Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa was conferred with the title of Emeritus after his retirement from The UWI in 2018 after 31 years of service. Hailing from Tanzania, he joined the Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona in 1987 as a lecturer. Among his many achievements, he collaborated with his PhD and MPhil students to prepare and determine the precise identities of a series of new molecules using laser beams, and they discovered and published the first such molecule in 1989. He served as Professor of Supramolecular Chemistry since 2000, Head of the Department of Chemistry (2002-2008), and Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology (formerly Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences) for the period 2008-2013. As Dean, he initiated curriculum reform and modernization efforts and led initial efforts to establish Engineering programmes at Mona.As Deputy Principal at the Mona Campus (2013-2018), Professor Kahwa led the development and establishment of a new suite of B.Sc, M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health (OESH). The programmes, hosted by the Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science and Technology, began in September 2006 under his leadership and were introduced at the UWI St Augustine Campus in 2009. Prof. Kahwa continues to be active in public policy areas and was a part of the seven-member UWI Mona Strategic transformation Team given the responsibility of repositioning the UWI to face the challenges of the 21st century. Professor Kahwa has received numerous distinguished awards for excellence in research and public service, including the Gleaner Honour Ward for Science and Technology in 2003 and the Vice Chancellor's award for excellence in research and public service in 2004.