Jamaican Olympian Shericka Jackson is one in every of three individuals who can be conferred with an honorary diploma from the College of Know-how (UTech), Jamaica, later this month.
Jackson can be conferred with the Physician of Legal guidelines Honoris Causa (Hon. LLD) on the college’s commencement ceremony on November 18, “in recognition of her phenomenal achievements in sprinting and her contribution to nation constructing,” UTech mentioned.
As one in every of Jamaica’s most acclaimed sprinters, Jackson, who competes within the 100, 200, and 400 meters, in 2022, turned the quickest girl alive and the second-fastest girl of all time within the 200 meters.
Jackson closed out an equally spectacular 2023 season in September with the gold double on the Diamond League: 10.70 within the 100 meters and 21.57 within the 200 meters — a brand new meet document.
Only a month earlier than on the World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Jackson set a nationwide document within the 200 meters with 21.41, simply almost lacking the world document of 21.34 set by American Florence Griffith-Joyner. In July, she set a private greatest and new world-leading time within the 100 meters with 10.65 on the Nationwide Stadium in Kingston.
Coached by Stephen Francis of the UTech, Jamaica-based MVP Observe and Area Membership, Jackson is at the moment the one athlete in World Championship historical past to win medals within the 100, 200, and 400 meters (and by extension, the 4×100 and 4×400 meters relays).
She can also be the second athlete in historical past, behind Marita Koch to win medals within the 100, 200, 400, 4×100, and 4×400 meters on the World Championships and/or the Olympic Video games.
Jackson can also be at the moment a scholar at UTech, having commenced research within the BSc. in Sport Science. She can also be nominated for the 2023 Ladies’s World Athlete of the Yr award.
‘Excellent Jamaicans’ honored
The 2 further recipients of honorary levels this 12 months are Dr. Patrick Dallas, a distinguished determine within the Chemical Engineering, Management Engineering, ICT, and Science, Know-how, and Innovation (STI) industries; and Richard Byles, present Governor of the Financial institution of Jamaica (BOJ). Dr. Dallas can be conferred with the Physician of Know-how Honoris Causa (Hon. DTech) and Byles will obtain the Physician of Legal guidelines Honoris Causa.
Commenting on the honorary levels to be conferred, the President of UTech, Dr. Kevin Brown, said: “College of Know-how, Jamaica is happy to honor these three distinguished nation builders in recognition of their stellar contribution to Jamaica’s development and improvement within the distinct areas of engineering, enterprise, and sports activities.”
