Making a lasting contribution
Dr Nadine Rogers
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the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator under the US State Department, and for 10 years she worked at the US National Institutes of Health, handling scientific review of multi-million dollar research grant applications focused on HIV/AIDS prevention and services in populations at risk-for or addicted to drugs, both domestically and internationally. She has served the US government across the globe, including Vietnam, Cambodia, Uganda, Ethiopia, South Africa, Zambia, and the Caribbean. Dr Rogers shares credit for pioneering distance learning at the American Red Cross—an expertise that she recently tapped while working with school teachers in Guyana. In 2018, she received a Franklin Award from the US Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam for her efforts on behalf of drug abusing populations in Vietnam. The certified Project Management Professional views her accomplishments as the result of her willingness to grasp opportunities and to try new things. She acknowledges that her experiences as an immigrant American taught her to be resilient and challenged her to remain authentic. Her Caribbean upbringing prepared her to be adaptable and to be sensitive to
the needs and challenges of those working on issues of development in under resourced settings. “Every day, I endeavour to be a good steward of the opportunities that come my way and the efforts for which I am responsible,” Dr Rogers said. She is also very thankful to her leadership at the US Peace Corps—an agency dedicated to world peace and friendship—and to the amazing team of Guyanese locals and U.S. staff at Peace Corps Guyana, who she commended for their willingness to be led by her over these last two difficult years. Chief Executive Officer of the US Peace Corps, Carol Spahn, offered congratulations by letter to Dr Rogers, stating, “This award is a testament to your many years of tireless and successful work in the fields of global health and education, and the meaningful impact you have been able to make on the world. I am so pleased Johns Hopkins is recognising you with this award, and I am grateful for your leadership of the Peace Corps/ Guyana team.” The Global Achievement award is one of six categories of awards to honour outstanding alumni, faculty, and friends of Johns Hopkins. Presented every year, the award honours alumni who exemplify the Johns Hopkins tradition of excellence and have brought credit to the university and their profession in the international arena through their professional achievements or humanitarian service. Dr Rogers will travel to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to receive the award in an upcoming ceremony. The Cave Hill graduate is also known to the institution’s community by her Calypso sobriquet, ‘Spitfire.’ A published poet, who served as the President of the Creative Writer’s Association while at Cave Hill, Dr Rogers credits the institution with giving her a solid start, a thirst for knowledge, a place to be creative, and the chance to develop lifelong friendships.
Vice President of Guyana, Honourable Bharrat Jagdeo, engaging Dr Nadine Rogers,Country Director for the Peace Corps in Guyana (right)
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022
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