October 2, 2000

Mr. Bala Swaminathan
Emirates International School
PO Box 6446
Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Dear Mr. Swaminathan:

Each year we ask students admitted to MIT to share with us the name of a teacher who has been especially influential in their development. It is a remarkable achievement and a great honor to change a life, so we congratulate you on being named this year by Onsi J. Fakhouri.

Most importantly, we thank you for the time, patience, expertise, love, discipline and all the other qualities which have had such an important impact on your students. You do the work from which all of society benefits.

Congratulations again on your excellent work! We at MIT are deeply grateful.