G. Ramaswamy "GR", of Coimbatore, India, was elected to serve a two-year term as a director of The International Association of Lions Clubs at the association's 79th International Convention, held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 9-12, 1996.

Past Director Ramaswamy is a businessman.

A member of the Annur (Town) Lions Club since 1985, Past Director Ramaswamy has held many offices within the association, including club president, zone chairman, deputy district governor and district governor. In addition, he has been an LCIF, SightFirst, and Convention chairman for his multiple district; is chairman of the All-India District Governors Schooling; and was a member of the International Convention Credential Committee in 1991. Past Director Ramaswamy served as a Lions Clubs International board committee appointee for 1999-2000.

In recognition of his service to the association, Past Director Ramaswamy has received numerous awards, including the 100% Club President Award, the 100% District Governor Award, a Guiding Lion Award, three Extension Awards, a Leadership Award, four International President's Certificates of Appreciation, seven International President's Awards and an Ambassador of Good Will Award, the highest honor granted by the association to its members. He is also a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow and has recorded 13 years of perfect attendance.

In addition to his Lion activities, Past Director Ramaswamy is active in several civic, professional, sports and religious organizations. He has also been honored with the recognition of Cavalier for his achievements and contributions towards social, educational and religious fields.

Past Director Ramaswamy and his wife, Shanthamani, also a Lion and Melvin Jones Fellow, have two sons.

N.S. Sankar from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India was elected to serve a two-year term as a director of Lions Clubs International at the association's 97th International Convention held in Toronto, Canada, July 4 through 8, 2014.

Director Sankar is a businessman.

A member of the Madras Sterling Avenue Lions Club, and a Lion since 1986, he has held many offices within the association, including district governor, multiple district leadership development chairperson and trainer/faculty member for all India DG/VDG school programs.

In recognition of his service to the association, he has received numerous awards, including the 35-Member Key Award, Friend of Humanity Award, 11 Extension Awards and four International President's Certificates of Appreciation. He is also a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.

In addition to his Lions activities, Director Sankar is active in numerous professional and community organizations, including the Free Masons, the Cosmopolitan Club and the All India Transporters' Welfare Association

Director Sankar and his wife, Lakshmi, also a Lion and Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow, have one son, a daughter and one granddaughter.

K. G. Ramakrishna Murthy of Coimbatore, India, was elected to serve a two-year term as a director of The International Association of Lions Clubs at the association's 89th International Convention, held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, June 30-July 4, 2006.

Past Director Murthy is an insurance consultant.

A member of the Madras Metro East Lions Club and Lion since 1984, Past Director region chair, cabinet secretary, council chair and district governor. Additionally, he has served as district extension chair, district leadership chair, multiple district SightFirst chair and Area IMPACT Team Leader.

In recognition of his service to the association he has received numerous awards, Extension Award, LCIF Chairperson's Certificate, 16 International President's Certificates of Appreciation, six International President's Awards and six International President's Leadership Awards. Director Murthy is also a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.

In addition to his Lions activities, Past Director Murthy is active in numerouslife member of the Association of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He is a member of the Coimbatore Blood Donors Association, Red Cross Society of India and Coimbatore Sri Ayyappa Seva Sangh.

Past Director Murthy and his wife, R. Meera, a member of the Coimbatore Melvin Jones Lions Club, have two children.