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13 February 2018 | VOICES Bi-Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica F inal year students of the University’s Caribbean School of Architecture, Faculty of The Built Environment were invited to take part in the the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) and UTech Caribbean School of Architecture (CSA) Ward Theatre design competition for a suitable design for the foyer of the historic Ward Theatre. Adori Lewis, final year student in the Caribbean School of Architecture (CSA) walked away with the first place prize and cash award of $100,000 for his creative design. CSA students Shane Jacelon and Megan Veira rounded out the top three with second and third places in the competition and cash prizes of $40,000 and $60,000 respectively. All seven finalists were awarded $20,000 grants toward their tuition for the final semester. The Mayor expressed how pleased he was with the quality of work done by the UTech, Jamaica students and said that the council would be incorporating ideas from most of the submissions, where possible, into the final design for the lobby area and first floor of the Ward Theatre. “We will be working closely with the Caribbean School of Architecture on many other projects to put the imagination and creativity of the youth to work. They have inspired me with these presentations and in my estimation, today they are all winners,” Mayor Williams said. CSA StudentWins $100,000 inWardTheatre Design Competition Mayor of Kingston Senator Delroy Williams (right) congratulates Adori Lewis after he won the Ward Theatre design competition on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. M r. Shanroy Dennis, who is pursuing the MSc in Engineering with a specialization in Renewable Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Computing, has been awarded the inaugural Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Renewable Energy Scholarship valued at $4M, tenable at UTech, Jamaica This will cover the full cost of tuition covered for the duration of his postgraduate programme. Boasting an impressive track record of excellence in academics, he graduated from Glenmuir High School with honours and 10 distinctions in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and went on to earn an additional 10 distinctions in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations. Dennis attended UTech, Jamaica on a Glencore Scholarship where he was on the Faculty of Engineering’s Honour Roll for all four years of his undergraduate programme and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with First Class Honours. He was named a Sagicor Inspire Project Future Leader in 2016 and was the recipient of the Jamaica Institute of Engineers Award for the Most Outstanding Jamaican Engineering Student in the Faculty of Engineering and Computing at UTech in 2017. In addition to his academic achievements, Dennis was also actively involved in extra-curricular activities and student affairs at UTech, Ja. serving as first vice- president and director of communications of the Engineering Student’s Council, captain of the School of Engineering’s cricket team and a member of the UTech Rotaract Club. The scholar was officially introduced by the PCJ at a luncheon which was held on January 24, 2018. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Dr Andrew Wheatley and Mr. Russell Hadeed, Chairman, PCJ were among the speakers who commended the PCJ Scholar at the luncheon. Engineering Student Awarded PCJ Renewable Energy Scholarship Russell Hadeed (second left), chairman of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), shows off the football jersey which the PCJ presented to UTech, Jamaica student Shanroy Dennis (left), inaugural recipient of the PCJ Renewable Energy Scholarship. Sharing in the happy occasion is Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Dr Andrew Wheatley (right), and Associate professor Noel Brown, Head of the School of Engineering.