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“One UWI, One Alumni Family”

Volume 5, Issue 2 Dec. 2009 - Feb. 2010Website: www.alumnionline.uwi.edu

UWI Connect: For Alumni, Donors, Parents and Friends

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UWI Connect

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UWI ConnectEditorial Team: Celia Davidson Francis (Editor-in-Chief), Elizabeth Buchanan-Hind, BeverleyPereira, Aileen Standard-Goldson, Marcia Erskine, Stephanie Alleyne-Bishop,Kellie Magnus, Candice York and Lacey-Ann Bartley Sources:Student and Campus Newsletters, News Items and Announcements, CampusCommunications and Public Relations Offices, Faculties, Departments, UWIAA,Campus Electronic Messaging Centres, the Open Campus, UWIMAA, UWIMedical Alumni Secretariat, Campus Alumni Offices, Office of Administration, UWISTAT Corps and others.

Cover photos:Vice ChancellorEmeritus, Professorthe Hon. RexNettleford

A publication of the Institutional AdvancementDivision, Vice ChancelleryNo part of this publication may be reproduced without thewritten permission of the publisher or agent.

Photography: UWI STAT Corps, Campus Photographers, Graduates andFriends of UWI

Publishing Services: Stratcom Marketing Services LimitedYvonne Graham, graduate, Mona School of Business, UWI

January 12, 2010 is a date that will reverberate inCaribbean history as the day that a magnitude 7.0earthquake struck Haiti. The UWI communityalong with the entire world responded. UWI Connect tells the story of how UWI reactedand will continue to respond in the medium andlong term.

January 28, 2010 was the date of the annual fund-raising Gala forthe UWI held in New York and we bring that evening to life foryou through a “photographic recollection”.

February 2, 2010 marks the date that the entire Caribbean andmost specifically the UWI community lost the iconic Professor theHon. Rex Nettleford, just four hours short of his 77th birthday. Hewas a truly remarkable man. I will always remember his uniqueparting phrase, “Bless you”. I am equally sure that we all wish forhim eternal “blessings” and that we will always remember him.UWI Connect highlights his life and works in this issue.

February 27 heralded the inaugural Toronto Gala which was heldunder the distinguished patronage of Dr. G. Raymond Chang. Wewill give full coverage of this event in our next publication.

This issue also highlights the stories of outstanding students andfaculty of UWI from all over the world and brings you up to datewith institutional and campus “happenings”. Read about them,rejoice and salute their accomplishments. They, like you,are “sons and daughters of the Pelican”.Celia Davidson FrancisEditor-in-Chief

EditorialEditorial

FeedbackWe love to receive your feedback ... please share your thoughts/ideas too!Dear UWI Connect Team, I've FINALLY had a chance to look at UWI Connect. It is just terrific.I've already forwarded this issue (from online) to a past graduate ofmedicine (1965) and a guy in Barbados who is in his final year inmedicine. Keep up the good work.Anthony MacFarlane, MD

Very Important Pelican 4

UWI Graduates Honoured in New York 6

“I just can’t give up now” 8

Student Alumni Programming 9

Tribute to Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford 15

Dazzling AFUWI Gala in New York 22

Celebrating Excellence 27

Mona GeoInformaticsInstitute:“Bringing GIS to the Masses” 31

“Happenings” on the Campus you Attended 33

I live in the Washingtonmetropolitan area and bychance or fate, I was therewhen Rex Nettleford died. Itwas a stormy evening when hedied and I could not helprecalling the lines of Caesar’sCalpurnia which seemedparticularly apt;

“When beggars die, there are no comets seenThe heavens themselves blaze forth the death ofprinces.”

For Rex Nettleford was indeed aprince among us; a prince who wasloved rather than feared and whosesudden death left hearts aching withabsence and an academic and personalvoid that will be difficult to fill. Thereare many others who will speak withauthority of the other spheres in whichhe moved; of his artistic genius, hisglobal and international influence andreach. But I write mainly about whatour ‘Black Prince’ has meant to TheUniversity of the West Indies. I do thisbecause this was where I knew himfirst and how I knew him best and canspeak most confidently of how theUniversity was really where he had hisbeing, the place which provided thesoil in which his mustard seed wassown. Our ‘Black Prince’ conqueredthrough ideas and not by force of armsas did the legendary black prince ofhistory.

Except for three years at Oxford on a Rhodesscholarship, he spent all the rest of his adult life atour University. His curriculum vitae shows how heascended the academic ladder, from Resident Tutorin the Extra-Mural Department, through Directorof Studies of the Trade Union Education Institute,Director of Extra-Mural Studies, Professor of Extra-Mural Studies, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, DeputyVice-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and eventuallyVice-Chancellor Emeritus, discharging all theresponsibilities of those offices with credit tohimself and benefit to the institution. He did all thiswhile engaged in a vast number of activities in a wide range of areas and geographies andaccumulating numerous accolades and awards thatspeak to his varied talents. But Rex was more thanan assemblage of talents.

He had a tenacity of purpose that was often shrouded in hisquiet but impressive demeanor and was evinced in a prolificintellectual productivity befitting a prince of academia. Hehad a generosity of spirit that showed itself in his readiness toplace his resources of intellect or his worldly goods at thedisposal of those who needed them. He had the capacity to beof service without being servile; a quality that served him andus well as he collaborated easily with more senior colleaguesin a variety of ways and could demonstrate the power of ideaswhen properly put to influence the ideations of the powerful.

But above all, he had a burning almost consuming passion forThe University of the West Indies as a regional institution; a

passion which showed itself privately andpublicly and when the occasion meritedit, in the use of his formidable oral andscribal talents to rebuff the naysayers,doubters and detractors. And when I didquestion him once on the genesis andintensity of that passion, he would say itwas not only because his academic‘navel-string’ was buried there, butbecause he believed in the criticalimportance of institutions in ourdevelopment. If you would destroy apeople, first undermine and destabilisetheir institutions. It was throughinstitutions, especially institutions ofhigher learning that individuals wouldhave equal opportunities for selfactualisation. It was also a rooted part ofhis credo that our academic institutionshad a major role in helping us tounderstand and appreciate the essencesof our being and our personas, tounderstand our Caribbean culture.

In his last Vice-Chancellor’s Report toCouncil, my first year as Chancellor, he wrote this as anintroduction to the nascent Cultural Studies Initiative whichhe continued to head;

“If a nation, or in this case a region, the Caribbean region,is to get its priorities right, it must structure its educationalsystem and development strategy based firmly on anappreciation of its history as a people and on the region’sexistential reality. The Cultural Studies Initiative must beseen therefore as a means of encouraging all Faculties andCentres in the University to investigate such realities andhelp lead to discovery of self and society.”

Thank you sweet ‘Black Prince’. We will ensure that yourlegacy lives on for our sake and for the sake of generations tocome.

Our ‘Black Prince’

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Chancellor’s Column

George A. O. AlleyneUWI Chancellor

Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford

Susan Lorraine Belgrave describesherself as Barbadian/British. Shereceived a BA (Hons) (Languages:Interpreting and Translation -French and Spanish): Heriot-WattUniversity: 1981 (Barbados GovernmentExhibition Scholar); a Diploma (International and Comparative Politics), London School ofEconomics: 1982; M.Sc. (Economics andInternational Relations), London School ofEconomics: 1986; LLB (Hons): 1988, TheUniversity of the West Indies (II.i) Barbados BarAssociation Prize for Top Graduating Student;Certificate of the Council of Legal Education(London). She took her Bar Final Examination in1989 and was called to the Bar of England andWales in July 1989. In 1992 she obtained a LicenceSpeciale en droit europeen (LLM) with distinctionfrom the Universite Libre de Bruxelles. She speaksboth French and Spanish.

At present she works at the Chambers of GrahameAldous Q.C. where she is the coordinator of theemployment team. She specialises in all aspects ofemployment law with a particular emphasis ondiscrimination. She also practises in the field ofpublic law and judicial review including localgovernment work and procurement. She alsoworked in the Chambers of Roger McCarthy Q.C.and with Stanbrook and Hooper, Brussels(European Community Lawyers – Chambers ofClive Stanbrook Q.C.) among others. In addition,she gained experience as Foreign Service Officer II(Second Secretary), Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Barbados.

Susan belongs to several professional organisationsincluding Employment Law Bar Association,Employment Lawyers Association (Member of theEditorial Board of the monthly ELA Briefing andof the Pro Bono Committee), Discrimination LawAssociation and South Eastern Circuit. She hasbeen involved in several notable cases includingVirdi v Metropolitan Police Commissioner

(August 2000) remedies (December2000). She successfully representedan Asian police officer wronglyaccused of disseminating race hatemail to ethnic minority officers onEaling Division. Sgt. Virdi wasawarded a record sum of £150,000damages for injury to feelings.

She is the author of 'Nuisance andHarassment' in series Arden'sHousing Library Lemos Publicationspublished in October 1995. She is co-author of ‘Employment Lawyer’sGuide to the Human Rights Act 1998'Jordans 2001 and a contributor toSweet and Maxwell’s Encyclopaediaof Employment Law. A selection ofrecently published articles includes,

‘Streamlining discrimination law’ ELA Briefing May 2006, ‘Jarndyce v Jarndyce revisited’, Journal of theDiscrimination Law Association March 2006.

Susan has developed and provided Diversity Training formembers of the Bar under the auspices of the Bar Council inconjunction with the Legal Action Group. For the past fouryears she has presented a seminar on ‘Handling RaceDiscrimination Claims’ to UNISON regional officers acrossthe country (Glasgow, Midlands, London and the South Eastregion). She has appeared on Newsnight to discuss theimplications of legal action against France for the impositionof the ban on British beef. Additionally she has assisted inplanning the Minority Lawyers Conference (2003) and hasbeen a conference speaker on employment and discriminationissues (2005 and 2009).

She has taught English and French as a volunteer teacher atDayspring Learning Centre, which provided Saturday schoolfor Afro-Caribbean children. She says, “My two year stint atUWI was one of the few times I was able to meet people fromall over the Caribbean, from the Bahamas to Guyana, for aprotracted period. As a direct entrant to the Law faculty Ididn't have much breathing space but having studied atinstitutions outside the region, the sense of being at home wasrefreshing and heart warming”. She is a supporter of therecently established British Foundation for The University ofthe West Indies.

Susan resides in London with her two children Alicia (18)and Richard (10). Her husband Dr. James Matheson, aGuyanese diplomat, died in 2003. Her hobbies includeswimming, tennis and theatre.

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SpearheadingEmployment &DiscriminationIssues in the UK

Susan Lorraine Belgrave

She is a supporter of the recentlyestablished BFUWI.

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UWI Leads UNICA efforts in Haiti

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Focal Point

The University of the West Indies (UWI) has taken thelead in developing the Association of Universities &Research Institutions of the Caribbean’s (UNICA)response to Haiti’s tertiary education sector.

The UWI Mona Campus for example, is embarking on aneffort that will include other UWI campuses to offerscholarships to over 100 Haitian students. It is hoped thatother universities in UNICA will join in this effort andappeals will be made to the OAS and other internationalagencies to assist in provision of scholarships for livingexpenses for Haitian students. UWI is also consideringsharing its faculty with Haiti.

The Vice Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harris hasindicated that, “Since the earthquake, the UWI has beenworking at several levels to provide assistance -

humanitarian, sensitising the various stakeholder groupsabout Haitian issues and positioning ourselves to help withthe mid to long-term recovery and reconstruction”. He saidthat bank accounts were set up in campus countries and thecollection currently stands (at the date of printing) atUS$12,600, which will be transmitted through an appropriateagency to be used directly to assist persons in Haiti.

Staff and students continue to participate in collection drives for clothing, food items and toiletries and UWI’sDisaster Risk Reduction Centre has updated and broadened its database of expertise at the University (forexample, construction engineers, physicians, psychologists,agricultural specialists and others) and is partnering with theCARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Disaster andEmergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to providemedium to long-term assistance in the reconstruction effort.

After the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a collective UWIresponse to the humanitarian disaster was mobilised.

Accordingly, experts in several fields - engineering, publichealth, social work and psychology - were assembled fordeployment in collaboration with the Caribbean DisasterEmergency Management Agency (CDEMA).

The Vice Chancellor also appealed to the entire Universitycommunity, alumni, staff and students, to make a personalcontribution to the emergency fund being set up to facilitatefurther assistance to Haiti by The University of the WestIndies.

You are invited to donate and continue donating into thefollowing bank accounts:

Cave Hill: RBC Savings Account, Nbr 0945-2524239

Mona: NCB Savings Account, Nbr 404141538

St. Augustine: Republic Bank Chequing Account, Nbr 160135528301

UWI’s RESPONSE TOHaitian Earthquake Disaster

Any other suggestions you may have regarding otherways in which the UWI can assist would be mostwelcome.

Suggestions can continue to be sent to:[email protected] or [email protected].

