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August 2018
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“Our graduates are our most important asset. We are delighted to recognise them at this moment of the University’s history.” Chancellor Robert Bermudez was speaking to guests during his opening remarks at The UWI 70th Anniversary Pelican Awards ceremony on July 25. It was part of the University’s Chancellor’s Week celebrations, which also honoured seven distinguished alumni. In response, President of The UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA) Jamaica Chapter, Mrs. Jacqueline Sharp, who delivered greetings at the event, stated, “We have The UWI to thank for giving us the solid foundation from which we’ve launched our careers, for giving us the values that have shaped our character and prepared us for leadership, and for giving us long-enduring friendships and a valuable network which we can lean on for support.” Dr Lloyd Stanford, retired senior public servant of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and president of Le Groupe Stanford Inc; Dr Karl Massiah, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Founder and Head of Orthopaedics at Etobioke Hospital in Canada; Professor Merle Collins, internationally acclaimed poet, oral archivist, documentary film maker and educator; Dr Andre Irvine, a distinguished jurist on the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario; Dr June Soomer, Secretary-General of the Association of Caribbean States and Chair of The UWI Open Campus Council; Dr Andre Haughton, Lecturer in the Department of Economics at The UWI Mona and Dr Nicole Nation, a specialist in autism and disabilities, received awards. They were nominated by their peers in Chapters of The UWI Alumni Association globally.
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