Anjan Ghose
Debbie Hanson Forever Young Award
Cleveland International Hall of Fame
April 21, 2026 Since 2010, the Cleveland International Hall of Fame (CIHF) has inducted people who have made significant and lasting contributions to our multicultural society. Cleveland is home to people representing about 120 different ethnic groups. The CIHF exists not only to honor those special people but also to inspire a new generation of leaders to follow in their footsteps.
In addition, the first annual Debbie Hanson Forever Young Honors have been announced. Debbie's medical issues started in her 50's and her passing was way too early - hence she will remain Forever Young to us. The honor will be awarded each year to a man and a woman who do not seek the limelight but are always there willing and able to help in any way possible with their community. Anjan Ghose is an innaugural honoree.
Anjan Ghose - A jack of all trades!
Anjan is retired from Cuyahoga Community College where he was the Director of Network Services. Anjan was affiliated with TriC for over 40 years prior to retirement in December of 2013. During his time at TriC he has held various roles throughout the years. He started as an Audio Visual Technician in 1972 and slowly moved up the ladder. At one point he worked for SCT that became part of TriC. Anjan oversaw the college expand from 4 sites to 10! As a Sound Engineer he implemented inter active video and slide programs for the college. He set up point to microwave for distance for the college.During his time at SCT he implemented in house repair facilities for personal computers like Dell, IBM and HP to save the college money. Nine years later he returned to TriC where he implimented college wide data, video and voice infrastructure cabling that is still in use. He was the architect of creating network security today known as safe and secure computing. He implimented many ideas and projects for the college such as a lease program for pc's and servers, software and hardware standards. Network upgrades, voice over IP and he wrote the standard infrastructure cabling for the college. He was part of a committee to impliment Light up Ohio known today as Third Frountier Network which is Internationally recognized. As Director of Network Services he managed the 4th largest higher education network in the USA.
Anjan is a past President of FICA - Federation of Indian Community Associations of Northeast Ohio as well as other committee roles for approximately 35 years. During his time at FICA he was instumental in arranging the visit of Rajmahon Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi in honor of the Gandhi statue at the Indian Cultural Garden. The three day event took place September 5th, 6th, and 7th of 2008. Mr, Gandhi had a presentation at The City Club of Cleveland on Friday evening, Saturday, a presentation at TriC and Sunday an address at the Olivet International Baptist Church then a book signing and dinner at the Double Tree Hotel. In 2009 FICA presented Anjan with a Exempliary Service Achievement award. Then in 2025 he was recognized as a FICA past president alongside other previous presidents.
Anjan is a past member of the Solon Commission. A group responsible for the review of site plans that are in compliance with safty standards, zone chnages and planning recomendations to the city master plan.
In 2008 Anjan was selected to join The FBI Citizens Academy of Cleveland and is currently a Lifetime Member. He is a active participant in the annual Flags for Honor Program that honors American heroes like law enforcement, fire fighters, active and reserve military, veterans, healthcare workers, social service workers and many other heroic individuals.
Anjan will be married to Kathy for 52 years this July and together they have two adult daughters, Julie-Anne and Monica. After Kathy retired 3 years ago they have been busy exploring The Cleveland Art Museum, Blossom, the summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra and traveling. Road trips, cruise to Alaska, Greece and a few Greek Islands, India most recentlu Kerala and the famous backwaters. Looking forward to an upcoming Mediterranean cruise to include parts of Italy, France and Barcelona!
Anjan, as some of you know, takes photographs of various events for ClevelandPeople.Com so he almost always documents the events as well as his personal travels. A picture is worth a thousand words and for Anjan that's a lot of beautiful memories made. By Kathy Ghose
The Cleveland International Hall of Fame website
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