UWI Connect March 2011

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Volume 6, Issue 3

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“One UWI, One Alumni Family”

March - May 2011

UWI Connect: For Alumni, Donors, Parents and Friends

Editorial As a graduate your journey with UWI should last a lifetime.

Most UWI graduates share a singular desire. All want the best possible future for their Alma Mater. Most admittedly have somewhat non-altruistic grounds, as if the UWI continues to enjoy a high regional and international reputation, then the value of their degrees remains high. This fact is very important in today’s highly competitive global market. Most UWI graduates also believe that tomorrow’s world requires investment in young minds, innovation, creativity, research – in fact in all the things that the UWI embodies. This one institution has had a positive impact, not only in Caribbean society but also in the global landscape through its graduates who have excelled in many areas.

As a graduate your journey with UWI should last a lifetime. We want you to keep your connections with UWI and build and maintain a relationship with your University that will stand the test of time. Feel free to donate and support UWI’s continued development at www.alumnionline.uwi.edu/donatenow I hope that you find this issue both enjoyable and thought-provoking. It once again showcases the regional institution and the catalytic and global force it exerts. It highlights the “Happenings” and achievements of UWI graduates, as well as faculty and students all of whom make up the UWI family and gives a historical snapshot of March - May 2011 “UWI” style”. Enjoy!

Celia Davidson Francis Editor-in-Chief

The UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA) encourages all graduates to send articles/information to UWI Connect (iad@alumni.uwi.edu). www.alumnionline.uwi.edu/donatenow

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CONTENTS 12 UWIAA New York honours Third World Band

14 UWIAA Trinidad and Tobago’s

Big 50

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AFUWI New Executives

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Millionaire creation

21 UWI STAT/BBC Appearance

Toronto Gala

26 HAPPENINGS

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ON THE CAMPUS YOU ATTENDED UWI Connect Editorial Team: Celia Davidson Francis (Editor-in-Chief), Elizabeth Buchanan-Hind, Lacey-Ann Bartley, Marcia Erskine, Aileen Standard-Goldson, Beverley Pereira, Stephanie Alleyne-Bishop, Kellie Magnus and Candice York.

Sources: Student and Campus Newsletters, News Items and Announcements, Campus Communications and Public Relations Offices, Faculties, Departments, UWIAA, Campus Electronic Messaging Centres, the Open

Campus, UWIMAA, UWI Medical Alumni Secretariat, Campus Alumni Offices, Office of Administration, UWI STAT Corps and others.

Photography: UWI STAT Corps, Campus Photographers, Graduates and Friends of UWI Publishing Services: Stratcom Marketing Services Limited Yvonne Graham, graduate, Mona School of Business, UWI

A publication of the Institutional Advancement Division, Vice Chancellery No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher or agent.

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Give to UWI

For over sixty years, UWI students have walked across the four beautiful campuses, attended lectures and created lasting friendships in Taylor, Irvine, Mary Seacole, Chancellor, Preston, Nettleford, Trinity, Milner, Joyce Gibson-Inniss, Canada, Sherlock and Frank Worrell Halls. Today’s UWI students will also take with them memories of these places when they graduate.

However, additional students and new and transformed facilities could be added to the list, thanks to the generous support of annual UWI Regional Endowment Fund (UWIREF) donors. The UWI Administration can use these funds where they are needed most, allowing facilities to keep pace with modern conveniences and innovations, and allowing the University to offer cutting edge facilities to complement its

innovative curriculum. You can have an important role in continuing this progress at UWI. Make your gift to the UWIRFEF today. To make an online recurring or one-time gift, please visit our secure website at www.alumnionline.uwi/donatenow Recurring gifts help cut down printing and mailing costs and put your contribution directly towards the UWI’s greatest needs. You may find that you can make a greater impact by making smaller payments that add up to a significant gift. Please consider making your gift to the UWIREF now. Whether you give online or via direct mail, participation is what matters most.

Please join your fellow alumni and friends and make a gift today! Show your Pelican Pride!

Your Annual Gifts Support Student Scholarships and Innovative Facilities for Education

EVERY DOLLAR

Makes a Difference

Support the UWIAA Chapters' “Every Dollar Makes a Difference” Campaign.

They will assist in providing UWIAA student scholarships and bursaries, or you may designate the funds to a campus/department etc. Donations may be given to any UWIAA Chapter worldwide or sent to the IAD. (Please make cheque payable to "The UWI Regional Endowment Fund" and simply indicate the Chapter with which you would like your donation to be affiliated.)

E-mail iad@alumni.uwi.edu for further details or donate directly via credit card at www.alumnionline.uwi.edu/donatenow. (Specify where you want funds to go in the designation box.)

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Dr. Rosemary Moodie.... a passionate advocate for the rights of women and children.

V.I.P. Very Important Pelican

A member of the YWCA Toronto Board of Directors since 2008, Dr. Moodie is a passionate advocate for the rights of women and children. As a dedicated volunteer and philanthropist, Dr. Moodie has focused on working with organisations dedicated to improving the quality of life and well-being of marginalised members of the community, particularly women and girls. "I am thrilled to be leading this dynamic organisation. The YWCA is a vital organisation in Toronto, helping thousands of women and girls build stronger and healthier lives. The YWCA

Celebrating Excellence

is also a leader in our collective efforts to build a more just and inclusive city," said Moodie.

"Dr. Moodie takes the helm during a significant moment of growth at the YWCA. We are expanding our affordable housing options for women and children, most notably with the YWCA Elm Centre which will open this summer," said Heather McGregor, YWCA Chief Executive Officer.

Dr. Moodie is a paediatrician and neonatologist who has provided medical care for critically ill newborn infants and children while working to improve medical service delivery needs in the field of obstetrics, gynecology and paediatrics. She received her medical training at The University of the West Indies and an Executive Masters in Business Administration from The Rotman School at the University of

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Toronto. She is currently completing her Master's in Public Policy and Administration - with a focus in Health Policy - at Queen's University. She has 25 years of distinguished service as a paediatrician and neonatologist at the Hospital for Sick Children (HSC). She also sits on the Food For The Poor advisory board and is a director of the Project for Advancement of Childhood Education.

Dr. Moodie is married to Dr. Peter Wong, himself a distinguished UWI graduate and they have two sons.

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Karlene Bisnott is the Principal of Vaz Preparatory School in Kingston, Jamaica, her former Alma Mater. She studied chemistry at The University of the West Indies as it was her ambition to mould the minds of future scientists. She then taught chemistry for seven years. In 1996, she moved on to Vaz Prep as a science teacher for grades four to six. Five years later, she became Vice-Principal and assumed the top job seven years after that.

Karlene Bisnott, Principal of Vaz Preparatory School.

Photo by Gladstone Taylor

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She enjoys being Principal however she misses being in the classroom, and uses every opportunity she gets, to teach. She assists with the literacy intervention programme twice a week designed for the school to assist students from grades one to five who are behind in their work. Her administrative duties and maintaining discipline take priority and accomplishing a day’s work despite frequent interruptions is a challenge she surmounts daily. She manages over 800 students, and 67 teachers, spread over three properties. She acknowledges that she leads an excellent team of staff and promotes cooperation and collaboration amongst them. She believes the job that teachers do is vital for the future of the country and that her staff know how much they are appreciated and their work is valued. Her philosophy must be working as Vaz Prep does not have a high staff turnover. The majority of the teachers have been with the school for 10 years or more. Her greatest reward is seeing her teachers evolve from ordinary to extraordinary educators, improving the lives of the students and theirs in the process. She delights in the exceptional performance of the school’s students in academics, sports, cultural and extra-curricular activities. Her 18-year-old son is following in his mother’s footsteps by attending the UWI and she hopes her daughter, 15, will do the same. Karlene also teaches music and plays the piano and organ. A former President of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association, she also sits on the Board and is the Choir Director at her church.

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UWIAA

MEMBERSHIP

Important Reminder All UWI Alumni Groups must be registered with the Institutional Advancement Division (IAD).

UWIAA Chapters and their sub-groups provide the opportunity for graduates to stay connected to their classmates, faculty members and Alma Mater in ways that are mutually beneficial. We encourage alumni groups to work both independently and in collaboration with the main UWIAA Chapter in areas such as profile raising, employment and internship opportunities for students, e-mentoring and fund-raising. We take this opportunity to welcome the latest group, the Mona Physics Alumni Association (MPAA) whose President Mr. Linden Falconer will sit on the UWIAA Jamaica Chapter Executive.

Alumni groups may wish to form from time to time and in order to ensure uniformity and official recognition, they must register with the IAD, Office of the Vice Chancellor. They will then be guided as to how they may operate and will also be guided by the UWIAA Constitution.

The IAD looks forward to all such groups contributing to the growth and development of the various UWI campuses. The President of such a group will automatically sit on the Executive of the main country Chapter in order to facilitate cooperation and collaboration in developmental and alumni relations efforts.

We encourage alumni groups to help us assist UWI graduates to show their “Pelican Pride” and become engaged and involved. We really appreciate our graduates volunteering their time and expertise to assist the UWI, the campuses, faculties and departments and we look forward to working together as we build “One UWI, One Alumni Family”.

