IPB Alumni Class Release Event 1961: 50 Years Then Split, Now Reuniting at IPB Campus

A group of alumni from the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB) in the year 1961 visited the Dramaga IPB Campus. In the past, students of class 1961 were transitional students from the University of Indonesia (UI) to IPB. He invited the Elders Alumni to the IPB Dramaga Campus on Thursday (11/14). The group was warmly received by the head of the IPB Communication Bureau, Ir. Yatri Indah Kusumastuti, M.Sc. "We welcome the tempo of the IPB elders, hopefully inspiring us, so as not to forget the IPB alma mater, even though we have worked everywhere," Yatri said.

The head of the group, Hardi Prijono said that he was being confused with the physical condition of the IPB campus now, his condition was far different. "In the past most of them still asked for rubber forests." Hardi said, as long as they are on campus. In the past all lecture activities were centered at Baranangsiang's IPB Campus.

Hardi conveyed the plan of participants who participated in approximately 30 participants. But because of the various sizes of zombies in attendance as many as twenty people. He delivered an alumni meeting of his generation several times, in different places and regions. "In addition to stay in touch, we also travel. For this time we want to visit the IPB Campus. Communication between alumni participants was accommodated through the Whats App group of 60 members.

Hardi Prijono, graduated from IPB in 1968, then worked at the Directorate General of Water Resources until he retired. Once received a mandate in the Jakarta flood control project in 1978. normalized the Ciliwung River airways. His expertise in the field of air information is to be a resource for air users or P3A (Empowering Water Use Farmers) until now.

He said that the colleagues who attended the meeting had recently met again since 1968 and met again in 2018 to around 50 years. Those who were present were those who were professors of higher education, there were officials from the Ministry of Trade, the Head of the Education Office, the Expert Staff of the Minister of Agriculture, and others. They currently live in various regions in Indonesia. "Our advice on the progress of IPB, the stakeholders in IPB would like to carry out their vision and mission properly." (NR)