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Posted: Tuesday 2 October, 2012 at 9:07 AM

Honorary graduates for UWI Open Campus graduation in St. Kitts in October 2012

Dr. Lennox Honychurch MPhil. Dphil
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By: UWI, Press Release

    The UWI Open Campus, September 27, 2012  -- Dr. Lennox Edward Honychurch, a citizen of the Commonwealth of Dominica, is renowned for his numerous publications. They include his seminal work, The Dominica Story: A History of the Island, the famous 1975 publication; the textbook volumes for Caribbean schools, The Caribbean People, first published in 1979; Our Island Culture, published in 1982; The Cabrits and Prince Rupert Bay, published in 1983; Caribbean Landmarks: Historic Events and Sites, published in 1986; Dominica: Isle of Adventure, published in 1991; Caribbean Camera: A Journey through the Islands, published in 1998; Historic Roseau: The Capital of Dominica, published in 2001; A History of Fort Young, published in 2008; and the Archaeology of Dominica, published in 2011. He was mainly responsible for the compilation of the exhibit information for The Dominica Museum in Roseau.

     

    At 23, the age he become a senator in the House of Assembly at the invitation of then Leader of the Opposition Ms. Mary Eugenia Charles (who later became the Caribbean’s first female Prime Minister), he was the youngest parliamentarian in the Caribbean at the time. But Honychurch learnt very early on in life – and tragically - that small island politics involved personal sacrifice, sometimes literally so, when in 1981 his father was kidnapped and murdered by an armed gang of thugs who subsequently made demands on the then Dame Eugenia Charles government. His family home was also completely ruined by fire. Honychurch was at the time serving as Press Secretary to the Government of Dominica.

     

    He has held several positions, including President, Dominica Conservation Association; Chairman of the Board, Dominica Broadcasting Service; Member of the Dominica Tourist Board; Member and Chairman, Dominica National Cultural Council; visiting lecturer in Dominican history, geography and culture to local schools since 1974; Director of Historic Restoration, Cabrits National Park; and Board Member, Museum Association of the Caribbean. He has been very closely associated with the University of the West Indies, whether as Staff Tutor (a post associated with the former School of Continuing Studies), or in an advisory capacity.

     

    An Honorary Research Fellow at the UWI, he makes himself available to the University whenever called upon to do so. Indeed he was the Open Campus’s first Distinguished Lecturer in its introductory and novel initiative, the sailing of the UWI Open Campus Scholar Ship, in 2011, dedicated to the culture, flora and fauna of the region. He was also the tour leader. He has as well worked with special interest cruises aboard the sailing vessel Sea Cloud and the Yorktown Clipper of Clipper Cruise Lines.

     

    He directed the restoration of Fort Shirley at the Cabrits National Park Dominica; designed the layout of the Interpretation Centre of Betty's Hope Plantation, Antigua; advised on restoration and layout of the visitor site at Fort Frederick, St. Georges, Grenada for the Canadian funded SPIF project; and designed the restoration programme for Fort Charlotte, Kingstown St. Vincent.

     

    Dr. Lennox Honychurch holds the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Anthropology (1998) and the Master of Philosophy degree in Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, both from St. Hugh's College, University of Oxford. For the MPhil, he was awarded a distinction and the St. Hugh's College Examination Prize in 1995. In 1987, he was awarded the Sisserou medal for meritorious service to Dominica and in 2011, he won The Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Award for Excellence. 
      
    Mr. Adrian Augier, an extraordinary blend of Visual Artist, Poet, Dramatist and Economist, is an esteemed contributor to the development of the arts in St Lucia and the region, and a highly respected economist and financial advisor.  He has served in many significant roles in St Lucia, including Chief Economist in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Executive Director of the St Lucia Chamber of Commerce, and Economic Policy Advisor in the Office of the Prime Minister. But perhaps the more fascinating side of Mr. Augier is the artistic one.

     

    A founding member of the Lighthouse Theatre Company and The Factory Creative Arts Centre in St Lucia, he has had tremendous impact on arts and culture in both his homeland and abroad. Augier has earned the reputation of being a bold speaker, fearless in his defence of the arts, providing leadership and personal support for young artistes. His brainchild, the annual Word Alive festival of performance poetry, creates a platform for the exposure of young poets and international artistes of Caribbean extraction. 

     

    Augier’s talents as a designer and craftsman are displayed annually on the local carnival stage, but he is not limited to his homeland. He has also produced and directed large scale theatre productions including Navel String, a theatrical production which debuted in Senegal in December 2010, as part of the World Festival of Black Arts and Culture. 

     

    His ties to the University of the West Indies run deep and he was one of the eminent Caribbean creative scholars and artists chosen to participate in the 2000-2003 Sir Phillip Sherlock Scholars and Artists programme under the former School of Continuing Studies, now a part of the UWI Open Campus.  Sherlock Scholars and Artists in Residence, like Mr. Augier,  had the opportunity to pursue their own intellectual and creative work and to make specific intellectual and cultural contributions to community through workshops, seminars, lectures, discussions, exhibitions, or clinics. Mr. Augier was based in the British Virgin Islands during his time in the programme.

     

    Augier is also known for his often acerbic poetry and incisive writing, and has published five collections of poetry, among other published articles and papers. In addition to his multiple awards in St Lucian Carnival over the past 30 years, Augier received the Minvielle and Chastanet Fine Arts Awards for Literary Arts (1980, 1981, 1991 and 1994) and for Visual Arts (1992).

     

    He also received the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce Award for Professional Service to Regional Private Sector Development (1992), the Caribbean Cacique Award for outstanding contribution to the development, integration and exploration of theatre in the region (2009) and the ANSA McAL Foundation Caribbean Award for Excellence (2010).

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


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