Sandy Springs City Manager Receives Pride of India Award

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Sandy Springs City Manager John McDonough has been named the 2015 recipient of the Pride of India Award. 

The Award, given by the Indo-American Friendship Group, honors leaders from a variety of business, professional, social and cultural sectors for their contributions to their respective industries and communities.

McDonough was recognized for his “service to humanity and friendship for the Indian American community,” according to the city’s press release.

The award was presented May 28 during a celebration dinner.

“The award comes as a surprise, and I am deeply honored to be chosen as this year’s recipient,” McDonough said in his keynote address to a gathering of India’s acting Consul General R. Srinivasan and prominent business and community leaders from India and the United States. “I applaud the work of the Indo-American Friendship Group and the co-hosts, Global Indian Business Council, to foster and strengthen commercial and cultural bonds between U.S. and India(n) communities. Their presence has been a positive one in Sandy Springs, from locating the Consulate within our city, to events such as the upcoming June 21 International Day of Yoga, which ties together the communities.”

Past recipients of the Award include Congressmen Ed Royce of California and Joseph Crowley of New York, Subash Razdan, chairman of the Gandhi Foundation of USA, and Houston University System Chancellor Dr. Renu Khator.

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Photo credit: Eric Bern/city of Sandy Springs