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Nearly two decades of retirement has not caused John Mayo’s love for Cave Hill to wane. to Make Historic Donation Retiree Delighted
Professor John Mayo
T he former Professor of History, who now resides in Australia, reached out with a $100 000 donation to his former department last August saying it was a delight for him and his wife Mary to make the gift. It was the single largest donation to the department since its establishment more than half a century ago, and Campus Principal Professor Clive Landis said the couple’s gesture was humbling. “The word humble is so overused, it has almost lost its meaning in today's
culture. But when we were made aware of this gesture, I think we all felt humbled. This was really an extraordinarily generous donation and my job is simple, but at the same time, it's hard. Because how do you thank someone for a donation of such a magnitude?” Landis said. “In our academy, we have a tradition of acclamation and so it is my simple job, on behalf of the Cave Hill campus community to thank John and Mary most sincerely for their donation.” The donation was acknowledged during a brief virtual ceremony that saw senior campus officials in an early morning
Dr. Henderson Carter Head, Department of History and Philosophy The UWI, Cave Hill Campus
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