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News and Events
This is an update on the plans for the Outstanding Achievements Awards Dinner being planned as the high point for the “Gathering of the Graduates 2002”, in Port Antonio. Arrangements have now been concluded for the dinner to take place at the Jamaica Crest Hotel at Fairy Hill, just about six miles outside Port Antonio. We are keeping in close touch with the management staff at the Hotel to ensure that everything that can be done to make the evening a success, is done. While it is not yet time to begin counting we would urge all those interested in making the weekend in Port Antonio, and particularly the dinner, to contact the Association as soon as possible. Especially in the case of those persons coming from abroad, we would ask that you give an indication to Edith Walsh-Marsh in the Titchfield Alumni Association of South Florida. This event will be as mentioned in our previous newsletter, the centerpiece of “Gathering of the Graduates 2002”, and we are canvassing your support. As previously communicated to you, the final per person price for the dinner will be US$ 50.00 or J$2,500.00.
Previous Awardees
In our last issue, we included the names of those
among our graduates who we have so far honoured. We
sincerely regret that we omitted to include the names
of two other graduates previously honoured, the late
Sister Iris Vassell-Bogues, the legendary sister,
tutor, midwife and mother of Hedy and Dulcie Bogues,
who was famous Island-wide for her work among
expectant mothers. The other omission was Herbert
Rose, water colour artist extraordinaire, who was
honoured for his contribution to the visual arts.
These too are worthy members of the group set out
below. The list of other honourees is set out again:
- Dr. Manley West (Scientific Research) who was
instrumental in the development of Canusol and
Asmasol, medications derived from the cannabis plant.
- Prof. Edward Baugh – (Education) Now visiting
Lecturer at Howard, for Caribbean Literature. Prof.
Baugh was the first Caribbean person to head the
English Department.
- Professors, Drs. Donald Harris and Lascelles
Anderson for academics/education
- Dr. Neville Behari for contribution to the
Inter-American Development Bank in the International
Arena.
- Prof. Dr. Upton Allen – Professor at the University
of Toronto. ((Medicine and Academics)
- Dr. Barbara Buckley-Jones – formerly head
of Knox
Community College. (Education)
- Rev. Dr. Kenneth Thaxter – former head of
Church
Teachers College in Mandeville. (Education)
- Dr. Andre Gordon – widely credited with doing
all
the important biochemical work which allowed for the
entry of ackees into the USA. (Research)
-Noel Dexter –O.D. Musicologist and composer
and Head of the Music Department, UWI; Director UWI Singers.
(Development of Caribbean Music)
-Canon Weevil Gordon – Custos of Kingston and
sometime Acting Governor-General of Jamaica (Religion
and Public Service)
- The Late Justice U.D. Gordon, the second graduate
to
serve on the Jamaican Court of Appeal. (Law)
Rosie Allwood-Morrison – three-time Olympian (for
services to Athletics)
- Grace McGhie-Hunt – Actress (For excellence
in the
performing arts).
Others honoured include:- Edley Deans, Clerk to the Legislature for Thirty (30) years, (Public Service) Morris Chin, Architect, (Architecture) Keith Osbourne, Patricia Jones-Robinson, first head of the Grace Kennedy Foundation, both for Public service; Lloyd Chin (the first graduate of the school to become principal; and Dorothy Davis-Chung, the first female Commissioned Land Surveyor in Jamaica. (Posthumously)
NOMINATIONS PLEASE!!!!
The Outstanding Achievement Awards sub-committee now headed by Grace Martin-Hall is now ready to receive your nominations for this years awards. The criteria for the award is that the person must have attended Titchfield for a minimum of two (2) years, and must have achieved outstanding success in any legitimate field of endeavour. The success may be either in Jamaica or overseas. As you can see from the above list, there are many persons who we are yet to honour., and the committee hopes to have a complete list of the persons to be considered by the end of February. In nominating any person, it is necessary to provide a brief biographical sketch, sufficient to give the committee something to work on. This should include, the dates of his/her attendance at Titchfield; what other things he did at school; the nature of the success; the events leading to that success, including schools attended or businesses worked with or created. If the information is not adequate, then providing the nominations are sent in early, the committee will have time to request additional info. Note that the committee itself may make nominations of its own, where it identifies persons worthy of such honour Please submit your nominations to the President of Tosa, Roy K. Anderson, or via email at Tosa@hotmail.com. Nominations are urgently required.
SPORTS UPDATE
Alums will be delighted to hear that the school’s under 16 team won the under 16 championship for rural schools. This is indeed a great achievement, and it vindicates the Principal’s decision, last year, to miss the DaCosta Cup and concentrate on the under 16s. In the game for the national Under 16 Crown, the team were defeated by Norman Manley, the Corporate Area Champions, 2-0, but gave a good account of themselves. Persons who saw the game say that there is a lot of talent in the team and we should expect great things from the DaCosta team in about two (2) years. Congratulations to the Principal and the coaching staff on a wonderful season!
DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that Michael Lee Chin, the head of AIC,
the Canadian Fund Management Company, that has
purchased the Government’s 75% interest in the
National Commercial Bank in Jamaica is a Titchfield
past student? Michael was at Titchfield in the
sixties.
