Directory of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows 1960 – 2002

Foreword from the Commonwealth Secretary-General
The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan has been reviewed by Education Ministers at regular
intervals since its inception in 1959. Ministers have frequently commented on both the extent of support, and
its impact in their own countries. Over time, the Plan has become established as a model of Commonwealth
collaboration.
Much of the analysis has been quantitative. As a result, it is easy to forget that the real beneficiaries of the
Plan are individuals – real people who have gone on to make a real impact in their chosen careers. This
Directory provides a welcome, and often inspiring, reminder of that fact.
The 1,800 or so profiles that appear on the following pages are a remarkable testament to what can be
achieved, in practice, by collaboration between member states. Moreover, as the preface that follows reminds
us, they represent the tip of the iceberg. I very much hope that, as more and more of the 22,000 individuals
who have benefited under the Plan are traced, we will be able to build a unique instrument of Commonwealth
collaboration at individual level.
In the meantime, congratulations are due to the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom for their
foresight in supporting this publication, and to the staff who have brought it to fruition. I hope that, at the
2003 Education Ministers Conference and afterwards, the Directory will receive the attention that their efforts
deserve.
Don McKinnon
Commonwealth Secretary-General
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