LIBERIA: Tubman University Staff Depart Liberia to Pursue Masters Degrees
By: Augustine N. Myers – In promotion of its Grow-Our-Own-Study Program (GOOS), the Administration of William V.S. Tubman University in Harper, Maryland County on Monday, April 15, 2013 had a farewell program for five of its employees who were awarded scholarships to pursue their Masters Degrees at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria.
L-R, Mr. Alex Scere, Mrs. Christina Miller, Mr. Stephen Browne and Mr. J. Philip Augustus Theoway
A release from Tubman University, signed by its Director of Public & Media Relations, Ambrose T. Wreh, named the recipients of the scholarships as: Mr. J. Philip Augustus Theoway (Guidance & Counseling), Mr. Alexander B. Scere (Electrical Engineering), Mrs. Christina Miller (Early Childhood Development), Mr. Stephen Browne (Library Science) and Mrs. Jennifer Dioh (Library Science).
Dr. Elizabeth Davis-Russell, President of Tubman University, who handed the recipients their scholarship packages, said that Tubman University’s “Grow-Our-Own Scholarship Program (GOOSP)”, was established to allow deserving employees to attain their educational goals, meet their professional development objectives, and succeed in their careers. Additionally, she pointed out that GOOSP seeks to enable employees to take advantage of opportunities for continuing professional development, and to serve as a tool to improve recruitment and subsequent retention of qualified faculty and professional staff.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mr. Stephen Browne applauded the administration of Tubman University for the gesture. He noted that the greatest threat posed to any institution is
the lack of quality manpower, and concluded that he sees this effort by the university as an opportunity to strengthen career paths and to contribute meaningfully to the development and growth of the institution.
This group of recipients is the first batch of employees benefitting from the GOOSP. Another group of four employees are currently benefiting from paid-study- Leave at universities in Uganda and Liberia, and it is expected that upon their return another batch of employees will be dispatched.
