra Pradesh, India). This led to origin ofGreatandhra.com in 2002 and took off with right speed in 2004 when no website was providing live updateson Andhra politics and movies. Greatandhra.com is the first website in India that provides hourly updateson both movies and politics equally. It's only after Greatandhra.com, all the major newspapers started fol-lowing the trend and updating news every minute. After the success with only English version till 2006,Venkat started Telugu version eventually that has grown up equally big. ATA is proud to recognize VenkatArikatla for his community oriented service with an excellence online journalism award.

ATA Distinguished Awards from India

Mr. Thunga Sivaprabhat ReddyJournalismThunga Siva Prabhath Reddy (Prabhu) is a journalist, philanthropist and activist in AndraPradesh. After becoming the editor and publisher of the Nellore weekly newspaper "Lawyer,"he greatly elevated the publication by providing an internet edition, creating numerous coloreditions, and including monthly book supplements discussing various issues at no extra costto the subscriber. Prabhu also founded "Roopa Publications," which publishes biographiesdetailing the values and hardships of past leaders. Prabhu's passion to improve literacy, espe-cially among girls, is evident through his 10 annual meritorious scholarships and the annualscholarships awarded through the "Thunga Rajagopal Reddy Trust" to students at Dr.

Bezawada Gopal Reddy Women's Academy. In 2001, Prabhu was appointed the District Convener for theAIDS Awareness Programme in Nellore District and organized public meetings and seminars in schools tocreate AIDS awareness. Prabhu was been honored by several organizations including The Lions Club - Nellore,Magunta Trust - Nellore and Annamacharya Project - T.T.D. Tirupathi.

Dr. Vaddepalli KrishnaLiteratureVaddepalli Krishna, Ph.D., born in Sirsilla, Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh wasintroduced to literary world at very young age through "lalitha geethalu" light music songsprogram on All India Radio (AIR) Hyderabad in late 60s. His introduction to Telugu filmindustry began with movies like "YekkadikiElthundomanasu" and others in 1980 and ever sincehe continues to write lyrics for number songs for various films. Dr. Vaddepalli was also writerfor a number of TV serials like "Baktha Kavi Pothana", "Bharathiya Samskruthi Sikaralu""Janapadalahari". He also directed several TV serials and as well as documentary and short

films. Dr. Vaddepalli is active in the Telugu literary world for the last forty years through his songs, dramas,skits, and participation through essays and literary discussions in various forums. Dr. Vaddepalli hascontributed to a number of books and audio albums. Dr. Vaddepalli is a recipient of a number awards fromvarious Telugu associations and academic institutions. Dr. Vaddepalli received special recognition for hiscritical literary research contribution on "Telugulo lalitha geethalu". One of his light music song wastranslated into all official languages of India and as well as it was broadcasted on all AIR stations in thecountry. Dr. Vaddepalli served as a member of Film Censor board of India and as a judge of Nandi awardspresented by the government of Andhra Pradesh for several years. Dr. Vaddepalli is not only known for lightmusic songs, but also known for his new poetry style "pataveladulu". Dr. Vaddepalli also contributed hisliterary skills by composing lyrics for inaugural musical program of ATA 2004 and ATA 2008 conferencesand other Telugu conferences held in this country. He is the recipient of "lalitha sri" award presented by theTANA for his lyrical composition for a musical ballet for 2011 TANA conference. The song composed byhim (presented in this souvenir) is also used as inaugural song for this ATA conference (ATA 2012).

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Dr. A.V. Gurava ReddyMedicineA.V.Gurava Reddy, M.B.B.S., D. Ortho, D.N.B. Ortho, M.Ch. Ortho (Liverpool), F.R.C.S(Ed.), F.R.C.S. (Glasgow). Dr. A.V.Gurava Reddy is currently a physician, CEO, and ChiefJoint Replacement Surgeon at Sunshine Hospitals in Secunderabad, India. Dr. Reddy, alongwith seven other consultants, founded the Centre for Joint Replacements and AdvancedOrthopaedics, which is recognized for a DNB Postgraduate course in Orthopaedics. On average,Dr. Reddy performs 1500 joint replacements annually. Dr. Reddy has also performed clinicalresearch in prevention of venous thromboembolism following total knee replacement surgery,for a DVT prophylactic drug, and for VTE prophylaxis. Dr. Reddy has written several

publications including newspaper articles in Telugu and English regarding Joint Replacement Surgery andco-authoring a chapter in Clinical Research Made Easy. Dr. Reddy professional career also involves activeteaching to medical, nursing, and undergraduate students.

Dr. Kesiraju (Ghazal) SrinivasPerforming ArtsDr. Kesiraju Srinivas, popularly known as Ghazal Srinivas, is a pioneer in the art of Telugughazal singing, a true believer of Gandhian philosophy, and has dedicated more than two decadesof his life to promote human values and world peace. He has 6000 live performances to his creditaround the world. Ghazal Srinivas has earned three Guinness World Records for renderinghis voice in 100 languages with 100 songs on the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, for recordingan audio album with 125 songs in 125 languages on the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, andfor performing 55 concerts in 24 hours. Ghazal Srinivas has also performed his ghazal concertsto raise funds for the construction of educational institutions, nursing homes, orphanages,

medical camps, and a myriad of other programs. Furthermore, he has propagated Indo-Pak peace by takingpart in a 1538 km Peace Walk, taking a leading role in a 2006 peace conference in Lahore, participating in atwo-day hunger strike, and releasing an audio album regarding this topic. Dr. Ghazal Srinivas also foundedthe Ghazal Charitable Trust with the mission of promoting art and literacy, humanitarian work, and worldpeace. For his immense contributions, he was conferred with Honorary Doctorates in Performing Arts fromAcharya Nagarjuna University in Andhra Pradesh and Cosmopolitan University in the United States.

