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gathering at Cave Hill while the benefactors were located in an Australian time zone that placed them thirteen and half hours ahead. Head of the Department of History and Philosophy Dr. Henderson Carter also expressed his thanks to the couple and gave the assurance that the donation will serve to assist student development, both at the undergraduate and graduate level, while popularising the discipline and financing the department’s publications. “I want to thank you, John, for your character and your example of humility. You spent almost 30 good years in our department. And now you are giving back in a tangible way, and we are indeed happy for that donation. I want to say that that donation will help our students in the many endeavours that they will pursue.” Dr. Carter shared. T he event was chaired by Professor of History Alan Cobley who not only shared fond memories of working with Mayo but also joined in thanking him and his wife for their generosity. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank them again, on behalf of everyone here, for this wonderfully generous donation and to wish them every blessing as they continue this latest chapter in their lives,” said Cobley, a former Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education in which the department is located. Professor Mayo is an Australian-born educator who joined the Department of History at Cave Hill as a lecturer in October 1977 to teach Latin American History. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1993 and became a professor in 2003. He is widely remembered for teaching courses on Latin American and United States History to generations of UWI students at Cave Hill until his retirement in 2005. He returned to Australia where he resides with his wife. u
Professor Alan Cobley Professor of South African and Comparative History The UWI, Cave Hill Campus
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