Those of you with expertise in any of the areas urgently needed in this continuing response, whether in social work and psychology, engineering or public health and are not already on the UWI Disaster Risk Reduction Centre’s database, please contact PVC WayneHunte, Office of Research, [email protected] orProfessor Trevor Jackson, Director of the DRRC,[email protected]

Dr. Carter is Trinidadian and holds a Bachelor of Artsdegree in History and Social Sciences and a Diploma inEducation, both from the St. Augustine Campus and aMaster of Science degree in Non-Profit Management fromthe New School University. She also holds a Doctor ofPhilosophy degree in Higher Education from New YorkUniversity.

She has over twenty-six years of experience in education reform programmes, curriculum development,programme design, grant writing and teaching at bothschool and college levels.

Dr. Carter is currently a professor of EducationalLeadership at The City College of New York where sheprepares teachers to be school and district leaders.

She has advised on international education reform effortsfor the Caribbean and South Africa and has lectured atNew York University, LaGuardia Community College andEmpire State College.

She is a Board Member of the American Foundation forThe University of the West Indies and the UWI ViceChancellor’s Presidents Club. She also served as Presidentof the UWI Alumni Association (New York Chapter) from2004-2009.

She is a member of the International Consortium ofCaribbean Professionals, American Association ofUniversity Professors, American Educational ResearchAssociation, Metropolitan Council of EducationalAdministration Programmes and Association forSupervision and Curriculum Development.

Dr. Carter received the Trinidad and Tobago HeritageAward from the New York City Council in 2005, the Mid-Brooklyn Civic Association Award for communitywork in 2004 and the Non-Profit Management Awardfrom the New School University in 2003.

UWI Graduates Honoured in New York

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Top Class

The Trinidad and Tobago Alliance (North America Inc.) at its 33rd Annual Scholarships Awards Luncheonat the El Caribe Country Club in Brooklyn, recently recognised two UWI graduates amongst its honorees.

Mr. Kirby was born in St. Vincent and The Grenadines andis a graduate in Mass Communications from the UWI andAdvanced Journalism from the International Institute forJournalism in Berlin, DDR. He was also a member of theLincoln University’s Class of ’96 Master of HumanServices Programme.

He is a journalist and community advocate and is Editor-in-Chief of Caribbean Life, the most widely readBlack newspaper in New York City. The free, weeklypaper serves Brooklyn/Staten Island, Queens, LongIsland, Manhattan and Bronx/Westchester and has over600,000 monthly and 430,000 weekly readers.

Mr. Kirby has been a professional journalist for over aquarter century, beginning at The Vincentian, the nationalnewspaper of St. Vincent and the Grenadines where herose to the position of Associate Editor.

He is a former correspondent for the Caribbean NewsAgency, United Press International, Radio Barbados andRadio Antilles, and editor of Caribbean Sun Magazine.

After he moved to New York, he worked as a staff reporterat the now defunct City Sun newspaper, which had gaineda reputation for its intense focus on issues concerning theDiaspora of the Caribbean as well as Latino people,Africans and African-Americans.

He deviated from professional journalism between 1990-1995 when he worked in the New York CityDepartment of Health’s Bureau of Maternity Services andFamily Planning as a community liaison and as a publicinformation specialist at the Brooklyn Perinatal Network.

Caribbean Life newspaper has become a force for justiceand a catalyst for change under his leadership. Thenewspaper is a leader in political news in New York Cityand is widely considered to be the authority about issuesdirectly impacting the Caribbean community.

Dr. Hazel Carter,recipient of the

Education Award.

Mr. Kenton K. Kirby,recipient of theMedia Award.

At the age of 14, whileattending Titchfield HighSchool in Port Antonio,Jamaica, I knew that I wantedto attend The University of theWest Indies. I had no idea howI was going to get there orwhat course of study I wouldundertake; I just knew that Iwanted to study at UWI. I wasworking as a Probation Officerwhen I submitted my firstapplication to study socialwork. I was not accepted thenbecause my high school didnot send my transcript but I wassuccessful on the second try. Then the mentaldilemma took over as I felt overwhelmed; I couldn’tbelieve that the child who was told, “You won’t turnout to be anything good”, would be studying at theUWI. I then purposed in my heart that I would makethe best of the opportunity. I never failed a courseduring my three years and graduated with an UpperSecond Class Honours degree. UWI made me realisethat I was a person of worth. It was a challenging andenriching experience which enhanced my totaldevelopment.

Today, I am the Social Work Manager withresponsibility for social work staff in Cayman. I haveoverall responsibility for the day to day operations ofcase work and group work services while providingintervention and managerial supervision to Social WorkSupervisors there. I am also responsible for the efficientutilisation of social assistance funding and I participatein the training and development of social work staff. Ialso provide administrative and technical support tosocial workers during the absence of their assigned(Social Work) Supervisor, to facilitate the ongoingdelivery of casework/group work services. The mostrewarding part of my job is ensuring the provision ofcounseling services to wards/clients in programmessuch as foster care and adoption, Youth Residential

Programmes and the Young Parents’ Programme.

The ‘regionality’ of UWI assisted me in my transition to livingand working in Cayman, where I have now resided for 17 years.I am proud that I assist in the development of policies andprocedures to enhance the delivery of social work in the CaymanIslands and also report on trends observed in casework whichmay lead to the enhancement of existing programmes orestablishment of new programmes. For me "UWI provided notonly an academic foundation but also a Caribbeanperspective, which has allowed me to excel in my chosenfield".

Leanora Wynter-Young, UWIAA President - Cayman Chapter

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UWIAA President

Leanora Wynter-Young

At the age of 7, while most other young girlswere beginning to enjoy the simplicities oflife, Gloria Goffe was beginning to face ahurdle most of us may never encounter orunderstand; she became blind.

A life that was filled with memories ofclimbing trees, visiting the river with hermother and catching river fishes would haveto be relocated from the rural parts ofJamaica to Kingston.

The journey to Kingston brought about anew home, a new family and a virtual‘reculturization’ at the School for the Blind.

The students at the school and the housemothers became Gloria’s new family and theprocess began whereby the young studenthad to begin to learn differently. She therefore recallsthat “colouring books did not exist in my world”.Despite the odds now facing her at her new school, thisis where she found her element.

Her outspoken nature and willingness to help out herfellow students (even if it meant helping them to getbetter grades than she did) saw her taking upleadership roles. At the end of the day the experienceat the school built within her a character filled withcaring and sharing, which shecredits for the successes thatcame later on in life.

While the School for the Blindprovided a safe haven, Glorialaments that it ill prepared herand her colleagues for the real world. She had to movefrom an environment where life was structured andsheltered to a world that would not always prove to beas accommodating.

At an early age the young students learnt that the oddswould be against them and society would treat themdifferently especially when it came to jobs. Eventhough she was able to take away with her theacademic discipline applied at the School for theBlind, the experience at UWI provided an example ofhow this statement would be proven to be true.Immediately, one of the major challenges faced wasthe unwillingness of students to include her in theirgroups.

It is in these circumstances that her assertiveness wasessential in her claiming her position. The negativesituations however provided the motivation which sherecalls caused her to give 130% as she was determinedto get students to understand she wasn’t going to begiven a grade because her lecturers felt sorry for her,but she had to earn it the same way in which they did.

Three graduations later, Gloria recallsthe events of her UWI experience withan appreciation of the facilities thathave allowed her to attain heracademic qualifications. She recallswith gratitude the assistance providedto her by the UWI and the Office ofSpecial Students Services whom shebelieves are playing an integral role inthe development of persons withdisabilities.

The holder of a Certificate in PublicAdministration, BSc. in Psychologywith International Relations and aMaster’s degree in Human ResourceDevelopment credits her friends and family as being an integral source of strength and motivation.

Self-motivation she admits also played a major role as manytimes it required carrying a song in her heart and determinationin her mind so that, “I just can’t give up now”, was never toofar from her lips.

Her friends in her programmes, not surprisingly, quote her astheir source of strength as her ability to bypass her disabilityoften gave them the motivation to bypass whichever hurdlesthey were facing.

A mother of two boysand one girl, Glorianotes that she wouldencourage anybody andmore so disabledpersons to forget the

negatives about whether they would be able to find a job andpursue an education, as getting a degree is not just foremployment, but for personal development.

Now the Executive Director of the Combined DisabilitiesAssociation, Gloria uses her job which she describes aschallenging, but rewarding, to continue to impact positively onthe lives of persons with disabilities and pass on the messageof self-empowerment.

On a daily basis she now interacts with all types ofpersonalities that her education in psychology allows her tounderstand and be more tolerant of. Her courses in her words“prepared her for the bigger picture”.

Regrets? Gloria makes it clear that she has no regrets. In lightof her success she points out however that if she had to do itover she may have started earlier. She believes that everythinghappened when it was supposed to and no one can deny that,come what may, Gloria Goffe is a source of inspiration, notonly to persons with disabilities, but to anyone who has everdoubted their ability to achieve either or both academic andpersonal success.

By Candice York

“I just can’t give up now”

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Success Through Courage and Commitment

Gloria GoffeExecutive Director,

Combined Disabilities Association,Jamaica

Gloria uses her job to continue toimpact positively on the lives of

persons with disabilities and pass onthe message of self-empowerment.

UWI STAT St. Augustine - Activities for CSME Week

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Student Alumni Programming

To promote Caribbean pride and regional integration, the St. Augustine Corps has planned a week of activities that willencourage and promote awareness of the CSME not only amongstudents but also the campus community.

Plans include a Caribbean Current Affairs Forum onMonday 1st March. The theme of the Forum will be "YouthInvolvement and the CSME" and Mr. Marlon Anatol from theInstitute of International Relations, Dr. Marlene Attz from theEconomics Department and Mr. Kyle DeFreitas formerCommissioner on the CARICOM Policy on Youth will befeatured. Students from ten secondary schools in the area will beinvited to attend.

Also planned:A Logo design competition open to UWI St. Augustinestudents. A Dell Netbook has been secured as a prize for thewinner.

A Panel Discussion on the theme: "The CSME: Ideal orReality?: Challenges to Regional Integration in the 21stCentury". Professor Norman Girvan will be featured as theprimary speaker and the CARICOM Youth Ambassador toHaiti (CYA) and the former CYA to Barbados will be guestspeakers. The President of the Guild of Students, Mr. HillanMorean, and our very own Ambassador and CYA to Trinidadand Tobago, Ms. Prunella Mungroo will sit on the Panel.

An Inter-hall Debate: "Last Hall Standing" on Saturday6th March 2010.

The Corps continues to work diligently to fulfill our mandatesand to ensure that young people are better equipped for theirroles as future leaders in our Caribbean region.

Submitted by Ruedi TrouchenPresident, UWI STAT, St. Augustine

World Aids Day

Seventh Commonwealth Youth Forum

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UWI STAT Ambassadors attending the Seventh CommonwealthYouth Forum held in Trinidad and Tobago.

@Lifelong commitmentHere is an e-mail which illustrates that UWI STAT is alifelong commitment, as well as the spirit and dedicationamongst our UWI STAT Alumni Ambassadors.

Dear Vice Chancellor,

I am a recent graduate of the UWI (Cave Hill) Faculty ofLaw. I was a part of UWI STAT for the academic year 2008-2009. I am presently pursuing an LL.M (in the areas oflaw of the sea/maritime/ocean law and policy) at DalhousieUniversity in Canada with a view on returning to the regionnext year.

I write to express to you my passion to see CaribbeanIntegration become an even more true reality. I am willing tolend my skills and abilities to this end, to facilitate masseducation on the integration movement, and its importance tothe region.

My UWI education, has given me the tools I need tounderstand Caribbean integration. Being a student atDalhousie University has cemented further in my mind, aresolve to return to the Caribbean and play my part inbecoming a part of the "new generation of leaders" you soardently encouraged us to embrace earlier this year at theUWI STAT meeting in Barbados; a quote which inspired mypresentation at the UWI Student Awards Ceremony this year.

I am positively ready to be a part of the changing hands ofhistory in the Caribbean region, to a time when we are trulyunified.

Johanan LafeuilleeUWI STAT Ambassadors speak with the Chief Secretary of the TobagoHouse of Assembly, the Hon. Orville London (left).

Candles make thestatement.

UWI STATAmbassadors(St. Augustine)getting theword out aboutHIV/Aidsprevention.

UWI STAT (Mona) Launches CSME Week and its Third Annual CSME Essay Competition 2010

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On February 28, 2010 UWI STAT (The University ofthe West Indies Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow) Vice Chancellor’s AmbassadorsMona Corps launched its CSMEWeek under the theme:Education in the Caribbean:Embracing the future, CSMEand Caribbean RegionalIntegration.

The UWI STAT mandateincludes the promotion ofRegional Integration in theCaribbean. UWI STAT providesstudents with opportunities forintegration with fellow Caribbeancolleagues, encourages thedevelopment of leadership skillsand provides experiences thatenhance regional pride throughinvolvement in campus andcommunity activities. Thehighlight of the CSME Week ofActivities by the UWI STAT MonaCorps is the CARICOM/CSMEEssay Competition which will open on March 1,2010 and close on March 26, 2010. The categories are:

High School:1st - 4th Form J$10,000

High School:5th - 6th Form J$15,000

Tertiary Students: J$80,000 donated by the Office of the Principal, UWI Mona

The Prof. E. Nigel Harris CSME Trophy.

