Congratulations to Professor Dr. Sukhmander Singh on the new Endowed Professorship named in his honor. Touched by Professor Singh’s care for students, one family donated $3 million to establish the Dr. Sukhmander Singh Endowed Professorship in Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering at the Santa Clara University, USA.
Dr. Sukhmander Singh obtained his Ph.D. in 1979 from the University of California, Berkeley, California (USA). He started teaching at Santa Clara University in 1986 and has been a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering since 1992. He is the Associate Dean at present. He was a Project Engineer and Manager for the Alyeska Pipeline Company where he studied the seismic stability and liquefaction for the entire 800-mile Trans Alaska pipeline. He was the Principal Investigator to analyze the failure of the San Pablo Clearwell Dam and re-design it.
He feels that Sikhs must understand the Sikh Philosophy as enshrined in Sri Guru Granth Sahib. It is Gurus’ Hukam (Command) to Sikhs to understand Gurbani. Without that one cannot even begin to become a Sikh. Ritualistic practices overshadow the real message of the Gurus. Their focus today is more on ‘worshipping’ Sri Guru Granth Sahib than on understanding and following its Teachings.
Gurus did not feel the need for middlemen. Hence, they did not establish any priestly class. We can get recognition by informing our friends and neighbors about who we are. We can live up to our full potential by understanding Sri Guru Granth Sahib for ourselves and sharing its sublime and universal concepts with the world.
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