Charles S. Coffey, O.C. to receive inaugural G. Raymond Chang Award at the sixth annual University of the West Indies Toronto Benefit Gala
Toronto, ON – The University of the West Indies
today announced that Mr. Charles S. Coffey, O.C., will be honoured
as the inaugural recipient of the G. Raymond Chang Award at
the sixth annual The University of the West Indies Toronto Benefit Gala on
Saturday, March 28, 2015, at the Ritz-Carlton, Toronto.
The G. Raymond
Chang Award has been established to honour outstanding individuals who
exemplify the leadership and ideals of G. Raymond Chang, O.C.,
O.J. (1948-2014). Mr. Chang was a recognized outstanding business
leader and philanthropist who embodied great humility and commitment to his
fellow persons. Chang, who passed away in July 2014, was the Gala’s
patron for the past five years.
The UWI Toronto Gala is proud to also award and
celebrate other outstanding community leaders for 2015:
Justice Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré, O.Q. is the
recipient of the Luminary Award, which is given to people of
Caribbean Heritage who are outstanding achievers on an international scale in
their respective fields or people who have brought to prominence issues which
affect the Caribbean.
She is the
first Black judge appointed in the history of Québec. She also holds the
distinction of being the first Black dean of a Canadian law school (University
of Windsor). A trailblazer in social justice and the first
black woman to teach law, at the University of Montreal and at the University
of Quebec at Montreal.
The Chancellor’s Award is given to Canadian
organizations which have contributed significantly to The University of the West
Indies and/or the Caribbean or outstanding organizations owned by people of
Caribbean Heritage.
The 2015 honourees are Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean
Carnival and George Brown College.
The Scotiabank Toronto Carnival is an expression
of Toronto's multicultural and multiracial society. In its 46th year it has
become a major international event and the largest cultural festival of its
kind in North America. An increasing number of attendees and participants come
from the U.S., and overseas. Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival is an exciting
three-week cultural explosion of Caribbean music, cuisine, revelry as well as
visual and performing arts.
Since its founding in 1967, George Brown College has evolved
to support the labour needs of a variety of key economic sectors. With three
main campuses and several other downtown locations, its alumni serve every
major industry in Canada. From the Jamaica Project to the Nine Miles of Smiles
initiative, George Brown College has played an influential role in education and
health care across parts of the Caribbean.
The Vice Chancellor’s Award is given
to people of Caribbean Heritage who have gone on to make significant
contributions within their organizations and communities. The 2015
honourees are:
- Mr. Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the world renowned Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). He is also a Film Programmer, Film Critic, and modern day cultural philosopher. As he travels the world searching for the films that emote, transform and create discourse, he remains a respected leader in his community, lover of all cultures.
- Dr. Catherine Chandler-Crichlow, a University of the West Indies alumnus and executive director of the Centre of Excellence in Financial Services Education (COE). Dr. Chandler-Crichlow has over three decades of talent development experience specializing in the areas of executive and leadership development, curriculum development and implementation, technology-mediated distance learning and program evaluation.
The University of the West Indies Toronto Benefit Gala
benefits the University’s Scholarship Fund, that, to date, has awarded over 200
scholarships. The Patron of the sixth annual Gala will be The Chang Family,
with Dr. Sheldon Levy, President and Vice Chancellor, Ryerson University and
Dr. Herbert Ho Ping Kong, Co-founder, Centre for Excellence for Education and
Practice as acting Co-chairs.
For tickets please order using the online form at www.uwitorontogala.com,
or by calling 416-214-7848 or by emailingtoni@uwitorontogala.com.
The University of the West Indies was established in 1948 as
a College of the University of London. It achieved full university status in
1962. Today it is the only pan-Caribbean tertiary level institution offering a
wide array of diverse and accredited programmes to 45,000 students throughout
the region, with campuses in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Anguilla,
Antigua, The Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands,
Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and
the Grenadines, Turks and Caicos.
Vince J. Ciarlo
Ciarlo Communications
510 – 4070 Old Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON M6S 2R6
Tel: 416-763-3783
Cell: 416-458-5090
Email: vciarlo@ciarlo.ca
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