ENDOWMENT AWARDS

Letter to the Existing Donors
ENDOWMENT AWARDS FOR STUDENTS

Date of institution of award Name of the donor Nature of award/ Criteria for award
24-04-1979 Foreign Student's Association, IIT - Madras, Chennai - 36 Foreign Students Association Scholarship - Merit cum Means Scholarship to the most deserving students in Std. XI for purchase of text-books.
11-05-1981 Leo Club of IIT Madras Scholarship, Chennai - 36 Leo club of IIT - Madras Scholarship - Merit – Cum – Means Scholarship.
20-04-1981 Mr. R. Srinivasan
P. S. Industrials, Industrial estate, Ekkattuthangal, Chennai-97.		 N. G. Subramania Iyer Scholarship prize - Two scholarships to deserving students studying in the XI and XII Std. The scholarship may be given to students of outstanding merit and who are in need of financial assistance to complete the course of study.
30-04-1981 Dr. B. S. Murty, Professor Dept. of Metallurgical Sciences, IIT Chennai - 36. IIT Telugu Samskritika Samiti Endowment prize - Awarded to pupil scoring high marks in Telugu recitation competition - junior level (Std I to V).
02-04-1982 Mr. T. U. K. Menon, Retired Principal, Vana Vani. T. U. K. Menon prize - Two book prizes to be awarded on the school Annual day to the toppers from the Science and Arts stream in Std. XII Board Exams.
28-04-1982 The President, Kerala Kala Samithi, IIT Chennai - 36. Kerala Kala Samithi Endowment prize - The award will be given for the topper in Language to one student each from Primary, Middle, and High School Sections.
18-03-1983 Mrs. Lakshmi Vijaykrishna, Retired Vice Principal, Vana Vani. Mrs. Lakshmi Vijaykrishna Endowment prize -
 Two prizes