Miss. Bhuvana KruthiPerforming Arts - YouthBhuvana Kruthi is a talented child singer and has proven her talent in state and nationalcompetitions in India, where she has won appreciation from music directors, music teachersand TV channels. Bhuvana was the winner of Maa-TV's Padalaniundi music competition in2005, placed second in the National Singing Talent Hunt Competition in 2007, placed secondin Zee TV's SaReGaMaPa Little Champs, and was a finalist in ETV's Telugu "Okkare LittleStar 2009." In 2006, Bhuvana received a fellowship in Carnatik vocal music by the Center forCultural Resources and Training in New Dehli. She has given more than 200 stage perfor-

mances and is the most opted-for child singer for young and elderly music lovers in Andhra Pradesh. Bhuvana'smusic repertoire includes classical music, light music and film songs.

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ATA Organization Service/Special Awards

Chandra Reddy GavvaPast President (2007- 08)

Madhava B. ReddyPast President (2010)

Ananth P. ReddyPast Secretary (2007- 08)

Ravinder K. ReddyPast Secretary (2009 -10)

Bharathi PulluruPast Treasurer (2007- 08)

Karunakar R. MadhavaramPast Treasurer (2009 -10)

Balaram PammiConvener 2008 Conference

Vijaypal ReddyCoordinator 2008 Conference

ATA in addition to presenting its regular organization service awards during its biannual conference,ATA also recognizes specific individuals with a special recognition award "Decade of Service" thatwas introduced at the ATA 2000 to coincide with the completion of first decade since its formation.In continuation of the same tradition (ATA is now 22 year old), this year, ATA is pleased to recognizethe following founding members for their sustained service and support.

ATA Persons of the Decade

CVRN ReddyFounding Member and

Current Trustee

Madhav ReddyFounding Member and Founding Trustee,

Past Trustee and Past President

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Complied & updated by: Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal(Original article was written by B. Madhava Reddy, Hanmanth D. Reddy and Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal)

The idea of starting a national organization of Teluguspeaking people in USA was under consideration by con-cerned persons of people of Telugu origin for about twoto three years (1988-90). Finally, in early part of 1990 abouttwo dozen likeminded individuals from various parts ofUSA gathered for an informal meeting in Chicago anddiscussed various aspects related to Telugu people of USAand India. After long deliberations, an idea to start a Na-tional Organization named American Telugu Association(ATA) was agreed by the participating delegates. Addi-tional input was solicited from various individual aroundthe country about forming an Interim Board of the orga-nization and formally registering the organization in Illi-nois as a not-for-profit organization.

The Beginning and the events of first decade: Af-ter getting very encouraging feed back around the com-munity, a town hall meeting was organized in Naperville,Illinois which was attended by more than 150 Teluguspeaking people from different parts USA. To facilitate theformation and functioning of the organization, Interim Ex-ecutive committee was chosen from the Chicago area. Thisinterim Executive Committee consisted of Chairman(Krishna Reddy), Vice-chairman (Kasinadhuni M. Prasad),Secretary (Madhava Reddy), Joint-Secretary (GnaneswarKavetti), Treasurer (Rajendar Pampati), and Joint-Trea-surer (Chandrasekhar Thunga). The Interim ExecutiveCommittee was entrusted to communicate with Teluguspeaking people in different regions of the country whowill be interested in serving as Interim Board Member.With the help of Hanmanth Reddy (IL) and Bandaru S.Reddy (NY) about 22 members were chosen to serve in theInterim Board in addition to the Executive Committee.

With the first ATA logo (designed with the help ofBalarami Pammi, NY) and stationary at hand, the InterimExecutive Committee got quickly into action of taking careof all formalities to incorporate the organization. Ameri-can Telugu Association was formally incorporated as not-for-profit organization in Illinois in September 1990 andalso received tax exempt status at the same time.

The main purpose of the organization is to assistand promote literary, cultural, educational, religious, so-cial, economic, health and community activities of thepeople of Telugu origin as well as to promote exchangeprograms for students, scientists, and professionals ofTelugu origin between the United States of America,Canada and India and other countries. With this mainobjective, a mail campaign was initiated nationwide formembership drive. In initial attempt ATA was able toreach about three thousand families in this membershipcampaign. The response was very encouraging and mem-bership reached around 500 in the first year itself. Simul-taneously, the planning was also in progress to hold firstATA Telugu conference and Youth Convention in Chicago

in July of 1991. A conference committee was formed by theend of December 1990 Kasinadhuni Prasad as Convener.In early part of 1991, the conference committee meetingswere held at Convener's house, and in one of these meet-ings, Devulapally Krishna suggested the name of AmericaBharathi for ATA Newsletter. The first issue of AmericaBharathi was published in the early part of the 1991.