Gift Certificate from Cooyah - TheOfficial Reggae Brand.

UWI STAT Ambassadors and Guild Members along with Mr. Gilbert Bellamy, UWIAA

President (Jamaica Chapter) and Mr. David Prendergast, Director, CSME Unit, at the

launch of CSME Week at the Mona Chapel.

The essay competition seeks to engagestudents at different levels nationally. Itsmain focus is to enlighten students about the

role of the CSME and regional integration in the Caribbean. Mrs.Celia Davidson Francis, Founder of the Corps and Director of AlumniRelations at the UWI believes, "The initiative by the Corps is awonderful one and shows the students’ commitment to regionalism".The Mona Corps is encouraging all high schools to get involved. The 1st - 4th form group should write an essay between 800-1,200 words about the topic: ‘Schools curriculum should beexpanded so that students can learn more about CARICOM andits participating states’. Discuss.

The 5th-6th form group should write between 1,000-1,500 words onthe topic, ‘Is there enough CSME publicity? If not, what strategiescould the regional organisation CARICOM use?’ The tertiary levelstudents should write an essay between 1,200-1,500 words on thetopic, 'Is the CSME method of integration going in the rightdirection?’ Discuss.

Essays should be submitted to: Institutional Advancement Division, by fax (876-927-0264) oremailed to [email protected].

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L-R: Ambassador Andrea Polanco (Mona); Prime Minister of St. Lucia, the Hon. StephensonKing; President of UWI STAT St. Augustine Ambassador Ruedi Trouchen and Head of the OpenCampus St. Lucia Mrs. Veronica Simon at the Prime Minister's Residence.

Governor General of St. Lucia Dame Pearlette

Louisy (centre) with Ambassador Ruedi Trouchen

(left) and Ambassador Andrea Polanco.

Governor General of St. LuciaDame Pearlette Louisy (left)receiving a token of appreciationfrom Ambassador RuediTrouchen (St. Augustine).

St. LuciaIsland Visit

Ambassador Ruedi Trouchen talking to students ofCorinth Secondary School about HIV/AIDSawareness and prevention.

L-R: Ambassador Andrea Polanco (Mona), studentsof Corinth Secondary and Ambassador RuediTrouchen (St. Augustine) after the presentation.

UWI STUWI STAATT Ambassadors (SAmbassadors (St. t. Augustine) whoAugustine) whocreated the huge footprintcreated the huge footprints on the ground tos on the ground toencourage their peers to support theencourage their peers to support theFOOTPRINTS: SFOOTPRINTS: Studenttudents for Developments for Developmentregional fund-raising campregional fund-raising campaign, aimed ataign, aimed atststarting the tradition of giving back to theirarting the tradition of giving back to theirAlma MaterAlma Mater..

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DominicaIsland Visit

UWI STAT Ambassadors Jayson Haynes and Rashida Vitalis visited Dominicafrom January 24-28 under the auspices of the Vice Chancellor. The visit wasorganised by the Institutional Advancement Division with the objective ofcontributing to youth leadership development, regional integration andinteraction, and the promotion of UWI as a premier choice for tertiary educationin the Caribbean.

In relating his experience Jason Haynes stated that, “Essentially the visit soughtto equip me, as a future alumnus and regional leader, with the requisiteknowledge and perspectives to inform the Vice Chancellor about youthperspectives, both locally and regionally. In this regard the courtesy calls madeto the various government officials, students and administrative bodies were ofutmost necessity.

Indeed, my knowledge base has been tremendously increased and the level ofconfidence which I have gained cannot be understated. Diplomacy,thoughtfulness and proper articulation were the greatest benefits which I derivedfrom the Dominica experience and it is my hope that these benefits will continueto germinate and bear fruit as I develop as a leader, and by extension, a servantof the people”. Antigua

Island Visit

Ambassador Donald Smith, Mona Corps (left) and Henri-Jacques Mangal (Cave Hill) with the 5thform class of Christ of the King High School, Antigua.

Donald Smith, Allison Hull, Her ExcellencyDame Louise Lake-Tack, Governor-General ofAntigua and Henri-Jacques Mangal.

Ambassador Donald Smith makes a presentationto Her Excellency Dame Louise Lake-Tack,Governor-General of Antigua.

AmbassadorHenri-JacquesMangal (left)makes apresentation tothe Hon.Evans Rogers,Minister ofEducation,Health andSocialDevelopment,Anguilla.

AnguillaIsland Visit

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Students at the Cayman Prep and High School listen attentively to the Ambassadors'presentation about The University of the West Indies.

Ambassador Prunella Mungroo (St. Augustine) talks to students at the Cayman Prep andHigh School about pursuing a university degree at UWI.

CaymanIsland Visit

Ambassadors Kamal Wood (Cave Hill), and Prunella Mungroopresent a bag of items to Mr. Roy Bodden, President of theUniversity College of the Cayman Islands (right).

Nickesha Howell (right) receives UWI prizes from Director of Alumni Relationsat the UWI, Celia Davidson Francis (centre) and Alumni Online and Raiser’sEdge Officer, Howard Shand as her name was randomly selected fromperson's who joined AO in the special promotion to Facebook users betweenFeb 1 - Feb 19, 2010.

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The Office of the Vice Chancellor pays Tribute to the late Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford

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Tribute

The Vice Chancellor, ProfessorE. Nigel Harris and the entireUniversity of the West Indiescommunity are devastated by theloss of the colossal Caribbeancultural icon, Professor theHonourable Rex Nettleford. Savefor the three years he spent as aRhodes Scholar at Oriel College,Oxford, Rex Nettleford has livedhis entire adult life at and for TheUniversity of the West Indies.This life-long association withUWI began in 1953 when heentered the then UniversityCollege of the West Indies toread for a degree in History. He returned immediately aftercompleting the MPhil in Political Science at Oxford and, atthe prompting of UWI Founding Father, Sir Philip Sherlock,took up the challenge of widening the reach of the stillfledgling institution through the Department of Extra-MuralStudies, which took him to Trinidad and Guyana as StaffTutor for the Eastern Caribbean.

Nettleford’s life has been seamlessly intertwined with that of The University of the West Indies. At every stage in the growth and development of the institution his quiet, self-effacing leadership could be discerned. He served in thisway five Vice Chancellors – Sir Arthur Lewis; his mentor,Sir Philip Sherlock; Sir Roy Marshall, Mr. A.Z. Preston and Sir Alister McIntyre – until he himself took up themantle in 1998. Even after his official ‘retirement’ in 2004Professor Nettleford continued to serve in the capacity of Vice-Chancellor Emeritus, Professor of Cultural Studies and unofficial advisor to currentVice-Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harris.

His intellectual gifts and wise counsel havebeen generously shared with many headsof Government, not only in Jamaica, butthroughout the Caribbean and beyond.Professor Nettleford has been consulted by just about every Government in the Caribbean region (including the non-English speaking countries) and hasserved in an advisory capacity to severalinternational organisations, includingCARICOM, the Organisation of AmericanStates, UNESCO, the ILO, the World Bankand the International DevelopmentResearch Council (IDRC) of which he is afounding director. His gift of erudition,combined with his inability to decline

appeals for contributions ofhis talent in this area, resultedin his maintenance of aspeaking schedule that woulddaunt normal mortals. He haswritten several books andcontributed chapters to manymore. (His published worksconsist of 625 items, hisunpublished writing, made uplargely of 128 lectures andchoreography, comprise 71items). The texts of hisspeeches, covering a widerange of topics, provideenough material for manymore fine books.

Although Rex Nettleford is perhaps best known for his geniusas a dancer and choreographer – he was co-founder andArtistic Director of the acclaimed National Dance TheatreCompany of Jamaica – it is as an intellectual and academicleader that the University has known him. He has beenconferred with numerous academic honours from manyuniversities and received from the Government of Jamaica thehighest national award which a civilian can earn – The Orderof Merit. He is recipient of the Order of the CaribbeanCommunity (OCC); the Gold Musgrave Medal from theInstitute of Jamaica, of which he was also named HonoraryFellow; The Chancellor’s Medal (UWI); the UWI AlumniPelican Award; The Living Legend Award from the BlackArts Festival in Atlanta, USA and The Zora NealHurston/Paul Robeson Award from the National Council forBlack Studies, among many others.

The Rhodes Trust, incelebration of itsCentenary in 2004,established the RexNettleford Prize inCultural Studies, tenableat The University of theWest Indies, a fittingand lasting accoladewhich will ensure thathis name and work willlive on in perpetuity.Rex Nettleford’s lifeand career were indeedinseparable from TheUniversity of the WestIndies and he will never,never be forgotten.

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The Astonishing REX NETTLEFORD

by Colin RickardsThe death of Professor Rex Nettleford, Vice-ChancellorEmeritus of The University of the West Indies (UWI),and one of the great intellects of the Americas - andbeyond - has left a huge void in the cultural life of hisnative Jamaica, and resonated far beyond its shores.

He was passionately West Indian, believing that -because of the mix of cultures, and in many cases ofgenes - the people of the Caribbean are unique anddistinct.

“We are part African, part European, part Asian and part Native Amerindian - but totally Caribbean,” he tolda Toronto audience two years ago. “I claim for theregion its own inner logic and consistency, rooted incross-cultural encounters, which add up to more thancross-breeding, in other words to the creation ofsomething uniquely different - and distinctivelyCaribbean.”

His passing will be especially felt at the UWI, where hespent his entire professional life, devoting himself to itsdevelopment, and rising to be Vice-Chancellor in 1998.

Born in the North Coast town of Falmouth, RalstonMilton “Rex” Nettleford pursued a History degree at the then University College of the West Indies. Awardeda Rhodes Scholarship in 1957, he went on to dopostgraduate studies in politics at Oxford University,returning home to pursue a lifelong academic andartistic career as a public intellectual, devoting hisprofessional energies to the development of the UWI.

Nettleford endorsed the phrase “Black Atlantic”, calling it“the civilization to which the Americas on the Atlanticseaboard belongs”.

In 1963, the year after Jamaica attained Independence,he co-founded the National Dance Theatre Company(NDTC) of Jamaica, a consciously political act, healways maintained, as well as a cultural and artistic one.

“It was founded with a formed purpose - to secure forthe Jamaican people one way of articulating culturalidentity, and to build faith in a historical reality,” he toldme once. “This immediately locates the Caribbean in thewider spheres of endeavour, suggesting myriad -multiple - paths to our sense of being, our place andpurpose in the world, and our sense of knowing.”

Nettleford was an original thinker, a man who refused to beput in a box or pigeon-holed by convention or society. Hislectures or presentations were always carefully researched,multi-layered and impeccably delivered, his elocution anddiction pristine. He expected much of his listeners, andliterary allusions, odd pieces of Latin, and references tothinkers and writers who had stimulated his own perceptions,tripped from his tongue.

This was not snobbery or pretentiousness. It was Rex N.,imparting the thoughts and conclusions which he wasoffering for consideration - though he considered all ideasand premises, indeed, life itself, to be works in progress.

He received 19 honorary degrees, and many awards, and wasespecially proud in 2004 when the Rhodes Trust of Oxfordestablished the “The Rex Nettleford Prize in CulturalStudies” to mark the centenary of the Rhodes Scholarships inthe Caribbean.

His last visit to Toronto was for the 25th Anniversarycelebrations of the Black Action Defense Committee. Prior tothat he was here for the Convention of the InternationalAssociation of Blacks in Dance, where he unburdenedhimself of a brilliant cultural exposition, on which Icongratulated him.

“Ah, my dear boy,” he responded. “I am in the Sunset ofEmpire!”

Well, now the sun has set, old friend. You will be sorelymissed.

Excerpted from “Caribbean People” by Colin Rickards, Caribbean Camera, Toronto, February 11, 2010.

The UWI Family Worldwide Salutes the Life of the late Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford

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Tributes

Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald, PVC and Principal of the Open Campus:“To the staff and students of the UWI Open Campus, he was family and our champion.He was one of the founding fathers of the Extra-Mural Department, a Director of theSchool of Continuing Studies and he played an influential role in the development ofthe Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Unit and other outreach units whichwere recently integrated into the UWI Open Campus. He continued to guide the worksof the Philip Sherlock Creative Arts Centre, the Radio Education Unit and the journal,Caribbean Quarterly, until the time of his death. He was generous with his advice,gave me much guidance and I benefited immensely from his wisdom. His mantra ‘thetyranny of distance that is the geography of the Caribbean region’ was inspired by hisexperience of developing extra-mural education for the UWI throughout the region.This was an effort to which he was deeply committed and to which he gave supportthroughout his tenure at the UWI. He referred to his colleagues who were engaged inextra-mural work as ‘intellectual guerrillas’ who sought to conquer this tyrannythrough innovative teaching and technologies.”

