{"id":3729,"date":"2024-11-04T12:01:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T06:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/?p=3729"},"modified":"2024-11-04T12:06:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T06:36:05","slug":"awarding-ceremony-of-dr-w-a-wijewardena-public-management-merit-scholarship-2024%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/awarding-ceremony-of-dr-w-a-wijewardena-public-management-merit-scholarship-2024%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Awarding Ceremony of \u00a0Dr. W.A. Wijewardena Public Management (Merit) Scholarship -2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>W.A. Wijewardena Public Management (Merit) Scholarship<\/strong>, established in 2014 to recognize and support exceptional undergraduates for their academic achievements, was awarded consecutively in 2024 to four distinguished students enrolled in the BSc (Hons) in Management (Public) and BSc Management (Special) Degree Programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scholarship recipients for 2024 are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Ms. Sridhran Kanisha<\/strong> (2022\/2023 batch) \u2013 for achieving the highest Z-score in the 2022 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination.<\/li><li><strong>Ms. Maneesha Geethanjali<\/strong> (2021\/2022 batch) \u2013 for securing the highest marks in the First-Year Examination (Semesters I and II).<\/li><li><strong>Mr. Hasith Sandaruwan<\/strong> (2020\/2021 batch) \u2013 for obtaining the highest marks in the Second-Year Examination (Semesters I and II).<\/li><li><strong>Ms. Thaschana Thiruchandiram<\/strong> (2019\/2020 batch) \u2013 for earning the highest marks in the Third-Year Examination (Semesters I and II).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The award ceremony took place on <strong>November 1, 2024<\/strong>, at Taylor Hall, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, commencing at 4:00 p.m. The event was honored by the presence of the scholarship\u2019s founder, <strong>Dr. W.A. Wijewardena<\/strong>, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Dr. Wijewardena shared his insights on the importance of academic excellence and the value of cultivating skills that transcend sectors, encouraging students to pursue versatile career paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Dushan Jayawickrama<\/strong>, Dean of the Faculty, also delivered remarks, reinforcing the faculty\u2019s dedication to developing future leaders in public administration and celebrating the scholarship\u2019s impact in motivating students to uphold exceptional academic standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony was attended by <strong>Mr. W.G.T.S. Senanayaka<\/strong>, Head of the Department of Public Administration; <strong>Dr. R.P.C.K. Jayasinghe<\/strong>, President of the Public Administration Alumni Association; along with several senior and junior faculty members. 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Wijewardena Public Management (Merit) Scholarship, established in 2014 to recognize and support exceptional undergraduates for their academic achievements, was awarded consecutively in 2024 to four distinguished students enrolled in the BSc (Hons) in Management (Public) and BSc Management (Special) Degree Programs. The scholarship recipients for 2024 are: Ms. Sridhran Kanisha (2022\/2023 batch) \u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3729"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3729"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3742,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3729\/revisions\/3742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}