Georgetown: The immediate family of the late Mr. Harry Madramootoo- a former Dean of the Guyana School of Agriculture will soon be implemented, as negotiations are currently in its final stage of completion.
This was announced by Dean of McGill University, Dr. ChandaMadramootoo today. Dr. Madramootoo is the son of the late Mr. Harry Madramootoo.
“My father devoted his career to Agriculture in Guyana. He was called in at the very last minute by the late Dr. CheddiJagan to pay the role… He committed his heart and soul to the school, he wanted to see the school established to train the future generation of agricultural professionals; it is something that we had talked to the school about after my father died in 2001 as something to honor his contribution to agriculture in Guyana,” he said.
Presently, the negotiating aspect of the Harry Madramootooscholarship is being finalized. The annual scholarship will cater for the students to complete a two year diploma in Agriculture Science.
“I think my father will be proud to see how the school has grown and expanded, not only academically but when I looked around the room yesterday I saw the number of students compared to when my father started at the school with only a handful of students in 1993. I think anybody would be proud of how the school has grown and expanded,” Dr. Madramootoo.
Dr. Madramootoo expressed his delight at how the Guyana School of Agriculture has evolved over the years, and the contributions it continues to make.
“I was also impressed to see how big an impact the school has made on Agriculture in Guyana. Every year you go regionally or internationally you are seeing students who graduated from GSA and who are playing a big role,” he said.