LENS TIME WITH ALUMNI

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American Foundation for The University of the West Indies

AFUWI New Executives UWI Vice Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harris (centre) poses with AFUWI new Executives from left: Lowell Hawthorne (Chairman, AFUWI Partnership Board); Wesley Wainwright (AFUWI Chairman); Dr. Hazel Carter (Secretary); and Archibald Campbell (Treasurer).

Not in photograph: Dr. Glegg Watson (Vice-Chair).

AFUWI Board Members From left: Ewart Thomas, Ancell Harris, Lowell Hawthorne, Wesley Wainwright, Prof. E. Nigel Harris, Dr. Hazel Carter, Archibald Campbell, Michael Flanigan and Winston Bayley. Not in photograph: Prof.

Hilary Beckles, Dr. Harry Belafonte, Richard P. Brown, Jr., Elizabeth Buchanan-Hind, Ray Goulbourne, Michael Granger, Amb. Carl Masters, Sir Alister McIntyre, Bert Mitchell, Gail Moaney, David Newman, Dr. Karl B. Rodney, Janet RollĂŠ, Prof.

Clement Sankat, Wayne Seaton, Prof. Gordon Shirley, Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie, Dr. Glegg Watson, Dr. Gerald White Davis and Dr. Torsten Wiesel.

Book Presentation Pat Chin, Founder & CEO of VP Records and Riddim Driven Clothing and AFUWI Scholarship Donor, presents Photo Biography Book of Bob Marley to Vice Chancellor for the UWI, Professor E. Nigel Harris.

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NEWS from the UWI Centre (Office of the Vice Chancellor)

New Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Planning and Development - St. Augustine PROFESSOR ANDREW S. DOWNES has been named as the new Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Planning and Development to replace Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie, who was recently named Minister of Planning, Social and Economic Development and Gender Affairs in the Trinidad and Tobago Government. UWI Vice Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harris made this announcement at University meetings at the Cave Hill Campus in Barbados. In his new role as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and member of the Executive Management team, Professor Downes will oversee the final year of implementation of the University’s 2007-2012 Strategic Plan and coordinate the construction of the 2012-2017 Plan.

20 Honorary Graduands Named

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Professor Downes, who was the Cave Hill Campus Coordinator for the UWI Strategic Plan 2007-2012, is a Professor of Economics and has been the Director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) at the UWI Cave Hill Campus since 1994.

He served as University Director of the tri-campus SALISES unit from 2000 to 2008. Professor Downes holds BSc and MSc degrees (Economics) from the UWI and a PhD (Economics) from the University of Manchester, UK. He is a recipient of several academic awards and has been a consultant for several regional and international organisations (Caribbean Development Bank,

ILO, IDB, World Bank, UN, etc.) along with the Government of Barbados and several national organisations. His research interests include Labour/Human Resources Economics, Applied Econometrics and Development Economics and he is regarded as one of the region’s leading labour economists.

The contributions that 20 Caribbean icons have made to regional advancement will be formally recognised by the UWI when it confers honorary degrees at the annual Graduation Ceremonies to be held across its four campuses in 2011. The ceremonies will begin on October 15th with the Open Campus Graduation, where Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of St. Lucia and Mr. Alwin Bully, Cultural Administrator will receive the honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) and Doctor of Letters (DLitt) degrees respectively. Graduation ceremonies at the Cave Hill Campus in Barbados will claim the spotlight on October 22nd, when The Most Rev. Dr. the Hon. John W. D. Holder and Professor Compton Bourne receive the honorary LLD; Professor Kwesi Prah and Professor Emeritus Keith A. P. Sandiford are awarded the honorary DLitt and Dr. Shirley Brathwaite the honorary Doctor of Sciences (DSc) degree.

From October 27th to 29th, the celebrations move to the St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad, where the honorary LLD will be conferred on Mrs. Helen Bhagwansingh, Professor Anantanand Rambachan, Mr. John Reginald Dumas, Sir Fenton H. Ramsahoye, Mr. Brian Charles Lara and Ambassador Kamaluddin Mohammed, while Mr. Donald ‘Jackie’ Hinkson and Mr. Roy Cape will receive the honorary DLitt.

Finally, on November 4th and 5th, the Mona Campus in Jamaica will host the closing set of graduation ceremonies. At Mona Ms. Minna Israel, Mr. Earl Jarrett and the Hon. Usain Bolt, OJ will all receive the honorary LLD while Professor Lenworth Jacobs and Dr. Erna Brodber will receive the DSc and DLitt respectively.

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VC is new ACU Chairman

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) elected The University of the West Indies Vice-Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harris as its new Chairman at its annual general meeting in Hong Kong in April 2011. He has served as Vice-Chair for the past two years and will serve in this new capacity for two years. He will be responsible for encouraging members to work together effectively and to contribute their skills and expertise, while seeking to build consensus.

As UWI Vice-Chancellor, he has been advocating for more science and technology education and research in the Caribbean, and for improved linkages with other institutions in the region and internationally. The ACU is the oldest inter-university network in the world, with more than 500 members on six continents. It provides research and policy analysis and various professional networks, as well as hosting higher education organisations.

During Harris’ tenure the ACU will celebrate its centenary. He will lead implementation of the association’s strategic plan 2008-13, “Preparing for a Second Century”, which was unveiled at the Hong Kong meeting. Professor Harris has noted that globally governments are providing less funding for universities due to economic constraints and says that the ACU has had to and will have to continue to develop novel coping strategies as increased demands for accountability were also calling for research to translate more effectively into tangible societal benefits. He also noted “In the face of these demands, coupled with competition from new types of private universities, the traditional Commonwealth universities represented by the ACU are strategically working towards improving services and meeting new types of needs, an excellent opportunity to enhance the global visibility of the UWI".

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Caribbean Sea MOU signed The UWI Vice Chancellor Professor E. Nigel Harris and Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Ambassador Luis Fernando Andrade Falla signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Caribbean Sea at the ACS offices in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on April 13, 2011.

Professor Harris referred to the Caribbean Sea Ecosystems Assessment Report (CARSEA) undertaken as a part of the United Nations Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, as one of the collaborative efforts which set out in very clear terms the important relationship between the Caribbean marine ecosystems and the daily life of the people in the region.

“Since the CARSEA Report, UWI has entered into several collaborative arrangements with international and regional organisations in order to develop and deliver on projects that will be beneficial to the marine ecosystems”, he noted.

Professor Harris reiterated UWI’s commitment to delivering on the recommendations and the promise of that Report, and noted that the UWI/ACS MoU took that one step forward by deepening the relationship between UWI and ACS and providing a broader perspective for the coordination of projects and activities to comply with their specific mandates.

In 2008 The Caribbean Sea Commission (CSC) was established as a part of the CSI with the mandate to promote and oversee the sustainable use of the Caribbean Sea.

UWI expertise is well represented on the commission by scholars and scientists such as Professor John Agard, Professor Robin Mahon, Dr. Michelle Scobie, Dr. Timothy Shaw, Dr. Patrick McConney and Dr. David Smith of the Institute for Sustainable Development, Mona.

The need for greater Caribbean cooperation has been acknowledged and it is hoped that the UWI/ACS MoU will be the first step to achieving it.

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TORONTO

Gala

The UWI hosted a successful annual benefit gala in Toronto on March 26, 2011, honouring notable individuals who have made significant contributions to UWI and the Caribbean and Canadian communities. Donovan Bailey, Michael Lee-Chin, and the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean received Luminary Awards and the Honourable Justice Dr. Irving Andre, Keith L. Forde, Kamala-Jean Gopie, Dr. Karl Massiah and Dr. John Stewart received the Vice Chancellor's Award. Ryerson University was honoured for its contribution to the advancement of Caribbean people through its joint programmes with UWI, and GAP Adventures for its role in pushing the boundaries of sustainable travel, and both received the Chancellor's Award. Proceeds from the Toronto Gala will benefit students through the UWI Scholarship Fund and the UWI Haitian Initiative. Over 500 guests attended the sold out event at the Four Seasons Hotel, which raised over CAD$150,000. "Through this Gala we are all now united as one UWI family," stated Gala Patron, Dr. G. Raymond Chang.

Bruce Poon Tip of Gap Adventures (right) receives the Chancellor’s Award from Sir George Alleyne, UWI Chancellor.

Sheldon Levy, President and Vice Chancellor of Ryerson University accepting the Chancellor’s Award from UWI Chancellor, Sir George Alleyne (right).

The Hon. Justice Dr. Irving Andre (right) receiving the Vice Chancellor's Award.

Former Canadian World Record Sprinter, Donovan Bailey (right) receives the Luminary Award from UWI Vice Chancellor, Prof. E. Nigel Harris.

Kamala Jean Gopie is presented with the Vice Chancellor’s Award

by Prof. E. Nigel Harris.

The Rt. Hon. Michaelle Jean, former Governor-General of Canada accepts her Luminary Award from Dr. Raymond Chang, Patron of the Gala.

Dr. Karl Massiah (right) receiving the Vice Chancellor's Award.

