Ramesh Gangolli

An Indian American has been chosen for this year's Spirit of Liberty award for his contribution to his community.Ramesh Gangolli, 72, who migrated to the US in 1963 and whose career is focussed on mathematics, will be honoured July 4 in Seattle.He obtained his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1961 and came to Seattle to teach mathematics a year later. He became a naturalized citizen in 1971.For the past five years, Gangolli has been involved in a project that advocates better mathematics education in the Seattle Public Schools.