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The Dominica Island Scholarship


List of Winners - 1930 to Present

Year

Scholar 

High School *

HS Principal * 

Field of Study

University

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013

Denzel Guye

St. Mary's Academy

Cuthbert Elwin

Materials Eng

McGill/Can

2012

Deniane John

(Home Schooled)

(Felix Wilson)

Medicine

UWI/Jca

2011

Sidney Jules

St. Mary's Academy

Cuthbert Elwin

Engineering

Cambridge/UK

2010

Marcus Jean-Jacques

St. Mary's Academy

Cuthbert Elwin

Actuarial Science

Westn.Ont/Can

2009

Roberta Allport

Covent High School

Josephine Dublin

Archeol.& Anthrop.

Oxford/UK

2008

Jeffery Burton 

St. Mary's Academy

Cuthbert Elwin

Electrical Eng

Waterloo/Can

2007

Danielle Edwards 

Convent High School

Josephine Dublin

Law

UWI/Bdos

2006 (1)

No Schol awarded

 

 

 

 

2005

Adiola Bannis 

Convent High School

Dorothy Leevy

Mech. Eng.

Carnegie Mellon/US

2004

Mica Germain 

Convent High School

Dorothy Leevy

Psychology

Univ.of Georgia/US

2003

Tameka Hyacinth

Portsmouth Secondary

Arthur James

Law

UWI/Bdos

2002

Asha James  

Convent High School

Dorothy Leevy

Law

Univ College, London

2001 (2)

Shelly-Anne Meade (declined)

Convent High School

Dorothy Leevy

Mod. Languages

Cambridge/UK

2000

Calianne Etinoffe

Convent High School

Dorothy Leevy

Finance

NY University/US

 

 

 

 

 

 

1999

Talitha Martin

Convent High School

Dorothy Leevy

Bio/Pre-Med

Yale/US

1998

Samira Burton 

Grammar School

Felix Wilson

Psychology

McGill/Canada

1997

Hilkiah Lavinier 

St. Mary's Academy

Bro. Germain

Computer Sc

Imperial College/UK

1996

Neisha Burton 

Convent High School

Dorothy Leevy

Computer Sc 

Oxford/UK 

1995

Janelle Prevost 

Convent High School

Dorothy Leevy

Computer Sc

MIT/US

1994

James Cyrille 

Portsmouth Secondary

Arthur James

Engineering

Cambridge/UK

1993

Dean Dorset  

Grammar School

Felix Wilson

Medicine

Oxford/UK

1992

Aneurine Mathew 

St. Mary's Academy

Bro. Germain

Medicine

UWI/Jca 

1991

Ricardo James 

Grammar School

Felix Wilson

Economics

Leeds Univ/UK

1990

Lyndon Massicott  

Portsmouth Secondary

Arthur James

Civil Eng.

Manchester/UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

1989

Clive Sorhaindo  

St. Mary's Academy

Bro. Wakeham

Engineering

Cambridge/UK

1988

Eustace Fontaine 

St. Mary's Academy

Bro. Wakeham

Medicine

UK

1987

Fred John 

St. Mary's Academy

Bro. Wakeham

Engineering

Manchester/UK 

1986

Geoffrey Lafond 

St. Mary's Academy

Bro. Wakeham

Medicine

UWI/Jca

1985

Wendell Sebastian 

Grammar School

Anthony Lockhart

Engineering

Cambridge/UK

1984    

Auriel Roberts  

Grammar School

Anthony Lockhart

Law 

UWI/Bdos

1983 (1)

No Schol awarded

 

 

 

 

1982

Sylvester Vital   

Grammar School

Anthony Lockhart

Engineering

UK

1981

Jones Murphy Jr 

St. Mary's Academy

Bro. Germain

Physics

Iona/NJ

1980

Alick Lawrence

Portsmouth Secondary

Benoit Bellony

Law

UWI/Bdos

 

 

 

 

 

 

1979

Michael Pascal

Grammar School

Hubert Charles

Chem. Eng

McGill/Can

1978

W. Edwards

Grammar School

Hubert Charles

N/A

 

1977

George Bruney

Grammar School

Alwin Bully (Ag)

Medicine

UWI/Jca

1976

Royston Nicholls 

Grammar School

Alwin Bully (Ag)

Comp. Eng

UK

1975

Ridley Edwards 

Grammar School

McDonald Alexander (Ag)

Medicine

UK

1974 (1)

No Schol awarded

1973

Joan Roberts

Convent High School

Sister Lumbeck

Economics

N/A

1972

Melinda Joseph 

Convent High School

Sister Lumbeck

Soc. Studies Honors

UWI/Bdos

1971

Joseph Emanuel 

Grammar School

Jeff Gough

Medicine

UK

1970

Hendricks Paul

St. Mary's Academy

Bro. Estrada

Medicine

UWI/Jca

 

