Scholarship to go 2021

NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021 22 T HE HOUSE of Issa, parent company of Couples Resorts, invites eligible female stu- dents to apply for the Elias A. Issa Scholarship for the 2021-22 academic year. The House of Issa established the Issa Scholarship for Jamaican men and women in 1938, at the behest of Elias Issa,who founded the House of Issa business conglomerate in 1894. The full, three-year scholarshipwas set up“to enable selected candidates to pursue special courses designed to lead to careers in technical and practical work in industry and com- merce, or any other profession or calling provided”. Each year, alternat- ing betweenmales and females, the scholarship committee identifies an exceptional candidate who displays the initiative, originality, and force of character that epitomises the spirit of the House of Issa and its founder, Elias Issa. For over 80 years, the Issa Scholarship has made it possible for men and women to pursue the training necessary to fulfil their own goals, as well as making immeas- urable contributions to national development. Some distinguished former Issa Scholars are G. Arthur Brown, gover- nor of the Bank of Jamaica; Professor Gladstone Mills; former Minister of Education Burchell Whiteman; Petrona Morrison, former head of the School of Art at the Edna Manley College of theVisual and Performing Arts; and Professor Donald Harris of Stanford University, father of the current vice-president of the United States, Kamala Harris. Areas of study: Faculty of Management Studies at The University of theWest Indies or the Faculty of Business Management (School of Business Administration) at the University of Technology, Jamaica, beginning August 2021. Course of study: Undergraduate degree Value: The scholarship is intended to cover the cost of tuition fees for three years and assist the recipient with books and maintenance costs. Age: Applicants should be below the age of 25 on October 1, 2021. Eligibility: Applicants should be in possession of goodpasses inGCEA’Level examinations or CAPE and have been accepted or currently studying at TheUniversity of theWest Indies or theUniversity of Technology, Jamaica. How to apply: Application forms are available on the Ministry of Education’s website: www. moey.gov.jm . Two completed forms, along with supporting documents, except for transcripts and recom- mendations, must be emailed to scholarships@ moey.gov.jm . The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Attention: Tertiary Unit 2 National Heroes Circle Kingston 4 Deadline for applications: June 30, 2021 NB: Application forms for civil servants must be accompanied by letter(s) of approval from the chief personnel officer or his/her representative. Couples Resorts offers Elias A. Issa Scholarship Elias A. Issa Scholarship recipients 1938 – Mr W.V. Rose 1939 – Miss L.C. Edwards 1940 – Mr R.H. Bond 1941 – Miss G.M.C. Rennie 1942 – Mr D.L.C. Rennie 1943 – Miss J. Oppenheim 1944 – Prof G.E. Mills 1945 – Miss P.C. McPerson 1946 – Hon G. Arthur Brown 1947 – Miss M.G. Wilson 1948 – Mr R.M. Murray 1949 – Miss Joy Bowman 1950 – Mr B.J. Reckord 1951 – Miss Linda Purser 1952 – Mr B. Batchelor 1953 – Miss Yvonne Correoso 1954 – Dr Roy A. Meikle 1955 – Mrs Barbara Jones- Nelson 1956 – Mr Hopeton L. Gordon 1957 – Miss Rosemarie Tate 1958 – Dr Earle Roberts 1959 – Miss Faith Bowman 1960 – Mr Donald J. Harris 1961 – Miss Jean Blake 1962 – Mr Burchell Whiteman 1963 – Miss Edith Guntley 1964 – Mr Leighton Holness 1965 – Miss Ann Mickling 1966 – Mr John Graham 1967 – Miss Fay Rodgers 1968 – Mr Parris Kidd 1969 – Miss Hannah Francis 1 9 7 0 – M r G l a d s t o n e Anderson 1971 – No award was made 1972 – No award was made 1973 – Miss Petrona Morrison 1974 – Mr Linroy Marshall 1975 – Miss Shirley-Ann Eaton 1976 – Mr Clive Thomas 1977 – Miss Jacqueline Lynch 1978 – Mr Donovan Calder 1979 – No award was made 1980 – Ms Maureen Irons- Morgan 1981 – Mr Orville Nembhard 1982 – Ms Si ta Dickson- Littlewood 1983 – Mr Peter Swaby 1984 – No award was made 1985 – No award was made 1986 – Miss Sharon Watson 1987 – Mr Robert Reid 1988 – Miss Cheryl Clarke 1989 – Mr Lascelles Spaulding 1989 – Miss Cherie Emi le Co r r i e – Sp e c i a l 5 0 t h Anniversary Scholarship 1990 – Miss Avril Williams 1991 – Mr Joseph Plummer 1992 – Miss Karen Young 1993 – Mr Vaughan Easton Whittaker 1994 – Miss Karen Anderson 1995 – Mr Basil Waite 1996 – Ms Twayna Smith 1997 – Mr Hector Campbell 1998 – Ms Adria Pennycooke 1999 – Mr Andrew Bogle 2000 – Ms Gillian Gordon 2001 – Mr Thaddetti Tulloch 2002 – Ms Kerry-Ann Watson 2003 – Mr Christopher Wilks 2004 – Ms Peta-Gaye Hardy 2005 – Mr Derrace Mccallum 2006 – Ms Nicola Barret 2007 – Mr Ricardo Pitter 2008 – Ms Daynea Jackson 2009 – Mr Andre Brown 2010 – Ms Kimberly Coote 2011 – Mr Orlando Lewis 2012 – Ms Julie-Anne Alecia Bent 2013 – Mr Richard Burnett 2014 – Ms Alecia Hayles 2015 – Mr Khasi Dewar 2016 – Ms Tamick Segree 2017 – Mr Travis Rowe 2018 – Ms Dejeana Williams 2019 – Mr Allano Fyffe THE GLEANER’S SCHOLARSHIPS TO GO