(From left) Principal of the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, Professor Gordon Shirley, Minna Israel, board chair of the Mona School of Business (MSB) and Evan Duggan, executive director of MSB, lyme during the cocktails session.
The beautifully decorated room bore no resemblance to a classroom, but then the smartly-dressed Mona School of Business staff, academics and captains of industry were not assembled for study.
They were at the Hilton Kingston hotel to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the school; an institution that according to University of the West Indies (UWI) principal, Professor Gordon Shirley, has been charged with "developing a new generation of entrepreneurial executives capable of leading organisations through turbulent times and equipping them with advanced skills".
But it was the awardees, including Governor General Sir Kenneth Hall, who were the stars of the night. Sir Kenneth, who chaired the MSB board for 10 years and is a former principal of UWI, Mona, lauded the school for "providing 21 years of leadership in management education at the UWI and the region at large".
Outstanding contribution
New executive director, Mona School of Business (MSB), Prof Evan Duggan (left), with former executive director, Prof Neville Ying, at the 21st anniversary awards dinner of MSB last Wednesday. - Contributed photos
He was recognised for outstanding contribution to institutional development, along with Professor Shirley, Prof Elon Beckford, Dr Andrea Blackwood-Harriott, Frances Coke, Anthony Falloon, Dr Marshall Hall, Prof Gerald Lalor, Patricia Lothian, Sir Allister McIntyre, Dr Cezley Sampson, Prof Alvin Wint and former MSB executive director, Prof Neville Ying. Professor Ying was specially recognised for his 21 years of service to the MSB and spoke on behalf of all the awardees.
Receiving awards for their contributions to the start-up and establishment of the USAID/UWI Management Education Programme were Prof Edwin Jones, Prof Rex Nettleford, the Late Prof Leslie Robinson, Angella Heron and Nola Mignott. MSB long-service awards were presented to Claver Henry and Lorraine Haughton, while Pennsylvania State University's Smeal College of Business and USAID were also recognised for their role in the birth of the MSB.
As the 'silly season' gets closer, the parties/ receptions and soirées just keep coming. Here are some of the highlights. 
All robed up and ready to serve. Lord Morris (left), chancellor of the University of Technology, welcomes Edward Seaga to the fold as pro-chancellor of the institution. - Photos by Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
Professor Errol Morrison (left), president of UTech, jokes with his wife, Dr Fay Whitbourne-Morrison, and Edward Seaga, pro-chancellor of the university at Seaga's welcome ceremony held at UTech on Tuesday.
