text: - Prominent Singaporean Chinese literature activist and Singapore table tennis chief honoured with NTU’s highest alumni accolade
  One’s a gifted water membrane researcher, whose burden for less-developed regions gave birth to a non-governmental organisation focused on solving water issues in Indonesia, Cambodia and Myanmar. The other’s a budding media entrepreneur whose notable work in photojournalism has been featured in the Associated Press, Bloomberg, and the New York Times. And here’s what’s more impressive - they are both under the age of 40 and recipients of the Nanyang Outstanding Alumni Award.
  In an annual homecoming, 26 alumni, both junior and senior, are recognised by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) today in the Nanyang Alumni Awards for their outstanding achievements in their respective fields, to the betterment of the university, community or society.
  From clean water advocate Dr Adrian Yeo (Class of 2002 and 2007, Engineering) to award-winning photojournalist Sam Kang Li (Class of 2009, Communication Studies), and from Chinese literature activist Yap Koon Chan (Class of 1959, Arts) to Singapore’s table tennis chief Er Dr Lee Bee Wah (Class of 1985, Engineering); these are some of the success stories that had passed through the halls of the University.