Professor the Hon. Kenneth Hall (Principal, UWI) - RICARDO MAKYN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
CONGRATULATIONS TO Professor Kennneth Hall, pro vice chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) and principal of the Mona campus, who will become Jamaica's fifth Governor-General on February 15.
In the days leading up to his swearing-in ceremony, many things will be written about him. But did you know:
He is a past student of Rusea's High School.
He is a past vice-president for academic affairs at the State University of New York.
He is a Rhodes Scholar.
He is one of the first students to enrol in the Institute of International Relations on the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies.
He is a former deputy general secretary of CARICOM.
He can be convinced to watch a game of cricket and after all, how could he resist when his brother-in-law, Michael Holding, was at the height of his illustrious career described as the 'Rolls Royce' of fast bowlers?
The soon-to-be Sir Kenneth is a great mentor of young people and a real visionary among his peers. He has a strong belief in education.
He is an innovator who must also be credited for starting the University of the West Indies annual Research Day.
He has a remarkable mind and in his new role will no doubt use his pedigreed patronage to make a change in the values and attitudes of the nation.
He is married to Rheima Holding, an Alister McIntyre Senior Research Fellow at the UWI.
