{"id":157052,"date":"2026-10-15T20:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/?p=157052"},"modified":"2026-10-15T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:40:49","slug":"us-senator-mayors-visit-kiit-and-kiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/us-senator-mayors-visit-kiit-and-kiss\/","title":{"rendered":"US Senator, Mayors Visit KIIT and KISS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ten Distinguished Personalities Honoured with KKIO Lifetime Achievement Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Chitta Ranjan Beura<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bhubaneswar, Oct. 15:<\/strong> A delegation comprising a Washington State Senator, mayors of several cities in the United States, and other distinguished personalities visited KIIT and KISS on Thursday and spent considerable time interacting with students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a special programme organised at KISS, ten eminent personalities from Washington State were conferred the KIIT-KISS Is One (KKIO) Lifetime Achievement Award 2026 in recognition of their outstanding contributions in various fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awardees included Tina Louise Orwall, Washington State Senator; Dana Lynn Ralph, Mayor of Kent; Thomas Wayne McLeod, Mayor of Tukwila; Mark Douglas Mullet, Mayor of Issaquah; Joseph Daniel Marine, Mayor of Mukilteo; Ronald Jon Frederick, Mayor of DuPont; Stanley Lalit Kumar Flemming, Mayor of University Place; Mohamed Ali Egal, Mayor of SeaTac; Denise Teresa McCluskey, Pro Tem Mayor of University Place; and Toni Marie Troutner, Council Member of the City of Kent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expressing their appreciation during the visit, the guests said they were deeply impressed by the scale and functioning of KIIT and KISS. 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They also praised the discipline of KISS students and their capabilities across various fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 17-member delegation from Washington State is visiting India from October 12 to 19 as part of the India Trek programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the event, the Founder of KIIT &amp; KISS Dr. Achyuta Samanta delivered the welcome address and thanked the delegation for visiting the institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among others present on the occasion were Professor Sharanjit Singh, Vice-Chancellor of KISS Deemed to be University, and Dr. Prashant Kumar Routaray, Chief Executive Officer of KISS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten Distinguished Personalities Honoured with KKIO Lifetime Achievement Award By Chitta Ranjan Beura Bhubaneswar, Oct. 15: A delegation comprising a Washington State Senator, mayors of several cities in the 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