Dr. Michael Lee Chin (right) is presented with the Luminary Award by Vice Chancellor Prof. E. Nigel Harris.

Keith Forde (left) receiving the Vice Chancellor's Award.

Thanks to the Gala sponsors Scotiabank CGX Energy Inc. Guyana Goldfields Inc. CI Investments

Grace Kennedy Ltd. RBC/RBTT Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Cisco Systems Inc.

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Portland Investment Counsel Appleton Estate Ryerson University

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Sandspring Resources Ltd. St. George's College Old Boys Association Ontario Chapter

Dr. John Stewart gives remarks on receiving the 2011 Vice Chancellor’s Award.

Dr. Michael Lee Chin, OJ with Thalia Lyn (centre) and the Rt. Hon. Michaelle Jean, former Governor-General of Canada at the UWI 2011 Gala in Toronto.

Honorees Donovan Bailey and Kamala Jean Gopie (right) with the Hon. Jean Augustine, former Canadian Minister, enjoy the happy times at the 2011 UWI Gala in Toronto.

Dr. and Mrs. G. Raymond Chang (right) at the Gala with Celia Davidson Francis, Director Alumni Relations (left) and Elizabeth Buchanan-Hind, Executive Director, IAD.

L-R: Beverly Hunter, Amanda Chin-Loy and Angella Brown lent their support.

Entertainers thrilling the packed ballroom.

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FEATURE

On the occasion of the launching of their 23rd album Patriots, in New York City on April 5, 2011, the ten-time Grammy nominated band, Third World, was presented with the “Education Ambassador of Music” award by The University of the West Indies Alumni Association, New York (UWIAA-NY) Chapter during a live concert at the Highline Ballroom. The Band’s three original members were each presented with a plaque by the President of UWIAA-NY, Dr. Gerald White-Davis and Mr. Leo Chambers, Secretary.

A packed Highline Ballroom exploded in cheers of appreciation as Dr. White-Davis congratulated and applauded the Band for its 23rd album achievement and over thirty years of consistency in producing high quality music as well as its seminal contribution to the growth and development of reggae music throughout the Caribbean and on the international music platform.

The jubilation and excitement of the crowd grew even louder when the leader of the Band Steven “Cat” Coore thanked the UWIAA on behalf of the Band, and expressed his appreciation. He said to be recognised by the alumni of such a prestigious educational institution as The University of the West Indies is a great honour. Richard Daley (the band’s bass

UWIAA New York honours

Third World Band player) showcasing the plaque he received, remarked that the band had been nominated for a Grammy Award ten times but had never won. Receiving this award he said was like receiving a Grammy. The presentation was followed by a night of house rocking vintage Third World Music.

On April 07, 2011, on the heels of receiving the “Education Ambassadors of Music Award” from The University of the West Indies Alumni Association New York (UWIAA-NY) Chapter, the Third

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World Band conducted a music workshop for students at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York. Excited students, many of whom were Caribbean-American and heard about the Band from their parents, packed the EOJ Auditorium at the College’s new School of Health, Science, and Technology Building, in Brooklyn New York.

The Band was welcomed and introduced

by Dr. Gerald White-Davis. The workshop started with a brief history about the development of reggae; interspersed with demonstrations of the style that differentiates each genre or stage of the development, followed by a question and answer period. Students had many questions to ask of their new found music mentors who showed great enthusiasm and eagerness to share their expertise and knowledge as they interacted with students and staff. The workshop ended with the Band’s masterpiece “Satta Massagana” with students singing along. Many rushed to the stage to take pictures and get signatures wanting to know when they would return. The workshop was sponsored by the Freshman Year Program at Medgar Evers College, the UWIAA-NY, the International Consortium of Caribbean Professionals (ICCP), VicRae Inc., and Triple 7 Entertainment.

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UWIAA Trinidad and Tobago’s

Big 50 On Saturday, April 2, The University of the West Indies Alumni Association (UWIAA), Trinidad and Tobago Chapter held an awards ceremony as part of the campus’ 50th Anniversary celebrations. This Gala event celebrated the successes of those adjudicated to be among the top graduates of the St. Augustine Campus by the alumni membership.

The 50 honorees all made a distinctive contribution to their chosen field/profession and contributed to the wider society/community and all exemplify the best qualities of a UWI graduate. The UWIAA Trinidad and Tobago will hold its Distinguished Alumni Awards (DAA) on a biennial basis. From 2013 onwards, the awards will be open to all UWI alumni resident in Trinidad and Tobago, as well as those who have graduated from the St. Augustine Campus. The inaugural DAA was open only to St. Augustine Campus alumni as part of the celebration of the University’s 50th anniversary (1960 - 2010) and alumni were selected from across all 5 decades of the Campus’ existence.

Grenadian born and 1997 graduate, Dr. Nicole Phillip was named one of UWI’s 50 Distinguished Alumni. Dr. Phillip, who received her doctorate in History from UWI, is the Dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Professional Studies at the T.A. Marryshow Community College, and was one of only five non-Trinidadian graduates to be so honoured. The magnitude of her accomplishment can be further underscored by the fact that she was one of only three graduates within the last twenty (20) years to be recognised by the

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Selection Committee, which was made up of Alumni, University Administrators, representatives from all Faculties and corporate citizens. This Grenadian Lecturer, Author and Consultant is currently working on two major projects, another book, which will chronicle the 1979 Grenada revolution and an article designed to capture the contributions and experiences of Grenada’s female Parliamentarians.

Engineering. Maxwell, who began his career at Jamalco a year after graduating from University is the first and only Jamaican to be named Managing Director in the Jamalco fifty-two year history. In 2007, he was asked to take on the leadership of Jamalco, with the task of spearheading the recovery process in the aftermath of two major hurricanes in quick succession. Other Distinguished

Jamalco’s Managing Director, Jerome Maxwell (left) receives his award from Prof. Clement Sankat, Principal of the St. Augustine Campus.

Jamalco’s Managing Director, Jerome Maxwell was also one of the 50 distinguished alumni recognised by the UWIAA Trinidad and Tobago Chapter and was the only Jamaican. In accepting the award, Mr. Maxwell said, “I am deeply honoured and touched to be selected as one of the 50 distinguished alumni for the award.”

Mr. Maxwell attended the UWI, St. Augustine Campus between September 1973 and June 1976 where he attained a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil

Awardees included Mr. Justice Ivor Archie, Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Bevil Wooding, Chief Knowledge Officer of Congress WBN, Ms. Catherine Kumar, first female President of the Trinidad Chamber of Industry and Commerce and Dr. Hollis Liverpool, Calypsonian, Lecturer and Author.

Principal of the St. Augustine Campus, Professor Clement Sankat in congratulating the awardees, described them as fitting the mold of the ideal UWI graduate.

The UWIAA Trinidad and Tobago Chapter held their 23rd Annual General Meeting on April 9th. They distributed bursaries totaling TT$5,000 each to 5 students at the AGM, as they do annually.

Students really appreciate this type of alumni support.

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UWIAA Contact Turks and Caicos Islands Mr. Sandeep Jagger holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance & Banking and is an Associate of the Institute of Certified Bankers. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Atlanta and is pursuing his Doctorate in Business Administration with the University of Newcastle Business School (UK) and Grenoble Ecole de Management (France). He is a Certified Business Management Consultant. He successfully completed The University of West Indies, Department of Physics programme in Renewable Energy.

His expertise is in Real Estate, Finance, SME Business Development, Organisational Growth and Change, Transition Management, Acquisitions, Training, Aviation, Marketing and Sales Management. Mr. Jagger is a citizen of Belize (CARICOM), Permanent Residency holder of Jamaica, UK/EU Citizen and an

Overseas Citizen of India thus he is able to work on projects in any full member CARICOM country, countries in the EU and in India. He speaks English, Spanish, Hindi and Sindhi. Alumni in the Turks and Caicos Islands are encouraged to “reconnect” to the UWI through Mr. Jagger. Email him at tci@alumni.uwi.edu to get “connected”.

Proceeds from the sale of these books go to the

Rex Nettleford Foundation (www.rexnettlefordfoundation.com)

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From the Heart

Jamaica Mahogany

Professor the Honourable Rex Nettleford was asked to write the eulogies of many people from all walks of society. From the Heart is a collection of these fascinating and well written eulogies which outlines their journeys and achievements.

This a selection of the scores of tributes which came pouring in from all over the world following the death of Professor Nettleford, capturing the colourful and multi-textured life of this Caribbean Cultural icon.

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Is the West Indies West Indian?

New Trustee - Elizabeth Mullings Smith Elizabeth Mullings Smith became a Trustee of the British Foundation for The University of the West Indies (BFUWI) as she believes that it is essential to support UWI and Caribbean Development through Education. She is a graduate of UWI, Mona and now resides in the United Kingdom with her husband and two children, and is the Managing Director of MAYA BLUE Limited, United Kingdom.

She is an environmental and development consultant. Her work focuses on developing sustainable development strategies, and implementation and optimisation plans for business and development projects.

