CTA Schaffter Award honours scholars at Wayamba University

(L to R) Janashakthi General Manager Finance and Planning, Bertal Pinto Jayawardene, General Manager, Insurance, Dayalanie Abeygunawardena, Silver Medal winner Ms. R. P. J Rajapathirana, Gold Medal winner Ms. D. K. Manodara, Janashakthi’s Managing Director Prakash Schaffter, Head of the Department of Insurance and Valuation of the University of Wayamba Aminda, M. Perera and General Manager HR and Administration Gamini Peiris.

Ms. D. K. Manodara who obtained a Second Class (Upper Division) in the Insurance and Valuation degree won the Gold Medal and cash award, while Ms. R. P. J. Rajapathirana won the Silver Medal, as part of the 'CTA Schaffter Award 2011' at the recent convocation of the Wayamba University.

The Gold Medal winner is incidentally a member of the Janashakthi family and is attached to its Technical Department.

The 'CTA Schaffter Award', is awarded annually to the top three students who excel in the B.Sc (Hons) degree program in Insurance and Valuation at the Wayamba University.

This degree program is largely instrumental in giving Sri Lanka full fledged professionals in the spheres of insurance and valuation.

The degree extensively covers all aspects of insurance and valuation, and trains about 25 such graduates every year.