GraceKennedy Foundation at a Glance
- 1982
- The Foundation is established to mark the 60th anniversary of GraceKennedy & Company Limited. It is a corporate endowed Foundation. Sir Herbert Duffus is named Chairman of the Board of Directors. The first Board comprised Peter Moss-Solomon, James Moss-Solomon, Christopher Bovell, Mable Tenn, Faustine Sharp, Professor Gladstone Mills, and Rev. C.S. Reid.
- 1983
- The Foundation assumed responsibility fore the Jamaica/GraceKennedy Scholarship which was established in 1980.
- 1987
- The CAST now University of Technology (U-Tech Scholarship is established.
- 1989
- G. Arthur Brown delivers the first GraceKennedy Foundation lecture “Patterns of Development and Attendant Choices and Consequences for Jamaica and the Caribbean. The Lecture is an annual event.
- Sir Herbert Duffus retires and Professor Gladstone Mills is named Chairman.
- The Foundation is entrusted with the S. Carlton Alexander Memorial Fund. This provides:
- The Carlton Alexander Chair in Management Studies to the University of the West Indies;
- An annual scholarship to graduates of Jamaica College tenable at UWI and Utech in alternate years; and
- Six bursaries annually to dependents of GraceKennedy Ltd staff. This increased the Foundation’s work in the field of education.
- 1990
- The first awards of the Carlton Alexander scholarships and bursaries are made.
- 1991
- Gordon Shirley becomes the first holder of the Carlton Alexander Chair
- Patricia Robinson succeeds Marjorie Humphreys as Executive Director.
- 1992
- The James Moss-Solomon Snr. Chair in Environmental Management is established and entrusted to the Foundation in celebration of GraceKennedy’s 70th anniversary.
- 1993
- Elizabeth Thomas-Hope is named Professor of the James Seivright Moss-Solomon Snr Chair.
- 1997
- Adrian Wallace is appointed to the Board
- 1998
- Mable Tenn and VC Alister McIntyre resigns from the Board and Marlene Campbell appointed.
- 1999
- Fay Saunders and Faustine Sharp resign from the Board
- 2002
- Bruce Rickards, former Director dies. A scholarship is established in his memory for Kingston College students.
- Professor Gladstone Mills retires as Chairman of the Board.
- Peter Moss-Solomon is appointed Chairman.
- Michele Orane and Sandra Glasgow are appointed to the Board.
- The Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary with a youth symposium– “Investing in Our Future…The Social Rewards”.
- 2004
- Foundation establishes a scholarship to the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts to be rotated among the four schools.
- 2005
- Rev. Sam Reid retires from the Board Director Adrian Wallace dies.
- 2006
- David Myrie and Radley Reid are appointed to the Board
- An award to a Calabar High School Student is given in memory of Adrian Wallace
- 2007
- Marlene Campbell resigns from the Board.
- 2008
- Peter Moss-Solomon retires as Chairman of the Board.
- Professor Elsa Leo-Rhynie is appointed Chairman
- Caroline Mahfood succeeds Patricia Robinson as Executive Director.
- An award to a St. Andrew High School 6th Form Student is given in memory of Faustine Sharpe.
Areas in Which We Have Made A Difference
- Accounting
- Business Admin, Finance and Banking
- Computer Studies
- Economics
- Education
- Engineering
- Hospitality and Institutional Management
- Law
- Liberal Arts
- Medical Technology
- Pharmacology
- The Sciences
Notable Scholarship Awardees
- Ingrid Mangatal - Law
- Roderick Gordon - Law
- Jennifer Knight-Madden - Medicine
- Marvin Reid - Medicine
- Maynard McIntosh - Opthalmology