 

 

 

 

 

1969

Jennifer Elwin

Convent High School

Sister Elaine 

Medicine

UWI/Jca

1968

Cecilia Green 

Convent High School

Sister Elaine

Social Studies

UWI/Jca 

1967

Merna Shillingford 

Convent High School

Sister Elaine

English Honors

Dalhousy/Can

1966

Swinburne Lestrade 

St. Mary's Academy

Bro. Sullivan

Economics

UWI/Jca

1965

Marcella Robinson 

Convent High School

Sister Elaine

Law 

Middle Temple/UK

1964

Emma Grell 

Convent High School

Sister Elaine

Law 

Univ.Hull/UK

1963

Peter Bellot

St. Mary's Academy

Bro. Houlihan

Medicine

UWI/Jca

1962

Candia Alleyne

Convent High School

Sister Elaine

Gen. Science

UWI/Jca

1961

Toni Bellot 

Convent High School

Sister Elaine

French Honors

UWI/Jca

1960 (3)

Dorothy Thomas (declined)

Convent High School

Sister Elaine

English Honors

U.Tor/Can

1960

Edward Morancie (awarded)

Grammar School

U.G. Crick

Medicine

UWI/Jca

 

 

 

 

 

 

1959

Julius Francis

Grammar School

U.G. Crick;

Engineering

 

1958

William Riviere 

Grammar School

Leo Austin

History

UWI/Jca

1957 (4)

Libby Royer 

Grammar School

W.R.L. Friday

Medicine

UWI/Jca

1956

Mervyn Riviere 

Grammar School

W.R.L. Friday

Medicine

UWI/Jca

1954

Wendell Lawrence 

Grammar School

Victor Archer

Engineering

McGill/Can

1952

Bernard Sorhaindo 

Grammar School

Victor Archer

Medicine

UWI/Jca

1950

Wynant Knight 

Convent High School

Mthr. Aleydis

Medicine

London Univ/UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

1948

Emille George

Grammar School

Nathaniel Jeffers (Ag)

Law

Oxford/UK

1946

Dorian Shillingford

Grammar School

William Grayson

Medicine

Aberdeen/Scotland

1944

Chapman Boyd 

Grammar School

William Grayson

Medicine

St Thomas Hosp/UK

1942 (5)

Desmond McIntyre (declined) 

St. Mary's Academy

Fthr. Proesmans

Medicine

St Thomas Hosp/UK

1942

Edward Watty (awarded) 

Grammar School

Stephen Julian

Medicine

Aberdeen/Scotland

1940 (6)

Telford Georges

Grammar School

Stephen Julian 

Law

U.Tor/Can

 

 

 

 

 

 

1938 (7)

Peter Boyd 

Grammar School

Stephen Julian 

Medicine

St Thomas Hosp/UK

1934

Keith Alleyne

Grammar School

H.W. Stokes

Law

Oxford/UK 

1932

Algernon Boyd 

Grammar School

H.W. Stokes

Medicine

St Georges's Hosp/UK

1930

Phillip Boyd 

Grammar School

H.B. Pidduck

Medicine

London Univ/UK


* This is the high school from which the Island Scholar came, including those, who, after 1982 and 2002, went to the Clifton Dupigny College (CDC) and the Dominica State College (DSC), respectively.  Similarly, this is the principal of the HS that won the island scholarship or the principal of the HS at the time the student graduated to go to the CDC or DSC.

(1) 2006: No Island Scholarship awarded - required standards not met.

(2) 2001: Shelly-Ann Meade of the Convent High School declined in favor of a more generous award to Cambridge, UK; no island scholarship awarded.

(3) 1960: Dorothy Thomas of the Convent High School declined in favor of a more favorable award to the Univ. of Toronto; island scholarship awarded to Edward Morancie.

(4) 1957: First year of annual island scholarship awards; previously awarded every 2 years.

(5) 1942: Desmond McIntyre of St Mary's Academy declined in favor of a more generous Colonial Office award; island scholarship awarded to Edward Watty.

(6) 1940: First year of Dominica island scholarship awards, which then awarded every 2 years; Dominica joins Windward Islands group, previously in Leeward Islands Scholarship system.

(7) 1930-38: Leeward Islands Scholars, as Dominica was then part of the Leeward Islands; island scholarships awarded every 2 years; Dominica continued in this system till 1940 when it became part of the Windward Islands and it instituted its own island scholarship every two years

Davison Shillingford
August 2007

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