July 2012


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Five on the honour roll

Later this year, the five recipients of the 2012 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence will be invited by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. E. Nigel Harris, to an Awards ceremony at the Mona Campus in Jamaica. ]

The annual VC’s Award is presented in five categories, and this year, they go to Dr Grace Sirju-Charan of the Department of Life Sciences, St. Augustine (Teaching); Professor Eddy Ventose, Faculty of Law, Cave Hill (Research Accomplishments); Professor Mark Figueroa, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mona (Service to the University Community); Professor Zulaika Ali, Professor of Child Health, Neonatology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, St. Augustine (Public Service) and Professor Hazel Oxenford, Head, Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies, Cave Hill (Research Accomplishments and Contribution to Public Service).

These Awards were inaugurated in 1993 under the Vice-Chancellor, Sir Alister Mc Intyre, to recognize high achievement by academic and senior administrative staff of The UWI. Each award, valued at US$5,000, is made after an assessment and selection process, first at the campus level, then at a University-wide selection Committee for the final selection. This year’s awardees bring the total to 95 who have received this Award for Excellence.