 the university of guyana s council appoints professor paloma mohamedmartin as its 11th vice chancellor the university of guyana s council appoints professor paloma mohamedmartin as its 11th vice chancellor dominicbraam tue 6092020 1757 the university of guyana s council is happy to announce that the yearlong search for the institution s 11th vice chancellor has ended the candidate who led the field of other stellar contenders secured the council s endorsement the successful candidate is prof paloma mohamedmartin phd aa the first woman to be named vice chancellor in the 57 year history of the university of guyana the council warmly congratulates and wishes her a productive and successful tenure the council also extends its sincere appreciation to all applicants and shortlisted candidates and to the search committee and teams of evaluators for their months of diligent service public relations division june 9 2020 announcement of the 11th vice chancellor of the university of guyana  