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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER, 2018
HONOURING THE REGION’S INFLUENCERS
Paula Lucie-Smith
Paula Lucie-Smith is a national
scholarship winner, teacher and
author best for her enormous
contributio as founder of the
Adult Literacy Tutors’ Association
(ALTA). Starting with a small
literacy class of 20 students in 1990,
ALTA has developed into a multi-
faceted programme that operates at
more than 50 venues and has helped
more than 11,000 students. Born and raised in Trinidad,
Mrs Lucie-Smith recognised the growing problem of
adult literacy and decided to offer a class. From this
small beginning ALTA was born. Mrs Lucie-Smith has
been a consultant on many national committees such as
the 2007Ministry of Education National Reading Policy
Committee. She has received the Hummingbird Gold
National Award, the AnthonyN. Sabga CaribbeanAward
for Excellence in Public and Civic Contributions, and
the JB Fernandes Award for NGO Excellence in 2014.
Hubert Alexander
Ingraham
The Right Honourable Hubert
Ingraham has been a political
force in the Bahamas for several
decades. As Prime Minister, Mr
Ingraham led the Bahamas through
tumultuous periods in the global
economy and is credited with
allowing the Atlantis Paradise
Island project to develop, making
the Bahamas a major tourismdestination. Mr Ingraham
rose to power in the election of August 1992, where
his Free National Movement (FNM) Party unseated
the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) of Prime Minister
Lynden Pindling, who had held power in the Bahamas
since 1967. He served as Prime Minister from 1992 to
2002 and again from 2007 to 2012. Mr Ingraham is
remembered for the disengagement of the Bahamas
Telecommunications Company in the mid-1990s, and
guiding the country through the economic recession.
Shivnarine
Chanderpaul
Shivnarine Chanderpaul is
a humble legend of West Indies
cricket. Born in Guyana, this
former West Indies captain is the
first cricketer of Indo-Caribbean
descent to play 100 tests for the WI
and only the third international
player to have a career of over
two decades. Mr Chanderpaul has
scored over 20,000 runs in international cricket and
was awarded the International Cricket Council’s (ICC)
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. In 2008, he was named ICC
Outstanding Contributions
A calypso legend and a West Indies batting star are
among five people to receive honorary degrees from
The UWI, St Augustine campus this month. Regionally
and internationally, 18 influencers who have made
outstanding contributions will receive honorary degrees
from The University of the West Indies this year. The
UWI’s graduation ceremonies began on October 13
at the Open Campus in Saint Lucia, and continue on
October 20 at the Cave Hill Campus in Barbados, on
October 25-27 at the St Augustine Campus in Trinidad
and on November 2-3 at the Mona Campus in Jamaica.
Each ceremony will be streamed live. Look out for more
in-depth coverage of Graduation in our November issue
of UWI Today. Here is the complete list of UWI 2018
honorary graduands.
OPEN CAMPUS
The Honourable Dame Janice Mesadis Pereira DBE
from the British Virgin Islands for her work in law – LLD
Mr Larry Quinlan
from St Kitts for his work in
leadership – LLD
CAVE HILL CAMPUS
The Honourable Justice Adrian Dudley Saunders
from St Vincent and the Grenadines for his work in law
– LLD
Professor Ebenezer Oduru Owusu
from Ghana for his
contribution as an agricultural scientist – DSc
ST AUGUSTINE CAMPUS
Mrs Paula Lucie-Smith
from Trinidad and Tobago for
her contributions as a teacher, advocate and pioneer –
LLD
The Honourable Hubert Alexander Ingraham
from
The Bahamas for his work as a politician – LLD
Mr Shivnarine Chanderpaul
from Guyana for his
achievements in the sport of cricket – LLD
Mr Winston Bailey, OBE (The Mighty Shadow)
from
Trinidad and Tobago for his contributions as a musical
composer – DLitt
Professor Dermot Patrick Kelleher
from Ireland for his
contributions to medical research and his innovative
patented inventions in diagnostics, drugs and nano-
fluidics – DSc
MONA CAMPUS
Mr Michael Anthony Holding
from Jamaica for his
achievements in the sport of cricket – LLD
The Honourable Kenneth S. Benjamin,
OJ, CD from
Jamaica for his leadership in the field of security – LLD
Mrs Donette Chin-Loy Chang
from Jamaica for her
philanthropy – LLD
Mr H. Carl McCall
from Jamaica for his leadership in
public service – DLitt
Dr Shirley J. Thompson
from Jamaica for her
contributions as an artistic director and educator –DLitt
Ms Grace B. Jones
from Jamaica for her achievements
as an entertainer, model and global trendsetter – DLitt
Dr Karl Wellington
from Jamaica for his contributions
as an agricultural scientist – DSc
Mr Lloyd A. Williams
from Jamaica for his contributions
in leadership – LLD
Mr Montgomery Bernard“Monty”Alexander
for his
achievements as a musician – DLitt
Player of the Year and Wisden Cricketer of the Year. In
the 164 matches he played between 1994 and 2015, he
scored 11,867 runs, coming second only to Brian Lara
for West Indian runs. He has been in several crucial
batting partnerships with fellow greats such as Brian
Lara and Carl Hooper. In 2005 he became Captain of
the West Indies team. Off the field, he has led many
community projects. His influence as a skilled, focused
and hardworking sportsman has extended to many
cricket-playing nations.
Winston Bailey OBE:
The Mighty Shadow
Winston Bailey, known in
the world of Caribbean music as
the Mighty Shadow, is a creative
calypso artist. With his rich voice,
anti-hero/diabolical persona and
unique performance style, Mr
Bailey is a true musical innovator
who has had a major influence
on T&T music. Born in Belmont,
Trinidad and raised in Les Coteaux, Tobago, Mr
Bailey made his big splash in 1974, winning both first
and second place in the Road March competition
with “Bassman” and “I Come out to Play”. Over the
years he has remained consistent, producing original,
evocative, insightful and at times dark music in the
calypso genre. His hits include “Tension”, “Feeling the
Feeling,” “Poverty is Hell” and many more. In 2003 he
received the Silver Hummingbird Medal. In 2011 he
received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his
services to music.
Professor Dermot
Patrick Kelleher
Profe s sor Ke l l ehe r i s a
medical investigator who has
successfully patented inventions
in the areas of diagnostics, drugs
and nano-fluidics. His research
has been translated to clinical
trials (Novartis) and through three
spin-out companies of which he
was a founder, including Opsona
Therapeutics, Deerac andCellix. He was a co-founder of
the DublinMolecularMedicine Centre which led to the
creation of Molecular Medicine Ireland, a consortium
of Irish medical schools created to drive molecular /
precision medicine. Currently the Dean of the Faculty
of Medicine at the University of British Columbia
in Vancouver, Canada, Prof Kelleher is an Irishman
born of a Trinidadian mother and an Irish father. He
graduated from Trinity College Dublin having trained
in gastroenterology. He lectured at Trinity College,
Dublin, where he rose to become the Head of the
Medical School. He has done highly influential medical
research on a broad cross-section of medical ideas.
UWI Honorary Graduands
GRADUATION 2018
Five to be honoured at St Augustine campus
