50 and going strong!

5Oth student, Chulaka Senanayake, and acting Principal Trinity College Mr. JCF Jayawardene with
Robert 0. Blake Jr. U.S. Ambassador
in Colombo - October 2006

Words of wisdom...

Hon. Susil Premajayantha, M.P. and Minister of Education endorsing the NDSU Ph.D Program

Side by side...

Both present and the past ministers of education (Susil Premajayantha & Kabir Hashim) at the NDSU presentation held at
Trans Asia Hotel - January 25th 2007

Brand new start...

H.E. Robert O. Blake Jr. handing over admissions and the Financial Aid offer to
Chulaka Senanayake at the U.S. Embassy
Colombo - October 2006

Who will it be?

Bates College hopefuls, Cain Yee (British School) and Massid Cader (Stafford International) With Judy Head, Assistant Dean of Faculty, Bates College at Trans Asia Hotel - January 2007

The lucky 15...

Part of the batch of 15 students who joined NDSU in fall 2006 at the American Center Colombo with Cultural Affairs Officer Angela Gemza - May 2006

A visit to a temple...

Dr. Lance A. Masters, President & CEO of Thiel College, Greenville, PA and Dr.(Mrs) Masters with Rev.Mahinda Rakkhitha, chief incumbent of Kelaniya temple - March 2003

High powered meeting...

Dr. Lance A. Masters with Hon.
Kabir Hashim MP, Minister of Higher Education,
at the Ministry premises - March 2003

The first few...

First batch of students
to be placed at the North Dakota State University (NDSU): from Colombo International School - Kandy with the Principal Mr.Richard Herathge - May 2006

Courtesy call...

Saad Z.Sait International Admissions Rep of
Thiel College PA with
Hon.Dinesh Gunawardena M.P.
and Minster of Higher Education at
the Ministry of Urban Development &
Water Supply - July 2005

Helping out...

Dr.Sudhir Mehta, Associate Vice President- Academic Affairs NDSU,
with Dr. Lakshman Ratnayake, Vice-Chairman
University Grants Commission, addressing the representatives from SL Universities
at the UGC board room - January 2006

No free lunch...

With Kristin Crosby Associate Dean International Admissions at the 'Commons' Bates College, Lewiston ME - Summer of 2006

An original...

Sulo Dissanayake as the Fortune Teller in Prof. Martin Andrucki's production of
The skin of Our Teeth"  fall 2006

Vesak 2006

Commemorating Vesak 2006 at the Bates
chapel. 

Doing great at NDSU!

Sri-lankan NDSU students at a function

We are the world...

Sri-Lankan NDSU students at a fancy dress party.

Giving the thumbs up!

Sri-Lankan NDSU students at a function...

Sealing an understanding

With Dr. H. Abeygunawardena, Vice-Chancellor, University of Peradeniya after officiating at the signing of the MOU with NDSU

Material for another book?

Penguin author, Carl Muller, opening the NDSU seminar at the U.S. Education Corner at D.S.Senanayake Library, Kandy

Explaining a point

Dean Tsantir from International Admissions Office of the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) at Lyceum International Nugegoda

Ministerial discussion

Dr. Mitch Leventhal, Vice Provost International, University of Cincinnati with Hon. Vishwa Warnapala M.P. Minister of Higher
Education

Doing well at NDSU

Thanusha and Dilhara from Galle at NDSU with the staff of the International Office

First day at NDSU...

Priyanthi with part of the batch for Fall
2007 at NDSU

Sri-Lankan dishes?

Kalana and Sudeepa at the International food fiesta at NDSU

Some parting advice

Mohan Lal Grero, M/D Lyceum International
Schools and student Ravith Grero with U.S. Ambassador Robert O. Blake Jr.

One on One

With Dr.Pamela Jolicoeur President of Concordia College and Don Buegel, Admissions Director for International Students

Understanding the basics

Alexis Smith, Consular Officer of the US Embassy, Colombo, briefing a group of students about U.S. visa procedures

Nothing like Bates...

Priyanthi and Padmasena Dissanayake with the President, Bates College and the rest of the Lankan community.

Old friends at Thiel College

Priyanthi dining with Thiel College
President and CEO, Dr. Lance A. Masters and
Dr. (Mrs) Lance A. Masters

With his parents...

Ashan Bogollagama with his Mum and Dad at NDSU

At NDSU...

Priyanthi and Dissa with the NDSU President

A first for montana state...

Nishadi Wijewardene of University of Colombo's school of computing becoming Priyanthi's first to Montana State with Gordon Glick Executive Director American Chamber of Commerce in SL

off to lccc...

First batch for Lorain County Community in Ohio for summer 2008 with Terry White, Public Affairs of US embassy

private convo with the ambassador...

Mohan Lal Grero Chairman Lyceum International Schools & student Ravith Grero with Ambassador Robert O.Blake Jr.

a first for ampara...

Charith Withanage (NDSU 2012) - Priyanthi's first from Ampara with Mum Nandani & the Ambassador

lined up for ndsu...

Batch for spring 2008 with Dr.Sudhir Mehta Associate Vice President
(International) NDSU

lending an ear...

Part of 2008 Fall batch listening to Terry J. White

unwinding...

Dr. Sudhir Mehta of NDSU addressing some parents & students of spring 2008 batch.

one for the album...

Batch for fall 2007 with Terry White & Alexis Smith of consular section of the US Embassy

dancing their way to lccc...

Nalinda Peiris & Nupathi Nilambara - Lorain hopefuls - with terry White

she comes from jaffna...

Infanta Jerine Bhuvanendran (first from Jaffna) & Jayanath Ranasinghe accepted to college of St.Benedicts & St.John's University in central Minnesota for fall 2007

cincinnati here i come...

Hirushan Ganegoda of American National College becoming Priyanthi's first to University of Cincinnati and his parents with James R.Moore Deputy Chief of Mission, US embassy

ropes that really help...

Jim Moore giving the ropes to Hirushan

now hear me out...

Terry White addressing the batch for summer 2008 at the American Center Colombo

bavana for bates...

Yogavacara Rahula of Bhavana Society Forest Monastary in West Virginia conducting a meditation session at Bates college, ME.