The Lilian Dewar Award for the Best Graduating Student in English at the University of Guyana

The Lilian Dewar Award for the Best Graduating Student in English at the University of Guyana was presented on Thursday  to the 2009 and 2010 awardees, Naicelis Rozema and Kandasi Kendall  at the Oswald Parry Hall, the Bishops High School.Lilian Dewar, a first class local educator, now deceased, had the distinction of being the first Guyanese girl to win the British Guiana Scholarship. On completion of her studies, she returned to then British Guiana, and joined the staff at the Bishops High School, becoming the school’s first local teacher. She taught English and Latin and subsequently went on become the first Guyanese principal of Bishops. The Bishops High School Old Students Association (BHSOSA) presents the annual award in Lilian Dewar’s name. In photos: Rozema and Kendall receive their awards from BHSOSA member Doreen Nelson. (Photos by Ivan Bentham)