December 2008


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Staff Celebrated at VC Awards

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Vice Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harris, recently congratulated the winners of the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence for the academic year 2007/2008 at a ceremony at the St Augustine Campus on Thursday 30th October. Dr Colin Depradine, Lecturer in Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics, Cave Hill Campus; Professor Celia Christie of the Department of Paediatrics (Child Health), Mona Campus; Professor Anselm Hennis, Director of the Chronic Disease Research Centre (CDRC) at Cave Hill Campus; Professor Kit Fai Pun, Professor of Industrial Engineering in the Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, St Augustine Campus; and Dr Hermi Hewitt Head of the UWI School of Nursing, Mona, and Professor Archibald McDonald, Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Mona Camp were celebrated by the Campus Community.

The Vice Chancellor’s Award was established in 1993 under the former Vice-Chancellor, Sir Alister Mc Intyre to recognise high achievement by academic as well as senior administrative staff. As many as five awards may be given in any one year in any of the following areas: Teaching, Administ rat ion and Research Accomplishments, Service to the University Community, Contributions to Public Service, and All-round Excellence in a combination of two or more of the five core areas. Each award is valued at US$5,000.