The Musgrave Medals in Gold, Silver, Bronze, and the Youth Musgrave are awarded by the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) in recognition of notable contributions in literature, science, and art in Jamaica and the West Indies. The awards were founded in 1889 as a memorial to Sir Anthony Musgrave, governor of Jamaica, who founded the Institute of Jamaica in 1879.
In the Gold medal category, the awardees were Vivian Crawford, (Arts); Professor Marcia Roye (Science); and Professor Carolyn Cooper (Literature). Silver medal awardees were Dr Lenora Antoinette Stines, (Arts); Dr Conrad Douglas, (Science); and Barbara Blake-Hannah, (Literature). Awardees in the Bronze category were George ‘Fully’ Fullwood and Carlton ‘Santa’ Davis, for Arts; Merline Bardowell for Science; and Dr Sharma Taylor, for Literature.
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
