Voices of the pelican
Subtitle: graduation speeches by UWI Chancellor, Professor the Honourable Sir George Alleyne, 2003-2016
By: George Alleyne ; edited by Cecile Clayton
Publisher: University of West Indies Office of Administration
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Kingston, Jamaica
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9789764102748
Subjects: Commencement ceremonies; Civilization; Speeches, addresses; University of the West Indies
Other titles: Pelican
Work titles: Speeches
Description: Sir George Allanmore Ogarren Alleyne (Barbados, 1932) served as United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean region 2003-2010. He was appointed to the position by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in February 2003. In 1972, Alleyne became Professor of Medicine at UWI. In October 2003 he was appointed Chancellor of the University of West Indies. Alleyne was made a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1990 New Year Honours and awarded the Order of the Caribbean Community in 2001 - the highest honor that can be bestowed on a Caribbean national.