A constitution committee was formed to formulatethe articles and by laws for ATA under the chairmanshipof Susarala Viswanatham. The draft constitution was pre-sented in the first ATA General Body Meeting held inChicago during the first ATA conference. This inauguralconference was very well received and about 1500 peopleattended this first ATA event. The General body approvedthe initial constitution and extended the term of InterimExecutive committee up to the end of 1991 until the newBoard of Trustees were elected. First batch of Board ofTrustees were elected unanimously in September 1991which elected its first Executive Committee. The membersof first ATA Executive Committee were, Sadasiva Reddy(President), Kasinadhuni.S.M. Prasad (President-elect),Yashoda Reddy (Secretary), Charan G. Reddy (Jt. Secre-tary), Mr. Raghava Rao Vanguri (Treasurer), TukaramChavan (Jt. Treasurer).

At this stage, ATA decided to hold World TeluguConference and Second ATA conference in New Yorkduring July 1992. Bandaru Sivarami Reddy was Convenerof this conference. Second ATA conference was a greatsuccess and was attended by about 4000 people. After the1992 ATA conference, ATA conferences are being heldevery two years. The third ATA conference was held inSan Jose, California under the leadership of DurisalaDesiah (President) and Kota Reddy (Convener). In 1995,then ATA President Mr. Charan G. Reddy convinced theBoard to hold 4th ATA conference in Houston during theJuly 4th holiday weekend. Under the leadership ofHanmanth Reddy as ATA President, A.V.N. Reddy asConvener, this ATA conference reached to new level andset many standards that were followed and surpassed insubsequent conferences. About 5000 people attended theHouston ATA conference from many parts of USA andIndia. During this conference, the General Body adoptedthe amended ATA constitution that extended the term ofExecutive Committee to two years, so that the same com-mittee will be able to serve and make better planning forthe conference and take care of other association activities.Keeping with the ATA tradition, 5th ATA conference alsoset many new records and had its share of success underthe leadership of Dr. Gopal Reddy Gade (President) andMr. Davendar Reddy (Convener).

ATA activities took a major leap forward beginningwith Millennia Telugu Conference (6th ATA Telugu Con-ference and Youth Convention) during July 4th weekend

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of year 2000 in Atlanta. The sixth ATA conference CoreTeam (Narender Reddy, convener; Shaker Reddy, coor-dinator; Syam Yellamraju, co-convener; Rajeshwar RaoTekmal, member; Ramakanth Rallapalli, member) underthe leadership of Srinivasa Pinnapureddy (ATA President,1999) and Adisesha Reddy (ATA President 2000) demon-strated a true team spirit and partnership with local teluguassociation (TAMA, telugu Association of Metro Atlanta).True to its conference theme "navatha, navyatha,nanyatha" this event achieved numerous milestones,planned several new and innovative activities like all daybusiness conference and Shatavadhanam making it a threefull days event and many more. This conference, whichserved as a model for subsequent ATA conferences, pro-duced first time a professional quality inaugural song andentire souvenir on CD. The extensive use of multimediawas one of the highlights of this conference. Moreover, theAtlanta conference not only was financially successful, butalso contributed in developing elaborate conference guide-lines (organizational structure and administrative planalong with business-financial plan) for future events.

Marching into the second decade: Successful host-ing of 2000, the Millennia Telugu Conference, ATA setnew tone for the organization and its mission as well asfuture activities. ATA started a series of conferences inAndhra Pradesh, India to share the experiences and ex-pertise of nonresident Telugu profession with the peoplewith the people of Andhra Pradesh. ATA's first Medicaland Business conferences were successfully held inHyderabad during the month of December 2000 and 2001respectively.

ATA administrative activities in second decadetook a major step forward with the establishment of regu-lar office at Naperville, IL (the official registered place)under the leadership of 2001-02 term executive commit-tee. All the financial and other routine operations are co-ordinated from this location with the help of office staffand Executive Director.

The organizing team of 7th ATA conference(Subhashini Boyareddigari, convener; Srinivasa R.Pinnapureddy, coordinator; Krishna Bapatla, co-convener;Bheem Shenkar Penta, local coordinator) under the lead-ership of Sandhya R. Gavva, ATA President (a local resi-dent) demonstrated a true team spirit and partnershipwith local Telugu association (TANTEX) and achievednumerous milestones. As promised, the Organizing Teamdelivered a Texas-size event without any glitches. Like theAtlanta event this conference was also a financially veryrewarding. The Magnificent beauty of the banquet halland the banquet set the right tone from the beginning. Likein other conferences, this conference also had many "firsts"such as for the first time that Telugus could register on-line, Spiritual and Youth Committees published separatesouvenirs, Business Seminars Committee published a"How To" handbook, and Panel Discussions and Women'sForum conducted discussions of "hot topics of the day" onthe main stage. One of the highlights of the inaugural pro-gram was Samatha-Mamatha-Yuvatha theme ballet bylocal talent with lyrics, melody and music. Overall theconference was very successful and well attended.

