Welcome to the UWIAA New York Chapter!
Alumni in the New York and Tri-State area are invited to CONNECT to the UWIAA NY and become engaged to network and socialize.
ENGAGEMENT
BOOK LAUNCH AND SIGNING
UWI Chancellor Emeritus, Sir George Alleyne, launched his book - The Grooming of a Chancellor - in New York in March 2019 and this event was held in association with the UWIAA New York Chapter, with the President Dr. Gerald White Davis, giving Remarks, as well as UWI alumna, H.E. Ambassador Dr. Missouri Sherman Peter.
SUPPORT OF THE AFUWI GALA
The UWIAA NY supports the American Foundation for the UWI (AFUWI) Gala annually.
Many alumni including Caribbean Ambassadors and Ambassadors assigned as Permanenent Represenatives to the United Nations attend the Gala annually at the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan, as well as the After Party.
PELICAN AWARD 2019
The 2019 UWIAA New York Chapter presented its PELICAN AWARD to H.E. Ambassador Pennelope Beckles, the Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, for excellence in Law, Politics and Diplomacy.
PELICAN AWARD 2018
The 2018 UWIAA New York Chapter presented its PELICAN AWARD to Man Booker Prize Winner (the equivalent of a Nobel Prize for Literature) to Marlon James at the AFUWI Gala. This is the Chapter's most prestigious award. It is a peer award and thus signals that the honoree is held in the highest regard by her/his fellow alumni. The Pelican Award will be presented at the AFUWI Gala annually from now on.
2018 VISIT OF THE DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS (AR) FOR THE UWI
While in New York to attend the Gala, the Director of AR took the time to meet with alumni. She was also invited to the Flag Raising Ceremony to celebrate Saint.Lucia's Independence on February 22 at the Brooklyn Borough Hall by UWI alumna, H.E.Ambassador Missouri Sherman-Peter, the CARICOM Permanent Representative to the United Nations. While at the inspiring and celebratory ceremony she was pleased to meet H.E. Ambassador Cosmos Richardson, St. Lucia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, another UWI alumnus.
She met many alumni at the United Nations, incuding H. E. Rudolph Michael Ten-Pow and Tamara Brathwaite. Mrs. Davidson Francis expressed her delight at seeing the Pelican Award being presented at the AFUWI Gala, something she had been advocating, which was now supported by Ann Marie Grant, the Executive Director of the AFUWI, as well as Dr. White-Davis.
CHAPTER INFORMATION
President: Dr. Gerald White-Davis
Address: UWIAA-NY Chapter
c/o 767 Third Avenue,
Suite 301, New York, NY 10017
Email: new.york@alumni.uwi.edu
Mission Statement:
“Our goal is to be a magnet for graduates of The University of the West Indies in the Tri-State area, to provide opportunities for networking, to promote and enhance the UWI system and to liaise with other chapters of the Alumni Association”
The UWIAA -NY is governed by its Articles of Incorporation in the state of New York, by Section 501c 3 of the Internal Revenue Code and by its own Bylaws. If you live in the Tri-State Area, the UWIAA New York Chapter would like you to get involved and participate in their events. Feel the Caribbean vibe and join in the fun! Your suggestions and comments are welcomed.
Reconnect to the UWI and the Caribbean through the UWIAA New York Chapter!
New York/Tri State UWI Graduates include:
The Hon. Patricia Durrant, First United Nations Ombudsman
Marcia Skyers-James, Director of Sales and Marketing, The Kimberly Hotel, Manhattan
Dr. Kathleen Watson, Medical Doctor
Ms. Loris Crawford, Professor, Hospitality Management, Munroe College, New Rochelle, New York
David Floyd, Auditor, GHI Insurance
Michael Greene, Educator, NYC Board of Education
Brigitte Watson, Attorney-at Law
Dr. Hazel Carter, Professor -CUNY
If you wish to be listed above, or wish to nominate another graduate to be listed, kindly contact: newyork@alumni.uwi.edu
