Campus HIGHLIGHTS
Achievements and Awards National Awards for 22
Chaconia Medal (Silver) •
Professor Gordon Rohlehr, Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Literatures in English) for his contributions in the spheres of Literature, Culture, History and Education;
After a two year delay in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the national awards for 2020 and 2021 were announced and presented by the Office of the President of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago in March 2022. Eleven current and former staff, and alumni were among those recipients. In September 2022, they were joined by another 11 when the 2022 awards were announced. The Campus again honours all of those listed below for their sterling achievements and contributions to Caribbean society. 2022 Awardees: The Order of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago (ORTT) • Dr Sterling Frost, Professor of Practice, Faculty of Social Sciences and President of The UWI Development and Endowment Fund for Distinguished and Outstanding Service, in the spheres of Banking, Education and Community Service; • Dr Roshan Parasram, Honorary Graduate and Chief Medical Officer at the Ministry of Health, for his Distinguished and Outstanding Service, in the sphere of Public Health.
• Ms Hazel Franco, Dance Coordinator, Department of Creative and Festival Arts for her contribution to the Performing Arts.
Chaconia Medal (Bronze) •
Professor Edgar Julian Duncan, Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Science & Technology, for his contributions to Education and Research.
Hummingbird Medal (Gold) •
Dr Primnath Gooptar, Lecturer in Indian Cinema, the UWI Film Programme, for his singular contribution to national culture;
• Professor Kit Fai Pun, Professor of Industrial Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering for Education and Research;
• Dr Jerome Teelucksingh, Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities & Education for Education and Volunteerism.
Hummingbird Medal (Silver) •
Chaconia Medal (Gold) •
Ms Marina Salandy-Brown, Honorary Graduate and President, Bocas Lit Fest, for her contributions to the Arts and Literacy. Medal for the Development of Women (Gold) • Dr Gabrielle Hosein, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Gender and Development Studies for her work in the sphere of Public Education and Advocacy.
Professor Christine Carrington, Professor of Molecular Genetics and Virology in the Faculty of Medical Sciences for leadership in Molecular Genetics and Virology.
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