List of University of Jaffna people

The following is a list people associated with the University of Jaffna, including its predecessor, the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka.

## Chancellors, vice-chancellors and presidents

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Presidents of the Jaffna Campus
of the University of Sri Lanka  | President  | Took office  | Left office

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K. Kailasapathy[1] | 1 August 1974 | 31 July 1977
S. Vithiananthan[1][2] | 1 August 1977 | 31 December 1978
Chancellors of the University of Jaffna  Chancellor  | Took office  | Left office

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V. Manicavasagar[1] | 1 January 1979 | 1984
T. Nadaraja[1] | 1984 | 2004
M. Sivasuriya[3] |  |
S. Pathmanathan[4][5][6] |  |
Vice-chancellors of the University of Jaffna  | Vice-chancellor  | Took office  | Left office

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S. Vithiananthan[1][2] | January 1979 | July 1988
A. Thurairajah[1] | September 1988 | April 1994
K. Kunaratnam[1] | April 1994 | February 1997
P. Balasundarampillai[1] | February 1997 | April 2003
S. Mohanadas[1] | April 2003 | March 2006
S. Mohanadas (acting)[7] | March 2006 |
R. Kumaravadivel (acting)[8] | June 2006 | December 2007
N. Shanmugalingam[9] | December 2007 | March 2011
Vasanthy Arasaratnam[4][10] | March 2011 | April 2017
R. Vigneswaran[11] | April 2017 | 6 May 2019
S. Srisatkunarajah[12] | August 2020 |

## Academics

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* Srikanthalakshmi Arulanandam \- Principle Librarian
* P. Balasundarampillai \- professor of geography, dean of the Faculty of Arts and vice-chancellor[1][13][14]
* Sucharitha Gamlath \- professor of Sinhala and dean of the Faculty of Arts[14]
* K. Indrapala \- professor of history and dean of the Faculty of Arts[14][15]
* W. L. Jeyasingham \- associate professor of geography, head of the Department of Geography and dean of the Faculty of Arts[14][16]
* P. Kanagasabapathy \- professor of mathematics, head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and dean of the Faculty of Science[17][18]
* R. Kumaravadivel \- Emeritus professor of physics, head of the Department of Physics, head of the Computer Unit, dean of the Faculty of Science and acting vice-chancellor[8][18][19][20]
* K. Kunaratnam \- emeritus professor of physics, head of the Department of Physics, head of the Department of Computer Science, dean of the Faculty of Science and vice-chancellor[1][19][20][18][21]
* S. Mohanadas \- dean of the Faculty of Agriculture[22]
* M. Nadarajasundaram \- senior lecturer, head of the Department of Commerce and Management Studies, dean of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce[23][24][25]
* S. Selvanayagam \- head of the Department of Geography[26]
* M. Sivasuriya \- professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and chancellor.[4][3][27][28]
* K. Sivathamby \- emeritus professor and head of the Department of Fine Arts[29][30][31]
* Rajini Thiranagama \- head of the Department of Anatomy[32]

## Alumni

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* S. Jebanesan \- Church of South India Bishop of Jaffna[33]
* M. Nadarajasundaram \- Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce[23]
* Jude Perera \- member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly[34]
* Joseph Ponniah \- Roman Catholic Bishop of Batticaloa[35][36]
* R. Sivagurunathan \- editor of Thinakaran[37][38][39]
* S. Sritharan \- Member of Parliament for Jaffna District[40]
* Chelvy Thiyagarajah \- poet and International PEN award winner[41]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Establishment of the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka". University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008.
2. ^ a b Wijesundera, Stanley (February 1989). "Professor Subramaniam Vithianandan". Tamil Times. VIII (3): 17. ISSN 0266-4488.
3. ^ a b "Jaffna Campus holds convocation". TamilNet. 6 October 2005.
4. ^ a b c "Office of the Vice-Chancellor". University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04.
5. ^ "National Trust Lecture: Getting to know Sri Lanka's kovils". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 27 July 2014.
6. ^ "Kovils of Sri Lanka by Prof. S Pathmanathan". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014.
7. ^ Fernando, Chinthaka (19 March 2006). "Minister not involved in VC appointment". The Sunday Leader.
8. ^ a b "Prof.R.Kumaravadivel". Department of Physics, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17.
9. ^ "Shanmugalingan appointed new Vice-Chancellor of Jaffna University". TamilNet. 27 December 2007.
10. ^ "Vasanthi Arasaratnam becomes Vice Chancellor, Jaffna University". TamilNet. 31 March 2011.
11. ^ "Prof. R. Wigneswaran appointed a [sic] the New VC of the University of Jaffna". Tamil Diplomat. London, U.K. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
12. ^ "Vice Chancellor". Jfn.ac.lk. Jaffna,Sri Lanka. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
13. ^ Hoole, Rajan (1190). "Appendix IV: A statement issued by 50 university teachers during the run-up to the Provincial Council elections of November 1988". Broken Palmyra. University Teachers for Human Rights.
14. ^ a b c d "Former Deans". Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2013-05-05.
15. ^ Arumugam 1997, p. 61.
16. ^ Arumugam 1997, p. 63.
17. ^ Arumugam 1997, p. 72.
18. ^ a b c "Dean's Office". Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11.
19. ^ a b "History". Department of Physics, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12.
20. ^ a b "Academic Staff". Department of Physics, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12.
21. ^ "Heads of the Department". Department of Computer Science, University of Jaffna.
22. ^ "About Us". Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
23. ^ a b Manicawasagar, Kalabhooshanam Chelvatamby (9 May 2010). "Golden rules in Time Management". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
24. ^ "About". Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2013-03-03.
25. ^ "IPM opens branch in Jaffna". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 18 March 2012.
26. ^ The Glowing Tributes Paid to Late Prof. S. Selvanayagam.
27. ^ Jayasinghe, Ananda (2 January 2012). "Jubilee celebrations of Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya; 50 years in Medical Education part 2". The Island (Sri Lanka).
28. ^ "Jaffna University holds 22nd convocation". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 22 October 2002. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005.
29. ^ "About Us". Department of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2013-02-08.
30. ^ "Tamil scholar Sivathamby passes away". The Hindu. 8 July 2011.
31. ^ "Professor Sivathamby passes away". TamilNet. 6 July 2011.
32. ^ D. B. S. Jeyaraj. "Rajini: 20th Death Anniversary of a True Tamil Heroine". dbsjeyaraj.com.
33. ^ Thiruvarangan, Mahendran (5 April 2005). "Rev. Dr. S. Jebanesan - a versatile personality". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 27 May 2009.
34. ^ "Mr Jude Perera". Parliament of Victoria.
35. ^ "New Auxillary [sic] Bishop appointed for East". TamilNet. 26 February 2008.
36. ^ "Rev. Fr. Ponniah Joseph new Auxiliary Bishop, Trinco-Batticaloa Diocese". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 29 May 2008.
37. ^ "Veteran Tamil newspaper Editor Sivagurunathan passes away". TamilNet. 9 August 2003.
38. ^ "Veteran journalist Siva dies". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 11 August 2003. Archived from the original on 17 February 2007.
39. ^ Maniccavasagar, Chelvatamby (7 September 2012). "Kalasuri R. Sivagurunathan: A veteran journalist". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 19 June 2013.
40. ^ "TNA's Sritharan Top Scorer". Ceylon Today. 20 August 2015. pp. A4.
41. ^ "PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Awards". International PEN. Archived from the original on 2006-08-25.

## References

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* Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon.