UTech, Jamaica Staff Honoured at 47th Annual Awards
Prof. Stephen Vasciannie, CD, President, UTech, Jamaica addresses members of faculty, staff and specially invited guests at the 47th annual University Awards ceremony held Friday, May 26, 2017 at the Alfred Sangster auditorium, Papine campus.
Members of faculty, administrative, technical and ancillary staff were honoured for long and dedicated service and commitment to the development of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Jamaica) at the 47th annual University Awards ceremony held on Friday, May 26, 2017 at the Alfred Sangster auditorium, Papine campus. Awards were presented for long service in the categories of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years; for excellence in research, community service, customer service, instructional excellence and innovation, as well as for excellence in ancillary, technical and administrative excellence.
In congratulating members of faculty and staff, President, Prof. Stephen Vasciannie,CD reaffirmed the importance of teaching, research and service to the Institution and thanked persons “who have devoted their careers to the delivery in these core areas of the University.” The President specially singled out members of staff who have given 35 years of long service – Dr. Eugenie Brown-Myrie, Professor Vernon Buchanan and Mr. Ephraim Ramsay to the University.
The President went on to highlight several examples of recent accomplishments in the University’s core areas. Among them, the signing of a contract with Petrocaribe in February 2017 for the delivery of the training component of a renewable energy pilot project at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon, and a $5 M research and scholarship partnership with Petroleum Cooperation of Jamaica (PCJ) for selected students in the School of Engineering to execute research and engineering capacity building projects annually, both led by Dr. Noel Brown, Head, School of Engineering.
Prof. Vasciannie also highlighted recent publications by lecturers and administrators Dr. Jeanette Bartley-Bryan, AVP, Open and Distance Learning, Dr. Gaunette Sinclair-Maragh, Head, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Dr. Girjanauth Boodraj, Associate Professor, College of Business and Management and Mr Ian McGowan, Lecturer, School of Computing and Information Technology.
In the area of service and outreach, the President commended members of faculty, staff and students who have been engaged in a number of community service projects. He pointed to the recent successful Papine Wellness Fest series led by the Department of Community Service and Development and health fairs led by the College of Oral Health Sciences.
Prof. Vasciannie further provided the large gathering with updates on recent and pending changes in senior leadership, infrastructural upgrades on the Papine campus, as well as updates on the progress of the University’s application for Institutional Accreditation.
In pointing the way forward he urged staff to improve on student friendliness, increase research and publications, increase productive partnerships and increase on workplace productivity and the management of scarce resources.
Following the presentation of long service and special recognition awards, Dr. Denise Daley, lecturer in the College of Health Sciences and recipient of the President’s Award for Excellence in Research, responded on behalf of all awardees. In expressing gratitude, Dr. Daley said it was “humbling yet euphoric” to be considered for recognition by both peers and the University. “We consider these awards the ultimate token of recognition of our talents and hard work,” she said, while affirming that UTech, Jamaica is “ a model institution that inspires us to innovate, improve and excel.” Dr. Daley called on all to continue to make a meaningful contribution to the development and prestige of UTech, Jamaica and reminded the gathering that “… none of us is as smart as all of us – working together is the recipe to achieve more.”
President’s Awards for Excellence
Excellence in Research
Dr Denise Daley, Lecturer, College of Health Sciences accepts her citation for the President’s Award for Excellence in Research from Prof. Stephen Vasciannie, President. The citation lauded Dr. Daley for her research work that has largely been devoted to unlocking the medicinal properties of Jamaican plants and exploring their potential in the treatment of diseases which currently impact Jamaica, in particular diabetes, hypertension and cancer.
Instructional Excellence
A beaming Mrs Michelle Stewart-McKoy, Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies accepts the President’s Award for Instructional Excellence from President Vasciannie. The citation lauded Mrs. Stewart-McKoy for her track record in the use of technology in learning and for excellence in the teaching of English, Spanish and Web Interactions.
Excellence in Innovation
Mrs. Sharon Anderson-Roach, (left) College Administrator, College of Business and Management and Mrs Nadine Lynch-Clarke are a picture of happiness as they are each presented with the President’s Award for Excellence in Innovation from Prof. Stephen Vasciannie. The award for innovation recognizes members of staff for use of innovation in improving University procedures that enhance customer service and serve to improve workplace safety and wellness. The COBAM administrators received the award for their use of technology in implementing a Student Relations Management System(SRMS) which has significantly enhanced customer service in the College. Among its features are direct emailing to students, direct link to SITS:Vision and to LIMS and logging of customer queries by students.