Dr. Adrian Fraser, Head of Open Campus, St. Vincent & The Grenadines:“Though Rex has served the international community with great distinction he hasalways been sure that ‘home’ was the priority. For him ‘home’ was the Caribbean,and, more specifically, The University of the West Indies…we salute him as agraduate who has contributed with great distinction to the upliftment of thisarchipelago we call home… a great Caribbean son indeed.”

CARICOM Secretary-General, Edwin Carrington: “Professor Nettleford’s life isone that has been poured out on the people of Jamaica and the wider CaribbeanCommunity. On July 1, 2008, it was with great pride and a deep sense of privilege thatCARICOM was honoured to present Professor Ralston Nettleford with the Order ofthe Caribbean Community (OCC), its highest honour. Jamaica and the region haveshaped the life of Professor Nettleford and to the end of his life, he worked to influencethe shape of the region. He is, in essence, among the best examples of a Caribbean Man- a veritable Caribbean Icon.”

President George Maxwell Richards, Trinidad and Tobago: “Prof. Nettleford’sconviviality and charisma will be missed but he has left us a legacy that beckons usall not to denigrate ourselves but to stand proud of who we are in the certainknowledge that things West Indian are as important in the global arena as those ofany other people.”

PVC Bhoendradatt Tewarie: “Prof. Nettleford epitomises all the qualities of agentleman. I refer to his sympathy for his fellow man, his elegance and eloquence,his appreciation of civilized discourse and his understanding of the importance ofcreating a society that allows the individual to flourish in an atmosphere of toleranceand dignity.”

Jerry Medford, UWI Alumnus Representative: “As the UWI AlumnusRepresentative, I offer sincere condolences on behalf of every UWI graduate and allmembers of the UWI Alumni Association Chapters worldwide. Because of his lifelong association with the UWI, it is very hard to imagine the institution withouthim. All UWI alumni will remember him as an erudite intellectual genius, an avidCaribbean regionalist and a caring human being. He will never be forgotten and hiswork will live on in perpetuity.”

Gilbert Bellamy, President, UWIAA Jamaica Chapter: “Rex Nettleford‘symbolised’ UWI and because of his lifelong association, generations of graduatesknow and admire him. The alumni of the Mona Campus remember him as aneducator, author, dancer, mentor, advisor, regionalist and intellectual genius. His‘light from the West’ will continue to shine.”

“What a man, What anaccomplishment. We the

Nettleford family are proud ofyou. You make us proud. Walk

good, Professor.”

Winsome Nettleford WrightGooden

“A giant of a Caribbean personhas passed away tonight in snowy

Washington, DC, far fromFalmouth and the UWI-Mona he

loved and lived for so much. His life was great and grandiose,as were his achievements for theCaribbean. May we all honourhim for this through our ownendeavours and achievements

for the Caribbean. God bless.. Walk good.. One

love!”

David E. Lewis


Tributes

Former Prime Minister of Jamaica P.J. Patterson: “The suddenpassing of my friend and colleague Prof. the Hon. Ralston (Rex)Nettleford has left me with a profound sense of loss. Prof. N. was aunique soul with a brilliant mind and an unparalleled commitment toJamaica and the Caribbean.” Gleaner Feb 4, 2010

Dr. Hopeton Dunn, Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission,Jamaica: “Professor Nettleford made a sterling contribution to thedevelopment of public broadcasting, political commentary and nationalmedia policy in Jamaica over the last 40 years. Through sustained hardwork and brilliant scholarship, Rex distinguished himself anddeservedly attained wide personal recognition and multiple accoladeswithin the Caribbean and globally.” Gleaner Feb 4, 2010

Earl Jarrett, CD, JP, General Manager, Jamaica NationalBuilding Society: “Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford, was truly ‘Aman for all seasons’. His own socio-economic perspectives andawareness of the power of Jamaicans in the Diaspora also influencedthe work of the Jamaica National Building Society in the developmentof a formal ‘Jamaicans in the Diaspora structure’ from which theJamaican Diaspora Institute emerged. As Chairman of the Institute, hesought financial sector support to position the Diaspora Movement asan important adjunct to the foreign policies and developmentstrategies of the Jamaican Government…. May his multi-facetedengagement in society and his passion for excellence infuse thegenetic code of Jamaica and help us to build a noble and just nation.”

Anthony O. Fisher: “If Bob Marley encouraged Jamaicansand all post colonial peoples to rise up from our mentalslavery, it was REX who embodied that exhortation for thewhole society. REX lived a life unchained by conventionsand embraced excellence in all he undertook. He wasinstrumental in forging a Jamaican and Caribbean culture thatfaced its complexes and embraced its African heritage. REXfreed us all. He was able to walk with Princes and communewith Paupers. Such was his nature which grounded us all whocame to know him, if only from a distance. We met in 1973,corresponded infrequently over the years in which I livedaway from the Caribbean, and last had lunch in Rio in 2002. Ihave always felt privileged to have known him. His passing isa benchmark in our transition to full nationhood and hislegacy raises the bar on what we should aspire to be.”

Frederick W. Hickling: “I have known Rex Nettleford fromwhen I left high school in 1961 and soon became the StageManager for the NDTC. He has been a friend and mentor tome for these fifty years. I have learned much from him. Atthe Commonwealth Arts Festival in the UK in 1965 I heardhim give a press conference 'ex tempore' and he wasbrilliant. I was age 20 at the time and vowed to be like himwhen I grew up! He introduced me at my ProfessorialLecture in 2000.... The UWI, the nation, the Caribbean andthe world will miss this great man. He would not want us tobe sad at his passing. For him always 'the show must go on'!One Love, One Heart, One Destiny.”

A PANEGYRICAL ACROSTIC FOR REX

Regal in bearing, and forthright in dealings.

Effectual, yet humble. And no one’s lackey.

X inks the moment he took his leave of us.

Nettleford set high his standards; and kept them so:

Excelling in his eclectic genius...

Today, in words, music and dance, we say farewell;

Tomorrow, we’ll still be musing on his achievements.

Legacies express themselves in many ways -

Each standing alone in its uniqueness.

For Ralston Milton Nettleford - dubbed Rex -

Optimist, altruist and adventurer,

Resolve to challenge both himself and others

Decidedly affirms the intent of the legacy he’s left.

Karl Gordon

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“A man of the greatestversatility, effective inaction, outstanding in

erudition and most supplein dance.”

Oxford University

“I salute an academic, acultural icon, a paragon ofhumility who remained an

everyday, everybody'sman unpretentiously.”

Ian H. Benn, Head, UWIOpen Campus, Antigua &

Barbuda:

“Professor Nettlefordembodied that specialCaribbean Spirit. Ourbest tribute to him is to

keep it alive, uplifting andkicking.”

Prof. Baldwin Mootoo

“Professor Rex Nettlefordwas comfortable with

himself as a person. Hewas confident in his

calling as a dancer. Hewas relaxed in his

academic philosophies. Hewas proud of his Jamaican

and Caribbean heritage.Finally, he allowed thecreative forces of the

Almighty to inform hislife. We would do well toemulate these admirable

qualities.”

Vincent Smith

Maurice Burke, Secretary General, National Youth Council of Trinidad andTobago: “Good men do good things. Very good men do very good things. Then there areothers who do great things, and the world then realises - that was a Great Man! Youshowed us what greatness is, and as a young West Indian, I take example of the way youled in your field of endeavour. Your contribution shall live on in history. May you liveon in eternal bliss.”

Mrs. Karen Carter - BFUWI Representative, London, England: "He has passed on the Mantle!"So strange yet wonderful to have met for awhile,A gentleman, a humanitarian, a mentor with fine style;He has not only touched lives through research and 'pen'But has left a great legacy for us in the Caribbean!In memory of our Patron - Professor the Hon. Rex M. Nettleford

Minna Israel, RBTT Country Head: “The indelible mark that Professor the Hon. ‘Rex’Nettleford etched on the local, regional and international landscapes transcendedpolitics, race and social barriers. Professor Nettleford led a distinguished life of serviceacross several fields, and was world-renowned for his tireless dedication to nationalism,academia, culture, journalism and trade unionism. His scholarly achievements andcultural legacy are immeasurable and will inspire generations to come. I was honouredto call Rex my friend, and will cherish the powerful impact he had on my life as a mentor.So long Rex….dance as if no one is watching.”

Robert J. Moore: “In the summer of 1952, I attended a crowded Anglican rally held justoutside the Montego Bay Town Hall. Rex was about 19 at the time but he spoke like aseasoned and very lucid veteran theologian. And the crowd was mesmerised. I was surehe was headed for UCWI and the moment he arrived on campus his impact wasunmistakable. Over time he became the prophet of Caribbean consciousness. In anypackage of recommendations he delivered to the governments of Global South countriesor to international organisations working in those countries, he strongly recommendedsupport for the creative arts as integral to a nation's healthy development. I can still hearhis voice and his laugh, both of which I shall always cherish along with the many wisethings I heard him say. And he never seemed to forget anyone he met.”

The UWI Toronto Alumni Association: “As fate would have it, the late ViceChancellor Emeritus Professor Rex Nettleford departed from this Universe whilepursuing UWI’s business. We in the UWI Toronto Alumni Association were lookingforward to have him grace our presence at the inaugural UWI Black Tie Gala to be heldon February 27, 2010. He was to have presented the honorees. However this was notmeant to be. As we reflect on his passing we recall his love, dedication, allegiance andcontribution made to the UWI and the Caribbean. Our thoughts of him will alwaysresonate as he joins his ancestors in the celestial university.”

Celia Davidson Francis, Director, Alumni Relations: “The name Rex Nettleford issynonymous with the institution that he has been associated with for over half a century:The University of the West Indies. He has inspired generations of alumni and we celebrateand salute our ‘quintessential Caribbean man’. He was an eminent creative force whoinfluenced artistic and cultural policy throughout Jamaica, the Caribbean and theCommonwealth. His eloquence is legendary and I would like to acknowledge, on behalfof the graduate population of all four campuses of our University, his contribution as anotable internationally recognised scholar, author, dancer and proponent of Caribbeanculture, as well as staunch supporter of regional integration. To Professor the Hon. RexNettleford, our celebrated alumnus, our unique Caribbean ‘royal’, we say goodbye withprofound love and admiration, using one of his favourite parting phrases: ‘Bless you!’”

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“....I remain grateful for thetime that I had with you andfor the time that you sharedyour creative genius as theconsummate Jamaican.”

Dr. Marcia Magnus

“With UWI alumni like Prof.Rex Nettleford, Harvard, Yale,

Cornell etc. have nothing onus!! We are the best!! He was

the greatest!”

Curtis J. Raynold

“A true Ambassador of theCaribbean, Professor the Hon."Rex" Nettleford has helped

to shape and project theCaribbean region profoundly

as an academic, culturalactivist and historian. May his

passion continue to live onthrough the many lives he has

influenced.”

Mikhail Lutchman, UWI STAT,

St. Augustine Corps

Eileen Marshall - Former Executive Director, NCE: “Professor Nettleford had asense of moment and of significance. When the Jamaica Teachers' Associationsucceeded in bringing the National Council on Education into being, he saw itspotential to inspire an educational system that provided equally for all Jamaica'schildren. For two terms he unwaveringly piloted the work of the Council and hecontinued to do this even during his tenure as Vice-Chancellor of The University ofthe West Indies, when anyone would have understood had he asked to be relieved ofthe chairmanship. He radiated his inimitable style, professionalism and purpose sothat as distinguished as the cross section of well-thinking Jamaicans who made up theCouncil were, he moved each one even further to give time and talent unstintingly tothe educational cause of the nation. He had this ability to make Council members feelthat the individual roles they filled could not have been done as well by any other; thatthey were uniquely fashioned for their functions...Our best homage to this singularJamaican is to make his vision of a better, greater people our mission of service to ournation, no matter how small, how humble the contribution.”

Donnette Strickland-Nurse: “As I stood at Assembly (Prayers) one morning, in thevery rural and rustic elementary school called Unity Primary many years ago, thebooming authoritative voice of ‘Teacher’ Clifford Francis, the Headmasterannounced, ‘Rex Nettleford has been named a Rhode Scholar and we are very proudof him’. I may have been about seven or eight years old and had no understanding ofthe significance of this announcement. What remained with me, though, was thefrequent reference made of him as a role model after that announcement. Not muchis known of these formative years in a public way but my late mother and others inthe District of Bunker's Hill claimed him as their own. When I reflect therefore, onhis brilliance, accomplishments and intellectual elegance, I am registering thesentiments of the late teacher Francis and others who knew him that long ago. Thatsmall school produced this academic giant as well as several other scholars of worth.Rex Nettleford's legacy will live on.”

