 long service awards long service awards andydindial wed 12082021 1352  you are the bedrock of this institution ug s vicechancellor tells long service employees  guyana s apex national university the university of guyana on friday november 19 recognised and honoured fiftynine 59 employees for their dedicated and selfless service to the institution and by extension the country for as many as forty 40 years while the disruptions in 2020 saw a postponement of the 202o long service ceremony this year the institution was determined to honor both the 2020 and 2021 longestserving staff members from all its campuses the covid contexed event was held for a limited number of awardees only at the george walcott lecture theatre turkeyen campus while their families friends colleagues and other ug staff viewed it online awards were given for 40 35 30 25 and 20 years respectively with monetary gifts certificates and plaques in recognition of their dedication and commitment to the development of the institution under the theme perseverance vicechancellor xi prof paloma mohamed martin in her remarks congratulated and expressed deep appreciation to the awardees for their tenacity dedication and selfless service offered to the university over the years she also acknowledged the support and understanding of the families of the awardees we love you we appreciate you and there is no way you have stayed for 40 35 30 25 or 20 years because of the money or any fancy office but because you are special and every time we see a ug graduate we know you had a part to play in that you are the bedrock of this institution the vc told the awardees the vc acknowledged that her administration is serious and working diligently in achieving student and staff success which she noted is an integral part of the university s blueprint 2040 goals in his feature address deputy vicechancellor of ug prof emanuel cummings who was also awarded for serving the institution for 30 years acknowledged the significant contributions made by each awardee and noted that this is the first time the university is awarding 59 of its employees at once we have stayed for 40 35 30 25 and 20 years so as to continue producing skills for the development of guyana while others sought more favorable opportunities we have continued to persevere over the years prof cummings acknowledged chairperson of the ceremony university of guyana s registrar dr nigel gravesande also echoed similar sentiments he expressed that the university is very fortunate to have such dedicated employees who work very hard to ensure that students who enter the halls of the institution are supported in every way possible to be successful in their academic endeavors citations detailing the progression of the employees over the years were read by dean of the faculty of education and humanities dr roslin khan public relations officer ms krest cummings ug s former public relations officer ms paulette paul and senior lecturer mr al creighton the evening saw musical renditions by ras kamo williams ezzie crandon mr kwesi cox and ms omiah hall delivering responses on behalf of the awardees were mr calvin bernard 2020 and ms arlene mclean 2021 who reflected on both the challenges and successes they experienced in serving the university over the years they both acknowledged that serving the university over the years is a fulfilling and rewarding experience which they would always cherish and that they are happy to be still on staff to be part of the positive significant changes being made in this particular period of ug s history given that the event was being held on international men s day each man present received a special gift and celebratory chorus sung by all those present following are the lists of awardees  2020  20 years  calvin bernard natural science brian coppin natural sciences dr dawn fox natural sciences pamela ramnarine natural sciences lenandlar singh natural sciences taramattie singh natural sciences winslow patterson registry fiona sancho registry bibi harperfenty university library clyden harris university library yashwant ramroop university library thomas singh social sciences dwayne alexander education and humanities hazel simpson education and humanities and dr mellissa ifill 25 years  bruce haynes engineering and technology george torrington office of the vice chancellor nichelle bynoe bursary althea dover bursary simmone bernard university library denise simmons faculty of earth and environmental sciences francesca milo registry and johann crawford college of medical sciences  30 years  karen marcus bursary shawn mc farlane facilities maintenance patricia glasgow university library carol parris university library donette washington university library and prof emanuel cummings office of the deputy vice chancellor academic engagement  35 years  carmen yusuf education and humanites  2021  20 years  melisande fraser school of entrepreneurship and innovation university of guyana berbice campus surudai mangra university library terence moriah facilities maintenance prof raymond jagessar natural sciences malcolm williams tactical online services yvette swain bursary maxcine king tactical online services gilbert caleb facilities maintenance rudra chinapen registry carlyle benjamin engineering and technology patricia wongbandhan college of medical sciences dr elroy charles agriculture and forestry and elena trim engineering and technology  25 years  robert bentinck registry jacqueline robin registry anita dhanraj engineering and technology wendy mckinnon registry marcia trotmanprince personnel dorrette bacchus registry and diane johnson college of medical sciences 30 years  margaret williams social sciences basil bey natural sciences arlene mclean office of the vicechancellor and karen robertsluke university library  35 years  alim hosein education and humanities  40 years  esther overtonifill registry veronica woolford bursary olive samuels bursary and sandra ramnarine 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