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The College of The Bahamas :: Oakes Field :: P.O. Box N-4912 :: Nassau, The Bahamas
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2007 President's Scholars
The College of The Bahamas strengthened the foundation of its mission to attract the best and brightest minds when it recently welcomed six new outstanding scholars into its prestigious President's Scholars Programme.
With overall corporate donations to the tune of over a quarter of a million dollars, COB president Janyne Hodder proudly announced the 2007 President's Scholars at the programme's induction ceremony held at her residence on Tuesday evening.
"The President's Scholars Programme holds a highly prestigious position at The College of The Bahamas. As a highly motivated group, the scholars actively seek out opportunities to serve humanity both on campus and throughout the community, proudly taking the name of The College with them and indeed they are our ambassadors," said President Hodder.
She said that the PSP falls in line with The College's initiative to make COB the institution of first choice for top students throughout the archipelago.
Students selected this year for the President's Scholars Programme are: Crystal McCoy, Latoya Moncur, Lakeisha Moncur, Kenneth Kerr, Matthew Strachan and Justin McFall.
With all of the scholars holding cumulative grade point averages of 3.5 and above, the students attracted large donations for their four-year study at The College in disciplines such as Tourism Management, Biology with Chemistry, Computer Information Systems and Education.
"This is certainly money well spent and I am sure that not only is this initiative building lives, but it is building the future of our nation. I am confident that the students we are sponsoring will maintain the excellent grades that have brought them thus far and in the end everyone will benefit from their hard work," said Robert Sands, Vice President of Administration and External Affairs at Baha Mar Resorts, a corporate donor for the programme.
Donors for the 2007 programme include: The Lyford Cay Scholars Association, The Lyford Cay Foundation, J.S Johnson Company Limited, Baha Mar Resorts and The College of The Bahamas. Donors from 2006 include First Caribbean International Bank and Bahamas Supermarkets.
Director of Student Leadership Programmes at The College of The Bahamas, Lottis Shearer said the programme is designed to further inspire these scholars in their quest for academic excellence.
"These students demonstrate the true ideals of The College through their commitment to their studies and their success in achieving the grade point averages they have, testify to the fact that there are extraordinarily intelligent young men and women in The Bahamas with bright futures who see The College of The Bahamas as the tertiary institution of first choice for them," she said.
The President's Scholars Programme is a unique programme that has entered into its second year with the induction of the recent six 2007 scholars. The programme is designed to identify a limited number of outstanding students in order to foster their intellectual growth, define their leadership skills and enhance their relationship with The College of The Bahamas and the world. The program is based solely on merit and recognizes incoming students who demonstrate academic achievement and excellence.
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The College of The Bahamas :: Oakes Field :: P.O. Box N-4912 :: Nassau, The Bahamas :: Tel (242) 302.4300 :: Email cob@cob.edu.bs
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