Growing Pains: Along with its rapid growth morepeople are showing interest in the organization's govern-

ing affairs and its activities. ATA is not only a progres-sive and rapidly growing organization but also cateringto the needs of Telugu people across the USA with diver-sified interests. ATA upholds all the democratic principleswhich are the corner stones of this organization. Every twoyears fourteen (or thirteen alternately) new trustees areelected for American Telugu Association Board for a termof four years by respective category or membership (3from Grand patron, 3 from Patron and seven/eight fromLife membership category). In the quest for new candi-dates to fill open governing positions in the ATA, we mustremind ourselves of the fact that the selected candidateswill be a major source for supporting activities that facili-tate the advancement of our Telugu community. For thefirst time during 2002 several members in the life mem-bership category showed interest to serve as trustees thanthe number of openings available on the board that re-sulted in the election. Lack of clarity within the Constitu-tion and Bylaws and misinterpretation by few individu-als who are not familiar with working practices and tra-ditions of the organization probably contributed to anunhealthy gossip that took place after the 2002 elections.Board of trustees took corrective measures to fix some ofthese and other short comings in the Constitution andBylaws. The revised constitution and bylaws was rati-fied by the membership at large in November 2003. Com-plete dismissal of the previllous law suit that took lot ofthe energy and financial recourses of the organizationsince the beginning of the 2003 by the Illinois judicial sys-tem is a clear vindication for this organization and itsdemocratic practices.

Keeping with previous traditions the new execu-tive committee (2003-04) started several new projects inour mother land through ATA foundation. Adopt a childto educate, asthma medical camp, polio vaccination aresome of the projects that merits special recognition.

Celebration of ATA-Roju--MaathruboomiloMahotsavam" during the December 2003 in Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh, India, full filled the long cherished de-sire of ATA board of trustees to show case the talents ofAmerican Telugu Youth side by side with talent of ourmother land. During the ATA Roju, ATA organized liter-ary and culture programs along with the hosting of sec-ond medical and business conferences in Andhra Pradeshand recognized prominent Telugu Persons in Sangeetham(Padmavibhusan Dr. Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna),Saithyam (Padmabushan Dr. C. Narayana Reddy), andNruthyam (Padmasri Dr. Natara Ramakrishna).

ATA 2004 organizing team under the leadershipof A.V.N. Reddy (ATA President), Murthy Chimata (Con-vener), Ramesh Tummuru (Co-convener) Chandra R.Gavva (Coordinator) and Ramanamurthy Yedavalli (Lo-cal Coordinator) with an excellent support from TeluguAssociation of Greater Chicago (TAGC) as a co-host de-livered very successful conference that was attended bymore than 8,000, a first time record for any Telugu con-ference held in this country. Traditional decorations, themagnificent beauty of the banquet hall and the banquetthat was attended by over 2,200 set the right tone from thebeginning. Like in other conferences, this conference alsohad many "firsts" to its credit such as "avadhanam" on themain stage. One of the highlights of the inaugural program

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was Puttinintiki puna pravesham theme ballet by localtalent and the lyrics, melody and music were very good.We are very sure vendors who have participated in thisconference must have been very happy, as seen by largecrowds in exhibits area. With the all glory and successesthis conference had its share of minor glitches especiallyin hospitality and registration areas and that needs moreattention in future conferences. In addition this confer-ence exceeded expected budget projections at the sametime it also brought in more funds through donations andleft a decent surplus after conference.

Like in the previous years the new executive com-mittee under the leadership of Mohan Mallam, presidentof ATA started several new projects in Andhra Pradeshthrough ATA foundation. Adopt a child to educate, HIV-AIDS awareness and prevention of fluorosis problemmerits special recognition. The new tradition started bythe last executive committee also received much attentionfrom the current executive committee to celebrate "ATA-Vedukalu"-- in our mother land, Andhra Pradesh, Indiaduring December 2005 as well as "ATA Roju" in differentcities in this country. As a part of this celebration, severalevents were under taken in A.P. India, such as culturalactivities both in Hyderabad and Tirupati, CME seminarin Hyderabad, HIV-AIDS awareness rally in Warangaland a rural folk/village festival in Kundaram village(Warangal Dist). These events generated large publicityfor ATA activities and helped to solicit donation and sup-port for the 9th ATA conference.

9th ATA Telugu Conference and Youth Conven-tion held in Long Beach, CA was another successful con-ference. "Pravaasa geetham nava sangeetham" was thetheme for this conference. ATA 2006 organizing teamunder the leadership of Mohan Mallam (ATA President),Dharma Reddy Gummadi (Convener), Buchi Reddy (Co-convener) Sanjeeva Reddy Tangutri (National Coordina-tor) and Lakshman Koka (Local Coordinator) with an ex-cellent support from a large number of enthusiastic vol-unteers established several new milestones like many pre-vious ATA conferences. The commitment of ATA to workwith local organizations like previous conferences wasquite evident this time also. Local Telugu Association,TASC is Co-hosting ATA 2006. With the all glory and suc-cesses this conference had its share of minor glitches inregistration and food arrangements as well as few sur-prises especially the expenditure of the conference ex-ceeded expected budget projections at the same time it alsobrought in more funds through donations, however thesurplus was very modest.