She engages organisations and development teams in the efficient use of natural and human resources to drive creative, viable business solutions: managing complexity, harnessing creativity, delivering viability. She provides senior counsel on: Sustainability issues, national sustainability strategy, materiality issues, environment protection, stakeholder connectivity, social development, innovation, sustainable value, climate change and process and enterprise architecture. She has already provided invaluable advice and expertise to the BFUWI Board and we take this opportunity to welcome her and to thank her for her loyalty and service to her Alma Mater.

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Is the West Indies West Indian? This crucial question was addressed by Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Sir Shridath Ramphal and we shared the contents of his lecture in the last issue as we felt that Caribbean citizens the world over would benefit from the wide circulation of this information to stimulate not only dialogue and debate but constructive action, which will affect generations to come. We are pleased to present the final section which again reinforces his stimulating challenge to us all.

IS THE WEST INDIES WEST INDIAN? Eleventh Sir Archibald Nedd Memorial Lecture by SIR SHRIDATH RAMPHAL - Grenada, 28 January 2011 (continued) The West Indies cannot be West Indian if West Indian affairs, regional matters, are not the unwritten premise of every Government’s agenda; not occasionally, but always; not as ad hoc problems, but as the basic environment of policy. It is not so now. How many Caribbean leaders have mentioned CARICOM in their New Year messages this year? Only the Prime Minister of Grenada in his capacity as the new Chairman of CARICOM. For most West Indian Governments, Caribbean integration is a thing apart, not a vital organ of national life. It seems that only when it is fatally damaged or withers away will Cabinet agendas change.

When the unsung benefits of regionalism are no longer available as instruments to bolster local development, and bargaining with larger countries, and coping with the destructive reach of drug trafficking – only then perhaps will Governments be forced into reconstructing those vital elements of regional support that neglect had helped to destroy. We will then, perhaps, as with CARIFTA in 1965, resume the old cycle of rebuilding what we once had, but carelessly destroyed; and so ad infinitum. But let us remember, a civilization cannot survive save on a curve that goes upward, whatever the blips in between; to go downward, whatever the occasional glimpses of glory, is to end ingloriously. Caribbean civilization is not an exception. It is now as it was ninety-five years ago with Marryshow: The West Indies must be West Indian.

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Millionaire creation is the aim

Dr. Densil Williams The UWI will aim to aid students to become more entrepreneurial via a new development unit which hopes to transform the University into a wealth creation centre. New business ventures will be facilitated in conjunction with the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) — the state agency which has now set up a new office on the

Mona Campus. The JBDC unit will offer small business services to students, and faculty with business ideas who want to bring these to market. UWI students have developed a number of business plans for courses but most of these plans are never operationalised. The collaboration is aimed at transforming these concepts into companies, according to Dr. Densil Williams, Head of the Department in Management Studies.

"Because many of the students don't have the necessary capital or connections to get the business capitalised appropriately they remain ideas." Harold Davis, Executive Director at the JBDC explained that, "A bank of these ideas will be established in a format that can be marketed to potential investors and the JBDC will broker these ideas." Funding can be sourced through

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various governmental and multilateral lending institutions, which when aggregated total $9 billion. The JBDC unit will benefit from the creativity of the student body whose ventures tend to be highly ranked, compared with ventures from US institutions. The business plans that the students deliver every semester have some really innovative and great ideas.

The Global Earthquake Model and the Caribbean As we live in an earthquake prone region, we should be happy that UWI continues to “think out of the box� and continues to collaborate with entities to ensure that disaster risk is mitigated in the region. The UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC) at St. Augustine held a special three-day GEM Workshop, in collaboration with the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation from May 2-4, 2011 at which the GEM Caribbean Regional Programme was launched. The aim was to fill in gaps in existing knowledge in the Caribbean regarding earthquake hazard, vulnerability so that earthquake risk can be identified and the necessary research prioritised in order to make full use of the GEM software and tools in the Caribbean region. Established in 1952, the UWI Seismic Research Centre operates the largest network of seismographs and other geophysical instruments in the Caribbean region. The SRC monitors earthquakes and volcanoes for most of the English-speaking Eastern Caribbean, manages a dynamic education and outreach programme and it is involved in a regional effort to establish a tsunami warning system for the Caribbean.

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The Global Earthquake Model (GEM) was launched with assistance from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) at the beginning of 2009 and is a global collaborative effort that brings together state-of-the-art science, national, regional and international organisations and individuals aimed at the establishment of uniform and open standards for calculating and communicating earthquake risk worldwide.

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GLOBAL IMPACT

UWI Study finds interaction leads to greater educational attainment not. “It’s a substantial improvement for something that took place in early childhood,” Walker says. Children who were stimulated were also 65 percent less likely to be involved in fights and violent crime as adults, and they performed better in math and reading tests. Walker believes that the interactions might have improved the children’s self esteem, which could have resulted in better school performance.

Toddlers who were encouraged to interact and play with their mothers grow into adults with higher IQs, greater educational attainment and less involvement in violence than kids who did not receive the early stimulation, a new UWI study has found.

Dr. Benard Dreyer, a pediatrics professor at New York University School of Medicine, who was not involved in the study, said the results show that the benefits of early childhood stimulation can ripple for years - increasing the likelihood of excelling in school and avoiding violence. In an editorial he wrote in the journal Pediatrics, where the study is published, Dreyer said such programmes should be offered to poor children in the United States and the developing world. “It’s not that we don’t know what to do, it’s that we haven’t decided to implement this on a large scale,” he says. He stated that Walker’s study is one of the few well-planned interventions followed-up for so many years.

Walker suggests that early-childhood intervention for children who are deprived of nutrition and stimulation should become part of regular pediatric services, just like immunizations and he noted, “Where there are virtually no toys in the home and maybe not much language interaction, what you do to improve the quality of that mother-child interaction and the engagement in play can be tremendously important.”

These latest results are the fourth follow-up in a series of studies since the early-childhood programme ended 20 years ago. For Dr. Susan Walker the most exciting finding this time was the reduction in violent behavior, because that’s something that wasn’t shown before. She was the lead researcher and is a professor at the UWI (Mona). Beginning in the 1980s, Walker and her colleagues tracked 129 Jamaican toddlers who all had stunted growth and lived in an impoverished area. The stimulation involved a weekly visit from a woman who taught the mothers how to play with their toddlers and engage them in everyday activities, and who also left toys and books each week. Each intervention lasted two years. As in previous follow-ups, Walker found that children who received the stimulation from their mother had higher IQs. In this study of the participants at age 22, there was a six-point difference between those who had received the interaction and those who did

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SPOV - STUDENT POINT OF VIEW

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EXPERIENCE LIFETIME

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-Living the Afro Dream

By UWIREF scholarship winner - Samantha-Kaye Christie This student has benefited from a scholarship and has already started to make a contribution to the region and the world. Supporting scholarships does change lives!

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. [Aristotle]

GPOV - A GRADUATE’S POINT OF VIEW

2010 Rhodes Scholar, Alecia Johns champions rights of disabled persons The rights of disabled persons should be constitutionally enshrined to protect them from discrimination, believes Alecia Johns, Jamaica’s Rhodes Scholar for 2010. Alecia is a first-class honours final-year student at the UWI’s Norman Manley Law School. She has a passion for human rights and wishes particularly to champion the rights of the disabled. She notes that the Jamaican Constitution currently does not prohibit using disability as grounds for discrimination. She says that her love affair with law was honed in extra-curricular groups like debate clubs and acknowledges that her debating skills and the ability to think quickly on her feet contributed to her award. Alecia will read for the Bachelor of Civil Law, which is actually a master’s degree, at Oxford University in October 2011.

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The above quotation is truly exemplary of the habit that one has to hone in order to achieve. It was with this mindset that I took part in the ARYDIS Essay Competition.

Agriculture has been dwindling in importance in today’s society. However, organisations such as The Technical Centre for Agriculture (CTA) based in the Netherlands have seen it necessary to commence a campaign which promotes the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) to develop agriculture. An essay competition was implemented to gain an insight into some of the vital ways in which ICTs can reduce the challenges faced by the industry. In October 2010, my essay entitled, ‘Are ICTs really the answer to the problems faced by the agricultural industry?’ was selected as one of the two best papers from the Caribbean region. I had to travel to Johannesburg, South Africa to participate in both the finals of the essay competition and a one week agricultural seminar hosted by the CTA. In November 2010, I arrived in South Africa however my competitor, Tyrone Hall, a master’s student at Clark University, was selected as the winner from the Caribbean region. It was disappointing, but looking back on the friends and networks that were acquired, I truly would not change anything. The ambiance of the country

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was spectacular. After leaving Johannesburg, the finalists from the competition began an online debate, which basically is used as a forum to generate ideas which the team can implement in promoting our cause.

In March 2011, the organisation [CTA] had a week-long reunion in Accra, Ghana. Its purpose was to train selected individuals from the competition with certain IT skills which would be beneficial in promoting the agricultural cause. I was asked to present the report from the debate for the Anglophone islands. Now I am more versatile in utilising blogspots, RSS feeds and Dropbox for example. Another major highlight was the production of Le Communiqueur ‘The Call’ which is a compilation of proposed ideas which governments can implement to focus more on integrating agriculture into the mainstream economy. It is amazing how individuals from different environments can come together in unity for the development of the agricultural industry. It is even more encouraging that these individuals are young people aiming to make positive changes.

