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NIE Honours E.W. Barker’s Life in Pages; Launch Of E.W. Barker Bursary
To commemorate the legacy of Mr E.W. Barker, the Barker family and the Physical Education and Sports Science (PESS) Academic Group will be launching a commemorative book to reflect past achievements and efforts for the future.
The E.W. Barker Commemorative Book provides readers with the significant milestones in Mr. Barker’s life. It inspires readers to see how one person’s dedication to sports can have an enduring impact on the development and advancement of sports in Singapore.
The book chronicles the collective impact of the professorship, scholarship and provides useful insights into the sports environment in Singapore, through the ‘lenses’ of the ten former E.W. Barker professors and past scholarship holders. We will also be celebrating the book launch together with eight Sport Science and Management (SSM) students who are the recipients of the 2019, 2020 and 2021 E.W Barker Scholarship Awards.
The book launch is also a timely and meaningful occasion to mark the introduction of the E.W. Barker Bursary. The E.W. Barker Bursary is introduced with the aim of nurturing talented and committed individuals in the pursuit of their undergraduate study in the areas of sport management and sport and exercise science.
When asked on the launch of the commemorate book, Associate Professor Koh Koon Teck, Head of PESS shared that “We hope this book will inspire readers to see how one person’s dedication can have a lasting legacy and impact on sports development and advancement in Singapore. It will also give readers insight into the E.W. Barker Professors’ contributions and Singapore’s current and future sports and PE scenes, as well as reading about E.W. Barker Scholarship holders’ contributions to the development of sports and PE in Singapore, despite their diverse backgrounds and interests.”
ABOUT MR. EDMUND WILLIAM BARKER AND THE E.W. BARKER PROFESSORSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP
Mr. Edmund William (E.W.) Barker (1 Dec 1920 – 12 April 2001) was an outstanding politician and lawyer in Singapore. He was a brilliant student at Raffles Institution and studied law at Cambridge University on a Queen’s scholarship. One of the People’s Action Party’s key pioneer leaders, his Cabinet portfolio included Minister for Labour, National Development, Home Affairs, Environment, Science and Technology. As President of the Singapore National Olympic Council, he was also the first Singaporean to receive the Olympic Order from the International Olympic Committee in 1986 for his outstanding merit in the cause of world sport and faithfulness to the Olympic ideal.
In honour of Mr. Edmund William (E.W) Barker and his contribution as a statesman, scholar, sportsman and supporter of sports, the E.W. Barker Professorship and Scholarship Fund were established on 27th August 2002 and was launched by the late President S.R Nathan.
The E.W. Barker Professorship Scheme was introduced to promote and enhance physical education (PE) and sports in Singapore. The aim was to develop the academic study and the application of this area of expertise to athletes, educators, coaches, parents who wish to engage in physical play with their children, as well as sports aficionados.
The E.W. Barker Scholarship Scheme was enacted to nurture the next generation of scholars in growing the sports knowledge pool in Singapore. Many of the award recipients have been making notable contributions to the local sports scene
and to the community.
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