UT Dallas Confers ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ To Alumni Naveen Jindal

DALLAS, TX (ANI) – Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power, Naveen Jindal has been honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by the University of Texas here for his accomplishments in industry, politics, and education.

An Alumni of UT Dallas 1992 batch, Naveen Jindal received the award in a ceremony held by the University on March 25. He is the second person to receive the award, after Nobel Laureate Aziz Sancar.

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 recognized with the University’s Distinguished Alumni award in 2010. The university also renamed its School of Management as the Naveen Jindal School of Management in 2011.

This award is the highest honor that UT Dallas bestows on alumni, to recognize a graduate whose extraordinary contributions have bettered society, transformed UT Dallas, and inspired others to reach new heights of excellence, a press release said.