Dudley de Silva

Dudley Kenneth George de Silva (1911–1974) was a Sri Lankan educationist. He was Principal of Royal College Colombo and Director of Technical Education, Ministry of Education.[1][2]

Born in Ceylon, he was educated at Royal College Colombo and at the University College Colombo where he gained a BSc and later gained a Diploma in Education.

He taught at Kingswood College, Kandy and became Principal of the Wanduramba Central School and of the Piliyandala Central College. He was an Education Officer in Charge of Adult Education. Thereafter he became the Principal of his alma mater, Royal College Colombo from 1954 to 1966. In 1966 he was made Director of Technical Education.[3]

Long after retiring as Principal, Royal College Colombo, he took up post as Principal, Pembroke Academy, Flower Road, Colombo 7.

He was an Organist at St. Paul's Church Milagiriya and St. Paul's Church Kandy. The Dudley de Silva Shield is awarded at the annual hockey encounter between Royal College Colombo and Wesley College, Colombo in his memory.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Dudley Kenneth George de Silva
  2. ↑ Mr Dudley K. G. de Silva – Our Principal
  3. ↑ Priesthood was the last thing on his mind
  4. ↑ Wesley and Royal battle for Dudley de Silva Shield
  5. ↑ Wesley and Royal clash for Dudley de Silva Shield today


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, January 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.