Mangalore Diocese News

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Mangaluru, Feb 25 : Sr Dr Sadhana BS nee Alice DSouza DM of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany, Mangalore having successfully defended her thesis titled “Contribution of Konkani Phonemes Towards the Expression of Emotions” was awarded PhD in Computer Science and Engineering by St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangalore during its 18th Graduation Ceremony on 24th February 2024. The Graduation Certificate was awarded by Most Rev Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, Bishop of the Diocese of Mangalore and the President of SJEC, Dr Neeraj Saxena, Pro Chancellor, JIS University, Kolkata, Mrs Irol Melisa Pinto, Cloud Solution Architect Manager, Microsoft, Bengaluru, Fr Wilfred Prakash D’Souza, Director of SJEC, Fr Kenneth Ryner Crasta, Assistant Director of SJEC, Dr Rio D'Souza, the Principal, SJEC and was witnessed by the Staff of SJEC, parents and well-wishers.

Bethany Provincialate, Vamanjoor in a congratulatory note said, “The entire Bethany family and very especially Rev Sr Cicilia Mendonca, the Provincial Superior and the sisters of Mangalore Province rejoice with you dear Sr Sadhana for this outstanding achievement in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. It is a testament to your dedication, hard work, scholarly pursuit and perseverance in pursuing your academic goals. I am sure your dedicated research, discovery, and publications will be useful for the followers as a beacon in their path. Once again, congratulations on this incredible achievement! Bethany is proud of you”.