UNIVERSITY OF GHANA ANNIVERSARY 1948 – 2023 © 2023 Public A airs, University of Ghana www.ug.edu.gh Special CONGREGATION Date: Friday, April 28, 2023 | Time: 3:30 p.m. | Venue: Great Hall CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES Dedicated to 75th Anniversary
2 SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS 3.30 p.m. Arrival of Guests Guests to be seated Procession: • Members of Convocation • Members of Council Dawuro National Anthem Welcome Remarks: Mrs. Emelia N.K. Agyei-Mensah, Registrar Chancellor declares Special Congregation open: Mrs. Mary Chinery-Hesse, Chancellor Statement by Vice-Chancellor: Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor Interlude: Ghana Dance Ensemble Presentation of Candidates: Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor Conferment of Honorary Degrees: Mrs. Mary Chinery-Hesse, Chancellor Seperewa for all Honorands: Mr. Osei Korankye Contribution to Education • Mr. Joseph Maafo Budu • Professor Akin Omotade Aina • Mr. Paul Effah Distinguished Scholarship • Professor Kofi Anyidoho Alumni of Whom We are Proud • Ms. Dorcas Coker-Appiah • Mr. Paa Kwesi Eduafo Yankey Contribution to Public Service • Nana Dr. S. K. B. Asante - Citation Robing Drum Appellation - Citation Robing Drum Appellation - Citation Robing Drum Appellation - Citation Robing Drum Appellation
SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES 3 Contribution to Industry • Ms. Abena Amoah • Prof. Kwame Karikari • Mr. Thomas Kofi Manu Institutional Builder • Professor George Kwame Aning • Emeritus Professor Samuel Sefa-Dedeh • Professor Arthur Commey Sackeyfio • Professor Fred Newton Binka • Professor Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu • Professor John Franklin Wiredu Former Vice Chancellor • Professor Ernest Aryeetey 2023 Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial Lecturer • Professor Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu - Citation Robing Drum Appellation - Citation Robing Drum Appellation - Citation Robing Drum Appellation Hymn: Now Praise We Great and Famous Friends (All Standing) by University of Ghana Jubilee Choir Acceptance by Representative of Honorands: Nana Dr. S. K. B. Asante Chancellor Dissolves Special Congregation University Anthem Recession • Members of Council • Members of Convocation • Honorands In Attendance: Ghana Dance Ensemble University of Ghana Jubilee Choir - Citation Robing Drum Appellation
PROFILE The University of Ghana, the premier university in Ghana, was founded as the University College of the Gold Coast by Ordinance on August 11, 1948 for the purpose of providing and promoting university education, learning and research. As a university poised to distinguish itself in the area of research to make an impact at the national and international levels, the University launched a Strategic Plan in 2014. The Strategic Plan (2014-2024) is intended to consolidate the gains made from the review of the University’s mission and practices and situate these within the context of a very dynamic environment of higher education in Ghana and beyond. Our Vision Our vision is to become a “world-class research-intensive University.” Our Mission To create an enabling environment that makes University of Ghana increasingly relevant to national and global development through cutting-edge research as well as high quality teaching and learning. Our Values: • Integrity • Commitment • Respect • Loyalty University of Ghana Campuses Legon Campus: This is the main campus where most of the University’s teaching and research are carried out. It also houses the central administration of the University. Korle-Bu Campus: The Korle-Bu Campus houses the administration of the College of Health Sciences, which is headed by a Provost. Accra City Campus: Strategically located in the central business district of Accra, the Accra City Campus is a nonresidential campus.
Kumasi City Campus: The Kumasi City Campus is housed at the erstwhile Kumasi Workers’ College, established in 1962. Takoradi City Campus: The Takoradi City Campus is located at the former Takoradi Workers’ College, established in 1962 at Chapel Hill in Takoradi, near the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) Hospital. University of Ghana is administered through a collegiate system comprising the following colleges, as well as a central administration that includes a School of Graduate Studies and an Office of International Programmes. • College of Basic and Applied Sciences • College of Education • College of Health Sciences • College of Humanities As part of its vision to become a world-class research-intensive institution, the University of Ghana has identified four priority areas by which it promotes international collaboration in research initiatives to enhance research output. As the premier university in Ghana, the University aims to produce the next generation of thought leaders to drive national development. Through its research institutes and other centres of learning and research, faculty members are involved in studies that support policy making for national development, often in collaboration with other international institutions. The University has experienced a steady growth in the number of international students who come from over 70 countries to join either the regular undergraduate and graduate programmes or enrol on the study abroad and other special programmes designed for international students. The University of Ghana, has over the years built an image as one of the continent’s most reputable universities, making it the first choice for academics, researchers and students.
