Dr. Cecil Cornwall is only the third Jamaican to ever receive such a distinguished award from the US-based tertiary institution and only the 12th person in the history of the 41-year-old college to receive an honorary doctorate degree.
During his conferment ceremony recently Dr. Cornwall noted “it is true that hard work and a genuine commitment towards service does have its rewards and I am grateful for this honour that has been given to me by such a distinguished institution as Hocking College”. In his humility, he revealed that despite being bestowed the honour of an honorary doctorate degree, he is the same Cecil Cornwall who will continue to provide and further the development of hospitality training for persons in Jamaica.
Among the persons who were awarded at the ceremony were Wayne Cummings (president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association), Diana McIntyre-Pike (president and CEO of Country Side Community Tourism Network), Vana Taylor (president of Villas and Attractions of Jamaica) and Dennis McIntosh (president of Culinary Federation of Jamaica) who all received Honorary Bachelor of Science Degree from WHI.
Dr. Cornwall conceptualized the idea of WHI, which began in 1988 as Western School of Cake Decorating, Pastry Making, International and Creative Cooking. Since then WHI, has accomplished numerous achievements such as being first and only tertiary hospitality institution in Jamaica that offers accredited degree programme without Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) subjects.
One such success story that WHI boast is that of June Clarke. She was a cook in the hospitality industry who has no CXC subjects no formal training but is now a student at the Oklahoma State University in the United States of America pursing her PhD in Hotel Management. June Clarke has successfully completed her Associate Degree, Bachelor, Master of Business Administration (MBA) at WHI in collaboration Hocking College (U.S.A).
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