Participants came from Africa, Malaysia, Mauritius, Fiji, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago. My interest in promoting agriculture as a vehicle for development has been heightened. I look forward to future endeavours with my colleagues and the CTA organisation.

Experiencing South Africa

UWI STAT

Purpose-DUWI riven Leadership STAT Induction emphasised at

them to make the transition from good to great.

Prof. Alvin Wint

Professor Alvin Wint, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Board of Undergraduate Studies in the Office of the Vice Chancellor shared the following (edited) with the newest members of the UWI STAT Corps as they took up the mantle of service and leadership.

Leadership matters in all spheres of life: business, government, third sector. I have tried over the last several years to study the impact of leadership on organisational performance, particularly in business and governmental sectors. I believe that lessons learnt from these studies are applicable to leadership in a “third sector” organisation such as a university. Researchers have also tackled this issue, in particular Jim Collins, author of the book “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies”. For Collins, a great company was one that averaged cumulative returns at least three times the market average for at least fifteen years. Of the 1,435 companies that appeared on the Fortune 500 from 1965 to 1995, Collins found only eleven companies that were “great” based upon this criterion. His research team then delved deeply into the operations of these eleven companies to try to understand the key factors that allowed

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His conclusion is captured in the title of the Harvard Business Review article that introduced his research to the world: “Level Five Leadership: The Triumph of Humility and Fierce Resolve”.

In essence Collins identified that all eleven companies in the population (remember this was not a sample) – were the beneficiaries of leadership that combined personal humility with professional will. Individuals who, while exhibiting a compelling modesty, creating teams, and setting up successors, demonstrated an unwavering resolve to do whatever must be done to produce the best long-term results for the company.

are learning organisations. And leaders who are themselves advocates of continuous learning are likely to be better positioned to create successful organisations because of the fluidity of life. It is critical not to become overly tied to particular frameworks, but to maintain an openness to new ideas.

As UWI STAT Ambassadors you are student leaders who can play an important role in influencing your peers in the direction of voluntary, purpose-driven service. You are also fortunate to be leaders within an institution that cherishes learning and that is committed to

The test of the success of these leaders is that the performance of the companies they led never flagged after their departure from the company. Many leaders are so infatuated with their power that they seek indispensability, and their companies flounder on their departure because they do not employ systems and invest in talent. The best leaders feel that their greatest accomplishment is if their organisations perform even better after their departure because they have built a culture of excellence within the organisation that transcends the presence of any individual, including themselves.

Leadership is critical. But what are the characteristics of success. Collin’s humility is critical. Also important is Senge’s view in his book “Fifth Disciple” that the best organisations

benchmarking its operations against the best in the World in its purpose-driven mission of advancing the cause of the peoples of the Caribbean region.

I congratulate you on your participation in this important cause and encourage you to: be humble leaders who lead with a clarity of vision and resoluteness of purpose, but who also learn from others who have sought to lead with a purpose and to lead with an ethical compass and not a Machiavellian intent that believes the end justifies leadership by any means necessary, including the trampling on the rights and aspirations of others.

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UWI STAT IN ACTION

UWI STAT/BBC

Appearance Mar. 25

2011 MONA Campus

You did us proud!!

UWI STAT - Promoting CSME A Panel Discussion - Answering the challenging questions about integration in the Caribbean, took place on March 15, 2011. Panelists included Mr. David Prendergast, CSME Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Patsy Lewis and Professor Claremont Kirton. On March 17th UWI STAT took part in the Integration Village and answered questions about the CSME, the CARICOM Skills Certificate and CARICOM Member States. This was followed by a Current Affairs Debate on March 17th with the UWI Debate Society and Members of the Halls at Mona.

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The inaugural University of the West Indies Open Campus cruise on the Caribbean Princess, April 17-24, 2011, has been hailed as “a true learning adventure”. Beginning and ending in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the cruise docked in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; Tortolla, British Virgin Islands; Antigua & Barbuda; St. Lucia and Barbados. The UWI Open Campus “Scholar Ship” lived up to its promise, articulated by Open Campus Principal, Hazel Simmonds-McDonald, as “a lifelong learning adventure especially designed to strengthen the relationships between UWI alumni, friends and family and to provide knowledge and information on various subjects relevant to the region”.

On-board lectures and tailor-made tours of natural, cultural and heritage sites were led by UWI “faculty” headed by distinguished Caribbean anthropologist and Honorary Research Fellow at UWI, Dr. Lennox Honychurch.

well as informally at the various sites. Congratulations all around!”

UWI Chancellor, Sir George Alleyne and Lady Alleyne, were special guests on the cruise. Sir George said, “It was an excellent idea brilliantly executed, and there can be nothing but congratulations for the organisers and many, many thanks for the enthusiastic receptions at all the Open Campus sites. My special thanks to Dr. Honychurch for so generously sharing his knowledge with us both at the formal lectures as

Cruiser, Alberta Perez found the in-country tours very educational and informative as she was able to compare and contrast the cultures, flora and fauna of the many islands visited with those of her native Belize. She particularly enjoyed tracing her cultural ancestry as a Belizean Garifuna (descendant of the Carib Indian) at the Carib Indian Museum of the British Virgin Islands, and in the food, cultural dress and polka traditional dance of the St. Lucians.

L-R: UWI Open Campus Principal, Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald, Chancellor, Sir George Alleyne and Open Campus Alumni Relations Consultant, Ms. Karen Ford-Warner escorted by Open Campus Saint Lucia UWI STAT Representative Mr. Walter Berkley and Head, Mrs. Veronica Simon.

A number of Caribbean dignitaries commented favourably on the “Scholar Ship”, when it docked on their island. Governor Boyd McLeary, C.M.B., C.V.O., of the British Virgin Islands said that, “it was a pleasure to have the graduates of UWI as guests of the Territory and to acknowledge the importance of academic achievement and the importance of academia and scholarship in the development of the Territory”. The Deputy Premier and Minister for Health & Social Development, the Hon. Dancia Penn, OBE, QC, described her own experience as a student at UWI Cave Hill in 1969 as “wonderful and enduring”. She called on UWI alumni to renew their commitment to the University and to be strong supporters of it.

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One big happy UWI Alumni Family.

Woo-lay!

A number of Caribbean celebrities and notables shared time and knowledge with cruisers to their islands including educators, historians, West Indies cricket legends, calypsonians and other entertainers, authors and artists. A mix of formal and informal presentations, designed to showcase the Caribbean in a unique and fun way, while promoting continuing education were given.

They were also treated to a fruit sampling stop and introduced to several varieties of mango exclusive to St. Lucia. Other attractions included a Forest Trail, Garden Trail, Medicinal Gardens, Bird Watching, Love Pond, Kai Pye (Traditional Amerindian Hut) and Copra Making House .

The tour was followed by a lesson on how to make local coconut oil taught by Mr. Laurent Jean Pierre of the St. Lucia Folk Research Centre and a display of the art of local broom making by Ms. Leah, whose deft fingers made light work of the intricate task.

Castries, St. Lucia was the final port of call. The ship sailed into Port Castries on Good Friday, April 22, with its group of Scholar cruisers. As the group disembarked at the Pointe Seraphine dock to the sweet sound of steel pan music provided by Mr. Bevin Charles of North Stars Steel Orchestra, they were warmly welcomed by staff of UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia, members of the local Open Campus Student Guild and representatives of the UWI Alumni Association St. Lucia Chapter.

The day ended with local folk dancing by the Silver Shadow Dancers to the exquisite sounds of the Eastern Folk Band. By the end of the morning’s activities a number of the cruisers had mastered the intricate dance steps of the La Comette, Norwegian Polka and Moo La La among others. The session climaxed with the ‘gwan won’ which allowed all present to dance in unison as One UWI, One Alumni Family.

The exuberant group was then taken on a tour of the Morne Fortune Historic Area, interpreted by renowned local historian Dr. Gregor Williams and then to the “Lushan Country Life” where they were transported back in time during the “A Temps Long Temps” tour led by Mr. Donald Anthony, foremost expert on St. Lucia’s Flora and Fauna. As part of the country life experience, participants were able to view the preparation of and sample the local cuisine at the Creole Kitchen including hot bakes and cocoa tea, saltfish accra, Lushan squash and traditional Good Friday penny-a-piece.

“Scholar Ship” cruisers enjoying traditional “Lushan” cuisine.

Ms Leah teaching the art of broom making.

The Saint Lucia stop was definitely a perfect end to the exciting Cruise-and-Learn experience, highlighting the UWI Open Campus as offering much more than simply traditional academics and that as the UWI’s outreach campus, the Open Campus is truly a campus for our times.

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Enjoying the peaceful forest trail.

