The College of Expertise, Jamaica (UTech, Jamaica) will honor internationally acclaimed musician Sean Paul Henriques with an honorary diploma at its 2024 Commencement Ceremony. The college may even confer honorary levels on Main Normal Antony Anderson, CD, the previous Commissioner of Police of the Jamaica Constabulary Power, and Christopher Zacca, CD, a distinguished enterprise chief in Jamaica.
The commencement ceremonies are scheduled for November 15 and 16, 2024, on the Alfred Sangster Auditorium on the Papine Campus. Graduates from the School of Engineering and Computing, Joint Schools of Medication, Oral Well being and Veterinary Sciences, School of Well being Sciences, and School of Regulation will likely be acknowledged on November 15. The next day, graduates from the School of Enterprise and Administration, School of Science and Sport, School of The Constructed Surroundings, and School of Training and Liberal Research will obtain their levels.
UTech will confer the Physician of Letters Honoris Causa (Hon. D. Litt) on Sean Paul in recognition of his “phenomenal achievements in music and his contribution to nation constructing.” The college praised Paul as a Grammy Award-winning celebrity identified for his distinctive voice, infectious rhythms, and dynamic performances. His profession took off in 2002 with the discharge of his second album, Dutty Rock, that includes hits like “Gimmie the Mild” and “Get Busy.”
Since gaining worldwide fame in 2000, Sean Paul has persistently made his mark within the music trade with current hits corresponding to “Low-cost Thrills,” “Rockabye,” “No Lie,” and “Physique.” Though he pursued a level in Hospitality and Tourism Administration at UTech, his ardour for music led him to go away earlier than finishing his research.
Sean Paul has acquired quite a few accolades, together with a number of Grammy and Billboard Music Award nominations, in addition to an American Music Award, MOBO Awards, Soul Prepare Awards, MTV Music Awards, ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards, a Supply Award, and a BET Award. He’s notably the one Jamaican artist to win an American Music Award for Favourite Pop/Rock Male Artist in 2006.
His profitable albums and stay performances have earned him world recognition, making him the primary Jamaican artist to carry out in Kazakhstan and Madagascar, along with over 100 different international locations. Whereas rooted in reggae and dancehall, Sean Paul has ventured throughout varied genres, together with EDM, soca, pop, afrobeats, and Latin music, constructing a considerable fan base in Latin America, Japan, Europe, and the USA.
Sean Paul has collaborated with a bunch of worldwide stars, together with Busta Rhymes, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Keyshia Cole, Kelly Rowland, Juicy J, 2Chainz, and Nicki Minaj. He has additionally created and produced music for prime Jamaican artists corresponding to Konshens, JCapri, Cham, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Elephant Man, Ding Dong, Vanessa Bling, Mr. Vegas, and Denyque.
In 2019, Sean Paul was awarded the Order of Distinction (OD) by the Jamaican authorities in recognition of his contributions to the worldwide reputation and promotion of reggae music.
