Celebrating 20 years of alumni achievements

NTU minted outstanding alumni with honours at the Nanyang Alumni Awards 2024 today. In a celebration of the Awards’ 20th anniversary, previous award winners joined the new awardees at a dinner and awards ceremony today.

This year’s award winners hail from diverse fields, from public service and philanthropy to sports, popular culture and the arts, business and entrepreneurship, and education and research.

To date, NTU has recognised the stellar achievements of more than 600 alumni through the annual awards, including 36 on the honour roll this year.

The top award, the Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award, was awarded to Ms Wee Wei Ling, Executive Director (Sustainability Partnerships, Lifestyle and Asset), Pan Pacific Hotels Group.

One recipient of this year’s Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award is Dr Hoi Shu Yin, chief nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), who holds a Master’s degree from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.

The Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award celebrates a wave of exciting young talent as alumni under below 40 blaze their trail and leave their impact on the world.

Among them is Dr Tay Yi, who left his role as a Google senior research scientist to co-found artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Reka AI as its Chief Scientist.  Receiving a similar award is Mr Ng Ming Wei, a national athlete turned social media superstar. He is the first person in Singapore to earn the prestigious YouTube Diamond Play Button, which is presented to content creators who amass over 10 million subscribers.