FEATURE

UWI Grads

“On the Move”

Boss of the Year UWI graduate Elaine Oxamendi Vicet, acting chair of the Communication Studies Department at Northern Caribbean University has been named All-Island Elaine Oxamendi Vicet poses with her awards. Boss for 2011 in Jamaica. “I feel blessed and highly favoured,” said an elated Oxamendi Vicet. “I am grateful and humbled at the same time for the selection. I look forward to the year ahead and pledge my support to the cause of the association where I will be able to make a contribution to the civic projects and training and development opportunities planned.” She is a trained public relations practitioner with more than 15 years’ experience in both public relations and human resources within the corporate and tourism sectors. She holds a B.A. in Economics and History and a Masters in Communications, both from UWI, and is the author of the book FAICE Inside OUT - An Anthology of Poetic Works.

Ministerial Duties Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie was recently named Minister of Planning, Social and Economic Development and Gender Affairs in the Trinidad and Tobago Government.

He was formerly the UWI Pro-Vice Chancellor of Planning and Development and was also the UWI Principal of the St. Augustine Campus before that. Tewarie was also the Executive Director of the UWI Institute of Business (now Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business). Tewarie has also published many articles on economic and educational development issues, and is author of two published books.

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Business Dean Appointed The Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) has appointed one of its own as Business Dean. Dr. Hudson Rogers, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Associate Provost, will serve as Dean of the Lutgert College of Business for a two-year period commencing July 1, 2011. Rogers is a founding faculty member at FGCU, starting in 1997 as Chair of Financing and Marketing. He has risen through the ranks of faculty and administration, and presently oversees strategic direction and coordination of academic planning and process improvement. Before coming to FGCU, Rogers was an Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. Rogers also has taught at the University of Caen in France, the business school GFS in Berlin and Christian Brothers University in Memphis. Rogers earned a Doctorate of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Memphis, a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of New Orleans and a Bachelor’s degree in Management Studies from The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine.

Professorial Appointment UWI graduate Mark Figueroa, the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI Mona, was promoted to the position of Professor with effect from February 9, 2011. His work covers various aspects of the political economy of the Caribbean and has been published in regional and international journals. He has been active in curriculum reform and helped launch courses and programmes like Caribbean Economic Thought and Sustainable Development and the BSc in Business Economics and Social Statistics (BESS). He is a leading scholar of the History of Development Policy and Economic Thought in the Caribbean.

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Culinary Aspirations Anita Chin graduated from the UWI, Mona in 2009 with a double major in marketing and business management studies. Her post-graduation plan was to help build ProComm, the PR firm run by her parents, prominent practitioner and UWI graduate Jean Lowrie-Chin and engineer Hubert Chin. She had however also longed to be involved in the culinary industry. She went to Le Cordon Bleu in Miami, Florida for an intensive nine-month course of study. She has returned to Jamaica and now wishes to also open a restaurant that offers Jamaican fare with a European flair.

Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership Ethnie Miller Simpson, MSc in International Relations and BSc (Hons.) in International Relations and Psychology from UWI was selected for the Fortune/US State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership by the US Embassy in Kingston. She is the Co-Managing Director and owner of BRANDZ Avenue, a marketing and branding company. She will meet senior women leaders and will be paired with one of Fortune's Most Powerful Women Leaders from companies such as Time Inc., Google Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. She intends to return a more knowledgeable leader with a greater capacity to mentor and lead.

ON THE MOVE

BOOK CORNER

Fascinating Story about old coins of The British Virgin Islands A new book narrating the story of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) coins of the 1800s and 1900s has been published by Laurel Publication International. The Author of “The Beautiful and Mysterious Coins of the British Virgin Islands” is BVI Philatelic Society President Dr. Giorgio Migliavacca. The findings of years of research on archive sources and lesser known published works are presented and he gives the historical background as well as the challenges of slavery and the numismatic focus. Migliavacca discusses the role of local coinage during the 1800s utilising newly uncovered and significant archival material. Modern coins and Virgin Islands currencies from the 1800s to date are examined. This book reveals important data that has not been highlighted before in history books. Virgin Islands coinage dates back to the early 1800s. On February 3, 1801, an Act was passed by the local Legislature to stamp, or countermark, silver and copper coins in order to create an insular coinage.

In the Virgin Islands, slaves hoarded the local coins to buy their freedom, and emancipated blacks used “cut money” to buy estates, big and small.

Even before emancipation, slaves, free blacks and Liberated Africans used Virgin Islands coins daily. The local coinage became part of unprecedented changes: from the abolition of slavery, to emancipation, to apprenticeship, to economic stagnation. “Cut money” was the key that opened the gate of true freedom, resulting in a sense of self reliance, autonomy, and security that still typifies the Virgin Islands today. The author’s narrative style makes interesting reading for both coin collectors and persons interested in Virgin Islands and Caribbean history. The 52-page book is illustrated with colour photographs.

Illustrious West Indians Former Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences Professor Henry Fraser who served as the Cave Hill Campus’ Public Orator for nearly two decades has published a book entitled “Illustrious West Indians: 1992-2009”, a copy of which he recently presented to Cave Hill Campus Principal Sir Hilary Beckles. This publication will assist persons who want to research the underlying attributes of persons who have received an honorary doctorate from the UWI, Cave Hill in the past two decades. Illustrious West Indians: 1992 - 2009 is a compilation of Professor Fraser’s 47 citations for Honorary Graduands of the UWI at Cave Hill during the years he served as public orator. They begin with the Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers, National Hero, and Sir Douglas Lynch, and conclude with Sir Lloyd Sandiford. They include such famous Caribbean luminaries as Dame Eugenia Charles, Dr. Cecil Cyrus of St. Vincent, sculptor Karl Broodhagen and poet Kamau Brathwaite, and our great cricket knights. www.alumnionline.uwi.edu/donatenow

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HAPPENINGS CAVE HILL “Queen Ivena” Antigua & Barbuda’s only female calypso monarch Lena “Queen Ivena” Phillip received an award from the UWI for her contribution to the art form. As part of the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, the Institute of Gender and Development Studies (IGDS), Nita Barrow Unit (NBU) at the UWI Cave Hill, honoured women across the region.

Geo-Politics Visiting international, award-winning scholar Professor Anton Allahar’s lecture on April 9, 2011, entitled “The politics of fear and pre-emption: psychological projection and the US historical obsession with ‘owning’ Cuba” critically examined geo-political relations between the United States and Cuba. Trinidadian-born Allahar is Professor of Sociology at The University of Western Ontario (Canada) on a visiting attachment to Cave Hill.

Dramatic Depiction UWI scientific and social science research was given dramatic depiction with the staging of three performances of a play about HIV and AIDS between March 11-13, 2011 at the Walcott Warner Theatre, Errol Barrow Centre for the Creative Imagination (EBCCI) at the Cave Hill Campus. The Barbadian drama, staged by the HIV charity, The Caribbean Cytometry & Analytical Society (CCAS) is based on real events and is entitled “I Have no Son: Rico’s Story”. It examined several topical issues relating to the illness including stigmatization, and Playwright Andre Greenidge, a Ph.D. student in Immunology at Cave Hill, deliberately crafted the story to cover all areas of HIV/AIDS education

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where misinformation flourishes: how HIV is transmitted (and just as importantly how it cannot be transmitted), how HIV is diagnosed, what treatment is available in Barbados.

The aim of the play was to dispel many myths, starting with the common presumption that HIV is a death sentence, or that we should fear casual contacts with HIV/AIDS sufferers.

MONA Heritage Tourism The Department of History & Archeology held the annual Elsa Goveia Memorial Lecture on March 22, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts. Dr. Karl Watson, retired Senior Lecturer, Department of History & Philosophy, UWI Cave Hill, presented “The Modernized Caribbean Landscape and its Implications for Heritage and Tourism: The Barbados Experience”.

New Medical Building The new building for the Basic Medical Sciences is being constructed at the UWI, Mona and is scheduled for completion this year, to accommodate demand.

Capacity for 500 students is planned.

International students will be expected to pay the full economic cost of tuition, approximately US$25,000. Shared facilities for seven medical specialities in the new building include one large 500-seat lecture theatre, two medium-size 300-seat lecture theatres, two small 150-seat lecture theatres, plus 20 tutorial rooms to accommodate 25 students each. Facilities are intended to attract an international student body and include a large reading room/library to hold 20,000 volumes, and lounges with audio-visual amenities for undergraduates, graduates, and academic staff. Each school will feature state-of-the-art infrastructure.

ON THE CAMPUS YOU ATTENDED Bermudan Links

Professor E. Nigel Harris, UWI Vice Chancellor (centre) and Principal of UWI (Mona) Professor Gordon Shirley welcome Dame Jennifer Smith, Bermuda’s Minister of Education, former Premier of the British Overseas Territory, to the UWI where she and a contingent from Bermuda toured the Mona campus on April 26, 2011. UWI and Bermudan educational institutions are moving to strengthen their collaborative relationships.

Legal Wins The Norman Manley Law School in May 2011 won the international legal competition: Louis M. Brown/Mosten Client Consultation Competition for 2011.

The team of Mark Hope, Diane Thompson Clarke and Subrian Myrie beat 20 teams from law schools around the world in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Earlier this year the Norman Manley Law School won the World Human Rights Moot Court Competition. It also took third place in the Frankfurt Investment Law Competition and placed in the top four in the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Competition, taking the award for Best Team. The Phillip C. Jessup International Law Mooting Competition is widely regarded as the most prestigious international moot competition worldwide.