Biannual Conferences are not only the few mainactivities that ATA undertakes every year. Through vari-ous committees, ATA reaches its objectives and goals. Forexample, through ATA foundation committee, ATA pro-vides financial assistance to various developmentalprojects in India. ATA raises and distributes funds forvarious charitable activities and provides financial aid tothe victims of natural and other emergencies both in ourmother land and adopted country. America Bharathi, aliterary and communication mouth piece of ATA reachesover 6,000 thousand Telugu families every other monthand it is emerging as one of the premier Telugu literary

publication outside of the Andhra Pradesh, India.The 2004-2006 EC under took of the distribution of

retroviral drugs to patients suffering from HIV/AIDS withcooperation of APAIDSCON as part of ATA foundationactivities in India. This team also distributed several schol-arships to eligible students under ATA VIDYADANAMin our motherland

2007-2008 Executive Committee under the leader-ship of Chandra Reddy Gavva, ATA President embarkedon very ambitious plans to expand the activities in Indiaas well as in USA. Increased the scope of the regional co-ordinators and added new regions and adopt a villageprogram needs a special mention which a part of the newEC goals to serve our mother land. To better coordinateactivities in India 2007-2008 team also initiated discus-sion/efforts to establish a permanent office in India in itsown building.

New EC also expanded "ATA Roju" activities indifferent regions to bring more awareness about the or-ganization as well as promote 10th ATA conference indifferent parts of this country.

"ATA Vedukalu" that took place during the Decem-ber 2007 in various parts of Andhra Pradesh brought at-tention to ATA Foundation activities and provided con-nectivity and communication between India and USA aswell as provided a forum to promote 10th ATA conference.The tone and scope of these events were different thanprevious ones raising doubts in the minds of ATA lead-ership whether to continue or not such activities in thefuture and it is up to the current/future leadership toaddress such concerns.

As in the past (2001), once again both ATA andTANA has shown their excellent working cooperation byorganizing joint reception to honor the Andhra PradeshChief minister who was in USA in connection with WorldAgriculture Forum during the month of May 2007.

10th ATA Telugu Conference and Youth Conven-tion held in Prudential Center, Newark, NJ during the July4th weekend of 2008 with main conference theme."Dahamaavatharam-Telugu Thalliki Haaram -Yuvatharaanki Dwaaram" encompassed the spirit of allprevious nine conferences. Like previous conferences thisone was intended to pay a tribute to Telugu culture andour youth leadership.

ATA 2008 Conference organizing team under theleadership of Chandra Reddy Gavva (ATA President),Balarami Pammi (Convener), Stanley Reddy (Co-con-vener) Vijaypal Reddy (National Coordinator) and ArjunDyapa (Local Coordinator) under the guidance of ad-hocand local advisory committee as well as with an excellentsupport from a large number of enthusiastic local volun-teers embarked on a grand plan but fell short on its execu-tion at different levels.

In spite a change in the venue (from New York Cityto Newark, NJ) during the midstream of preparations thisconference attracted more than 12,000 attendees surpass-ing all previous records set for any Telugu conference inthis country. With the all glory and successes in some ar-eas, deficiencies or not adequate arrangements for serv-ing the food and other aspects of the conference contrib-uted to some dissatisfaction during this conference as well

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as unhealthy chattering after the conference. In additionthis conference turned out to be the most expensive con-ference to date and did not provide any financial rewardsfor the organization.

New/Growing interest in ATA Leadership: Unlikeprevious elections for board of trustee positions, in 2008several members in different membership categoriesshowed interest to serve as trustees than the number ofopenings available on the board that resulted in the con-tentious election. And through their vote ATA memberssent a strong message by electing all but one nominatingcommittee panel member with overwhelming majority byclearly vindicating the existing process. Even the candi-date of exception received outstanding support from allATA well wishers and Nominating committee slate can-didates. Based on the feedback many members are tiredof some of the campaign approaches adopted during elec-tion process and we are sure ATA leadership will makeappropriate changes before future elections.

Unexpected strife in ATA: Some of the issues/problems that contributed to mixed success of 10th ATAconference somehow popped up into regular organiza-tional activities when the first regular meeting of ATAboard trustees for 2009-2010 term started with a conten-tious election for president-elect and other executive com-mittee positions along with nominated positions such asconference convener (Srinivasa Pinnapureddy), coordina-tor (Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal), standing committee chairsand regional coordinators (see list below) and created deepdivisions among the trustees.

A special committee headed by Premsagar Reddythat included several past presidents was formed to re-solve these differences that surfaced in the January 2009board meeting. In spite of committee's intense efforts toresolve the differences among board members, it failed todo so because of lack of fairness and factional differencesamong some of the members, which appeared to be theroot cause of this failure.

A special board meeting was called for in April2009 and without any regard for ATA constitution, bylawsand rules of parliamentary procedures, actions were takenusing simple majority to dismiss executive committee elec-tions with several changes in the nominated positions thatwere approved in January 2009 board meeting. This ledto further deepening of divisions among the board mem-bers and some of the affected executive committee mem-bers and nominated members sought the legal help to stopthe actions taken in the April 2009 board of trustees meet-ing.

Despite our intense efforts to sort out the differ-ences with special board meetings there was no progress.In addition, a group of trustees resigned en masse in No-vember 2010 just before the election of new board of trust-ees. Suits and counter suits took away most of the 2009-2010 and drained the organization's financial resources.Ultimately, it led to cancellation of the 11th ATA bi-annualconference that was to be held during July 4th weekendof 2010 in Houston.

