Winners of this year’s Onassis Prize for shipping have pledged to donate part of their joint $200,000 winnings to fund student scholarships and academic research into ports and shipping.
Professor Mary Brooks and Professor Wayne Talley made a commitment to support new students as they received their awards at a ceremonial dinner in London’s Guildhall last night.
Professor Brooks from Dalhousie University in Canada said she would support student scholarships, while Professor Talley of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, committed to back a new doctoral post.