Professors Honoured The Jamaica Medical Foundation honoured Prof. Hugh Wynter, Prof. Peter Fletcher, Dr. Olivia P. McDonald and Prof.

Peter Figueroa at their Banquet on March 26, 2011.

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HAPPENINGS OPEN Honychurch Recognised The main facilitator on the Open Campus cruise Dr. Lennox Honychurch, is also the 2011 “Laureate - Public and Civic Contributions” in the Anthony Sabga Caribbean Awards of Excellence. Get an idea of the life and work of this remarkable man on the short UTube link, Honychurch:http://www.youtube.com/us er/ANSCAFE#p/a/u/2/MP0AVN1IRrk

ON THE CAMPUS YOU ATTENDED

St Kitts Site, the Gardens, Basseterre on May 5, 2011. The Lecture was given

by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles and was entitled ‘Frank Worrell: The Rise and Fall of West Indies Cricket’. The UWI was fortunate to have benefited from the talents of Sir Frank who was serving as Rector of the UWI when he died at the young age of 42.

ST. AUGUSTINE

Sir Frank Worrell Remembered During the month of May the UWI Open Campus, St. Kitts & Nevis Site paid tribute to legendary West Indies Cricketer, Sir Frank Worrell (August 1, 1924 – 13 March 1967). He is often referred to as an icon of West Indies cricket and a true Caribbean man. As the first black captain of the West Indies Cricket Team he is credited with destroying the myth that a man of colour was not fit to lead the West Indies team. As leader he etched his name in history when despite defeat in the 1960-1961 series against Australia, hundreds of thousands of people spontaneously lined the streets of Melbourne to bid the West Indies team farewell. Subsequent to that at a match against India in 1962 at the Kensington Oval, Sir Frank was the first to donate blood to Nari Contractor, then captain of the Indian Cricket Team, after he was felled by a bouncer by Charlie Griffith.

To commemorate this humanitarian gesture there is an annual blood drive held in West Bengal in Sir Frank Worrell’s name. The UWI also pays tribute to Sir Frank by hosting a blood drive in a UWI country every year. This year St. Kitts & Nevis hosted the Blood Drive on May 28, 2011 with the kind support of the Ministry of Health.

Leading up to the Blood Drive the UWI Open Campus St. Kitts & Nevis paid tribute to Sir Frank Worrell through a Public Lecture at the UWI Open Campus

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“Sim Man” Technology The School of Advanced Nursing Education has proven to be the pioneer of new and innovative technology, as students reading for the Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing at UWI, St. Augustine have been utilising the innovative “Sim Man” technology in practicing learnt techniques. “Sim Man” is a computerised system that has both anatomical and physiological components, designed specifically for simulated exercises through programmed evidence-based case-scenarios. A unique feature of “Sim Man” is the humanistic component that produces realism of human abilities: speech, palpable pulses and reactive pupils. Intravenous fluid/blood and medicine administration, catheterization, nasogastric tube insertion and wound dressings are also possible. The nursing fraternity is now on par with its First World counterparts, enhancing the stature of Nursing Education in Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean and internationally. There has already been a profound effect on the critical thinking, problem-solving, assessment skills and confidence of nursing students.

Literature Showcase After just 12 years, the UWI Campus Literature Week has evolved into a nationwide and regional attraction.

The week ran from March 14 - 18, 2011 and provided a forum for writers to showcase their work.

Renowned writer in residence (2011) at UWI, Shani Mootoo, whose novels have been translated into 14 different languages and regularly appear on course syllabi at universities throughout the world, was the feature attraction.

50th Anniversary In commemoration of its 50th anniversary, the UWI St. Augustine Campus hosted a lecture by Sir John Daniel, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning, on Tuesday March 9, 2011, at 6 p.m., at the Daaga Auditorium.

Sir John’s lecture was entitled, “The Future of Universities: New Dynamics for Development”. His presentation examined whether universities are becoming more open or more closed? He looked at the recent evolution of higher education, especially the use of technology and found that the for-profit sector is moving much faster into the use of eLearning than public institutions. He posited the possibility that higher education might split into a public sector focused on research and a for-profit sector doing most of the teaching. However, the use of open educational resources may provide a vehicle for the public sector to become more open through an Open Educational Resource University with a network of participating institutions.

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HAPPENINGS Communication Open Day The Communication Studies (Undergraduate) Section of the UWI Department of Liberal Arts, hosted its ‘Communication Studies Open Day 2011’ on April 14, 2011. The theme was ‘Communication Revolution Change’ with an array of guest speakers and cultural presentations.

Attendees also had the opportunity to interact with students, as they shared their ideas, talents, projects and research in the communications field with alumni and members of the public.

Going “Glocal”!

The international conference, New Geographies: Studies in Postcoloniality and Globalisation, was held from March 24 – 26, 2011.

It was put on by the Department of Liberal Arts in collaboration with the Institute of Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) and showcased the trendy term ‘Glocal’ as its content centres on thinking globally and acting locally. A range of presentations on socio-political and cultural themes exploring Caribbean issues in the

context of a contemporary world order were discussed during the three-day conference. In addition to the presentations, discussions, film screenings and networking opportunities, attendees heard the keynote address by Professor Arjun Appadurai, Senior Advisor for Global Initiatives at The New School, New York City as well as from acclaimed authors: Gisèle Pineau who wrote ‘L’Exil Selon Julia’ in 1996 (Exile according to Julia) and Shani Mootoo, who earned the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 1997 with ‘Cereus Blooms at Night’.

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B roadcast Nights Insight into best practices and techniques for obtaining broadcast rights for international sporting events were addressed at the UWI/FIFA/CIES guest lecture on Feb 23, 2011 by Mr. Cem Ulkeroglu, Managing Director of STELIA Sport and Media Ltd., who is an expert in media rights, marketing, sponsorship and event management.

He shed light on the tendering process for television and broadcast rights for international sports competitions as well as on the tools and skills needed to present a winning proposal.

Engineers’ Open Day

Musical Offerings The Music Unit of the Department of the Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) presented the final concert of its semester-long Music Series, “Music of the Diaspora”, on April 30, 2011, at the Daaga Auditorium. It showcased another installment of its multicultural offerings featuring three ensembles: the Indian Classical Music Ensemble, the Intermediate Steelband Ensemble and the Caribbean Contemporary Jazz Workshop.

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The UWI Faculty of Engineering, St. Augustine hosted an Open Day on May 19, 2011. The main objective was to showcase to alumni and the public the Faculty’s study programmes and facilities through tours, exhibitions, speakers, course information and career advice.

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Open Campus Cayman

Open Campus Grenada

Mona Administrative Building

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UWI Couple: The Phoenix We always hear those stories of love at first sight, prince charming coming to sweep the princess off her feet and high school sweethearts falling and staying in love. This however, is not one of those stories; this is a story of friendship, challenges and yes….. love. Jermaine and Terresha met in the first week of their first semester in their first year at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. Through their first meeting they formed a wonderful friendship never thinking of each other as anything other than a friend.

The idea of a romantic relationship between them was a seed planted in their minds by a mutual friend who saw what they couldn’t; that they were perfect for each other. A first attempt at romance was a disaster, both knowing so much about the other but yet realising they knew nothing at all. Through the ups and downs, Jermaine realised that Terresha was his perfect balance, through her he found a side of him that he had never met or maybe was just never friends with. She was the woman he loved with every fibre of his being, the one his daughters would look like and his sons would call mother. She was the woman he wanted to grow old with; she was his potential wife and his lifelong friend.

Terresha too realised that this young man was a man she could depend on, she would love forever and the perfect father for her children. He calmed her, was her constant voice of reason, and was always the first to support her, making her believe that she could do and be anything.

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On the 15th of December 2010, Terresha Simmonds and Jermaine Nairne said their vows before God and one hundred of their closest friends and family at the iconic UWI Chapel. As the new Mr. And Mrs. Nairne they continue to enjoy their friendship and love for each other.

They have vowed to continue being an example for other young couples who have admired the resilience of their relationship and “the phoenix” that is their marriage.

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The Vice Chancellor’s Cricket Match 2011

The 16th annual Vice Chancellor’s Cricket Match 2011 was held on April 18, 2011 at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in St. Lucia, where the Vice Chancellor’s XI played Pakistan. Angella Brown and Jermaine Nairne from the IAD assisted with the preparations. The very first Vice Chancellor’s Cricket Match was played on March 23, 1996 at Sabina Park in Jamaica against New Zealand. The UWI's involvement in first class cricket was the aspiration of the late Sir Frank Worrell who encouraged UWI during the mid 1960s, when he served as a student counselor and administrator at the Mona Campus. His efforts culminated in the New Zealand team playing the first match ever between the UWI team and a touring test team. It started the noble tradition of engagement between sport and scholarship as in 1996 the West Indies Cricket Board and UWI, as a part of their mutual strategic development plan, re-established the tradition of the UWI playing cricket at the highest level by including The Vice Chancellor’s Cricket Match as a fixture on the West Indies tour.

