 dr jacqeline murray dr jacqeline murray as interim director of the institute of distance and continuing education at the university of guyana dr murray knows a thing or two about motivation when it comes to selfstudy so it is quite fitting that she recently completed her doctorate in business administration following a fiveyear period of study with edinburgh napier university in the united kingdom dr murray previously served as the interim deputy director of the institute in 2016 prior to which she was the assistant director of berbice campus for approximately two years throughout this period she assiduously studied something she attributes to a need to learn and a thirst for knowledge i love research and my strength lies in the methodology section said dr murray who considers herself the perennial student i have been studying for a long time and new topics continue to spark my interest she began her educational journey in berbice at the new amsterdam mission chapel congregational school now the new amsterdam primary school before moving on to the new amsterdam multilateral school she later became a teacher ironically at the same multilateral school before heading to georgetown to pursue a diploma and subsequently a degree in accountancy at the university of guyana she reflected with enthusiasm on her classroom experiences as a student at the university and remembered one influential staff member in particular who she said always made his classes fun and interesting there was this amazing lecturer by the name of anand persaud as i sat in his classroom i admired his lecture style and the way he knew his material i began to think i want to lecture and i wouldn t mind being a person like him who knows his material later on she decided to pursue her masters in finance accounting and management msc at the university of bradford in the united kingdom those things are so easy to aspire to until you actual try it she said with a chuckle then you realise how challenging they can be subsequently she did a master s in education med at the university of guyana before pursuing her doctorate at times during her doctoral studies she experienced feelings of uncertainty wondering if she would be able to cope with the new challenges and demands however she persevered and is thankful to have completed the programme today dr murray uses her extensive knowledge and expertise to facilitate the continuous development of the institute of distance and continuing education her vision is that the institute will one day provide distance education and be renamed the university of guyana open campus the vicechancellor the renaissance team and staff members of the university of guyana congratulate dr jacqueline murray on this special achievement  editor s note  dr murray has since been confirmed as director of the institute of distance and continuing education idce  copyright july 2019 by the public relations division university of guyana reprint permission must be requested from the public relations officer university of guyana  webmaster mon 7082019 1324 dr jacqeline murray a quest for knowledge i love research new topics continue to spark my interest staff director of the institute of distance and continuing education  