Excellence in Community Service
Dr. Carol Archer, Associate Professor, Faculty of The Built Environment wears a beautiful smile as she accepts the President’s Award for Excellence in Community Service from Prof. Stephen Vasciannie. Dr. Archer was honoured for tirelessly working to establish linkages and for fostering goodwill between faculty, staff and students and the wider community. Among her many spearheaded projects that has given back to the community is the on-going Papine University Town Project.
Excellence in Customer Service
Prof. Vasciannie (left) presents the President’s Award for Excellence in Customer Service to Mr Pedro Lawrence, Maintenance Officer, Facilities Management Department. Mr Lawrence was honoured for high standards of professionalism and going above and beyond the call of duty in the execution of his duties.
Administrative Excellence: Miss Deborah Foreman, Administrative Support in the Faculty of Engineering and Computing receives the President’s Award for Administrative Excellence from President Vasciannie. Miss Foreman was acknowledged for excellence in customer service provided to students and staff and for going the extra mile on behalf of students’ welfare.
Technical Excellence: Prof. Vasciannie (left) presents Mr. Adrian Wray, University Graphic Artist with the President’s Award for Excellence in the Technical Category. Mr Wray was awarded for his work in the design of University publications which ultimately contribute to the Institution’s public image.
Ancillary Excellence: Prof. Vasciannie presents Miss Loretta Gordon, Office Attendant with the President’s Award for Ancillary Excellence. Miss Gordon was acknowledged for consistently going beyond the call of duty in executing her duties.
Distinguished Past Student Award
Prof. Colin Gyles, (left) Deputy President, presents Mr Ronald Sutherland, President, UTech, Jamaica Alumni Association (Jamaica Chapter) and General Manager of FYAH 105 FM with the Distinguished Past Student Award. The citation on Mr Sutherland, who is also a member of the University’s Council, praised him for his valuable contribution of service to UTech, Jamaica and for his role in the development of the alumni association and the wider University community. Over the years, he has also provided representation on College and Faculty Boards, helping to shape the development of relevant academic policies and curricula and frequently assists the Human Resources Management Department as a member of the recruitment panel for senior posts.
Special Recognition Award
Prof. Colin Gyles, (left) Deputy President presents Mr Glendon Johnson, Director of Human Resources at the West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO) with the Special Recognition Award in acknowledgement of his company’s funding support through scholarships for UTech, Jamaica students since 2007. Over the last ten years, WINDALCO has provided in excess of $6.4 M to final year students in the School of Engineering in the degree and diploma courses of study.
Staff Sportsman and Sportswoman Award
The Sportsman and Sportswoman awards were presented as a new category. The awards recognize members of staff who have distinguished themselves as an athlete while representing University staff in external competition. Deputy President, Prof. Colin Gyles presented the Sportsman and Sportswoman award to Mr Duvarney Jomie and Mrs. Denise Currie-Charles:
UNION AWARDS
Special recognition awards were given by each of the three Unions.
UTASU: Mr Leebert Langley (left), Vice President University of Technology, Jamaica Academic Staff Union (UTASU) presents Mr Patrick Reid, Lecturer, College of Business and Management with the award for outstanding service to the Union.
UTASA: Mrs Janet Grayson, (left) Vice President University of Technology, Jamaica Administrative Staff Association (UTASA) and Administrative Support, School of Computing and Information Technology presents the award for dedicated service to the Association to joint recipients Miss Akeilyah Bukley Administrative Support 2, Procurement and Office Services and Miss Marvette Hall, Administrative Support 2, School of Engineering.
UAWU: Mr Osmond Campbell, (left) Negotiating Officer, University and Allied Workers Union (UAWU) presents awards for outstanding contribution to the recently concluded Heads of Agreement, to joint recipients Mr Anthony Gordon, Plumber, Facilities Management Department and Mr Clayton Williams, Lab Technician, School of Engineering.
LONG SERVICE AWARDS
35 YEARS
Pro-Chancellor, Mr Richard Powell presents awards for thirty years (30) of service to the University to a beaming Dr Eugenie Brown-Myrie, Associate Professor, College of Health Sciences and Mr Ephriam Ramsay, Lab Assistant, Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies.
30 YEARS
Pro-Chancellor, Mr. Richard Powell (left) presents 30 year long service awards (from left) to Mrs. Richele Harvey, Head of Division, Calvin McKain Library, Mr Winston Piper, Lecturer, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (SHTM) and Dr. Copeland Stupart, Senior Lecturer, School of Building and Land Management (SBLM).
25 YEARS
Dr. Elaine Wallace (left), University Registrar presents awards for twenty-five (25) years of service to (from left) Mrs. Maxine Bernard-Mitchell, Office Attendant, Facilities Management Department, Mrs Claudette Hisby, Student Affairs Administrator, School of Business Administration and Dr. Everton Lewis, Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies.
20 YEARS
Dr. Sean Moncrieffe, (left) Vice-Dean (Acting), College of Health Sciences presents awards for twenty (20) years of service to Mr. Colin Davis, Director, Professional Studies, UTech Academy and Mr. Stedson Coward (right) Store Keeper, Facilities Management Department.
Mrs. Ava Sewell-Williamson, Lecturer, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and Dr. Garfield Young, Dean, Faculty of The Built Environment happily accept their awards for twenty (20) years of service presented by Dr. Paul Golding, (left) Dean, College of Business and Management.
15 YEARS
Mr Paul Brissett, Chief Business and Finance Officer (CBFO) presents long service awards for 15 years of service to Dr. Hope Mayne, Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies and to Dr. Valeri Pougatchev, Senior Lecturer, School of Computing and Information Technology.
Mr. Linton Calder, Lab Technician, Faculty of Science and Sport accepts his long service award for 15 years of service from Dr. Patricia Green, Head, Caribbean School of Architecture (CSA).
A radiant Mrs Magie Walker-Burton (right), Office Attendant, Facilities Management Department receives her 15 years of service award from Miss Karlene Black, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Computing.
10 YEARS
Mrs Denise Stephenson-Hammil, Senior Director, Planning and Operations presents long service awards for ten (10) years to Mr Denvil Allen, Lab Technologist, School of Computing and Information Technology and Mrs. Leena Dasari, Lecturer, College of Health Sciences.
Mr David Drysdale, University Librarian presents Mrs Maxine Gordon, Senior Financial Accountant, Finance and Business Services with her award for ten (years) of service to the University of Technology, Jamaica.
Mr Eustace Stewart, is a picture of happiness as he receives his long service award for ten (10) years from 15 years of service award from Dr Ruth Potopsingh, Associate Vice President, Sustainable Energy.
Congratulations to all Long Service Awardees. The full list is presented below.
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, JAMAICA
2017 LONG SERVICE AWARDEES
TEN YEARS
Mr. Denvil Allen Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Miss Nadine Anderson Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
Miss Tracy-Ann Barnett Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Mrs. Semoune Beckford-Lawrence College of Health Sciences
Mrs. Dacia Bent-Wilson Faculty of Science & Sport
Mr. Milton Bernard College of Business & Management
Mr. Randell Berry College of Business & Management
Mrs. Winsome Blair-Abara Operations & Projects Division
Miss Tashee Brooks Operations & Projects Division
Mrs. Sophia Burns-Afflick Student Services & University Registry
Mrs. Khalilah Burrell-Battick Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Mrs. Leena Dasari College of Health Sciences
Mr. Omar Dunkley Operations & Projects Division
Mr. Emelio Ellis Academic Affairs
Mrs. Simone Ferguson-Treston Faculty of Science & Sport
Mr. George Ferriera Faculty of Science & Sport
Mrs. Arlene Fisher Office of the Deputy President
Mrs. Nadine Freeman-Prince Faculty of the Built Environment
Miss Janice Gallimore Operations & Projects Division
Mrs. Terry-Ann Gaynor-Clarke College of Business & Management
Miss Loretta Gordon Operations & Projects Division
Mrs. Maxine Gordon Finance & Business Services
Dr. Joseph Grannum College of Oral Health Science
Mrs. Stacyann Lee-Rodriques Faculty of Science & Sport
Mr. Henry Lewis Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
Mr. Gregory Linton College of Business & Management
Mrs. Wendy Malcolm-Dalmage Faculty of Science & Sport
Mr. Ruel McKenzie Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Miss Verna Morris Office of the Deputy President
Miss Leonie Peterkin Operations & Projects Division
Mr. Oneil Pinnock Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Mrs. Karyl Powell-Booth College of Health Sciences
Miss Althea Samuels UTech Academy
Miss Donna Sanderson Kerr Academic Affairs
Mr. Deanian Scully UTech Academy
Miss Cheryl Smikle College of Business & Management
Mr. Eustace Stewart Operations & Projects Division
Miss Tashoya Streete Academic Affairs
Mrs. Hazel Streete-Grey Operations & Projects Division
Mr. Dwayne Turpin Academic Affairs
Mr. Mort Walker Academic Affairs
Mrs. Lorraine Watson Office of the President
Dr. Kerrie-Ann Wilson Faculty of Science & Sport
FIFTEEN YEARS
Miss Kisha-Gaye Anderson Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Miss Jill Becker Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
Miss Kesha Beckford Student Services & University Registry
Miss Sharon Black Student Services & University Registry
Mr. Neville Brown Student Services & University Registry
Mr. Linton Calder Faculty of Science & Sport
Mrs. Denise Currie-Charles Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Mrs. Audrey DaCosta Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
Mrs. Maxine Daley Office of the President
