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Mention fund raising in Singapore, and one person's name inevitably comes up: Kheng Chuan Chew. He has become practically synonymous with big donations to the country's finest universities and is widely considered to have pioneered a practice that was virtually nonexistent a decade ago in much of Southeast Asia.
Kheng-Chuan Chew '82, of Singapore. As the first Singaporean admitted to the College, Chew began interviewing candidates immediately following graduation. He has chaired the Harvard Alumni Interviewing Committee for Singapore since 1983.
Mr Chew, a philanthropy consultant who is the first Singaporean to be admitted to an undergraduate course in Harvard in 1978, has had "an active and longstanding relationship" with his alma mater and felt "a sense of duty" to step up. He graduated from Harvard with a degree in social studies in 1982, and a year later joined a group of Singapore-based Harvard alumni who interview students here who want to join the university.
Kheng-Chuan Chew '82, of Singapore. As the first Singaporean admitted to the College, Chew began interviewing candidates immediately following graduation. He has chaired the Harvard Alumni Interviewing Committee for Singapore since 1983.
Mr Chew, a philanthropy consultant who is the first Singaporean to be admitted to an undergraduate course in Harvard in 1978, has had "an active and longstanding relationship" with his alma mater and felt "a sense of duty" to step up. He graduated from Harvard with a degree in social studies in 1982, and a year later joined a group of Singapore-based Harvard alumni who interview students here who want to join the university.