  1. Students getting highest mark in History at Matriculation Public Exam.
  2. Best all rounder student of Std V
25-03-1983 Dr. A. Kuppurajulu, IIT Chennai-36. Dr. A. Kuppurajulu Endowment prize - Merit – cum – Means scholarship to meet part expenses of fees or books for any deserving child.
14-07-1983 Prof. R. Natarajan, & Prof. B.V. Ramamurthy, IIT Chennai-36. IIT Campus Carnival 1979 Endowment prize- Award of two prizes for all round proficiency at the end of X Std and XII Std.
26-08-1983 K.Chidambaram, Former President, Muthamizh Mandram, IIT Chennai - 36. IIT Muthamizh Mandram prize - Awarded to one student each from Std X and Std XII with proficiency in Tamil and Tamil debate.
03-05-1984 N.Ramachandran, Secretary Muthamizh Mandram, IIT Chennai - 36. IIT Muthamizh Mandram  prize - Three prizes in the form of books for Students of Std V, X and XI for proficiency in Tamil and Tamil debate.
- Mr. C. Das, Calcutta. Mr. C. Das Endowment prize - Four book prizes awarded to first and second toppers in the Std X and XII board exam in second language Hindi.
31-01-1985 Dr. S. R. Ramadoss, Former Prof, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Chennai - 36. Smt. S. Banamma Dhata Rao Memorial prize - for highest mark in Chemistry in Std. XI.
03-10-1986 Mr. T .J. Madhavan. Mr. T. J. Madhavan Endowment  prize - To utilize for a common cause.
12-01-1987 Mrs. Chitra Raghavan, Former Teacher, Vana Vani. Mrs. Chitra Raghavan Endowment prize - To provide textbooks to needy children.
26-12-1988 Mrs. Chitra Raghavan, Former teacher, Vana Vani. Mrs. Chitra Raghavan Endowment  prize - To be used to purchase books and other educational aids for Nursery section.
01-08-1989 Mr. S. Thiagarajan, Mrs. Kamala Pattathy, Mrs. Panjagowri Krishnan, Mrs. Chitra Satyamoorthy. Mr. Pattakkannu Subbiah Achary & Mrs. Ponnammal Subbiah Achary Memorial Endowment  for the students who performed best in +2 exams and secured admission in to MBBS course.
14-11-1994 Mrs. Saroj Sharma Mrs. Kamala Joshi Memorial Endowment - To award to two students (one from Middle School and one from High School) who showed dramatic improvement in the academic field by the end of the year when compared with the beginning.
13-02-1995 Dr. Mrs. Vimala Achuthan,Retired PGT - Biology, Vana Vani. Dr. K. Kochunny Menon and Mrs. Narayani Amma Memorial Endowment - To be given to the students with the best overall academic record in class XI and XII in Biology
11-09-1995 Mrs. P. Hamsaveni,Former PGT- English, Vana Vani. R. Gopikrishna Memorial Endowment prize - Award to one of the student of the XI or XII who secures the highest annual aggregate total in English inclusive of the public exam marks and who shows excellence in extra-curricular activities.
22-06-1995 Dr. Kamala Selvaraj, GG Hospital, Chennai - 34. Gemini Alamelu Ganesh prize - Awarded to topper in cumulative performance in Std IX & X and Std XI & XII.
16-05-1996 Miss. M. Tarabai, Former Hindi Teacher, Vana Vani. Mrs. M. Tarabai prize - Proficiency in Hindi -Std I to V.
24-09-1996 Mrs. Prema Radhakrishnan W/O Prof. V. M. Radhakrishnan Mrs. Prema Radhakrishnan prize - Merit prize for topper in Middle school.
28-01-1999 Mrs. Nirmala Krishnaswamy, Retired Principal
Vana Vani.		 Mrs. Nirmala krishnaswamy prize - Four awards for the best all rounder at the Primary level, Middle school, High school and Hr. Sec. School level..
05-06-2000 Prof. S. Kumaraswamy, IIT Chennai - 36. K. Sivasailam & S Chidambaravadivu Memorial  prize - To be awarded to the student scoring highest marks in Tamil & Mathematics put together in the X Std Public Exam.
19-07-2000 Mr. N. Narasimhan, Retired Accountant, Internal Audit Section, IIT Chennai - 36. N. Sowmyanarayanan prize for one student of Std X.
N. Vijay prize for one student of Std XII.
Both the prizes would be given to deserving wards of the Group D employee of IIT.
11-01-2001 Mrs. P. Anasuya, Chennai - 42. M. Meharunnisa’s Sports Award - Award given to the best Sports girl from out going XII under the name. Award may be given as useful books on Sports or Sports articles.
04-01-2001 Mrs. M. Tarabai prize - Proficiency in Hindi - Std I to V. Mrs. Anasuya Endowment prize - Merit – cum – Means Award to the girl student securing highest grand total in Std X Board Exam.
