I AM HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ALL THAT PROF ROSHAN LAL RAINA, Professor of communications, IIM, Lucknowhad been appointed as Vice Chancellor of JKLakshmipat University, Jaipur. He will be taking charge on 14 Oct 2015. He started his career as Librarian and was also librarian of IIM,Lucknow. His hard work and commitment made him to climb to the highest positionin any academic institution.   The library profession feels proud for the successful achievementsof Prof Raina. We all join together to wish Prof Roshan Lal Raina successful inhandling new assignment.  We all surethat he wil make this private university as one of the top university in thecountry.   WHEREEVER PRFO RAINA IS THERE,THERE IS ONLY SUCCESS.   Once again I join all theprofessional friends in wishing him a great success. God bless him and hisfamily.   Prior to accepting this new assignment he was holding numberprestigious positions such as   ü  Professor in ‘Communication’ at the Indian Institute of Management,Lucknow (IIML), where he successfully initiated and handled institutionbuilding activities in areas like ‘Placements’, ‘Corporate Communication &Media Relations’, Student Affairs’, and ‘Alumni Affairs’.  ü  Dean: Planning & Developmentat IIML,  was responsible for overseeing activitiesrelated to resource mobilization through industry – interface, traininginterventions, consulting, and research initiatives. ü  Was Incharge Director of IIM.Lucknow ü  Visiting Faculty on severaloverseas assignments ü  Director at the prestigious Lal BahadurShastri Institute of Management, Delhi during 2005-2008 ü  Teaching a variety of innovativecourses in the areas of ‘Communication for Management’, he has had severalprestigious assignments in educational institutes in US, UK, France, Germany,and Canada. Reputed organizations like the Fulbright Foundation (USA), theBritish Council (UK), the Max Mueller Bhawan (Germany), the ESCP-EAP (France),and the IDRC (Canada) sponsored these assignments. ü  involved in several consultingand research assignments ü  received top professionalhonours/awards, Top Rankers ManagementConsultants, withprocessing support from ‘Jindal Global Business School’ and a high caliber‘Intellectual Support Panel’, awarded Dr. Raina the Top RankersExcellence Award for Academic Leadership: 2014’ ü Indian Science Congress Association, honoured Dr. Raina, during its 101stprestigious Science Congress, held at the University of Jammu in 2014.      Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, President, Telangana Library Association Member, Advisory Board, National Library, Kolkata. ADDRESS: Plot No A-194, H No 1-8-10/1, Ravindra Nagar, Habsiguda, HYDERABAD- 500007. Mobile: 09493701565. 09573897599     email: naglaxman@yahoo.com, naglaxman@gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.