Pakistan Captain and Man of the Match Mohammad Hafeez receives his award from Sir Hilary Beckles, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, Cave Hill Campus (right). Professor E. Nigel Harris, Vice Chancellor, UWI (left) and Roland Butcher, Director of Sports, UWI Cave Hill look on.

This year the Vice Chancellor’s XI comprised a combined campuses and colleges team and two West Indian test players: Omar Philips - Captain (Barbados), Miles Bascombe (St. Vincent and the Grenadines), Nkrumah Bonner (Jamaica), Carlos Brathwaite (Barbados), Kyle Corbin (Barbados), Keron Cottoy (St. Vincent and the Grenadines), Gilford Moore (Guyana), Kevin McClean (Barbados), Kjorn Ottley (Trinidad and Tobago), Raymon Reifer (Barbados), Chadwick Walton (Jamaica) and West Indian test players: Fidel Edwards and Dwayne Bravo.

A century by captain Mohammad Hafeez and a four-wicket haul by Abdur Rehman steered Pakistan to a comfortable 68-run victory. Hafeez, the right-handed opener registered 10 boundaries and two sixes off 93 balls to end up with 101 runs before retiring. Pakistan, who won the toss and batted first, reached 287 for seven off their allotted 50 overs at the Mindoo Philip Park. In response, West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo flayed 63 from 70 balls, but the Vice Chancellor's XI came up short at 219 for eight.

For the past 15 years, UWI has honoured cricketers who have made an outstanding contribution to West Indies Cricket during the lunch break and in 2011 Darren Sammy and Nadine George were honoured.

Honouring Nadine George.

Honouring Darren Sammy.

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Ms. Narriman Gloria Hosein

Mrs. Beverley Dexter rley Dexter Renowned Jamaican soprano, Beve ter her “sang her way into glory”. Noel Dex ersity Singers husband, is the Director of the Univ these two and University Chorale. Tributes from and many ral fune choral groups were given at her an angel of e noted that Mrs. Dexter had the voic aican Minister of and was a brilliant performer. Jam ribed Dexter as Culture Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, desc ’s national aica “one of the shining lights of Jam the area of performing arts”. Dexter’s talent in the time she music performance was noted from performed was a student at primary school. She in the hies trop and received many medals and National ion miss Jamaica Cultural Development Com the Sibthorpe Festival of the Arts; and also received School of Music.

Beckett Scholarship to the Jamaica al ensembles chor ral Mrs. Dexter was part of seve ip Singers, such as Y Chorale, Youth Fellowsh Festival Choir Jamaica Folk Singers and Diocesan ist and became She distinguished herself as a solo ers on the orm perf one of the most sought after ter and Dex of Jamaican stage. Long-time friend it up by soprano, Dr. Lucette Cargill summed she was one as , loss this for er saying, ”We are poor of Jamaica’s finest”.

She was a Lecturer in Voi ce at the Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) from the inception of the music programme in October 199 2 at the UWI, St. Augustine until she ste pped down due to illness in 2001. She tau ght countless music students studying Voi ce as an option. She successfully ent ered the more promising ones for Voice exams conducted by the Associa ted Board of the Royal Schools of Music. She also coordinated all vocal and choral performances for the Cen tre's annual music concerts. She was trained at the St. Cecelia Conservatory of Music in Rome, Italy in Solo Singin g, as well as Theatre and Dramatic Art s (Opera). She lived and worked as a tea cher and performer for almost ninete en years before returning to Trinida d. She was Trinidad's best exponent of the "bel canto" style of singing. Her performances on television, radio, in con cert halls and UWI functions was impres sive and took place not only in Trinidad but in Barbados and Rome. She was a tru e Trinidad and Tobago icon of the musica l arts.

Professor Domalapally Rao He joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UWI St. Augustine in 2008. He served as a Professor of Structural Engineering and as the coordinator for the MSc. Civil Engineering and Civil with Environmental Engineering. His considerable professional experience, insightful publications and frequent service to the industry, the Government of India and the University have been invaluable.

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of the West Indies Vice Chancellor’s Presidents Club

UWIAA - Presidents Mr. Ricardo Knight - Barbados Mr. Frank “Paco” Smith - Belize Dr. Marcia Potter - British Virgin Islands Mrs. Leonora Wynter - Cayman Islands Mrs. A. Missouri Sherman-Peter Commonwealth of The Bahamas Mrs. Yvanette Baron-George - Dominica Dr. Rupert Rhodd - Florida Mr. A. Gilbert Bellamy - Jamaica Mrs. Delmaude Ryan - Montserrat Dr. Gerald White-Davis - New York Mrs. Cicely Jacobs (Acting) - St. Kitts & Nevis Ms. Daisy Rose (Acting) - St. Lucia President to be elected - St. Vincent & the Grenadines Mr. Ferdinand Fortune and Mr Michael Henville - Toronto Mr. Mark Regis - Trinidad & Tobago President to be elected - United Kingdom Ms. Sha-Shana Crichton - Washington DC UWIAA - Past Presidents Ms. Maxine McClean - Barbados Prof. Frank Alleyne - Barbados Dr. Lisa Johnson - Belize Mr. Frederick Sandiford - Belize Dr. Kedrick Pickering - British Virgin Islands Mrs. Deborah Ann Chambers - Cayman Ms. Irma Edwards - Dominica Mr. Anthony Williams - Florida Mr. Ronald White - Florida Prof. Marcia Magnus - Florida Mrs. Margaret Barrett - Florida Ms. Claudia Halley - Grenada Mrs. Nadine Marriott - Jamaica Mrs. Patricia Sutherland - Jamaica Prof. Neville Ying - Jamaica Mrs. Beverley Pereira - Jamaica Mrs. Brenda Skeffrey - Jamaica Dr. Cameron Wilkinson - St. Kitts & Nevis Mrs. Candia Williams - Montserrat Ms. Laurine Fenton - Montserrat Ms. Sheree Jemmotte - Montserrat Dr. Hazel Carter - New York Dr. Caroline Lawrence - St. Kitts & Nevis Mr. Nkrumah Lucien - St. Lucia Mr. Randy Boucher - St. Vincent & the Grenadines Ms. Maud Fuller - Toronto

Mr. James Richardson - Trinidad & Tobago Mr. Jerry Medford - Trinidad & Tobago Mr. Frederick Bowen - Trinidad & Tobago Mr. Ulric Warner - Trinidad & Tobago Mr. Daniel Sankar - Trinidad & Tobago Prof. Franklin Knight - Washington DC UWIMAA - Presidents Dr. Michael Charles - Barbados Dr. Karl Massiah - Canada Dr. Homer Bloomfield - Commonwealth of The Bahamas Dr. Victor Boodhoo - Florida (Central) Dr. Aileen Standard-Goldson - Jamaica Dr. Deo Singh - Trinidad & Tobago Dr. Gerry Groves - USA Tri-State UWIMAA - Past Presidents Dr. Jeff Massay - Barbados Dr. Michael Hoyos - Barbados Dr. Robin Roberts - Commonwealth of The Bahamas Dr. Cecil Aird - Florida (Central) Dr. Novelle Kirwan - Florida (Central) Dr. Anna Matthews - Jamaica Dr. Peter Fletcher - Jamaica Dr. Sonia Henry-Heywood - Jamaica Dr. Richard Whitelocke - Jamaica Dr. Nadia Williams - Jamaica Dr. Wendel Guthrie - Jamaica Dr. R. E. David Thwaites - Jamaica Dr. Vijay Naraynsingh - Trinidad & Tobago Dr. Godfrey Rajkuma - Trinidad & Tobago Dr. Winston Mitchell - USA Tri-State Dr. Hardat Sukhdeo - USA Tri-State Dr. Kathleen Watson - USA Tri-State UWIGNA (Canada) - President Ms. Millicent Robb UWIGNA (Canada) - Past President Ms. Sybil Bent UWIEA - Regional Contact Eng. Dr. David Smith UWIEA - Former Representatives Eng. Hopeton Heron - Jamaica Eng. Clyde Phillip - Trinidad & Tobago

Alumnus and Council Representatives Coordinating Office Institutional Advancement Division iad@alumni.uwi.edu For Aug 1, 2009 - July 31, 2011

For Aug 1, 2010 - July 31, 2011

Alumnus Representative Mr. Jerry Medford (Trinidad and Tobago)

Council Representative Mr. Frank “Paco” Smith Jr. (Belize)

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UWIAA Alumni Contacts Antigua & Barbuda Grenada Guangdong Ottawa Suriname Turks & Caicos Islands

Campus Alumni Offices Cave Hill Campus Tel: 246-417-4544 alumnioffice@cavehill.uwi.edu Contact: Mrs. Roseanne Maxwell Mona Campus Tel: 876-927-1583 uwialumni@yahoo.com Contact: Mrs. Charmaine Wright

Open Campus Tel: 876-927-2478 Ext. 2482 alumni@open.uwi.edu Contact: Mrs. Karen Ford-Warner St. Augustine Campus Tel: 868-663-1579, 868-662-2002, Ext: 2099 Charmain.Subero@sta.uwi.edu Contact: Ms. Charmain Subero