Prof. Amaratunge has been one of those very few persons whom I have approached in confidence and have never been disappointed in receiving wiser counsel I would like to convey our gratitude to Prof. Amaratunge for the valuable contributions he has made for the upliftment and smooth running of the Open University of Sri Lanka.
It gives me a great pleasure in penning this felicitation message to my colleague and friend, Senior Professor Sampath Amaratunge at the request of his students and well-wishers from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Even though I had heard of Prof. Sampath Amaratunge sometime back, especially during his tenure as the President of the Federation of University Teachers Association, I got the opportunity to personally meet him and closely interact with him only since June 2015 when both of us served as the Vice-Chancellors of our respective Universities.