Alan Slusher: “I had the initial privilege of a term of Saturday morning lectures inpolitical science from this gentleman during my undergraduate final year (1969-’70)to a small group of students anxious to do well in their exams. These were privatelyorganised sessions, maybe a dozen three-hour seminars, that Nettleford readily agreedto on request. He had not taught the course (‘Modern Political Thought’) that year,and was not a tutor in that programme; and looking back now, he must have been fullystretched at the time with the Trade Union Education Institute, the Extra-MuralDepartment development work, the cultural studies and consultancy work, and thedance. Listening to him, week after week, I thought at the time that this person wasas close to brilliant as anyone could hope to be. And at the same time he remainedfriendly and completely approachable, always ready to share his ideas on Caribbeandevelopment issues…. More than anything else, Nettleford had presence.”

Dr. Wendy Franklin - Baltimore, Maryland, USA: “What a man!! There are nomore words that I could add to the wonderful tributes that have already been paid tothis intellectual and cultural giant. Although I was never taught by ProfessorNettleford, I would always thoroughly enjoy his speeches which were thought-provoking, heart-warming and cerebrally stimulating.....seasoned with wit. It was ablessed day when the the paths of Prof. and the late Dr. Herbert Morrison crossed. Henever forgot that......and I was touched and felt honoured when asked to represent ourfamily at a ceremony in 2000 when Emory University bestowed high honoursrecognising his contributions to academia. Like my grandfather, the late Dr. Morrison,and his daughter, Dr. Olive Franklin.....to say we are proud of him, is a grossunderstatement.”

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Rex Nettleford Foundation For Caribbean Cultural And Social Studies

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A Lasting Tribute

The day of his funeral, as a lasting tribute to the lifeand work of the late Vice-Chancellor Emeritus,Professor the Honourable Rex Nettleford, TheUniversity of the West Indies announced itsintention to establish ‘The Rex NettlefordFoundation for Caribbean Cultural and SocialStudies’.

The objective of the Foundation is to create anEndowment Fund, the proceeds of which will beused to support the research of exceptionalpostgraduate students and fellows in areas reflecting the breadth of Professor Nettleford’s owncontributions to Caribbean development, whether in the arts, history, politics or culture of theCaribbean region.

The realm of the creative imagination was the focus of Nettleford’s quest to carve out a space in the ambiguous and often chaotic multiculturalreality of the Caribbean for self-appropriation, self-expression (‘smaddification’) and renewal ofthe human spirit.

The ‘Cultural Studies Initiative’which he founded atthe UWI was his way of cultivating new generationsof students devoted to the exploration of the creativeimagination. His vision for cultural studiesembraced all the so-called disciplines, cutting acrossthe arts, the natural, social and medical sciences.

Gifts from individuals and corporations throughoutthe Caribbean and Diaspora are therefore beingsolicited to fund this Foundation. In addition topostgraduate studies and research, it is envisagedthat the Foundation will eventually finance theestablishment of an endowed Chair in CaribbeanCultural and Social Studies.

Until the Rex Nettleford Foundation is legallyestablished, gifts and contributions will be acceptedthrough the UWI Regional Endowment Fund thatwas created in 2008 on the occasion of the sixtiethanniversary of The University of the West Indies.

A number of prominent individuals have alreadylent their support to this initiative, including the Chancellor Sir George Alleyne, ChancellorEmeritus Sir Shridath Ramphal, the MostHonourable P.J. Patterson, Vice ChancellorEmeritus Sir Alister McIntyre, Dr. Cezley Sampsonand Mr. Karl Rodney (publisher and CEO of CaribNews in New York).

The initial target is to reach a total of US$5 millionover a period of two years. Persons wishing torespond to this appeal may deposit theircontributions into the following Bank accounts, inthe respective currencies indicated.

RBTT Bank Jamaica Limited17 Dominica Drive, Kingston 5, JamaicaAccount name: UWI Regional Endowment Fund LimitedAccount number: 085 108 0000 200Currency in which denominated: Jamaican dollars

RBTT Bank Jamaica Limited17 Dominica Drive, Kingston 5, JamaicaAccount name: UWI Regional Endowment Fund LimitedAccount number: 085 170 0001 970SWIFT ADDRESS: RBTTJMKNCurrency in which denominated: United States dollars

INTERMEDIARY BANK: Bank of New York, New York, NYSWIFT ADDRESS: IRVTUS3NABA number: 021-000-018

Citibank N.A.111 Wall Street, New York, NY 10043Account name: UWI University Centre – Special ProjectsAccount number: 3687-8499ABA or Routing No. 021000089Currency in which denominated: United States dollars

Barclays Bank PLCKnightsbridge International Banking, London, SW1X 0LZAccount name: The University of the West Indies - Centre SpecialProjectsAccount number: 74468466SWIFTBIC: BARCGB22IBAN: GB52 BARC 2047 3574 4684 66Currency in which denominated: United States dollars

Barclays Bank PLCKnightsbridge International Banking, London, SW1X 0LZAccount name: The University of the West Indies – Centre SpecialProjectsAccount number: 50853860SWIFTBIC: BARCGB22IBAN: GB28 BARC 2047 3550 8538 60Currency in which denominated: Pounds Sterling

RBTT Bank Caribbean Limited45 High Street, St. John’s, AntiguaUWI Regional Endowment Fund LimitedAccount number: 1600 2000 0001 0501Currency in which denominated: EC dollars

RBTT Bank Barbados LimitedLower Broad Street, BridgetownSWIFT Code: RBTTBBBBUWI Regional Endowment FundAccount number: 1-1064468Currency in which denominated: Barbados dollars

The University of the West Indies would wish to acknowledge eachcontribution made, and accordingly requests that a copy of the deposit slip or other transaction record, including the name and address of the donor and the currency and amount deposited to the given bank, befaxed to (876) 927-0264, The Institutional Advancement Division, Vice Chancellery, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7.

Four Caribbean Prime Ministers were honoured with theLegacy Award for outstanding achievement by notableindividuals by the American Foundation for TheUniversity of the West Indies (AFUWI) at its 13th AnnualFund-raising Gala in Manhattan, New York, USA. Theywere the Hon. Patrick Manning of Trinidad and Tobago;the Hon. David Thompson of Barbados; the Hon. Dr. DeanBarrow of Belize and the Hon. Tillman Thomas ofGrenada.

Four corporate executives were also honoured by theAFUWI as recipients of the 2010 Caribbean LuminaryAward. Caribbean Luminaries are identified as those whohave left an indelible mark on the region and the world, aswell as whose work represents some of the significantcontributions made in the Caribbean Diaspora.

This year’s Luminary awardees include LowellHawthorne; Lesly Kernisant, MD; the Hon. R. ‘Danny’Williams, O.J. and Earl Jarrett.

“The University of the West Indies is a repository of talent and knowledge,” all awardees agreed and theycommended the AFUWI for the supportive role that it hasbeen playing and for fostering the continued developmentof the UWI.

Sybil E. Chester, Senior Manager of Multicultural Relations atMoet Hennessy USA; Dr. Karlene Chin Quee, Founder ofHeartbeats of the World Inc.; Maxine Griffiths, Executive VicePresident for Government and Community Affairs at ColumbiaUniversity and Janet Rollé, Executive Vice President and ChiefMarketing Officer of BET Networks all received the ViceChancellor’s Award for their significant professional service andhumanitarian contributions.

Renowned American film director Spike Lee was presented withThe University of the West Indies Bob Marley Award for hiscontribution to arts and culture. Dr. Edison O. Jackson, Presidentof Medgar Evers College of the City University of New Yorkreceived the Leadership Award in recognition of enrollment andacademic success.

Air Jamaica and Trust Company of the West (TCW) received theAFUWI Corporate Award.

The Foundation is an important link between the UWI and itsvarious support groups in the United States of America and is alsosupported by the UWIAA New York Chapter and Alumni.

The Annual Gala is the AFUWI’s premier fund-raising event inthe United States. Patron of the event was Dr. the Hon. HarryBelafonte O.J.

Outstanding past awardees include author Malcolm Gladwell,Bermuda Premier Dr. the Hon. Ewart Brown and media magnate,Dr. the Hon. Oliver Clarke.

Dazzling AFUWI Gala in New York

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Proudly displaying their Caribbean Luminary Awards are (second right to left)Earl Jarrett, General Manager, Jamaica National Building Society; Dr. LeslyKernisant, President and Chairman, Preferred Health Partners; LowellHawthorne, President and CEO, Golden Krust; and the Hon. R. 'Danny'Williams, CEO, Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited. The awards were presented in recognition of the work of outstanding Caribbean business persons. UWI Chancellor Sir George Alleyne (left), Dr. Glegg Watson (second left) andPro-Vice-Chancellor Clement Sankat (right) complete the picture.

From second left: Vice Chancellor Awardees Janet Rollé, SybilChester, Maxine Griffith and Dr. Karlene Chin Quee pose withProfessor E. Nigel Harris, Vice Chancellor (left); Debra Lee andLloyd Williams.

Guests place their bids at the silent auction.

L-R: Ann Marie Francis, Air Jamaica; Grace Jackson, Olympian and SportsDevelopment Director (Mona); Ambassador Courtney Walsh, CeliaDavidson Francis, Director of Alumni Relations for UWI and Dr. HazelCarter, former UWIAA New York Chapter President, enjoy the moment.

AFUWI Gala Highlights

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Guests enjoying the ambience of the Pierre hotel and the delicious menu. Special thanks toGrace Foods USA for supplying the ingredients.

A selection of the flags of the UWI countrieswhich were on display.

Prof. E. Nigel Harris, Vice Chancellor, UWI; Debra Lee, President and COO of BET; JanetRollé, Awardee; Ray Goulbourne, AFUWI Board Member and Michael Flanigan, Chairman,AFUWI.

L-R: Dr. Glegg Watson, AFUWI Board Member;Dr. Karlene Chin Quee, Awardee and Mr. WinstonBayley, UWI Director of Finance.

L-R: AFUWI Gala 2010 Anchors Lola Ogunnaike,Entertainment Correspondent, CNN; Maurice Dubois, News

Anchor, WCBS-TV and Brenda Blackmon, Co-Anchor, My9, WWOR-TV.

UWI Vice Chancellor Prof. E. Nigel Harrisaddresses the illustrious gathering.

Ann Marie Grant, Executive Director,AFUWI and the Hon. David Thompson,

Prime Minister of Barbados.

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Philanthropy

THE CONTEXTThe current economic climate has caused significant reductionsin contributions from the member countries of the UWI in thepast 2-3 years. This has resulted in an increase in the number ofstudents who are in dire need of financial aid, reduced growth incapital projects/capacity building and limited expansion incurricular activities at UWI. The AFUWI recognises that theneed to secure assistance for the UWI has never been greater inits 62-year history.

In the USA, charitable giving in 2007 exceeded the US$300Bmark with a total of US$306.39B, a 3.9% increase in allcategories. Currently this number has been reduced by almost22%, with 12% of donations going to education. Less than 1%of these funds find a destination in the English speakingCaribbean for education.

Changing lives, one student at a time

THE MISSIONThe AFUWI, established in 1956 serves as the primary

vehicle for The University of the West Indies (UWI) in its

fund-raising efforts in the United States.

This is done by organising special events, locating funding

sources, facilitating research programmes and developing

partnerships with American corporations, foundations,

alumni and other organisations in order to sponsor projects,

scholarships and academic programmes which benefit

students and faculty in the four campuses serving the region.

While fund-raising is the Foundation's primary mission, it

also seeks to establish long-term strategic relationships with

other institutions, organisations and individuals who share the

desire to positively impact the educational offerings of the

University and by extension improve the socio-economic

structure of the Caribbean.

The Foundation has recently intensified its focus on

supporting the University so that the institution can continue

to expand to meet the dynamic demands of a global

environment while remaining relevant to the societies it

serves.

The AFUWI is a 501(c) (3) charitable organisation, with a

special dispensation to raise funds in the USA and grants tax

benefits to US donors funding a non-American institution.

ON THE JOBSince joining the Foundation in late 2006 asExecutive Director, Ann-Marie Grant hasembarked on an aggressive path to accomplishkey organisational objectives. Activities at thesecretariat have been reorganised and streamlinedin strict compliance with legal and regulatoryrequirements.

The job has been made even more challenging bythe massive and unprecedented meltdown of theUS economy commencing in 2008 to present day.

This has resulted in much reduced funding to thenon-profit industry, causing a plethora oforganisations to contract their activities or closetheir doors. The impact on many organisationssuch as the AFUWI whose beneficiaries areoutside of the USA has been devastating!

In these past 3 years, despite the many challenges,the AFUWI has been able to increase its visibilityand improve its profile by revamping its outreachprogramme, staging successful annual fund-raising Galas, leveraging access to a diversedemographic base via social mobile networking,mailing lists and the staging of multiple fund-raisers, all of which served to bring heightenedawareness to the public about the Foundation andthe UWI.

During this period the AFUWI has facilitated 58scholarships for students. In addition, it securedgrants, donations, and provided equipment andbooks valued at over US$500K.

