Brother Vincent J. Corkery, Director of La Salle Centre in Ipoh, described the datukship conferred on him in conjunction with the Sultan of Perak’s 82nd birthday as “a signal” of recognition for St Michael’s Institution as a long established beacon of excellence, where young people without distinction are prepared to take their place in society and serve with honesty and dedication.
He is happy to receive the award, Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP), on behalf of the La Salle Brothers and St Michael’s Institution. “It will be greeted with joy amongst the thousands of our ever faithful alumni”, he said.
Brother Vincent, who was dressed in the ceremonial costume of Perak’s dato, received the award at an investiture ceremony in the throne room of Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsar on April 19. A total of 912 people, including the Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, were conferred with awards and medals in the birthday’s honour list.
Brother Vincent was born in Ireland in 1928 and came to Malaysia in 1948. He served in St Michael’s Institution as vice-principal from 1957 and retired as principal in 1988. He had also served as supervisor for Oral English for Perak, secretary for the Conference of Heads of Secondary Schools, secretary for the La Salle Brothers in Asia-Pacific Region and a founding member of the Perak Historical Society.
from an article in the Ipoh Echo
and as a follow on to an article we published last week
