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Narayana Murthy awarded prestigious 2012 Hoover Medal

FP Archives • October 25, 2012, 10:40:23 IST
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The award established in 1930 to recognise great, unselfish and non-technical services by the engineers to humanity.

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Narayana Murthy awarded prestigious 2012 Hoover Medal

Washington: Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy has been conferred with the prestigious 2012 Hoover Medal in recognition of his philanthropic activities in India. The former recipients of this award include former US Presidents Herbert Hoover, Dwight Eisenhower and James Earl Carter The award was established in 1930 to recognise great, unselfish and non-technical services by the engineers to humanity. [caption id=“attachment_501947” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] ![](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/NarayanaMurthyReuters.jpg "NarayanaMurthyReuters") N R Narayana Murthy. Reuters.[/caption] Murthy was awarded with the prestigious award on October 2 at the Global Humanitarian Technology Conference in Seattle. The 70th recipient of the award, Murthy was recognized for establishing a foundation that forges outstanding improvements in healthcare, social rehabilitation, rural uplift and education following his formation of Infosys, an innovative company that provides business consulting, technology, and engineering services in over 30 countries. In 2008 the former Indian President, APJ Abdul Kalam, had received this award. The Hoover Medal is administered by a board representing five engineering organizations: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. PTI

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