The recently secured US$100K scholarship fromthe Golden Krust Foundation is also a welcomeaddition to the Foundation's portfolio.

Guided by a 15-member board with an executiveteam which can be relied on to roll up their sleeveswhen required, the AFUWI recognises that itswork has just begun ……and invites all alumniand friends of the UWI to assist.

“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” - Benjamin Franklin

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Philanthropic Giving

CARICOM Puzzle By: Howard Shand and Lacey Ann Bartley

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDSThe Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill basedin the Bronx, New York, United States has pledgedUS$100,000.00 to the American Foundation for TheUniversity of the West Indies (AFUWI) to establish a fundto provide scholarships to students of The University ofthe West Indies. The signing of the Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) took place just before the annualGala function on January 28, 2010.The UWIAA Toronto Chapter presented a cheque forCAN$4,000 to the IAD for three scholarships for theacademic year 2010 - 2011 for the three main campuses(Cave Hill, Mona, St. Augustine).

Ann-Marie Grant, Executive Director for the AmericanFoundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI)has forged a collaboration with the Brooklyn Academy ofMusic (BAM) which is already bearing fruit. She wishes toextend special thanks to Jammins Entertainment of Brooklyn,New York, producer of the recent Soul Legends Live concertfeaturing Patti LaBelle. They allowed the donation of part ofthe proceeds from this event to go to the American Foundationfor the UWI (AFUWI) Scholarship Programme to help giftedbut financially challenged students to pursue or completedegrees at the UWI. The concert was held at the BrooklynAcademy of Music and was well attended. Ms. LaBellementioned during the programme that she was pleased to beassociated with the benefit. Ms. Grant also wishes thanks to allthe patrons who made donations at the door.

Soul Legends Live “Up Close and Personal with Patti LaBelle”A

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“UWI Life is what you make of it”

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A Student’s Point of View

When I entered the UWI, I metnew and interesting people whoI now call my UWI family. Ihave now realised that ‘UWILife’ is what you make of it.

In addition to my academicpursuits, I found alternativeopportunities for learning. I havebeen actively a part of at leasteight different clubs andsocieties. Between participatingin the UWI Dance theatre’sannual production, being one ofthe founding members of thePolitical Society, being the yearone representative for the UWIManagement Students, being onGuild committees, being adedicated Vice President inUWI Students Today, AlumniTomorrow (UWI STAT) andbeing President and one of thefounding members of UWIStudent Endeavours (UWISE) –I have submerged myself intocampaigns and causes in community service, youthdevelopment and advocacy. Those experienceshave shaped who I am today and many of theopportunities that I have been blessed with are adirect result of lessons I have learnt through thoseexperiences.

At St. Augustine there is another “hidden gem”located at the Students Activity Centre (SAC)known as “Woodford Square” with its chiefcouncil, Mr. Anson Brache. The real WoodfordSquare is known in Trinidad and Tobago as a placewhere people from different backgrounds andpolitical affiliations would gather to argue, debateand discuss the latest issues that are taking place inthe country. This comparison is true for us at St.Augustine as at the “Square”, one could take partin long debates about politics, relationships,campus history, sports and a range of other topics.In true Trinidadian style, we mix serious dialoguewith “picong” and laughter but one leaves with anew motivation to research new information andinsights about life. Brache is never out of speakingpoints and always seems to have a kaiso or calypsoon hand for every topic and occasion. He alwaysstays on top of his job, and ensures that we arecomfortable and well taken of as we study at nightat the SAC.

I have taken advantage of all the opportunitiesprovided. Workshops in conflict resolution, using

the internet for academic research,event management, time managementas well as volunteer ventures which allmake the UWI life an enrichingexperience.

Any student who has been an activemember of a UWI club or associationknows that you “adopt” a new type of family: a brotherhood, a fraternity of friends and relationships, newexperiences, conquering trials together,the laughter, the heartache – it’s all apart of “the Life”.

I fondly remember the nights we spentmore time laughing than studying. Iremember my close knit friends going tothe old basketball court (oppositeMilner Hall where Dagga Auditoriumnow stands tall) to play a basketballgame at 2:00 a.m. in the moonlight. Themidnight football sweats, 11:00 p.m.runs to the (ham)burger stand inCurepe, watching the Capoeria

practice, listening to the IVCFersrandomly bursting into song while studying, sharing a box ofKFC with friends, corn soup and cheese paste sandwichesfrom Vege Out, fruits and punch from UWI Nectars, Sava d Flavor, Sweet Sauce doubles and of course at St. Augustine, we know the call “Oh, Pie-O!” - it’s all part of“the Life”.

UWI has its tough points. Keeping up with courses, writingpapers and reading for a degree is no “walk in the park”. Youalways have to be on top of your work. Having places like theStudent Activity Center where you can retreat when times gettough, having seminars and workshops in relevant subjectsthat can help not only in your academic pursuits, but in life - it all goes towards creating the full person – not just anacademic.

If you decide to attend class and leave campus immediatelyafter, then that is all your experience will be. If you spendtime indulging in the perks of freedom and partying offcampus, then that is all your experience will be.

However if you find that balance between extra-curricularand academic, then you will have (in my opinion) the fullexperience of what “UWI Life” has to offer. Whichever youchoose, whatever you make of this experience - you are nowa part of an elite group of thinkers and will forever be part ofthis UWI FAMILY!

I would have not been the same without it and to you all I willsay, “This is the Life – UWI Life!”

By Prunella Mungroo

Prunella Mungroo

Celebrating Excellence

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Accolades

Vice Chancellor, Prof. E. Nigel Harris hasearned the prestigious Martin Luther KingLegacy Award for International Service fromthe Washington-based Institute for theAdvancement of Multicultural and MinorityMedicine.

The award waspresented on Sunday,January 17, 2010 at "An InternationalSalute to the Life andLegacy of Dr. MartinLuther King Jr.", abreakfast celebrationin Washington, inorder to share Dr.King's historical workin the USA and abroad.

Professor Harris joins a distinguished groupof previous awardees of the InternationalService Award, including General ColinPowell, former US Secretary of State andKofi Anan, former Secretary General, UnitedNations.

Professor Harris has received many honoursand awards including the Centennial Awardfor Contributions to Medicine by the NationalMedical Association of America in 1995 anda Distinguished Alumnus Award fromHarvard University in 2009.

Professor Winston Charles Anderson, who is currently theExecutive Director of the Caribbean Law Institute (CLI), will bethe newest judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on June10, 2010. He holds a law degree from the UWI and a Doctorate inPhilosophy (PhD) in international and environmental law from theUniversity of Cambridge.

Mark Rattansingh and Imran Mohammed graduated from theUWI St. Augustine Campus as mechanical engineers. They areboth chartered to the UK-based Institution of MechanicalEngineers which means that they are authorities in the field. Theyjoined bpTT in 2001 and 2002 respectively and both attainedchartership in 2008. They believe that all young engineers shouldbecome chartered as it allows them to have structured on-the-jobdevelopment.

It combines theory, practical thinking and the right behaviours andallows one to understand how engineering is translated from paperto real life applications. Professional recognition is not a “good tohave” but a “must have” in the twenty-first century and all UWIengineering graduates are encouraged to achieve this.

Professor Kathleen Coard, Grenadian-born UWI (Mona)Professor of Medicine was awarded the 2010 Anthony N. SubgaCaribbean Award for Excellence in Service. This award salutes theexcellence and the potential of Caribbean people working for thebenefit of their Region. She is a researcher, author and lecturer inthe field of Medical Pathology and the first female graduate of theUWI Medical DM (Pathology) to be made Professor of Pathology.

A Kittian scholar, Kennedy Pemberton of Greenlands,Basseterre, St. Kitts has made his nation proud and entered thehistory books of UWI by topping his graduation class in the firstever International Management Programme given by theinstitution.

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Accolades

The Head of the Open Campus inDominica, Dr. Francis Severin wasrecently elected Runner-up 2009 Personof the Year by his country’s national paper:The Sun. He was born in Roseau and grewup with strong moral values passed on byhis parents, of honesty, giving and sharing

and working hard. He isnow the head of the

top educationalinstitution inDominica.

He was educatedat UWI both Cave

Hill and Mona and has a Ph.D

in Education. Hischallenge of lawenforcement on crime

earned him thishonour as hesaid, “When youhave bad policeofficers, it’salso bad for

their colleagues. My intervention is thatpeople must support the police but, inreturn, the police must be forthright”.

He leads the charge with revolutionaryinitiatives at the Open Campus like courses in criminology and early childhoodeducation. Additionally he was nominatedas a person with a social conscience who isconcerned about the impact of drugs inDominica.

Dr. Carrol Pitter was born in Falmouth, Jamaica. Her family moved toOttawa, Canada when she was ateenager in the 1970s. In 1985,after getting her medical degreeat The University of the WestIndies, she returned to Ottawaand took a job at Children'sHospital of Eastern Ontario(CHEO), and has been in theemergency department eversince. She is not the firstwoman, nor the first person ofcolour to be appointed to theposition of Chief of Staff,although she may be the firstwoman who also has a blackbelt in karate. In today’sworld, attaining this positionas a black woman is anaccomplishment of whichshe can be proud. She hasalways worked hard. She

served two consecutive terms as chief ofCHEO's emergency department. She was Chair of the Ontario MedicalAssociation's section on emergency medicine, and has chaired CHEO'sAcademic Organization and served as Vice-Chair of the MedicalAdvisory Committee as well. She has also published research papers, allthis while doing seven or eight shifts a month in the emergencydepartment. She is well respected within the hospital and her calmingmanner and her ability to reconcile differences are much appreciated.

Dr. Sharon Whiting graduated from The University of the West Indiesand subsequently obtained her FRCPC certification in Paediatrics andNeurology. She has been an active member of the medical staff at theChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) since 1986 as apaediatric neurologist.

She is affiliated with the University of Ottawa as an Associate Professorin the Department of Paediatrics. In 2002, she was appointed Chief of theDivision of Neurology in the Department of Paediatrics.

She was the Chief of Staff and Vice President, Academic Affairs at theChildren’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario from 2003-2007 where shedeveloped a strong linkage between CHEO and the University of Ottawawith an emphasis on education and research.

In 2007 Dr. Whiting was appointed as Assistant Dean Health/HospitalServices for the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. She isa member of the CHEO Research Institute as well as severalinternational organisations. She founded the Canadian PaediatricEpilepsy Network, a multidisciplinary group dedicated to developingresearch in Paediatric Epilepsy. She is currently the Vice President of theCanadian Child Neurology Society and the President Elect of theCanadian League Against Epilepsy.

Leo-Rey Gordon, MacroeconomicsInstructor at the University of Delaware,was selected by the National ScienceFoundation to be among 300 studentsworldwide to attend the third Lindau NobelLaureate Meeting in Economic Sciences inGermany.

He received his B.A. in Mathematics with aminor in Economics from UWI. Hisresearch area is the international financialmarkets of small island economies.

On Friday 26th February 2010,The University of the West IndiesVice Chancellor’s XI led bySimon Jackson (UWI Mona)competed against Zimbabwe inthe 2010 Vice Chancellor’sCricket Match. This practicematch paves the way for theZimbabwean 2010 tour of theWest Indies which comprises a five-match One Day International(ODI) series and one Twenty20International between 26thFebruary and 14th March, 2010.

The match honoured cricketinglegend Larry Gomes, the Trinidad-born left-hander whose calmnessand efficiency established him as anumber three batsman for theWest Indies during his career. Mr. Gomes was honoured during the OpeningCeremony. The match bowled off at 9:30 a.m. atthe Sir Frank Worrell Field, UWI Sport & PhysicalEducation Centre (UWI SPEC), St. AugustineCampus and was open to the public.

The Vice Chancellor’s Cricket Match, which hasbecome a tradition in regional cricket over the lastfifteen years featured young, promising WestIndian cricketers including Boris Hutchinson(University of Technology, Jamaica), RuelBrathwaite (UWI Cave Hill), Nekoli Parris (UWICave Hill), Shervon Penco (UWI St. Augustine),Clifton Halls (UWI St. Augustine), AdekoCollymore (UWI St. Augustine), Issac Nicholas(UWI St. Augustine), Anthony D'Anadrade(University of Trinidad and Tobago), MarlonRichards (University of Trinidad and Tobago),Yannic Cariah (Trinidad and West Indies Under 19

cricket team) and Kraigg Brathwaite, ShaneDowrich, Jason Holder, Kevin Stoute andJamar Griffith (all of the Barbados and WestIndies Under 19 cricket teams).

The Vice Chancellor’s XI played under the management team of Roland Butcher(Manager), Annette Walrond-Joseph (AssistantManager), Richard Kelly (Coach) and AnthonyWalcott (Physiotherapist). Zimbabwe won by 5 runs.Final score: VC's XI - 276, Zimbabwe - 281Batsman with highest runs for Zimbabwe -Tatenda Taibu who got 107 runs.Batsman with highest runs for VC's XI -Nekolai Parris who got 73 runs.

