The celebration highlighted the personal stories and experiences of Agrawala’s family, friends, colleagues and students. The department Chair Professor Matthais Zwicker welcomed all the guests and congratulated Agrawala on his remarkable 50 years in the department. The stories shared by Ashok’s colleagues, family and friends including Ashok Thareja (Ph.D.'82 ), and Dr. Agrawala's daughter, Geetika Patel.