𝐀 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 – 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐞 (Oscar)

The country has made the right pick in
appointing Professor Oscar Amarasinghe as the first Chancellor of the Ocean
University of Sri Lanka. With his vast knowledge in the field of fisheries
social sciences, and long experience and strong working links with
international agencies such as the FAO and the World Bank, and other academic
and research actors in the field of small scale fisheries governance and
management, the choice made by the government to appoint Professor Oscar
Amarasinghe as the head of the Ocean University needs to be commended. He has
served this country as a honorable and venerated teacher accredited for his
humanity, and pioneered the process of development of the Faculty of
Agriculture of the University of Ruhuna from its inception, to its present
state. Gifted with multiple talents, he presided the Southern Motor Sports Club
and was a well-known rally driver, a painter and a musician.