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 | |
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1 | 1953 | Donald Bogle |
Jamaica |
2 | 1955 | Everard St. Aubyn Nelson |
Jamaica |
3 | 1957 | Prof. Ralston Milton Nettleford (Rex) |
Jamaica |
4 | 1958 | Prof. The Hon. Mervyn Eustace Morris |
Jamaica |
5 | 1960 | Arthur Ralph Carnegie |
Jamaica |
6 | 1961 | Henry Vernon Wong |
Jamaica |
7 | 1962 | Eric Anthony Abrahams |
Jamaica |
8 | 1962 | Robert Victor Ogilvie |
British Caribbean |
9 | 1963 | Hon. Roderick George Rainford |
Jamaica |
10 | 1964 | Ernest Milton Hew |
Jamaica |
11 | 1965 | Habiboola Ameerally Niamatali |
British Caribbean |
12 | 1965 | Richard Dougles Fletcher |
Jamaica |
13 | 1966 | Prof. Trevor St. George Munroe |
Jamaica |
14 | 1967 | Franklin Arthur Joseph Johnston |
Jamaica |
15 | 1968 | Rev. Ronald George Thwaites |
Jamaica |
16 | 1968 | William Richard Henson Jacobs |
British Caribbean |
17 | 1969 | Franklyn Grenfel Prendergast |
Jamaica |
18 | 1970 | George Hylton Alexander |
Jamaica |
19 | 1971 | Geoffrey Boyce Frankson |
British Caribbean |
20 | 1971 | Rudolph Newton Smellie |
Jamaica |
21 | 1972 | Peter Christopher Hanley |
Jamaica |
22 | 1973 | Hon Mr. Delroy Hawmin Chuck |
Jamaica |
23 | 1974 | Dr. Dr. Michael Anthony Abrahams |
Jamaica |
24 | 1974 | Charles Edward Percival Haynes |
British Caribbean |
25 | 1975 | Justice The Hon. Cecil Dennis Harrington Morrison |
Jamaica |