Future looks brighter: Notwithstanding these hic-cups, ATA is marching towards the silver jubilee year andis ever vibrant and active. Since "no individual is bigger

than the organization", committed members, ATA well-wishers, founding members, remaining board of trusteesalong with new trustees (See 2009-2010 executive commit-tee/trustees list) are marching forward to bring back theold glory of our organization. Elections for the board oftrustees for the term of 2011-2012 were successfully con-ducted under the leadership of B. Madhava Reddy, ATAPresident and Sandhya Gavva as the Chair of Nominat-ing Committee (Madhava B. Reddy, Founding member/trustee, was elected as a trustee and president of ATA tofill the remaining term of Jithender Reddy who resignedin November 2010. Sandhya Gavva was nominated as thechair of nominating committee in place of Chandra R.Gavva, who resigned in September 2009).

Executive Committee for 2011-2012 was formedunder the leadership of Rajender R. Jinna as ATA Presi-dent and he is entrusted with the challenging task of es-tablishing normalcy in the organization after experienc-ing an upheaval under the leadership of Jithender M.Reddy as ATA President. In order to strengthen ATA atgross roots levels, a number of new regions and regionalcoordinators were added to the existing positions. NewEC decided to expand "ATA Roju" activities in differentregions to bring more awareness about the organizationas well as promote 12th ATA conference in different partsof the country. "ATA Vedukalu" that took place during theDecember 2011 in various parts of Andhra Pradeshbrought attention to ATA Foundation activities and pro-vided connectivity and communication between India andUSA as well as provided a forum to promote 12th ATAconference.

The main theme for the 12th ATA convention andyouth conference (ATA2012) is "Samskruthi, Saampra-daayamu and samaajaseva" (Culture, Tradition and Com-munity service. ATA2012 Convention organizing teamunder the leadership of Rajender R. Jinna (ATA President),Karunakar Asireddy (Convener), Jaganmohan M. Rao(Coordinator) and under the guidance of ad-hoc commit-tee that includes above three people along with KarunakarMadhavaram (ATA, President-Elect), Madhava B. Reddy(Immediate past president), Sandhya Gavva and SrinivasaPinnapureddy (Past presidents of ATA), Rajeshwar RaoTekmal and Parmesh Bheemreddy (ATA trustees) with anexcellent support from a large number of enthusiastic lo-cal volunteers (different committees) have embarked ona grand plan to host this conference. Local associations,Telugu Association of Metro Atlanta (TAMA) and GreaterAtlanta Telugu Association (GATA) are participating asco-host and co-sponsor respectively to assist ATA in or-ganizing this event in Atlanta. As this article went intopress (June 2012), ATA leadership is already actively in-volved devoting all its energy to successfully host 12thATA Telugu Conference and Youth Convention at Geor-gia World Congress Center at Atlanta during July 4thweekend of 2012.

Current 2011-2012 Executive Committee/Trusteesand others is Presented as a separate Document.

Past Executive Committees, Board of Trustees,Committee Chairpersons and Coordinators from the For-mation to Present.

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Interim Board/Executive Committee - 1991Executive CommitteeKrishna P. Reddy, ChairmanKasinadhuni M. Prasad, Vice-ChairmanMadhava B. Reddy, SecretaryGnaneshwar Kaveli, Joint SecretaryRajender Pampati, TreasurerChandrasekhar Thunga, Joint TreasurerTrustees: Bandaru S. Reddy (NY/NJ), Balaram

Pammi (NY/NJ), Dhanajai Alli (NY/NJ), MohammedKuddus (NY/NJ), Ramachandra Reddy (AL), TukaramChawan (AL), Durusala Desaiah (MS), Sadasiva Reddy(MI), K. Chalama Reddy (MI), Pratap Ganti (OK),Ramakrishna Inti (AZ), K. Udayshankar (MO), PrasannaVijaya Reddy (IL), Satyanarayana Batchu (IL), VerainderYeldandi (IL), Viswanatham Susarala (IL), RamKannegundla (NY), Ananth Reddy (CA), Kameswara RaoMantha (CO), Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal (TX),Chandrashekar Marrepally (CA), Venkateswara RaoVemuri (CA)1992

Executive CommitteeSadasiva T. Reddy, PresidentPrasad M. Kasinadhuni, President-ElectYashoda Reddy, SecretaryCharan G. Reddy, Joint SecretaryRaghavarao Vanguri, TreasurerThukaram Chawan, Joint TreasurerRegional Vice Presidents: Ram Kannegundla,

Narendar G. Reddy, Prathap P. Reddy, SubramanyamVemuri, Prathap Ganti, Chandrasekhar Marepally

Trustees: Adisesha Reddy, AVN Reddy,Chandrasekhar Thunga, Desaiah Durisala, DashrathramNallabolu, Gopal R. Gade, Jayachand Pellegonda,Kondelrao Saripalle, Madhava B. Reddy, MadhusudanaReddy, Narayana Pirlamarla, Rajendar Pampati, RamanaYadavally, Ramachandra G. Reddy, SachidanandaDamaraju, Shaker

J.C. Reddy, Srinivasa D. Reddy, SudarsanaraoParuchuri, Vidyasagar Annam, Viswanatha Reddy,Avanthi A. Reddy (Youth), Raghu Thunga (Youth)1993

