UWI GRADUATES WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
Cecil John Rhodes was a British diamond magnate and imperialist. Rhodes' life is part of the history of Southern Africa. The colony of Rhodesia took his name and is today known as the independent state of Zimbabwe. Rhodes name is now remembered principally because of his foundation of the Rhodes Scholarships. He left the greater part of his substantial fortune to establish this scheme in his will.
Candidates for Rhodes Scholarships are selected on the basis of "qualities of character" as well as of intellect. Rhodes' aim was to provide future leaders of the English-speaking world with an education which would broaden their views and develop their abilities. He chose to endow these scholarships at Oxford University in the United Kingdom, because he believed that its residential colleges provided an environment specially conducive to pesonal development.
Rhodes hoped that those who benefited from his scholarships would go on to improve the lot of mankind, and work towards maintaining peace between nations.
The Rhodes Scholarship is given based on:
- Literary and scholastic attainments
- Energy to use one’s talents to the full, as exemplified by fondness and success in sports
- Truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship
- Moral force of character and instincts to lead, and to take an interest in one’s fellow beings
Two Rhodes Scholarships are offered to Caribbean nationals each year; one specifically for Jamaicans and one that is open to the entire Caribbean (Jamaica included).
We salute with “Pelican Pride” the following UWI Graduates who have received Rhodes Scholarships:
Year |
Graduate | Scholarship | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1976 | Jeffrey S. Mordecai |
Jamaica |
| 27 | 1977 | Michael Hope Allen |
Jamaica |
| 28 | 1977 | Marston Creighton da Costa Gibson |
British Caribbean |
| 29 | 1981 | Stephen C. Vascianne |
Jamaica |
| 30 | 1982 | Michael Peter Chan |
British Caribbean |
| 31 | 1983 | Haniph Latchmen |
Jamaica |
| 32 | 1985 | David Addison Myers |
British Caribbean |
| 33 | 1985 | Peter Stanley Goldson |
Jamaica |
| 34 | 1986 | Dr. Evan Dale Abel |
Jamaica |
| 35 | 1988 | Dr. David McBean |
Jamaica |
| 36 | 1989 | Andrea Wright |
Jamaica |
| 37 | 1991 | Carla Maria Noel |
Commonwealth Caribbean |
| 38 | 1991 | Prof. Colin Andrew McKenzie |
Jamaica |
| 39 | 1992 | Ms. Tracy S. Robinson |
Jamaica |
| 40 | 1993 | Daniel John Thwaites |
Commonwealth Caribbean |
| 41 | 1994 | Dr. Dr. Nigel Andrew-Lincoln Clarke |
Jamaica |
| 42 | 1994 | Janine Fazal Iqbal |
Commonwealth Caribbean |
| 43 | 1997 | Carina Cockburn |
Jamaica |
| 44 | 1997 | Melanie Jean Newton |
Commonwealth Caribbean |
| 45 | 1999 | Idara Hippolyte |
Commonwealth Caribbean |
| 46 | 1999 | Nadia Ellis-Russell |
Jamaica |
| 47 | 2000 | Dr. Alisha Wade |
Commonwealth Caribbean |
| 48 | 2000 | Neil Hanchard |
Jamaica |
| 49 | 2001 | Dr. Monique Robinson |
Commonwealth Caribbean |
| 50 | 2002 | David Williams |
Commonwealth Caribbean |
