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Tribute: Professor Ranmuthu H Wijayanayake:

Great teacher and researcher

It is with deep regret that we learn the demise of Professor Ranmuthu H Wijayanayake Founder Dean, Science Faculty and First Professor of Chemistry, Ruhuna University in January first week 2011 and his remains were cremated at Kanatte Borella amidst a large gathering of his colleagues and students.


Prof Wijayanayake

Prof Wijayanayake was a member of academic staff of the Chemistry Department, Sri Jayawardenepura University before he joined the pioneering staff of the Ruhuna University in September 1978 along with late Professor Alawattagoda Pemadasa as Professor of Botany and Professor S S de Silva Professor of Zoology.

Academic staff

Prof Wijayanayake
* Ruhunu University Science Faculty Founder Dean
* Ruhunu University first Chemistry professor
* Physical Chemist
by profession
* Helped design Wellamadawa campus buildings

The majority of other members of the pioneering academic staff were assistant lecturers in three faculties (Arts, Science and Agriculture) with late Professor M W Thenasadu as the Director of Ruhuna University College which was established at Meddawatta Technical College premises in Matara.

Professor Wijayanayake as the founder Dean of the Science Faculty was largely responsible along with Geoffry Bawa the well-known architect for the design and construction of the buildings at Wellamadawa which is well planned and architecturally designed campus in Sri Lanka other than Peradeniya University. His foresight and vision in developing the Ruhuna University College as a full-fledged university was materialized in 1984 when the newly established Ruhuna University began functioning with able financial guarantee of Government with then Finance Minister Ronnie de Mel. The other two faculties were the Agriculture Faculty at Mapalana and Medicine Faculty at Karapaitiya, Galle.

Prestigious positions

The students and staff of the Ruhuna University, a university considered by the Higher Education Ministry to be one of the six Universities to be elevated to International level in Sri Lanka is grateful for Professor Wijayanayake for the tireless work and campaign he led to make the Ruhuna University a wonderful university in the Southern Province. He was granted the title 'Emeritus Professor' by the Council of the Ruhuna University.

He was a silent enterprising character who was loved by all those who were fortunate to associate with him. A physical chemist by profession he guided many students to follow special degrees in Chemistry and many are now in prestigious positions in Sri Lanka and abroad.

He leaves his son (an Engineer) and daughter (a Medical Doctor) domiciled in USA.

May he attain Nibbana

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