Miss Trudy-Ann Donaldson Student Services & University Registry
Mr. Craig Drysdale Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Mrs. Patricia Eves-McKenzie Student Services & University Registry
Mr. Colin Francis Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Mrs. Joan Francis Advancement Division
Mrs. Melanie Gordon-Patterson Faculty of Science & Sport
Mrs. Anetheo Grant-Jackson Faculty of the Built Environment
Mr. Oscar Green Operations & Projects Division
Miss Denise Henry College of Oral Health Science
Mr. Dwaine Hibbert Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Mrs. Karen Jackson-Hamilton College of Health Sciences
Miss Althea Johnson-Roach Student Services & University Registry
Mr. Raymond Martin Faculty of Science & Sport
Dr. Hope Mayne Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
Mr. Andrew Mills Operations & Projects Division
Mr. Barrington Morrison Academic Affairs
Miss Sharon Nelson College of Business & Management
Mrs. Carol Newman-Rose Academic Affairs
Dr. Cynthia Onyefulu Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
Mrs. Tracey-Ann Pessoa Advancement Division
Mr. Granville Pitter Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
Dr. Valeri Pougatchev Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Mr. Michael Rhule Operations & Projects Division
Dr. Milton Richardson Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Miss Arlene Rookwood Faculty of the Built Environment
Mr. Errol Rowe Faculty of Science & Sport
Mrs. Carola Russell Faculty of Science & Sport
Dr. Winsome Russell Academic Affairs
Mr. Howard Small Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Dr. James Smith Faculty of Science & Sport
Mrs. Charmaine Smith Student Services & University Registry
Miss Latoya Smith Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Miss Detha Thomas Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
Mrs. Heather Thomas-Finlay Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
Mrs. Marie Thompson-Ellis College of Oral Health Science
Miss Tisha Verley Operations & Projects Division
Mrs. Magie Walker-Burton Operations & Projects Division
Mrs. Carmen Walters-Corinthian Operations & Projects Division
Dr. Victor Watt Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Miss Deneesha Whitely Academic Affairs
Mrs. Denise Wisdom Faculty of Science & Sport
TWENTY YEARS
Mrs. Olubusola Akinladejo College of Business & Management
Mr. Abdul Antoine Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
Mr. Adriane Bailey Academic Affairs
Mr. Ken Black Academic Affairs
Mrs. Karen Bowes-Williams College of Business & Management
Mr. Stedson Coward Operations & Projects Division
Mr. Colin Davis UTech Academy
Miss Tanya Edwards Academic Affairs
Mr. Sheldon Gayle Finance & Business Services
Miss Delrose Graham Operations & Projects Division
Mrs. Debbie Griffiths-Fuller Advancement Division
Mrs. Bridget Johnson-Smith Faculty of Science & Sport
Miss Joan Kelly Operations & Projects Division
Mrs. Nardia Manhertz-Edwards College of Business & Management
Mrs. Jennifer McKenzie Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
Miss Celia McKoy College of Business & Management
Dr. Dave Muir Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Mr. Raphael Nelson Operations & Projects Division
Mrs. Ava Sewell-Williamson College of Business & Management
Dr. Garfield Young Faculty of the Built Environment
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Mr. Rowan Barrett Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Mrs. Maxine Bernard-Mitchell Operations & Projects Division
Miss Marion Brown Student Services & University Registry
Dr. Marcia Campbell College of Oral Health Science
Mrs. Pearline Carr Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
Miss Nola Elvey Faculty of the Built Environment
Mr. Leslie Facey Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Miss Correen Fagan Academic Affairs
Mr. Courtney Garrick College of Business & Management
Mrs. Claudette Hisby College of Business & Management
Dr. Amani Ishemo Faculty of the Built Environment
Dr. Everton Lewis Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
Miss Lisa Scarlett College of Health Sciences
Mrs. Genevieve Shaw Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
Mrs. Carol Walker-Fender College of Health Sciences
THIRTY YEARS
Mrs. Richele Harvey Academic Affairs
Mrs. Audrey Hussey College of Oral Health Science
Mrs. Cadien Murray-Stuart Faculty of the Built Environment
Mr. Winston Piper College of Business & Management
Dr. Copeland Stupart Faculty of the Built Environment
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS
Dr. Eugenie Brown-Myrie College of Health Sciences
Dr. Vernon Buchanan Faculty of Engineering & Computing
Mr. Ephraim Ramsay Faculty of Education & Liberal Studies
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Corporate Communications Manager
University of Technology, Jamaica
Telephone: 970-5299
Email: mbeckford@utech.edu.jm