Four UTech, Jamaica Students Awarded Scholarships by Indies Pharma
Officers of UTech, Jamaica join Indies Pharma scholarship recipients for a photo during a special presentation ceremony on Friday, June 10, 2022 at the UTech, Jamaica Papine Campus. From left to right are Mrs. Tamara Martin, Programme Director – Doctor of Medical Dentistry, Joint Colleges of Medicine, Oral Health and Veterinary Sciences, Dr. Adella Campbell, Dean, College of Health Sciences, students Miss Shanique Dunstan, Doctor of Medical Dentistry, Miss Danielle Hamil, Doctor of Medical Dentistry, Miss Bethany Blake, Bachelor of Pharmacy, COHS and Dr. Andrea Daly, Head, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences. Absent is student, Mr. Javeik Shaw, Bachelor of Pharmacy, who joined the ceremony via Zoom.
Four UTech, Jamaica students from the College of Health Sciences (COHS) and the Joint Colleges of Medicine, Oral Health and Veterinary Sciences were awarded a total of $350,000.00 in scholarships by representatives of Indies Pharma, a Jamaican pharmaceutical distributor, on Friday, June 10, 2022 at a special presentation ceremony at the UTech, Jamaica Papine Campus. The recipients are Danielle Hamil and Javeik Shaw, Bachelor of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences students and Bethany Blake and Shanique Dunstan, Doctor of Medical Dentistry, Joint College of Medicine, Oral Health and Veterinary Science students.
Miss Danielle Hamil (right), Doctor of Medical Dentistry student is all smiles as she accepts her cheque for the Indies Pharma scholarship from Mrs. Tamara Martin, Programme Director, Doctor of Medical Dentistry, Joint Colleges of Medicine, Oral Health and Veterinary Sciences.
Miss Shanique Dunstan, (right) Doctor of Medical Dentistry student is presented with her cheque for the Indies Pharma Scholarship from Mrs. Tamara Martin, Programme Director, Doctor of Medical Dentistry, Joint Colleges of Medicine, Oral Health and Veterinary Sciences.
Miss Bethany Blake,(right) Bachelor of Pharmacy student is pleased to receive her Indies Pharma scholarship cheque from Head of School of Pharmacy, Dr. Andrea Daly.
Dr. Adella Campbell, Dean, COHS congratulated the students on their stellar achievement, expressing “your hard work and desire to succeed propelled you into this unique position.” She also thanked Indies Pharma for their “generous assistance to our students, during this difficult time,” adding that the scholarship will go a far way in assisting the students to complete their courses of study.
Miss Pauline Madourie, UTech, Jamaica Scholarship Officer, also had high praises for the pharmaceutical company’s support, expressing “UTech, Jamaica salutes your efforts to give much needed funds which will enable our young citizens to attain the necessary qualifications to be able to make their own positive contribution to our society.”
Miss Sabrina Serrant, Assistant Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Indies Pharma, who brought remarks on behalf of the President and CEO of the company, Dr. Guna Muppuri, O.D., noted that the occasion is a special one that “commemorated the passion, vision and mission of Indies Pharma in recognising the achievements of our future generation and contributing to the educational and social development of our country.”
In reflecting on her academic journey, scholarship recipient Danielle Hamil enumerated the many difficulties she has faced in securing funding to complete her studies, including having to defer semesters to work. She expressed sincere thanks to Indies Pharma for “playing a great role in me being able to complete my studies,” adding that “I want you to know that you played a tremendous role in my attainment of my professional goals, and you have inspired me to one day pay it forward.”
Bethany Blake, in delivering the vote of thanks, noted “by virtue of the company’s support of the educational endeavours of students like me, our dreams and aspirations will become a reality.”
Miss Sabrina Serrant (left), Assistant Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Mr. Winston Jones (right), Senior Sales and Marketing Executive Indies Pharma share lens time with scholarship recipients (from l-r) Miss Shanique Dunstan, Doctor of Medical Dentistry, Miss Danielle Hamil, Doctor of Medical Dentistry, Joint Colleges of Medicine, Oral Health and Veterinary Sciences and Miss Bethany Blake, Bachelor of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences.
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University of Technology, Jamaica
Telephone: 876 970-5299
Email: mbeckford@utech.edu.jm