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SIR ROY AUGIER honoured with

CHANCELLOR’S MEDAL FROM THE UWI

Former Caribbean Examinations
Council® Chairman, Sir Roy Augier, is the
2020 recipient of The University of the
West Indies (The UWI), Chancellor’s Medal.
Receipients of this award are deemed to
have enabled The UWI to access significant
resources for the achievement of its mission.
In the case of Sir Roy, who served as
Chairman of CXC® for a decade between
1986 and 1996, he has been recognised
for his specialty area – Caribbean History.
The Chancellor’s Medal is an award of
distinction The UWI bestows on a person
who has made a substantial and likely lasting
contribution to the welfare and development
of the University.
Born in St. Lucia, Sir Roy studied at the
University of St. Andrews in Great Britain
where he earned an MA (1949) and PhD
(1954). Sir Roy joined the History Department
at the University of the West Indies, Mona
Campus as a lecturer in 1955, and was
promoted to Senior Lecturer ten years later.
In 1989 he attained Professorship and later
Professor Emeritus in 1995.
Sir Roy was honoured at a ceremony PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES (THE UWI) MONA
at The UWI, Mona, in Jamaica on 17 January
2020, where glowing tributes were delivered
by his peers and the esteemed award was
presented of by The UWI Chancellor, Robert
Bermudez.
Since the inception of CXC®, Sir
Roy has worked with the organisation
to promote the instruction of Caribbean
History. He served as the Convenor of the
first Caribbean History Subject Panel which
prepared the syllabus for the first CSEC
examination in 1979. He was also involved
in curriculum development and teacher-
training workshops for CXC® syllabuses.

We congratulate Sir Roy Augier on this honour,

one of many which have been bestowed on him for his

extensive work and dedication to the region.

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