BDA Health Foundation To Honour Alf Oughton
The Bermuda Health Foundation’s 9th Annual Salute to Service Award Luncheon will be held on Friday, June 24, 2011 again at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel Harbour View Ballroom.
This year, the Foundation has selected former Senate President, the Hon. Alfred (Alf) Oughton as this year’s honouree.
Mr. Oughton rose through the ranks at BELCO and retired as President and CEO on August 1, 1992.
He was appointed to the Senate the Governor in November 1993 and elected as Senate President in March 1998 and retired ten years later.
The Bermuda Health Foundation said they believe it is fitting to recognize Mr. Oughton for his stellar work in the community, in particular for the thorough Health Care Review Report that he produced in May 1996.
Mr. Oughton was appointed to chair the Health Care Review Sub-Committee by the then Minister of Health, Social Services and Housing Quinton Edness in September 1993 “in response to community concerns regarding the escalation of health care costs and the quality of health care afforded to residents in Bermuda”.
In addition to presenting the Salute to Service Award to Mr. Oughton, the Foundation will also present scholarship awards to successful applicants. To date the Bermuda Health Foundation has presented scholarship awards totaling over $300,000.00.
Chairman of the Bermuda Health Foundation, Philip Butterfield said that in spite of the current economic climate, the Foundation remains committed to assisting Bermudian students pursuing careers in the health care field.
“Although Bermuda and the rest of the world continue to experience the affects of the global recession, the Bermuda Health Foundation is committed to assisting those Bermudians who are interested in careers in the medical field,” stated Mr. Butterfiled. “Last year we received a record number of applicants and as usual it was difficult for us to select four students to receive our annual scholarship.”
The four students selected to receive scholarships last year were Ger’dai Hassell, Jasmine Whitehurst, Laura Robinson, who is qualifying for a Doctorate in Forensic Psychology at the University of Birmingham and Aaronae Evans, a nursing student at Atlanta Metropolitan College.
As it stood both Ms. Hassell and Ms. Whitehurst were awarded Bermuda Government scholarships and were required to return the Bermuda Health Foundation Scholarship. Subsequently the Foundation awarded a partial scholarship to Keenan VanPutten, a nursing student at Hampton University.
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