Executive CommitteePrasad M. Kasinadhuni, PresidentDesaiah Durisala, President-ElectSadasiva T. Reddy, Past PresidentChalama K. Reddy, SecretaryMadhu K. Reddy, Joint SecretaryRam Kannegundla, TreasurerJayachand Pallekonda, Joint TreasurerRegional Vice Presidents: Ravi Aditam, G. Pursho-

tham Reddy, I. Kota Reddy, Jitendar M. Reddy, Parashu-ram Reddy, Kondalrao Saripalle

Vidyasagar Annam, Thukaram Chawan, MurthyG. Chimata, Gopal R. Gade, Pratap P. Ganti, DasharathamNallabolu, Indiara Pammi, Rajendar Pampati, Shyam M.Puppala, Adisesha Reddy, Charan G. Reddy, Krishna P.Reddy, Madhava B. Reddy, Narendar G. Reddy,Satyanarayana G. Reddy, Srinivas D. Reddy, YashodaReddy, Chandrasekhar Thunga, Visweswara R. Yadavalli,Ramanamurthy Yadavally, Lakshmi Tegulapalli (Youth),Srinivas P. Reddy (Youth).

1994Executive CommitteeDesaiah Durisala, PresidentCharan G. Reddy, President-ElectPrasad M. Kasinadhuni, Past PresidentIndiara Pammi, SecretaryJayachand Pallekonda, Joint SecretaryRam Kannegundla, TreasurerPurshotham G. Reddy, Joint TreasurerRegional Vice Presidents: Chalama K. Reddy

(MW), R.S. Dhanireddy (NE), Narendar G. Reddy (SE),Tukaram Chawan (S), Pratap D. Ganti (SW), Chintala N.Reddy (W)

Trustees: Vidyasagar Annam, Ravinder Bachi-reddy, Gopal R. Gade, Chandra M. Joshi, Adisesha Reddy,Balaram P. Reddy, Jithender M. Reddy, Krishna P. Reddy,Raghuveer Reddy, Sadasiva T. Reddy, Srinivas D. Reddy,Yashoda Reddy, Viswanatham Susarala, ChandrasekharThunga, Kaveeta Ravuri (Youth), Sandeep Reddy (Youth).

1995Executive CommitteeCharan G. Reddy, PresidentHanmanth D. Reddy, President-ElectDesaiah Durisala, Past PresidentChintala N. Reddy, SecretaryShyam Kandula, Joint SecretaryChandra M. Joshi, TreasurerRavi Kumar Kondabolu, Joint TreasurerRegional Vice Presidents: Viswantham Susarla

(MW), Ram R. Voruganti (NE), Narender G. Reddy (SE),Prashant B. Reddy (S), Pratap D. Ganti (SW), DharmaReddy (W)

Trustees: Adisesha Reddy, Chalama K. Reddy,Challori J. Reddy, Chandra M. Joshi, ChandrasekharThunga, Chintala N. Reddy, Charan G. Reddy, DharamaReddy, Durisala Desaiah, G.L.N. Reddy, Gopal R. Gade,Indira Pammi, Jithender M. Reddy, Prashant B. Reddy,Pratap D. Ganti, R.S. Dhanireddy, Ram Kannegundla,Ram R. Voruganti, Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal, RavinderBachireddy, Shyam Kandula, Virupaksha Reddy, RekhaReddy (Youth), Vijay Pallekonda (Youth)

Committee Chairpersons: Durisala Desaiah(Naminations), Balaram Pammi (America Bharathi),C.V.N. Reddy (Membership), Ramachandra G. Reddy(Trust Committee), Challa Shekhar (Long range planning),Subramanyam Vemuri (Cultral & Languages), A.V.N.Reddy (Conference guidance), Basi K. Reddy (NRI),Sadasiva T. Reddy (Finance & Fund Raising), Madhava B.Reddy (Public Relations & Community Service), J. N.Reddy (Science , Technology & Student Affairs), MohanMallam (Constitution & By laws), Purshotham G. Reddy(Youth Activities)

1996Executive CommitteeHanmanth D. Reddy, PresidentGopal Reddy Gade, President-ElectCharan G. Reddy, Past President

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Pratap D. Ganti, SecretarySandhya G. Reddy, Joint SecretaryMadan Mohan Sunkari, TreasurerChandra M. Joshi, Joint TreasurerRegional Vice Presidents: Ravi Kumar Kondabolu

(NE), Narender G. Reddy (SE), Srinivas Voruganti (MW),Adisesha B. Reddy (S), Srinivas P. Reddy (SW), MohanMallam (W)

Trustees: Chandra G. Reddy, G.L.N. Reddy,Sudhakar G. Reddy, Chandra Sekhar Marepally, RamVoruganti, Challori J. Reddy, Chintala N. Reddy, JithenderM. Reddy, Ravinder Bachireddy, Indira Pammi, DharmaReddy, Yashoda Reddy, R.S. Dhani Reddy, VijyayaBulusu, G. N. Naidu

Committee Chairpersons: Charan G. Reddy (Nomi-nations), G.L.N. Reddy (Constitution & By laws),Jayachand Pallekonda (America Bharthi), Sudhakar G.Reddy (Membership & Directory), Ramchandra G. Reddy(Trust Fund) Chandrasekhar Thunga (Community Ser-vice), Roopchand Agrawal (Cultural), Durisala Desaiah(Public Relations & Language), Vasudev R. Garlapati (Fi-nance & Fund Raising), Ram Kannegundla (AB TrustFund), Ramana B. Reddy (Long Range Planning)

