Dr. Karl Watson — for his long term efforts helping to preserve many aspects of the material culture of Barbados. Dr. Watson is Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, University of the West Indies. He is the Editor of the Journal of the Barbados Museum, Secretary (Hon) of the Barbados National Trust, Chairman of the George Washington House Restoration Committee, and the Barbados / Carolinas Committee. For thirty years, Karl has been active in the teaching and preservation fields in Barbados. He has had his classes working on material culture survey projects and doing archaeological excavations around the island. He worked on the renovation and restoration of the 1650s Bridgetown Synagogue and Jewish Cemetery. He has been on the front lines of the preservation movement for most of his career. His publications include Barbados, The Civilized Island, A Social History 1750 to 1816, The White Minority of the Caribbean (with H. Johnson) and Old Doll, Matriarch of Newton Plantation.

2003 Honorable Mention

Mr. Paul Altman — for his leadership and work in restoring and preserving the Arlington House in Speightstown, and making it available for tours. The Arlington House is perhaps the best example of the prototype of the Charleston, SC “Single House.” Mr. Paul Altman has been involved in real estate for 27 years as Managing Director of Alleyne, Aguilar & Altman Ltd. He has been at the forefront of developments in the luxury residential market in recent years and was instrumental in the highly successful Royal Westmoreland golf residential community where he held the post of Deputy Chairman. He is a director of Sugar Hill, a tennis based residential community. Mr. Altman is a graduate of the University of Miami with B.B.A. Degree. In addition to the luxury property market, Mr. Altman is involved in urban renewal and preservation programs in Speightstown, where he is Chairman of the Task Force and in Bridgetown through his directorship with Barbados Shipping and Trading Co. Ltd. He is immediate past President of the Barbados National Trust, and was a leader in the successful efforts to save and renovate the Bridgetown Synagogue.