General Convocation 2020 – Faculty of Arts

The University of Colombo held its General Convocation 2020 on 23rd & 24th July, 2022 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo. The event was graced by the Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor H.D. Karunaratne, Rector, Deans of the Faculties, Directors of Institutes, Registrar, Acting Librarian, Bursar, academic and administrative staff and graduates.

The Vice Chancellor conferred the BA (Study Stream) and BA (Honours) degrees to the pass out batch of the Faculty of Arts. Gold medals were also awarded to the highly performed students of the faculty.

We congratulate the graduates and wish them all the best to be successful in their respective domain.

Following students of the faculty were awarded Prizes and Gold Medals for their outstanding performance:

Chief Sangha Nayaka of America, Aggamaha Pandit, Dr. Walpola Piyananda Maha Thera Award for the 8est Student in Buddhist Studies – P.S.N. GUNARATHNE

Professor KAP Siddhisena Award for the Special Degree in Demography – J.M.D.H.K. JAYAMAHA

Professor IndraIaI De Silva Award – J.M.D.H.K. JAYAMAHA

M. W. Jayasuriya Memorial Prize for Economics – A.U. GURUGE

Professor of Economics, Gold Medal for Economics – A.U. GURUGE

The Best First Year Student in Economics – E.M.T.R. EKANAYAKE and R.M.C.L.K. RANATUNGA Jointly

The Best Second Year Student in Economics – A. U. GURUGE

The Best Third Year Student in Economics – A. U. GURUGE

The Best Student in Economics in the Financial and Banking Stream – R.M.C.L.K. RANATUNGA

The Best Student in Economics in the Trade and Industry Stream – A.U. GURUGE

The Best Student in Economics in the Transport Economics and Commercial Shipping Stream – P.C.J. NAYANALOCHANA

The Best Student in Economics in the Development Policy and Management Stream – K.M.K. FERNANDO

The Best Student in Economics in the Economic theory and Applications stream – E.M.T.R. EKANAYAKE

The Best Student in Economics – A.U. GURUGE

The Department of English, University of Colombo Award for the Best Student of the Special Degree in English – H.S.N. WEERASEKARA

Department of English, University of Colombo Award for the Best Undergraduate Dissertation – A.P.S.U. AMARASINGHE

Prof. Yogambikai Rasanayagam Gold Medal in Geography – S.M.N.S. SENANAYAKA

Prof. Kusuma Abeysinghe Gunawardana Memorial Award for Geography – S.M.N.S. SENANAYAKA

The Dr. Lorna Dewaraja Award for the Best Undergraduate Dissertation in History – M.A.S.T. MALLAWAARACHCHI

Mr.& Mrs. SDH Jayawardena Memorial Gold Medal in History – S.K.I. KUMARISHA

Tikiri Abeysinghe Memorial Prize for History – M.A.S.T. MALLAWAARACHCHI

Professor lndrani Munasinghe Award in Sri Lankan History – M.A.S.T. MALLAWAARACHCHI

Amara Mohotty Memorial Award for the Best Performance at the International Relations – J.A.D.S. KANCHANA

Prof. Shelton Kodikara Award for International Relations – J.A.D.S. KANCHANA

MGA Cooray Award /or the Best Dissertation in International Relations – M.K. SANKALPA

Leitan Award for Political Science – P.S. NISANGA

Professor M.B. Ariyapala Award for Sinhala – P.P. CHAMARA

Kalabhushana Donu Devindu Mohotty Memorial Prize for the Best Performance in Sinhala – P.P. CHAMARA

Kalabhushana Donu Devlndu Mohotty Memorial Award for the Best Dissertation in Sinhala – P.P. CHAMARA, M.R.P.N. SANJEEWANI and V.P.N. SARANGA Jointly

Professor G.O. Wijayawardhana Prize for Classical Sinhala Literature – P.P. CHAMARA

Professor ttusumo Ror«nnratne Acard for Modern Sinhala Literature – P.P. CHAMARA

Martin Wickremasinghe Memorial Price for the Best Dissertation in modern Sinhala Literature – V.P.N. SARANGA

Professor M.B. Ariyapala Memorial Prize for the Best Dissertation in Classical Sinhala Literature – P.P. CHAMARA

N.D.S. Silva Memorial Prize for Sociology – H.D. ITALUARACHCHI

Prof. Laksiri Jayasuriya Award for the Best Student in Sociology – H. D. KALUARACHCHI

Ramani Jayatilake Award for Development Sociology – None Qualify

Suji Kolambahewo Hettlorachchi Award for the Best Student in Contemporary Social Theory – None Qualify

Neil Bandaranaike Memorial Prize – A.U. GURUG E

Professor Tilak Hettiarachchy Award for the Most Outstanding Student of the Faculty of Arts – J.M.D.H.K. JAYAMAHA