28-06-2002 Dr. K. Sarangapani, Scientific Officer, IIT Chennai - 36. Parent Teacher Forum , KV IIT, Madras Endowment prize - awarded to topper in Std X & XII Board Exam.
- Mrs. J. Peter, Former Principal, Vana Vani. Mrs. J. Peter Endowment  prize - awarded to Std X student scoring highest marks in English in Board Exams.
20-08-2006 Dr. N. Kalpana, Kottur, Chennai - 85. Mrs. Shyamala Prabhu Endowment prize - awarded to Std XII student scoring highest marks in Biology in the Hr. Sec. Board Exam.
01-03-2007 Mr. G. Venkata Subramanian, Indira nagar, Chennai - 36. Valliammal Subramania Iyer Endowment Award - Awarded to three Students scoring the combined maximum score in Maths and General Science in the annual Exam in each class - Std. VI, VII and VIII in the middle school.
24-07-2007 Mrs. S. Suseela, Former Hindi Teacher, Vana Vani. Mrs. S. Suseela prize - Proficiency in Hindi Std I to V.
14-05-2009 Prof. T. Pradeep, Dept. Of Chemistry, IITM, Chennai - 36. Prof. CNR Rao Endowment for Excellence in Science - Awarded to the student who secures highest in Chemistry, Physics and Biology put together in the 10th Std Board Exam.
17-09-2009 Mrs. Nirmala Srinivasan, Srinagar Colony, Chennai - 15. Ramesh Srinivasan Endowment  prize - The endowment will be distributed to poor and deserving students.
20-07-2011 Mr. S. Sambasivam, Deputy Registrar, F & A, IITM, Chennai - 36. Swaminathan Endowment prize - Cash prize of Rs 1000/- each to first two toppers in Commerce subject at Std. XII Board Exam.(prize to be given commencing from 2011 and ending – 2015).
21-07-2011 Mr. S. Sambasivam, Deputy Registrar, F & A, IITM, Chennai - 36. Shrimathi Saradambal Endowment prize - Cash prize of Rs 1000/- each to first two toppers in Economics subject at Std. XII Board Exam (prize to be given commencing from 2011 and ending – 2015).
25-07-2011 Mrs. Kaveri Padmanabhan, Principal, Vana Vani. S. Padmanabhan Endowment prize - The amount utilized for giving cash award to the topper in Chemistry in the Std. XII Board Exam.
23-08-2011 Std XII – Class of 1994, Vana Vani. Shashidharan Endowment Award – Awarded to the topper in Science stream at Std XII Board Exam.
23-08-2011 Std XII – Class of 1994, Vana Vani. Gurudutt Endowment Award – Awarded to the topper in Commerce stream at Std XII Board Exam.
30-08-2012 Mrs. R. Jayalakshmi, Vana Vani Mat.Hr.Sec.School. Mrs. R. Jayalakshmi Endowment Prize - awarded to Std X student scoring highest mark in Tamil in Board Exam.
15-07-2013 Dr. Shanthi Bhattacharya, Electrical Engg. Dept, IIT - Madras. The Endowment will be distributed to scholarship or Subsidiring the girls students fee.
19-12-2013 Dr. G. V. Subba Rao, Kotturpuram, Chennai - 85. General Endowment Fund for improvement of Infrastructure of the VVMHSS.
15-05-2014 Vanavani Golden Jubilee Alumini Association. The Endowment will be utilized Felicitating retiring staff, Encouraging sports, conducting medical campus.
26-05-2014 Mr. G. Padmanathan The endowment could be used to benifit the school students.
23-12-2014 Mr. S. Sambasivam, Dy. Registrar(F&A), IIT - Madras. The endowment will be utilized for giving prize to the teachers on Teachers Day.
29-04-2015 Mrs. Kalyani Subramanian, Chennai - 18. The endowment will be utilized for Toppers in French Subject at 12th State Board exam.
14-04-2016 Anil K.S, Bangalore - 85. The endowment will be utilized for Toppers in IX Std.
29-04-2016 V. Rajalakshmi, Retired P.G.T Tamil, Vana Vani Mat.Hr.Sec.School, IIT-Chennai-36. Mrs. Padmavathy Varadhamanan endowment prize will be utilized for Toppers in Tamil Subjects in Higher Secondary Board Exam from 2017.
19-11-2016 Mrs. J. Peter, Former Principal, Vana Vani. Mrs. J. Peter Endowment  prize - awarded to Std XII Science and Commerce Stream student scoring highest marks in English in Board Exams.
08-10-2021 Mr. Aditya Arun Kumar S, Vana Vani Mat.Hr.Sec.School. Aluminus 2012 Batch Smt. Jayalakshmi Srinivasan and Shri. N. Srinivasan Endowment Prize - awarded to (Std V to Std VI) who studied in Vana Vani School from Std I to V & (Std VIII to Std IX) who studied in Vana Vani School from Std VI to VIII, student scoring highest mark in Maths in consolidation of marks secured in Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Annual Examinations.
 
ENDOWMENT AWARDS FOR TEACHERS'

Year of Institution of award Name of the Donor Nature of award / criteria for award
2012 Alumni - Nithin & Nishant Chandra Chandra’s Endowment Award - Award of recognition for Teachers for their invaluable service at Vana Vani.
 
ENDOWMENT AWARDS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Contribution - general purpose, school welfare

S.No. Contributed by Academic year Amount
1. MR. SATHIYA NARAYANA
ALUMINUS-83 BATCH		 22nd JUL, 2022 Rs. 70,900
(PROJECTOR)
2. M/S RAJ KAML
SCHOOL UNIFORM TAILOR		 15 th MAR, 2022 Rs. 56,364
(PROJECTOR)
3. M/S DELCOM
ALUMINUS		 09th MAR, 2022 Rs. 20,296
(TEMPRATURE SCANNER)
4. M/S RAJKAMAL - ADYAR
SCHOOL UNIFORM TAILOR 		22nd NOV, 2021 Rs. 38,120
(PROJECTOR)
5. CITY UNION BANK
VELACHERY		 29th SEP, 2021 Rs. 66,552
(AUTOMATIC SANITIZER DISPENSER & TEMPRATURE SCANNER)
6. CITY UNION BANK
VELACHERY		 5th FEB, 2021 Rs. 26,314
(SCHOOL NAME BOARD)
7. Mr. Ganeshan Varadarajan
Alumni - Vana Vani Batch 0f 1983.		 15th Nov, 2018 Rs. 6,13, 721
8. Mr. T. J. Madhavan 2nd Aug, 2018 Rs. 40,000
9. Dr. Ashwin Kumar
B.H.M.S., M.D.		 16th Feb, 2018 Rs. 20,000
10. Mr. Giridhar Krishna
No: 17, 14th Cross Street, Indira Nagar, Chennai - 20.		 17th May, 2017 Rs. 1,00,000
11. Dr. G. V. Subba Rao
Kotturpuram, Chennai-85.		 - Rs. 1,00,000
12. Vana Vani Alumni - Batch of 1994 2011 - 2012 Rs. 48,500
13. Prof. C. Balaji
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
I.I.T Madras, Chennai 600 036.		 2011 - 2012 Rs. 25,000
14. Dr. D. V. Ashwin Kumar 2011 - 2012 Rs. 25,000
  Contribution - Student Scholarships
S.No. Contributed by Academic year Amount
1. '93 BATCH 28th DEC 2019 Rs. 15,000/-
2. Shri Mahadevan 20th Feb 2019 Rs. 25,000/-
3. Mrs. Jayalakshmi Mahadevan 20th Feb 2019 Rs. 25,000/-
4. Dr. NGS Endowment Award 26th Feb 2019 Rs. 20,000/-
5. The Students of Vanavani '93 Batch 07th Feb 2019 Rs. 5,75,000/-
6. Mrs. Kavitha Rajan
C26, Third Loop Road
I.I.T Campus, Chennai - 600 036.		 2010 - 2018 Rs. 3000/-
7. Mr. S. Sambasivam, Dy.Registrar (F&A), IIT Madras, Chennai 600 036. 2014 - 2015 Rs. 100000/-
8. Dr.Shanti Bhattacharya,
I.I.T Madras, Chennai 600 036.		 2012 - 2013 Rs. 100000/-
9. Prof. Guhan Jayaram
Dept. of BioTechnology
I.I.T Madras, Chennai - 600 036.		 2011 - 2012 Rs. 100000/-
  Contribution - Corpus  
S.No. Contributed by Academic year Amount
1. Mr. R. Gowri Sankar
Ex-Teacher Vana Vani		 2011 - 2012 Rs. 8,600
2. Dr. C. P. Vendhan
Prof. Emeritus Dept. Of Ocean Engineering,
I.I.T Madras, Chennai 600 036.		 2011 - 2012 Rs. 10,000
3. Dr. M. Chidambaram
Prof. Chemical Engineering Dept.,
I.I.T Madras, Chennai 600 036.		 2011 - 2012 Rs. 25,000
4. The Alumni team of 'Carnival - 2019'
Mr. Ashok Batch 83
Ms. Kamala Kumari Batch 84		 2018 Rs. 3,39,133
5. 1994 BATCH
Mr. M. KARUNA
Ms. NIVEDITA SEETHARAMAN		 07-01-2020 Rs. 50,000

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