 Jamaican Olympian Grace Jackson has been appointed Director of Sport at The UWI St. Augustine Campus effective September 30, 2017.
A celebrated track and field athlete, Ms. Jackson won silver in the 200m at the 1988 Seoul Olympics Games and competed in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games. She also won gold in the 4x400m relay at the 1989 World Games.
She was Jamaica’s Sportswoman of the Year in 1986 and 1988. In 1989 she was awarded the Order of Distinction (OD) by the Government of Jamaica.
Ms. Jackson was formerly at The UWI Mona where she held the position of Sports Development Director from 2010. Before this, she served as Student Services and Development Manager, Sports from 1998 to 2009 also at the Mona Campus. She graduated with a BA in Accounting from Alabama, Agricultural and Mechanical University in 1982 and then completed a MA in Computer Science at Queens College in 1987. In 2007, she graduated from the United States Sports Academy, Mobile Alabama with a Master of Sports Science and Sports Management.
“I am no stranger to The UWI and when I consider advancements at the institution like the establishment of the Faculty of Sport I am pleased with the high priority we are placing on the discipline. It’s a good time to take up a leadership position in sport at The UWI and I look forward to making a significant contribution,” she said, commenting on her new appointment.
Ms. Jackson has been a regular commentator and analyst on television and radio since 1992 and has acted as lead analyst on athletics at the Olympic level for ESPN Caribbean.
She follows Major David Benjamin who was appointed Director of Sport in 2014 and demitted office earlier this year. |
