Congratulations to Dr Daphne Degazon-Hobson of Bath Estate, Nevis, who was awarded the PhD in Architecture by the Georgia Institute of Technology, one of the leading public research universities in the USA.
Dr. Hobson received her degree on the 14th of December, 2007, at the PhD and Masters’ Commencement Ceremonies of the Institute in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta.
Hundreds of well-wishers of the awardees attended the ceremony, including her husband Lawyer Theodore L. Hobson, relatives and friends.
The topic of her dissertation was “The Domestic Architecture of the Earliest British Colonies in the American Tropics: A Study of the Houses of the Caribbean ‘Leeward Islands’ of St. Christopher, Nevis, Antigua and Montserrat. 1624-1726”.
Dr. Hobson conducted archival research for the dissertation in 18 repositories in Britain, the USA and the Caribbean. In addition, during her time at Georgia Institute of Technology, she taught in the architectural history program.
Previously, Dr. Hobson achieved the Master of Science degree in Historic Preservation at the University of Vermont, USA and the B. Architecture (Honours) at Edinburgh University in Scotland.
Her architectural commissions in Nevis included the design and contract administration of landmark projects, for example, the Reconstruction of the Charlestown Police Station, the Cotton Ginnery Project in Charlestown, and the Charlestown Primary School in Nevis.
Dr. Hobson consulted with the Resident Engineers for the Vance Amory International Airport. In St. Kitts, she was prime consultant for several projects including the construction of the St. Paul’s Primary School, the first Bank of Nova Scotia, and the extension and rehabilitation of the Cardin Home.
Her clients included the European Development Fund, SPIF/CIDA, USAID/CDB and the government of St. Kitts and Nevis.
