JAn Marten Willem Schalkwijk

Background

Schalkwijk, JAn Marten Willem was born on April 17, 1955 in Paramaribo, Suriname. Son of Jan Marten Willem Schalkwijk and An Borst.

Education

Master of Arts cum laude, University Suriname, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1994.

Career

Staff member Ministry Foreign Affairs, Suriname, 1981-1989. Director Institute Social Science Research University Suriname, 1994-1997. Director Nikos (non-governmental organization Institute), Paramaribo, since 1997.

Lecturer sociology University Suriname, Paramaribo, since 1994, Academy Arts and Culture, Paramaribo, 1983-1989. Secretary Tripartite Consultations, Suriname, 1994-1995. Member Committee Development Cooperative, Suriname-Dutch Joint, 1988-1989.

Achievements

• JAn Marten Willem Schalkwijk has been listed as a noteworthy research administrator, sociologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Sibibusi Movement for Restoration and Unity, Suriname, 1995-1999, Moravian Youth Center, Paramaribo, 1994-1998. Chairman Mission Aviation Fellowship, Paramaribo, since 1999. Member American Sociological Association, Caribbean Studies Association, Association Caribbean Historians.

Connections

Married Usha Kamlawatie Doerga, August 27, 1977. Children: Jeiël, Jaïr.

Father:

Jan Marten Willem Schalkwijk

Mother:

An Borst

Spouse:

Usha Kamlawatie Doerga

child:

Jeiël Schalkwijk

child:

Jaïr Schalkwijk