Published in the Gleaner | Wednesday, June27, 2012
Dave Lindo, Gleaner Writer
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: DR
TREVOR G. Gardner was on Monday installed as the 23rd president of the Northern
Caribbean University (NCU) with a mission of taking the institution to even
greater heights in the future.
Pastor Everett Brown (left), chairman of the Northern Caribbean
University Board, hands Dr Trevor Gardner the university's mace after he was
sworn in as the 23rd president of the institution. - PHOTO BY DAVE LINDO
Dr Gardner took over the baton from Dr Herbert Thompson, who
served as the president of the institution for more than 20 years.
The installation ceremony was a pompous affair. People from
across Jamaica and overseas journeyed to Mandeville, Manchester, to witness
this special event. Politicians, educators, local and overseas members of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church conferences, along with the NCU family, turned out
to support the newly installed president.
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