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University Of Texas Confers ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ On Its Alumni Naveen Jindal

New Delhi: Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Naveen Jindal has been honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award by the University of Texas (Dallas) for his accomplishments in industry, politics, and education.

An alumni of the university’s 1992 batch, Jindal received the award in a ceremony held on March 25. Jindal is the second person to receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Texas, Dallas after Nobel Laureate Aziz Sancar.

The award is the highest honour that UT Dallas confers on alumni to recognise a graduate whose extraordinary contributions have bettered society, transformed the university and inspired others to reach new heights of excellence.

As a student at UT Dallas, Jindal served as both Student Government Vice-President and President and earned the Student Leader of the Year Award. He was honoured with the University’s Distinguished Alumni award in 2010.

To celebrate the enormous success of Jindal, the University had rechristened its School of Management as the Naveen Jindal School of Management in 2011.

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