Marjorie Ruth Thorpe is a Trinidadian academic, lecturer, former diplomat and the first woman to have chaired the Public Service Commission (PSC) in Trinidad and Tobago.
She served two terms at head of the English Department at UWI's St Augustine campus between 1979 and 1985, and was Vice-Dean and then as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and General Studies between 1985 and 1988.
She has also served on the boards of national and international organizations, including the Police Service Commission of Trinidad and Tobago,[8] as well as Republic Bank, where she was the first woman appointed in 17 years.
[2] A participant at many conferences, Thorpe has delivered papers and keynote addresses on subject areas including gender, development and Caribbean literature,[10][11] and among other writings contributed an Introduction to the Heinemann Educational Books edition of Earl Lovelace's novel The Wine of Astonishment.
[1][13] Marjorie Thorpe is the recipient of fellowships and honours that include the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, from the University of the West Indies in 2015, "for her dedication and service to UWI, the country and the region".