List of University of Jaffna people

The following is a list people associated with the University of Jaffna , including its predecessor, the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka.

Chancellors, vice-chancellors and presidents

Presidents of the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka President Took office Left office K. Kailasapathy [1] 1 August 1974 31 July 1977 S. Vithiananthan [1] [2] 1 August 1977 31 December 1978 Chancellors of the University of Jaffna Chancellor Took office Left office V. Manicavasagar [1] 1979 1984 T. Nadaraja [1] 1984 2004 M. Sivasuriya [3] 2004 2014 S. Pathmanathan [4] [5] [6] 2014 2025 R. Kumaravadivel [7] 2025

Vice-chancellors of the University of Jaffna Vice-chancellor Took office Left office S. Vithiananthan [1] [2] January 1979 July 1988 A. Thurairajah [1] September 1988 April 1994 K. Kunaratnam [1] April 1994 February 1997 P. Balasundarampillai [1] February 1997 April 2003 S. Mohanadas [1] April 2003 March 2006 S. Mohanadas (acting) [8] March 2006 R. Kumaravadivel (acting) [9] June 2006 December 2007 N. Shanmugalingam [10] December 2007 March 2011 Vasanthy Arasaratnam [4] [11] March 2011 April 2017 R. Vigneswaran [12] April 2017 6 May 2019 S. Srisatkunarajah [13] August 2020

Academics

• Srikanthalakshmi Arulanandam - Principle Librarian
• P. Balasundarampillai - professor of geography, dean of the Faculty of Arts and vice-chancellor ^{[1] [14] [15]}
• Sucharitha Gamlath - professor of Sinhala and dean of the Faculty of Arts ^[15]
• K. Indrapala - professor of history and dean of the Faculty of Arts ^{[15] [16]}
• W. L. Jeyasingham - associate professor of geography, head of the Department of Geography and dean of the Faculty of Arts ^{[15] [17]}
• P. Kanagasabapathy - professor of mathematics, head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and dean of the Faculty of Science ^{[18] [19]}
• R. Kumaravadivel - Emeritus professor of physics, head of the Department of Physics, head of the Computer Unit, dean of the Faculty of Science and acting vice-chancellor ^{[9] [19] [20] [21]}
• K. Kunaratnam - emeritus professor of physics, head of the Department of Physics, head of the Department of Computer Science, dean of the Faculty of Science and vice-chancellor ^{[1] [20] [21] [19] [22]}
• S. Mohanadas - dean of the Faculty of Agriculture ^[23]
• M. Nadarajasundaram - senior lecturer, head of the Department of Commerce and Management Studies, dean of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce ^{[24] [25] [26]}
• S. Selvanayagam - head of the Department of Geography ^[27]
• M. Sivasuriya - professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and chancellor. ^{[4] [3] [28] [29]}
• K. Sivathamby - emeritus professor and head of the Department of Fine Arts ^{[30] [31] [32]}
• Rajini Thiranagama - head of the Department of Anatomy ^[33]

Alumni

• S. Jebanesan - Church of South India Bishop of Jaffna ^[34]
• M. Nadarajasundaram - Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce ^[24]
• Jude Perera - member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly ^[35]
• Joseph Ponniah - Roman Catholic Bishop of Batticaloa ^{[36] [37]}
• R. Sivagurunathan - editor of Thinakaran ^{[38] [39] [40]}
• S. Sritharan - Member of Parliament for Jaffna District ^[41]
• Chelvy Thiyagarajah - poet and International PEN award winner ^[42]

Notes

1. "Establishment of the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka". University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008.
2. Wijesundera, Stanley (February 1989). "Professor Subramaniam Vithianandan". Tamil Times. VIII (3): 17. ISSN   0266-4488.
3. "Jaffna Campus holds convocation". TamilNet . 6 October 2005.
4. "Office of the Vice-Chancellor". University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04.
5. "National Trust Lecture: Getting to know Sri Lanka's kovils". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) . 27 July 2014.
6. "Kovils of Sri Lanka by Prof. S Pathmanathan". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014.
7. "University of Peradeniya News". University of Peradeniya.
8. Fernando, Chinthaka (19 March 2006). "Minister not involved in VC appointment". The Sunday Leader .
9. "Prof.R.Kumaravadivel". Department of Physics, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17.
10. "Shanmugalingan appointed new Vice-Chancellor of Jaffna University". TamilNet . 27 December 2007.
11. "Vasanthi Arasaratnam becomes Vice Chancellor, Jaffna University". TamilNet . 31 March 2011.
12. "Prof. R. Wigneswaran appointed a[sic] the New VC of the University of Jaffna". Tamil Diplomat. London, U.K. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
13. "Vice Chancellor". Jfn.ac.lk. Jaffna,Sri Lanka. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
14. Hoole, Rajan (1190). "Appendix IV: A statement issued by 50 university teachers during the run-up to the Provincial Council elections of November 1988". Broken Palmyra. University Teachers for Human Rights.
15. "Former Deans". Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2013-05-05.
16. Arumugam 1997, p. 61.
17. Arumugam 1997, p. 63.
18. Arumugam 1997, p. 72.
19. "Dean's Office". Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11.
20. "History". Department of Physics, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12.
21. "Academic Staff". Department of Physics, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12.
22. "Heads of the Department". Department of Computer Science, University of Jaffna.
23. "About Us". Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
24. Manicawasagar, Kalabhooshanam Chelvatamby (9 May 2010). "Golden rules in Time Management". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
25. "About". Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2013-03-03.
26. "IPM opens branch in Jaffna". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) . 18 March 2012.
27. The Glowing Tributes Paid to Late Prof. S. Selvanayagam.
28. Jayasinghe, Ananda (2 January 2012). "Jubilee celebrations of Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya; 50 years in Medical Education part 2". The Island (Sri Lanka) .
29. "Jaffna University holds 22nd convocation". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . 22 October 2002. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005.
30. "About Us". Department of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2013-02-08.
31. "Tamil scholar Sivathamby passes away". The Hindu . 8 July 2011.
32. "Professor Sivathamby passes away". TamilNet . 6 July 2011.
33. D. B. S. Jeyaraj. "Rajini: 20th Death Anniversary of a True Tamil Heroine". dbsjeyaraj.com.
34. Thiruvarangan, Mahendran (5 April 2005). "Rev. Dr. S. Jebanesan - a versatile personality". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . Archived from the original on 27 May 2009.
35. "Mr Jude Perera". Parliament of Victoria.
36. "New Auxillary[sic] Bishop appointed for East". TamilNet . 26 February 2008.
37. "Rev. Fr. Ponniah Joseph new Auxiliary Bishop, Trinco-Batticaloa Diocese". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . 29 May 2008.
38. "Veteran Tamil newspaper Editor Sivagurunathan passes away". TamilNet . 9 August 2003.
39. "Veteran journalist Siva dies". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . 11 August 2003. Archived from the original on 17 February 2007.
40. Maniccavasagar, Chelvatamby (7 September 2012). "Kalasuri R. Sivagurunathan: A veteran journalist". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . Archived from the original on 19 June 2013.
41. "TNA's Sritharan Top Scorer". Ceylon Today . 20 August 2015. pp. A4.
42. "PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Awards". International PEN. Archived from the original on 2006-08-25.

References

• Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon.