The true essence of Jamaica College and JCOBA

THE ANNUAL Carlton Alexander Awards Dinner remains a prominent event for the Jamaica College Old Boys’ Association (JCOBA). Each year during this event, we are privileged to honour two distinguished alumni with the prestigious Carlton

Alexander Award for

Excellence. This award symbolises the true essence of

Jamaica College and the JCOBA – to celebrate and secure the continued transformation of the school into a first-class learning institution, molding young men into thoughtful, well-rounded individuals and leaders of our society.

Dr the Hon Selwyn Carlton D. Alexander was one such notable leader whose legacy and contributions as one of Jamaica’s leading businessmen in the field of commerce and industry are memorialised through the annual recipients of his award. He portrayed a relentless commitment to Jamaica College that was exemplified through his years of service as chairman of the school board and in his role as de facto chairman of what is now the Jamaica College Foundation. He created a platform and catalysed fundraising

efforts to ensure that the institution could flourish under its stewardship.

Dr Alexander’s contributions to Jamaica College provided the foundation that perseveres today for the holistic development of our young men for life. His personal and professional contributions embody the importance of service and leadership, integral characteristics to cultivate and reward for our future leaders to emulate.

The 2018 honorees to be bestowed with this award for exemplifying leadership, accomplishment and status in their respective professional fields while having significant involvement in their alma mater are Dr Clive Lai and Stephen Michael Shelton, Q.C., B.Sc. (Govt.), LLB (Hons.), FCI Arb.

TRUE REPRESENTATIONS

Dr Lai operates his own private practice in obstetrics and gynaecology, having spent much of his career serving our major medical institutions, such as the University Hospital of the West Indies, the Victoria Jubilee Hospital and Mandeville Regional Hospital, to name a few. Dr Lai has also served as an educator, providing extralesson services in mathematics for five years at Jamaica College and continuing today to serve within Mandeville, where he resides. He also serves as the president of the Medical Association of Jamaica.

Shelton has served proudly during his legal career in the high courts in Jamaica, Belize and the United Kingdom, the Court of Appeal in Jamaica and the Privy Council in the United Kingdom. He also served as chairman of the Council of Voluntary Social Services and on the school board of Jamaica College for twenty years. He is presently counsel at Myers, Fletcher & Gordon, Attorneys-at-Law, as well as the chairman of the Mental Health Review Board.

Both Dr Lai and Shelton are true representations of Jamaica College’s commitment to developing and transforming the nation by producing a cadre of considerate, well-rounded leaders of society, continuing the legacy of Dr Alexander. The Jamaica College Foundation salutes the recipients of the 2018 Carlton Alexander Award for Excellence. We congratulate and thank our old boys for their trailblasing contributions to securing the legacy of our esteemed school and celebrated nation. CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Chairman, Jamaica College Foundation