August 2014


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At the 2014 graduation ceremonies of The UWI 20 honorary doctoral degrees will be conferred on various individuals in recognition of their contributions to Caribbean development: eight at the St. Augustine Campus, four at the Cave Hill Campus, six at the Mona Campus, and two at the Open Campus. The honorary awardees are:

UWI ST. AUGUSTINE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

  • H.E. Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona – 5th President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago - LLD
  • Mr. Adrian Camps-Campins – Historian/Artist, Trinidad & Tobago - DLitt
  • Ms. Catherine Rukmini Kumar – Business Executive, Trinidad & Tobago - LLD
  • Ms. Rhonda Mary Maingot – Philanthropist, Trinidad & Tobago – LLD
  • Dr. Robert Moore – Public Servant/Politician/Writer/Journalist, Guyana - DLitt
  • Mr.SubeshRamjattan – Entrepreneur/Philanthropist/Author, Trinidad and Tobago - DLitt
  • Sir Ronald Sanders – International Consultant/Writer/Former Diplomat, Guyana - DLitt
  • Mrs.McCartha Linda Sandy-Lewis (“Calypso Rose”) – Calypsonian/Cultural Ambassador, Trinidad and Tobago - DLitt

UWI CAVE HILL, BARBADOS

  • Dame Maizie Barker-Welch –Women’s Rights Activist, Barbados - LLD
  • Dame Irina Bokova – Politician/UNESCO Director General, Bulgaria- LLD
  • Dame Cécile Ellen La Grenade – Food Scientist, Grenada - LLD
  • Dame Billie Miller – Politician, Barbados - LLD

UWI MONA, JAMAICA

  • Mr. Nicholas Brathwaite – Global Technology Industry Executive, Philanthropist, United States- DLitt
  • Mr. Ryland T. Campbell – Educator, Banker, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Jamaica- LLD
  • Dr Marjorie Patricia Downes-Grant – President, CEO of Sagicor Life, Barbados - LLD
  • The Hon. Michael Fennell – Sports Administrator/Retired Business Executive. Jamaica – LLD
  • Professor Alan Jackson – Scientist, United Kingdom/Jamaica - DSc
  • Mr. Robert Jeremy Poynting – Founder, Director of Peepal Tree Press, United Kingdom - DLitt

UWI OPEN CAMPUS

  • Sir Brian G.K. Alleyne – Diplomat/Lawyer, Dominica - LLD
  • Dr Earl Long – Parasitologist, St. Lucia - DSc

UWI Chancellor Sir George Alleyne will confer the degrees at UWI graduation exercises during the months of October and November. As is customary, one of the honorary graduands will address the audience at each of the ceremonies. The Open Campus will be the first of the four campuses to host its graduation ceremony on Saturday October 11 in St Lucia. The graduation ceremony at Cave Hill, Barbados will follow on Saturday October 18 with St Augustine and Mona ceremonies hosted on October 23 through 25 and October 31 through November 1 respectively.