The match was umpired by A. Sanowar and S. Gopaul, both of Trinidad & Tobago.

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Sports

Larry Gomes (centre), a Trinidad-born left-hander and a number threebatsman for the West Indies during his career, was honoured with a specialpresentation at the event. PVC Clement Sankat (left) and PVC Sir HilaryBeckles share the moment.

Professor Clement Sankat (left), UWI Pro-Vice-Chancellor and St. AugustineCampus Principal, greets players at the2010 Vice Chancellor’s XI cricket match onFriday 26th February, 2010, at the SirFrank Worrell Field, UWI Sport & PhysicalEducation Centre (SPEC). This practicematch paved the way for the Zimbabwean2010 tour of the West Indies, comprising afive-match One Day International (ODI)series and a Twenty20 International.

Four standout West Indies players from theUnder-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealandwere on the VC XI team, captained by SimonJackson, UWI Mona student. Trinidad andTobago player Yannic Carriah joined hisBarbadian counterparts, opener KraiggBrathwaite, wicket keeper Shane Dowrich andfast bowler Jason Holder, in the 50-over matchat St. Augustine, Trinidad.

FutsolTournament

held at the Gymnasium(Mona)

In photo at left: Kris Kelly ofHappy Feet FC shields the ball

from Seth Grennell ofMaestros FC.

At right: Curious onlookersenjoy the competition.

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Ground was broken on Jan 26, 2010 for the construction of a US$1.2 million Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Academyat the UWI Mona. The facility will be constructed in three phases on 6.5 acres of land, located just north of the mini-stadium.Phase one will create a football field, dressing room facilities and a technical area for use by the training staff and isscheduled to be completed by September 2010.

The other two phases will include the establishment of a second playing field as well as administrative and dormitoryfacilities. UWI Principal Professor the Hon. Gordon Shirley described the agreement as very important for the MonaCampus as it fits into its ambition to team sporting development with academic advancement. It is envisaged that the UWIBowl at Mona will become a world-class facility supporting the development of athletes of all types.

Inter-Mural Football

Rex Nettleford Hall (Mona), Champions of Inter-Mural Male Football 2010.

Sports Manager Dalton Myers presents thewinning trophy to Krsytal Edwards, captainof the Taylor Hall female football team.(Mona).

Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Academy

UWIGatorade

Track & FieldInvitational2010 Meet

Mr. Gordon, representative of MegaMart presents aManchester High School athlete with her award at theUWI Gatorade Track & Field Invitational 2010 Meet heldon February 20, 2010.

Grace Jackson, Olympian andSports Development Director inthe Office of the Principal(Mona) declares the meet openand recognises Gatorade for itscontinued annual support.

Apart from walk-in clients, the JAMNAV system is makingwaves with purchasers. Fidelity Motors, agents of Nissan, isthe largest single client with retailers such as Watts New,located nationwide.

What kind of work goes into a GPS navigation system? Ittook three years to build, which involved persons literallydriving along each and every road in Jamaica, includinghighways, byways and one-ways, which were then mapped.It also included mapping points of interest that range fromrestaurants to gas stations to hospitals. The staff, made uplargely of UWI graduates, is no stranger to the demandswhich come from innovations. A hazard simulator developedby MGI involved the compilation of 170 years worth of datataken from newspaper archives. “It’s all happening at once,”and to keep up in a field where innovation and creativity areso important, “having a degree may or may not meananything. You have to be able to punch above your weight.”

The future for MGI is one which will therefore involve someheavy lifting. The Institute will first embark on a mission onexpanding services in western Jamaica before movingthroughout the region. Dr. Lyew-Ayee speaks very positivelyabout the future of MGI since, now that the methodology hasbeen developed, it can be easily applied to other markets.This expansion is crucial to the longevity and continuedrelevance of MGI, as, “when you own the research, there isthe ‘what next’ question you need to answer”. This questionis one which in the present financial context must always berational and developmental in its focus.

By Candice York

Mona GeoInformaticsInstitute: “Bringing GIS tothe Masses”

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Powerful Programmes

In 2009, the Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI)unveiled JAMNAV, a GPS-powered navigationsystem. This new system has drawn quite a lot ofattention from the media and the general public butthe unsuspecting passerby may not realise that thissmall, unadorned building located literally on theoutskirts of the UWI Mona Campus has a lot moreto offer than a system that can help you find it.

As a subsidiary of the UWI Mona Campus,Director of the Institute Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee Jnr.points out that the MGI’s first port of call dealswith providing assistance for academic researchdone by students and staff and providing technicalsupport for various administrative departments.These have included the creating of a virtualcampus and the visualisation of the design plansfor the Mona Bowl. However, as a semi-subsidisedarm of the UWI, MGI has been able to supportitself by moving beyond the boundaries of thecampus by providing services to corporate, publicand private sectors. These services involve theprovision of analytical and operational datarelating to crime, and software development asevidenced by the electoral mapping system used inthe last general and local government elections.Crime and software development are the first andsecond largest respective revenue generators withthe GPS systems coming in third place. Thesesystems, according to Dr. Lyew-Ayee, are one step in the direction towards reshaping theacademically-based applications of GIS at UWI, asMGI is boldly “bringing GIS to the masses”.

The motivation behind MGI’s latest development,according to its Director, lies not only in comingdown from the “academic ivory tower” but also inproviding “real world applications…seeing thewriting on the wall in terms of technology” andusing these aspects to develop research that meetsthe individual’s need. The individual has thereforebeen at the forefront of operations, as emphasis isplaced on “strong personalised customer service”afforded to the very gadget-savvy Jamaican whowalks in to purchase a GPS system on a daily basis.

It took three years to build, which involvedpersons literally driving along each and everyroad in Jamaica, including highways, bywaysand one-ways, which were then mapped.

New Publications

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University Bookshelf

Ecology of Web-Building Spiders: Focus on Four Neotropical SpeciesBy Jo-Anne Nina Sewlal

At a time when the planet’s biodiversity is under threat as habitats arebeing rapidly cleared, many species become extinct before their existenceis even discovered. Also for those that are recorded, little or nothing isknown of their ecology or behaviour.

This situation is especially true of Neotropical species. Jo-Anne NinaSewlal, a PhD student at the Department of Life Sciences, The University

of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad adds to thebody of literature with her book “Ecology of Web-Building Spiders: Focus on Four NeotropicalSpecies”. This book consists of a series of studies onfour species found in Trinidad.

The major focus is on the species Mesabolivaraurantiacus and its relationship with its microhabitat,and other organisms that share this habitat and its web,including the spider Azilia vachoni.

Notes on the web structure of Physocyclus globosusand an aggregation of the semi-social tarantula

Ischnothele caudata are also included. It is hoped that this book will serveto fill the gap in knowledge of the spider fauna of this region and will beuseful to the nature enthusiast and scientist alike in learning about theecology and behaviour of some of this region’s unique spider fauna.

Sewlal also holds a BSc. and MPhil degrees from The University of the WestIndies. Her PhD dissertation focuses on biodiversity with respect to threeorb-weaving spider families in Trinidad, but she has also conducted researchon the spider fauna on some of the Eastern Caribbean Islands including;Anguilla, Antigua, Nevis, St. Kitts, Grenada and Montserrat. She is also theauthor of 20 scientific publications and over 200 general publications andserves as a referee for two international peer-reviewed journals.

Sewlal writes a weekly column on environmental issues and nature in oneof the national weekly newspapers on behalf of the NGO EnvironmentTOBAGO, and is the editor of the quarterly newsletter for the same NGO.

Sewlal was also one of the first participants selected for the InternationalDarwin Scholarship Programme last year by the Field Studies Council. She is also a Fellow of the Linnaean Society of London and amember of the Society of Biology, Royal Entomological Society andAmerican Arachnological Society, from which she received a record three

consecutive Vincent Roth Awards, a firstfor the Society."

The Boy from Willow BendBy Joanne C. Hillhouse

UWI (Mona) alumnus Joanne C.Hillhouse’s The Boyfrom Willow Bendtells the story of Vere, an Antiguanboy with anirrepressible spirit.He comes of age inthe aptly titled deadend alley, sufferingloss and abuse, as hegrows into a youngman. The book,reissued in 2009,has been added to the secondaryschools’ reading list for Antigua andBarbuda. “A story of triumph of spirit oversituation”, “well crafted, lively andabsolutely believable”, “insightful”,“universal”, and “engaging” are all termsthat have been used to describe Hillhouse’sdebut work. For more, visithttp://www.jhohadli.com. To purchase,check Amazon, other online vendors, oryour local bookstore (ISBN-10:1906190291/ISBN-13: 978-1906190293).

The Art of Jamaica - a Prelude by Wayne Lawrence, UWI Graduate

This book sponsored by the Jamaican Guild of Artists, documents the lives and works of 18 of themost prominent Jamaican visual artists of the last 50+ years. In the book, 14 painters (in differentstyles e.g. George Rodney, Barrington Watson, Patrick Waldemar, Mallica (Kapo) Reynolds), onesculptress - Kay Sullivan and three ceramicists including Gene Pearson are featured. Special to thisbook is the usage of only the artists’ views and opinions, as a way to record art history. The Guild isthe sole copyright holder to the book (all the artists freely gave their consent) and the proceeds fromthe sale will help the Guild with its many material deficiencies. Copies should be shortly availableonline from Trafford.com (Trafford Publishing), the price being approximately US$46.00 per copy.Eventually the larger online distributors and bookshops will also have copies of this book.

This well produced book should give pleasure and inform about the multifaceted Jamaican culturefor years to come.

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Campus News

Dr. Thelora Reynolds was recognised by the UWI Mona Campus as the2010 UWI Track and Field Honoree for her sterling contribution tosports on February 20, 2010.

She is a graduate of the UWI (Mona) where she read for herBachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees.

A past Warden of Mary Seacole Hall, Dr. Reynolds was appointedDirector of Student Services and Development in 1996.

It was under her stewardship that the UWI Invitational Meet came tofruition and since its inception in 2002, she has attended andparticipated in all eight (8) games.

The School of Education will host a Literacy Symposium under thetheme, ‘Making literacy improvement a reality for adolescents and atrisk youths’, on March 11-12, 2010.

MonaThe Department of Literatures in English held a seminar entitled

'Epistemological Cross-Talk: Between Melancholia and Spiritual

Cosmology in David Chariandy's Soucouyant and Lee Maracle's

Daughters Are Forever' on February 12, 2010. Professor Daniel Coleman,

Canada Research Chair in Critical Ethnicity and Race Studies Department

of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University in Ontario,

Canada, was the guest speaker.

The Department of Literatures in English hosted a Poetry Reading by

students of the 2009/’10 semester 1 Creative Writing course (LITS 2603

/ E26C) and Ms. Tanya Shirley, author of She Who Sleeps With Bones, on

February 25, 2010. The proceeds went to assist the department in hosting

the 29th Annual West Indian Literature Conference.

The Department of Government hosted its first Graduate/Departmental

Research Seminar for 2010 on Thursday, February 25, 2010 in the Faculty

of Social Sciences. The topic was "The Caribbean Community's 'Fourth

Pillar': The Evolution of Regional Security Governance" and the presenter

was Dr. Jessica Byron, Senior Lecturer, Department of Government.

Her paper examined the role of CARICOM as a security provider in its

region. The paper traces the emergence of security cooperation,

examining the underlying principles, identifying the institutions that have

been built and discussing the ongoing challenges of coordination and

effectiveness.

It argues that CARICOM is a security provider in a limited sense but that

it is stymied by resource constraints, weak capabilities and sovereignty

concerns among the national political elites. Dr. Byron lectures in

International Relations and Comparative Politics of Latin America in the

Department of Government. Her research interests include regional

integration, small states in the global multilateral system, Caribbean-Latin

American relations and Caribbean-European relations.

“Happenings” on the Campus you Attended

The Mona Campus staged an event incelebration of the life of the late ViceChancellor Emeritus, Professor theHon. Rex Nettleford, O.M. onFebruary 25, 2010 in the OrientalGardens (Mona).

The event, which was open to thepublic, was managed by Jamaica’sacclaimed theatre director Brian Heap,Drama Tutor at the Philip SherlockCentre for the Creative Arts (Mona),and comprised music, dance, poetry and theatre, reflecting thecontributions Professor Nettlefordmade to Jamaica, the region and world culture.

Performances by the National DanceTheatre Company, NDTC Drummersand Singers, University Singers,Panoridim Steel Orchestra, and theJamaica Folk Singers wereinterspersed with spoken tributes byProfessor Nettleford’s Universitycolleagues, as they reflected on thevarious facets of his work.

Professor Emeritus, Mervyn Morrisprovided vignettes linking the phasesin the evening’s celebration, whichculminated in music by the band,Chalice.

