Euayporn KERDCHOUAY
1941, Thailand

Khun Euayporn was born in 1941 in Nakhon Sithammarat province and studied at Poh Chang Arts and Crafts School in Bangkok from 1957 to 1961. He then became an independent artist, and in 1964–5 was awarded a British Council bursary, a Pro Helvetia travel grant, and an IIE scholarship. From 1965 to 1966 he studied at Hornsey College of Art in London, receiving an MA in Fine Arts in 1966. After a short stint in a Bangkok travel agency, and another as a USIS information officer, he joined the staff of the Siam Society in April 1970, first as administrative assistant, and then as general manager. He is only half-leaving the Society from 31 July 2008, his services and unparalleled experience being retained by making him Senior Consultant and Study Travel Advisor.

Euayporn has worked with nine different presidents of the Society, and even more Councils, which came to rely on his experience and judgment for the smooth running of the Society. In his time two new buildings have been erected and many changes introduced. He was elected an Honorary Member of the Society in 2001, and on 1 October 2008 a ‘thank you’ dinner party was organized in his honour by the Council in the Society’s auditorium, attended by more than 150 members.

Source: The Siam Society