1997-1998Executive CommitteeGopal Reddy Gade, PresidentSrinivas R. Pinnapureddy, President-ElectAdisesha B. Reddy, President-ElectHanmanth D. Reddy, Past PresidentSudhakar G. Reddy, SecretaryG. N. Naidu, Joint SecretaryMadan Mohan Sunkari, TreasurerBhushan Tadepalli, Joint TreasurerRegional Vice Presidents: Chandra G. Reddy

(MW), Shob Chepuru (NE), Shaker J.C. Reddy (SE),C.V.R.N. Reddy (S), Sandhya R. Gavva (SW), SyamaReddy (W), Vijaya Bulusu (W)

Trustees: Prem N. Reddy, Narsing R. Palep, PratapP. Reddy, Chalama K. Reddy, Chandrasekar Marepally,Mohan Mallam, Sudhakar Rao Perala, Vithal Kusuma,Pratap D. Ganti, Geetha Komatireddy, ThukaramChawan, Rajender R. Jinna, Devender K. Reddy, RekhaReddy (Youth), Suman Palakodeti (Youth)

Committee Chairpersons: Hanmanth Reddy(Nominations), Madhava B. Reddy (Archives), Subraman-yam Boyareddy (Constitution & By laws), Balaram Pammi(America Bharathi), Pratap P. Reddy (Membership & Di-rectory), Ramchandra G. Reddy (Foundation), AnjanRojanala (Community Service), Rajender R. Jinna (Cul-tural), A.V.N. Reddy (Public Relations & Language),Sudhakar Perkari (Finance & Fund Raising), Narender G.Reddy (AB Trust Fund), Ram Kannegundla (Long RangePlanning), Ravi Kumar Kondabolu (MediaCommuncations), Basi K. Reddy (NRI), Srinivas G. Reddy(Youth Coordinatior)

1999-2000Executive CommitteeSrinivasa R. Pinnapureddy, President (1999)

Adisesha B. Reddy, President (2000)Sandhya R. Gavva, President-ElectGopal Reddy Gade, Past PresidentThukaram Chawan, Secretary (1999)Rajendar R. Jinna, Secretary (2000)Sudhakar Rao Perala, Joint SecretaryVidyasagar Rao Madhavarapu, TreasurerUma C. Reddy, Joint TreasurerRegional Vice Presidents: Geetha Komatireddy

(MW), Rajender R. Jinna (NE), Vithal Kusuma (SE),Narsing Rao Palep (S), Subramanyam Boyareddi (SW),Prasad Jeereddi (W)

Trustees: Shoba Chepuru, Chandra Reddy Gavva,Vinayak Juvvadi, Balaram Pammi, AVN Reddy, ChalmaK Reddy, C.V.R.N. Reddy, Devender Karra Reddy, PremN. Reddy, Shaker J.C. Reddy, Shyama M. Reddy, BhushanTadepally, Anita Reddy (youth), Rajender Dicpalli(youth).

Yella Reddy, Executive Director (1999-2001)Committee Chairpersons: Murali Chanduri

(America Bharathi editor), Haranath Policherla (AB trustfund), Madhava Reddy (Archives), Pratap Reddy (ATAfoundation), Vinayak Juvvadi (Business & NRI), MohanMallam (Bylaws & constitution), Sudhakar Reddy (cul-tural), Venugopal Putta (Electronic media), VasudevGarlapati (Finance), Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal (Literary &Language), Sadasiva Reddy (Long range planning),Amulya Reddy (membership & directory), Gopal ReddyGade (nominations), Jayaram Maddireddi (Youth affairs),Niranjani Reddy (community service), Bhushan Tadepally(Public relations).

2000-2002Executive CommitteeSandhya R. Gavva, PresidentA.V.N. Reddy, President-ElectAdisesha B. Reddy, Past PresidentSrinivasa R. Pinnapureddy, Past PresidentRajeshwar Rao Tekmal, SecretaryVenugopal Reddy Putta, Joint SecretaryVidyasagar Rao Madhavarapu, TreasurerChandrasekhar Tunga, Joint Treasurer (2001)Regional Vice Presidents: Chandra R. Gavva (MW),

Arjun R. Dyapa (NE), Uma P. Reddy (SE), SubramanyamBoyareddi (SW), Basi Reddy (W)

Trustees: Arjun Dyapa, AVN Reddy, BalaramPammi, Basi Reddy, Chandra R. Gavva, Charan G. Reddy,Chendrashaker Thunga, Geetha Komatireddy, GopalReddy Gade, Jitender Reddy, Malla Reddy Pailla, MohanMallam, Prasad Jeereddi, Prem Reddy, Rajendar ReddyJinna, Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal, Rama Rao Cherukuri,Sandhya Gavva, Srinivasa Pinnapureddy, SubramanyamBoyareddigari, Sudhakar Rao Perala, Swarna Chanduri,Syama Reddy, Uma P. Reddy, Venugopal Putta,Vidyasagar Rao Madhavarapu, Vithal Kusuma. Shyam K.Reddy (Youth), Sudha Reddy (Youth).

Charn Reddy, Executive Director (2002)Committee Chairpersons: Murali Chanduri

(America Bharathi editor), Haranath Policherla (AB trust

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