ANSWERS TO CARICOMCROSSWORD ON PAGE 25

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Campus News

UWI, St. Augustine, held the Professorial Inaugural Lecture of Professor John Agard on Thursday 25th February, 2010. Dr. John B. R. Agard is Professor of Tropical Island Ecology andHead of the Department of Life Sciences (St. Augustine). He is aformer Chairman of the Environmental Management Authority ofTrinidad and Tobago (EMA). He has served internationally as LeadAuthor in the Fourth Assessment Report of the Inter-GovernmentalPanel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2007, which was awarded theNobel Peace Prize. He is currently a Lead Author in the EuropeanUnion sponsored global assessment of “The Economics ofEcosystems and Biodiversity” (TEEB) project. Professor Agard alsoserves as a member of the US-based, Inter-American DevelopmentBank (IDB) Independent Advisory Group on Sustainability.Professor Agard’s lecture, was titled “Environment in Development:From Plantation Economy, Biodiversity Loss and Global Warming,Towards Sustainable Development”, and argued that the PlantationEconomy Model of Caribbean economic structures andcharacteristics can be further elaborated by the inclusion of theenvironment as a provider of ecosystem services.

St. AugustineOpen Campus

The Open Campus Cayman hostedtwo outstanding students in the UWI STAT programme, Kamal Wood(Cave Hill) and Prunella Mungroo (St.Augustine). Kamal is a RhodesScholar and Prunella a CARICOMYouth Ambassador and both boastconsiderable experience in the field of Youth Advocacy. The studentsvisited from February 2-6, 2010 andspoke with high school students,Government officials and appeared onvarious media to promote UWI as atertiary institution of choice, advocatefor CSME and regional integrationand promote HIV/Aids prevention inthe Caribbean.

Economist McCarthy Marie was thefeatured speaker at an Open Househeld on February 1, 2010 at the OpenCampus Dominica. He spoke on thehistory of Haiti in the context of thatcountry's current situation. Marie saidthat the rest of the Caribbean owes ahuge debt of gratitude to Haiti forleading the way towards freedomfrom slavery. Thus Dominica has, in a way, demonstrated its gratitude by taking in Haitians following the massive earthquake. There areapproximately 1,000 Haitians inDominica.

The Open Campus Dominica inassociation with the InternationalAssociation of Bookkeepers (IAB)offers Professional AccountingProgrammes (certificates anddiplomas) such as Bookkeeping,Accounting, Computerised Accountingand Financial Administration.

Cave HillPrincipal Honours Nine for ServiceNine members of staff at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill

Campus were recognised for their exemplary contributions to that

institution and the wider society. They were honoured with the Principal’s

Award for Excellence when the campus held its annual Retirees and Long

Service Awards Ceremony at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.

The awards covered the academic years 2008-’09 and 2009-’10 after

last year’s brief hiatus for the blue ribbon celebration. The awardees were:

in the academic category, Dr. Curwen Best, Professor Andrew Downes,

Professor Clive Landis, Robert Leyshon and Dr. Pedro Welch;

in the administrative, technical and service (ATS) category:

Cynthia Layne, Richard Riley and Phyllis Taitt; and in the senior

administrative/professional category: Cassandra Greenidge.

Cave Hill Appoints New Chairman of the Campus Council

The University of the West Indies has a new Chair of the Cave Hill

Campus Council. He is Paul Altman, Managing Director of Altman Real

Estate whose appointment took effect on November 1, 2009 and will run

for five years. Mr. Altman, on whom the UWI conferred an honorary

degree of Doctor of Laws, was also a member of Campus Council. As

Chairman, he succeeds Sir Neville Nicholls who served in a similar

capacity for 14 years. Mr. Altman, a prominent businessman, was

awarded the Gold Crown of Merit in 2007 for his outstanding contribution

to the development of the tourism sector and the preservation of the

heritage of Barbados. He is President Emeritus of the Barbados National

Trust and Chairman of the Barbados Community Foundation. He is also

a benefactor to the UWI and currently serves as Chairman of Cave Hill

Campus’ Endowment Fund and Chairman of the Faculty of Medical

Sciences Development Fund. Mr. Altman was presented with the

Caribbean Luminary Award and inducted into the UWI Chancellor’s

Circle in 2008.

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Dr. Monica Brown was a retired Director of theSchool of Education and Coordinator of the M.Ed.summer and online programme, in the School ofEducation, UWI, Mona.

Dr. Brown was first employed in the then TeacherEducation Development Department (now Institute ofEducation) on September 1, 1987, and served asLecturer and then Senior Lecturer until her retirementin 2002.

She served as Director of the School of Educationfrom 2002-2003 and later assumed office asCoordinator of the M.Ed. summer and onlineprogramme, a position which she held until 2009.

Dr. Monica Brown made a significant contribution inscholarship and teaching to the School, and thesuccess of the M.Ed. summer and online programmewas due in large measure to her stalwart effort andcommitment.

She was well loved and respected by all those whowere honoured to have been taught by her and will beremembered for her warmth, serenity and kindness.

Mrs. Patricia Charles was the former ResidentTutor of the University Centre (now Open Campus) inSaint Lucia.

After moving from Canada to Saint Lucia with herhusband in 1959, Mrs. Charles joined the staff of thethen Extra-Mural Department of the UWI in 1963 andbegan her career in the regional higher educationsystem through the UWI as the fourth Resident Tutorin Saint Lucia until her retirement in 1977.

Mrs. Charles became deeply involved in developmentwork in her adopted homeland through the UWI andwas a driving force in the island, especially with herfocus in the field of drama and dance.

Her work functions in the areas of social developmentand leadership, outreach and public relations,illustrated the importance of the University at work inthe cause of national development.

Many of the projects spearheaded during the tenure ofMrs. Charles in St. Lucia at the Extra-MuralDepartment, were taken over by other local bodies andassociations which allowed the Department to turn toother new projects. This work by Mrs. Charles at theUWI’s Extra-Mural Department was the embodiment

of its role as incubator for furthering the education of adultlearners as well as community intellectual, social and culturaldevelopment across the region.

She was instrumental in founding the National ResearchDevelopment Foundation on the island, an organisation whichcontinues to engage in and monitor research being undertaken inthe country. She was a member of the Open Campus Councilfrom 2007-2009 and was the current Chair of the UWI OpenCampus Saint Lucia Advisory Committee.

She attended the induction ceremony for the Pro-Vice-Chancellorand Principal of the Open Campus. At that ceremony the Principalpaid tribute to Mrs. Charles for instilling in her and other studentsat the St. Joseph's Convent a love for literature and the theatre artsand teaching them the tools of critical analysis and to be criticalthinkers.

The Head of the Open Campus Saint Lucia, Mrs. Veronica Simonsaid that, “She made a lasting contribution to the development oftertiary and continuing education in the UWI in general and St. Lucia in particular”.

Mr. Leroy Robinson was a member of the UWI Staff at theLysson’s Beach property in St Thomas. This dedicatedCaretaker/Lifeguard will be remembered for his affability,reliability and love of the location for which he was responsible.

Mr. Noel Vaz was a Staff Tutor in Drama at the PhilipSherlock Centre for the Creative Arts. He was originallystationed in Trinidad & Tobago, then based at Mona. He servedthe UWI until his retirement in 1987. He became a householdname in the field of drama in the region and in the world ofstagecraft. In 1964, he founded the International TheatreInstitute - Jamaica Centre (based at the then UWI Creative ArtsCentre) and was instrumental in setting up open-air stages andproducing stage plays for national events in Jamaica and nearlyall the Eastern Caribbean countries. Mr. Vaz also taught thecurrent PVC and Principal of the Open Campus, ProfessorHazel Simmons-McDonald the practical aspects of Greek andRoman drama when she was an undergraduate at Mona.

Mrs. Margaret Payne was serving as Attaché to PrimeMinister the Hon. Tillman Thomas of Grenada at the time ofher death. She was responsible for planning and theorganisation of his office and contributed to the developmentof Grenada in various ways. She was selfless and caredpassionately for people. She was Treasurer of the GrenadaOlympic Association and a dedicated church organiser. Sheserved the UWI as Alumnus Representative with dedicationand commitment and was also a former UWIAA President(Grenada Chapter).

In Celebration of Their Lives

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0UWI Alumni Association

(UWIAA) ChaptersThe University of the West Indies

Vice Chancellor’s Presidents Club

Mr. Ulric Warner - Trinidad & TobagoMr. Daniel Sankar - Trinidad & TobagoProf. Franklin Knight - Washington DC

UWIMAA - PresidentsDr. Michael Charles - BarbadosDr. Karl Massiah - Canada Dr. Homer Bloomfield - Commonwealthof The Bahamas Dr. Victor Boodhoo - Florida (Central)Dr. Aileen Standard-Goldson - Jamaica Dr. Deo Singh - Trinidad & TobagoDr. Gerry Groves - USA Tri-State

UWIMAA - Past PresidentsDr. Jeff Massay - Barbados Dr. Michael Hoyos - BarbadosDr. Robin Roberts - Commonwealth of The BahamasDr. Cecil Aird - Florida (Central)Dr. Novelle Kirwan - Florida (Central)Dr. Anna Matthews - JamaicaDr. Peter Fletcher - Jamaica Dr. Sonia Henry-Heywood - JamaicaDr. Richard Whitelocke - JamaicaDr. Nadia Williams - Jamaica Dr. Wendel Guthrie - JamaicaDr. R. E. David Thwaites - JamaicaDr. Vijay Naraynsingh - Trinidad & TobagoDr. Godfrey Rajkuma - Trinidad & TobagoDr. Winston Mitchell - USA Tri-State Dr. Hardat Sukhdeo - USA Tri-State Dr. Kathleen Watson - USA Tri-State

UWIGNA (Canada) - PresidentMs. Millicent Robb

UWIGNA (Canada) - Past PresidentMs. Sybil Bent

UWIEA - Regional ContactEng. Dr. David Smith

UWIEA - Former RepresentativesEng. Hopeton Heron - JamaicaEng. Clyde Phillip - Trinidad & Tobago

UWIAA - PresidentsMr. Ricardo Knight - BarbadosMr. Frederick Sandiford - BelizeDr. Marcia Potter - British Virgin Islands Mrs. Leonora Wynter - Cayman IslandsMrs. A. Missouri Sherman-Peter - Commonwealth of The BahamasMs. Irma Edwards - DominicaMrs. Margaret Barrett - Florida Ms. Claudia Halley - GrenadaMr. A. Gilbert Bellamy - Jamaica Mrs. Delmaude Ryan - MontserratMr. Gerald White-Davis - New York Dr. Caroline Lawrence - St. Kitts & NevisMr. Nkrumah Lucien - St. LuciaMr. Randy Boucher - St. Vincent & TheGrenadinesMr. Ferdinand Fortune and Mr Michael Henville - TorontoMr. James Richardson - Trinidad & TobagoMr. Vernon Barrett - United KingdomMs. Sha-Shana Crichton - Washington DC

UWIAA - Past PresidentsMs. Maxine McClean - BarbadosProf. Frank Alleyne - Barbados Dr. Lisa Johnson - BelizeDr. Kedrick Pickering - British Virgin IslandsMrs. Deborah Ann Chambers - Cayman Mr. Anthony Williams - Florida Mr. Ronald White - Florida Prof. Marcia Magnus - FloridaMrs. Beverley Pereira - JamaicaMrs. Brenda Skeffrey - Jamaica Prof. Neville Ying - JamaicaMrs. Patricia Sutherland - JamaicaMrs. Nadine Marriott - Jamaica Dr. Cameron Wilkinson - St. Kitts & NevisMs. Sheree Jemmotte - MontserratMs. Laurine Fenton - MontserratMrs. Candia Williams - MontserratDr. Hazel Carter - New York Ms. Maud Fuller - TorontoMr. Jerry Medford - Trinidad & TobagoMr. Frederick Bowen - Trinidad & Tobago

BarbadosCave Hill CampusTel: 246-417-4544

alumnioffice@cave hill.uwi.eduContact: Mrs. Roseanne Maxwell

JamaicaMona Campus

Tel: [email protected]

Contact: Mrs. Charmaine Wright

Open CampusTel: 246-417-4505

[email protected]: Office of the Deputy Principal

UWI Open Campus

Trinidad and TobagoSt. Augustine Campus

Tel: 868-663-1579, 868-662-2002, Ext: 2099

[email protected]: Ms. Charmain Subero

Alumnus and Council RepresentativesFor Aug 1, 2009- July 31, 2011 (2 Years)

Alumnus RepresentativeMr. Jerry Medford (Trinidad and Tobago)

For Aug 1, 2009 - July 31, 2010 (1 Year)Council Representative

Ms. Irma Edwards (Dominica)

Coordinating OfficeInstitutional Advancement Division

[email protected]

Barbados Belize

British Virgin Islands Cayman

Commonwealth of The BahamasDominicaFlorida

GrenadaGuyanaJamaica

Montserrat New York

St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia

St. Vincent and The GrenadinesToronto

Trinidad and Tobago United KingdomWashington D.C.

UWIAA Alumni ContactsOttawa

SurinameTurks & Caicos Islands

Campus Alumni Offices

UWI Connect December 2009

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