Curriculum Vitae’

Dr. T. Venkateswarlu,
Email: tvenkat@uwindsor.ca
Voice Mail: 519-253-3000 ext: 3183, Fax: 519-971-3668

Postal Address: Office 207 West Wing Leddy L. University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada.

Tadiboyina Venkateswarlu was born in Tenali in a lower middle class family. He received his high school diploma from Municipal Boys’ High School, Tenali, Undergraduate Degree in Economics from V.S.R. College, Tenali, Graduate Degree in Economics from Andhra University, Postgraduate Degrees in Economics and Information Science, from University of Alberta., Canada and University of Western Ontario, Canada. He went to Canada in 1965 as a student to pursue his postgraduate studies. After his studies in Canada, he taught for two years at Red Deer College, Alberta, Canada. He moved to Windsor where he joined as a faculty member at University of Windsor in 1971. He has been at University of Windsor since 1971.

Honors Received

Visiting Professor at the following universities:

1. Andhra University, Waltair, 2009.
2. S.V. University, Tirupati, 2009.
3. Andhra University, Waltair, 2008.
4. S.V. University, Tirupati,2008.
5. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 2005.
6. Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi, 2004.
7. University of Sussex, Brighton, England, 2004.
8. University of Paris, Paris, France, 2004.
9. Reading University, Reading, England, 2001.
10. S.V. University, Tirupati, 2000.
11. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1999.
12. Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 1993.
13. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1993.
14. University of London, London, England.
15. University of California, Santa Barbara, California, 1991 and 2004.
16. McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1981.
17. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979-1980.
18. Osmania University, Hyderabad, January – April, 1980.
19. University of Bangalore, Hebbal, Karnataka, May – July, 1980.
20. Andhra University, Waltair, August – September, 1980.

Awards

1. 2009 Humanitarian Award of Canada, Windsor-St.Clair Rotary, January 21, 2010.
2. 2009 DTA Excellence Award in the field of Global Resident Industry as Vishala Bharathi Gaurav Satkar Award, Delhi Telugu Academy, 2009.
3. Honorary Doctorate Degree from University of Windsor, June 15th, 2007.
4. University of Windsor Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity, Windsor, November 2005.
5. Honorary Membership – Golden Key International Honor Society, University of Windsor Chapter, November 2005.
6. Rastrya Vikas Shiromani Award (The Jewel of National Enlightenment Award) Delhi Telugu Academy, New Delhi ,2005.
7. Person of the Year Social Justice Award of Canada, February 2004.
8. Governor General of Canada Merit Award, December 6, 2003.
9. Performance Review Award, University of Windsor, April 2003.
10. 2003 Award from Telugu Association of North America, Toronto, Canada, 2003.
11. 2002 Award to Contributions in Social Service from Michigan State Telugu Association, Michigan, U.S.A. May 2002.
12. Hearts that Light the Way Award from the United Way in Canada for Community Service, 1997.
13. Windsor Rotary Club Award for Community Service, 1997.
14. International Honor Society in Economics Award for publishing articles on Undergraduate Curriculum Reform in Economics, 1997.
15. Silver Jubilee Award for meritorious service to the Journal, The American Economist, from Omicron Delta Epsilon, 1997.
16. Canadian International Development Agency Research Award in National Competition, 1996.
17. Volunteer Service Award from Windsor Star and United Way of Essex County, 1996.
18. Appointed to the Editorial Board of the Journal, American Economist, 1973.

Publications

Author of 96 articles published in referred journals and 114 papers presented at national and international conferences.

Community Service

• Founder and president of Educational Organization for Orphaned and Handicapped Children, non-profit registered organization in India since 1992.
• Established a residential school named after his father as Tadiboyina Ramaiah School for poor and orphaned children in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh in 1992 under the supervision of Educational Organization for Orphaned and Handicapped Children.
• Visits India annually two times to check the progress of the residential school in Tenali.
• The school has 146 children, 10 full-time, 5 part-time teachers, 4 support staff members. The school has a clinic, a dorm, a guest house, and a vegetable garden for the children. It is located at Burrepalem Road, Lakshminagar Colony, Tenali. The school offers both academic subjects up to class 10 and vocational courses in carpentry, tailoring, embroidery, chalk piece making, gardening and surf manufacturing.
• Established Rain Water Conservation Pit for School children’s consumption at the ground water level reached near depletion.
• Established a fast food centre in Tenali to old students who make a living managing the food centre.
• Solar energy plant is being established at the school to supply power to the school, the dorms, the clinic and the guest house.
• English medium instruction is offered from LKG to Grade 10.