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Kannan Sockalingam ’00, ’02G was an involved international student at U海角社区 while working on his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering. Two decades after graduation, Kannan remains involved with his alma mater by serving on the OIP Advisory Board and through his philanthropy. His friendships from his student days at U海角社区 remain strong. Last year, he took his younger son for a U海角社区 visit, visited several of his U海角社区 friends, cheered at a U海角社区 men’s ice hockey game, and went ice fishing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kannan and his brother Senthil Sockalingam ’08, ’10G, also a U海角社区 alum, created the Sockalingam Family Scholarship as a way to say thank you and pay it forward. Kannan shared, “I truly believe that my success in career and family\u00a0has a lot to do with my time at U海角社区,\u00a0learning to be an adult, thousands\u00a0of miles away from home. I fostered long lasting friendships and mentorships from my time there. I still cherish my time at U海角社区, and I am in a place in life where I can give back. My guiding questions, if not now, then when? And if it’s not me, then who? This really helped me (with my brother) start an endowed scholarship fund in hopes to give back to the future generations on what we received\u00a0when we were starting\u00a0out. Just wanted to say “Thank you.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’d like to join Kannan and Senthil, you can add to their fund at this link:\u00a0our.umaine.edu\/sockalingamfamily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kannan Sockalingam ’00, ’02G was an involved international student at U海角社区 while working on his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering. Two decades after graduation, Kannan remains involved with his alma mater by serving on the OIP Advisory Board and through his philanthropy. His friendships from his student days at U海角社区 remain strong. 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