At the 14th Annual UWI Toronto Benefit Awards held in at the Ritz Carlton on April 29, Lead Sponsor Scotiabank committed CA$600,000 in support of The UWI’s scholarship programme over the next six years. The event has become a fixture on the Toronto social calendar.

As is the custom, recipients of the annual awards were announced, with the Luminary Award going to Dr. the Honourable Sheryl Lee Ralph, OJ, Emmy Award Winning actress, singer, philanthropist and activist. Other honourees included:

G. Raymond Chang Award

Dr. Dodridge Miller
(Former) Group President and Chief Executive Officer,
Sagicor Financial Company Ltd.

Chancellor’s Award

BlackNorth Initiative (BNI)
A social justice initiative designed to remove anti-Black
systemic barriers negatively affecting the lives of Black Canadians.

Vice-Chancellor’s Award

Mr. Kevin Hibbert
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Managing Partner
and Co-Head of Enterprise Shared Services Group, Sprott Inc.

Mr. Ray Williams
Vice-Chairman and Managing Director
– Financial Markets at National Bank Financial.