6 SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES UNIVERSITY COUNCIL Justice Sophia A.B. Akuffo (Rtd.) Chairperson Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo Vice-Chancellor Mr. Amos Oppong Amankwah Government Nominee Justice Barbara Ackah-Yensu Government Nominee Nana Wereko Ampim-Opoku Government Nominee Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah Government Nominee Ms. Doris Kisiwa Ansah Alumni Representative Major Daniel Sowa Ablorh-Quarcoo (Rtd.) Council Appointee Mrs. Yvette Adounvo Atekpe Council Appointee Dr. George Agyekum Nana Donkor Council Appointee Ms. Tina Sackeyfio Council Appointee Prof. Nana Akua Anyidoho Convocation Representative (Teaching) Mr. Michael Owusu Ansah Convocation Representative (Non-Teaching) Prof. Abdulai Ahmed Jinapor GTEC Representative Prof. Tawana Kupe Vice-Chancellor of an African University Rev. Fr. Stephen Owusu-Sekyere CHASS Representative Dr. Samuel N. Nkumbaan UTAG Representative Mr. Martin Gyasi Boakye SRC Representative Mr. John-Mark Bekui GRASAG Representative Mr. Kenneth Botchway TEWU Representative 6 SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES
SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES 7 PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OTHER SENIOR OFFICERS Mrs. Mary Chinery-Hesse Chancellor Justice Sophia A.B. Akuffo (Rtd.) Chairperson, University Council Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo Vice-Chancellor Prof. Felix A. Asante Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Development Prof. Gordon A. Awandare Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Academic & Student Affairs Mrs. Emelia N.K. Agyei-Mensah Registrar SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES 7
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SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES 9 COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION/DEANS/ DIRECTORS COLLEGE OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCES COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION Provost Prof. Boateng Onwona-Agyeman College Secretary Mr. Worlanyo Newton Torvinyo (Ag.) College Finance Officer Mr. Benjamin Owusu Addo DEANS/DIRECTORS School of Agriculture Prof. Irene Susana Egyir School of Biological Sciences Prof. Augustine Ocloo School of Engineering Sciences Prof. Elsie Effah Kaufmann School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Prof. Sandow Mark Yidana School of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Hope Richard Otsyina (Ag.) School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences Prof. Joseph Richmond Fianko Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies Prof. Kwasi Appeaning Addo Institute of Applied Science and Technology Prof. David Dodoo-Arhin West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement Prof. Eric Yirenkyi Danquah West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens Prof. Gordon A. Awandare Biotechnology Centre Prof. Kwame Offei Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies Prof. Kwadwo Owusu COLLEGE OF EDUCATION COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION Provost Prof. Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe College Secretary Mr. Joseph Oduro Nkansah College Finance Officer Mr. Michael Owusu Ansah DEANS / PRINCIPALS Dean, School of Continuing & Distance Education Prof. Olivia Adwoa Tiwaah Kwapong Dean, School of Education & Leadership Prof. Gordon Senanu Kwame Adika Dean, School of Information & Communication Studies Prof. Akosua Keseboa Darkwah Principal, Kumasi City Campus Prof. Edward Nketiah-Amponsah (Ag.) Principal, Takoradi City Campus Prof. Bernardin Senadza (Ag.) Imagine the satisfaction! Pay bills with Stanbic Internet Banking Sign-up on stanbicbank.com.gh Call or email 0302 815789 | 18080 (MTN toll free) | 0800 1000 9 (Vodafone toll free) [email protected]
10 SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION Provost Prof. Julius Najah Fobil College Secretary Mr. Michael Opare Atuah College Finance Officer Mr. Samuel Nkrumah DEANS/DIRECTORS University of Ghana Medical School Prof. Alfred Edwin Yawson University of Ghana Dental School Prof. Ebenezer Anno Nyako (Ag.) School of Public Health Prof. Emmanuel Kwasi Torpey School of Nursing & Midwifery Prof. Florence Naab School of Pharmacy Prof. Isaac Julius Asiedu-Gyekye School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences Prof. Samuel Antwi-Baffour Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research Prof. Dorothy Yeboah-Manu COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION Provost Prof. Daniel F. Ofori College Secretary Mrs. Mavis Otoo-Ayeh College Finance Officer Ms. Patricia Tay DEANS/DIRECTORS School of Arts Prof. Ray W. Apoh University of Ghana Business School Prof. Justice N. Bawole School of Languages Prof. Helen A. Yitah University of Ghana School of Law Prof. Raymond A. Atuguba School of Performing Arts Prof. Awo M. Asiedu (Ag.) COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES School of Social Sciences Prof. George Owusu Institute of African Studies Prof. Samuel A. Ntewusu Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research Prof. Peter Quartey Regional Institute for Population Studies Prof. Ayaga A. Bawah Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy Dr. Deborah Atobrah Centre for Social Policy Studies Prof. Nana Akua Anyidoho
SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES 11 Centre for Migration Studies Dr. Mary B. Setrana Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy Prof. Emmanuel Debrah Language Centre Prof. Evershed K. Amuzu Centre for Ageing Studies Prof. Mavis Dako-Gyeke Centre for Asian Studies Dr. Lloyd G. A. Amoah Centre for European Studies Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante Centre for Latin American Studies Dr. Joanna Boampong Centre for Urban Management Studies Dr. Isaac K. Arthur University of Ghana Accra City Campus Prof. Joseph A. Yaro Confucius Institute (Chinese Director) (Ghanaian Director) Prof. Wang Jimin Prof. Josephine Dzahene-Quarshie Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (German Director) (Ghanaian Director) Dr. Grace Diabah Dr. Susann Baller CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION DEANS/DIRECTORS/ UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN Dean, School of Graduate Studies Prof. Robert Darko Osei Vice-Dean, School of Graduate Studies Prof. Dorcas Osei-Safo University Librarian Mrs. Theodosia Adanu (Ag.) Dean, Student Affairs Prof. Rosina Ichabodia Kyerematen Dean, International Programmes Prof. Eric Osei-Assibey Director, Academic Quality Assurance Prof. Daniel K. Twerefuo Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation Prof. Samuel Agyei-Mensah Director, University of Ghana Pan-African Doctoral Academy (UG-PADA) Dr. Jemima Asabea Anderson
12 SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES HEADS OF HALL/HOSTEL Legon Dr. Charles B. Wiafe-Akenten Akuafo Dr. Kwaku Oppong Asante Commonwealth - Volta Dr. Margaret Amankwah-Poku Mensah Sarbah Dr. Roger Ayimbillah Atinga Valco Trust Dr. James K. Adomako SENIOR TUTORS Legon Dr. Alfred Ato Yankson Akuafo Dr. George K. Frimpong Commonwealth - Volta Dr. Anastasia Aikins Mensah Sarbah Dr. Daniel Amoako Darko Jubilee/ International Students Dr. Christiana Amoatey Hilla Limann Dr. Kwadwo Owusu Ayeh Jean Nelson Aka Dr. Stephen Afranie Alexander Adum Kwapong Dr. Seth Dankyi Boateng Elizabeth Frances Sey Dr. Ebenezer Owusu DIRECTORS/HEADS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTORATES/UNITS Finance Mrs. Bernice B. Agudu Academic Affairs Mrs. Lydia A. Nyako-Danquah Public Affairs Dr. (Mrs.) Elizier Taiba Ameyaw-Buronyah Physical Development & Municipal Services Mr. Charles Kofinti University Health Services Dr. Mark Eric Frempong Human Resource & Organisational Development Dr. Yvonne Ayerki Lamptey (Ag.) Office of Legal Counsel Dr. Abdul Baasit Aziz Bamba (Ag.) Office of Institutional Advancement Prof. Samuel Kwasi Dartey-Baah Careers and Counselling Centre Rev. Dr. Bridget Ben-Naimah University of Ghana Computing Systems Mr. Francis Kwabena Boachie Sports Dr. Bella Bello Bitugu Institutional Research and Planning Office Mr. Alfred Quartey Internal Audit Mr. Thomas Kwegyir-Abaidoo (Ag.) Logistics Mr. Sampson Owusu Afriyie Risk Management Mr. Thomas Kwegyir-Abaidoo University Basic School Mrs. Christiana Adwubi Armah
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14 SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES CANDIDATES FOR THE AWARD OF HONORARY DEGREE AWARDEES, APRIL 2023 Retired Registrar, who for the over thirty years of his active career life, worked at management level in different capacities and accumulated various skills and expertise. He was able to combine his administrative skills with strategic planning skills and emerging technology. He served as Registrar, Akrofi Christaller Institute for Theology, Mission and Culture; Registrar, University of Ghana and Consulting Registrar, Ghana Institute for Management and Public Administration. He also facilitated the development of strategic plans for several higher education institutions in Ghana and as well, contributed to the suggested outline for the restructuring of the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI). JOSEPH MAAFO BUDU A Professor of Sociology, who has, over three decades of experience as a Foundation grant-making executive focused on transforming higher education in Africa. From the various Global and Regional Foundations, he has led grant-making proposals toward the University of Ghana’s transformation into a globally recognised institution of higher learning and research. His contribution to education as a grantmaker, programme developer and manager is both at institutional and human capacity-building levels. He has additionally PROFESSOR AKIN OMOTADE AINA been involved in scholarship and policies aimed at transforming Africa’s Higher Education and the role of philanthropic organisations/foundations in this quest. Retired and highly respected educationist and administrator with expertise in higher education management. In May 1993, he was invited by the Minister for Education to serve as Acting Registrar of the newly established University for Development Studies. The confidence reposed in him led to his appointment as the substantive and foundation Registrar in 1994. He was also a Consultant to the Government of Ghana on the establishment of the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani and University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, in 2011 and 2012 respectively. He has also undertaken major national assignments in the Higher Education landscape in Ghana. MR. PAUL EFFAH Contribution to Education
SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES 15 A distinguished poet, literary scholar, educator, and cultural activist who is currently supporting the Department of English on part-time contract as Professor of Literature. Over the duration of his academic career, he has been Director of the CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, Acting Director of the School of Performing Arts and Head of the Department of English. Outside the University, he has been deeply involved in various initiatives designed to promote African culture and history. PROFESSOR KOFI ANYIDOHO Distinguished Scholarship Distinguished alumna who is well-known nationally and internationally for her work on violence against women. Her expertise is recognised in her numerous roles on various national and international boards. Nationally, this includes her work as Vice-Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Legal Literacy and Resource Foundation and then Chairperson of that same Board. At the continental level, she has served as Chairperson of the Regional Board of Directors of Women in Law and Development in Africa, (WiLDAF) and a Member of the Board of Directors of Women in Peace and Security Network, (WIPSEN) Africa. At the global level, she was a Member of the United Nations Committee on Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). DORCAS COKER-APPIAH Prominent alumus who has distinguished himself as dedicated, selfless and committed to the University of Ghana . He has a track record in leadership and many accomplishments from 1996 and from his tenure in office as Chairman of the University of Ghana Alumni Association (UGAA) from 2011 to 2018. Under his chairmanship, his role in raising the image and status of the Association was worthy of note, and he brought about a surge of enthusiasm among alumni . PAA KWESI EDUAFO YANKEY Alumni of Whom We are Proud
16 SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES Contribution to Public Service Leading Public Servant who has made an outstanding contribution to the development of the public service of Ghana and the international community. He is also a distinguished international lawyer who has held highly significant positions in the international arena, including serving as an Attorney with the World Bank, Washington, DC. He chaired the committee of experts NANA DR. SAMUEL K.B. ASANTE (AKA NANA SUSUBRIBI KROBEA ASANTE, OMANHENE OF ASANTE ASOKORE) on Ghana’s constitution. He is a former Solicitor-General and Deputy Attorney General of Ghana and former President of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was a pioneer Lecturer in Law (1961-65) and Acting Head of the Law Department at University of Ghana (1962). Contribution to Industry Distinguished giant in the business sector who has contributed to national and international business and has a very good standing in that regard. She is one of Ghana’s leading female investment bankers and financial advisors. She has been an advisor to policy makers such as the Government of Ghana and financial sector regulators in West Africa on the deepening of financial markets and on the overall economic growth in the region. She is currently, Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Her contributions to the development of the capital markets especially in Ghana are enormous and highly commendable. ABENA AMOAH Retired Professor of Communication, who has, over the last four decades, earned global respect and recognition as probably the most sought-after and cited authority on the principle and practice of media rights and freedom of expression in West Africa and beyond. This is due, principally, to his multiple roles as media scholar and administrator, journalist and media institution builder, press freedom and human rights promoter, and media policy adviser and advocate. Through teaching and training, he has demonstrated a rare spirit of altruism and mentorship that has seen him identify and nurture at least four generations of lecturers currently at the Department of Communication Studies, University of Ghana. PROF. KWAME KARIKARI
SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES 17 A Senior Oil and Gas professional with over 33 years of upstream Oil and Gas Industry, who has been instrumental in the design and implementation of all upstream oil and Gas policies. He has also played a key role in the institutional and regulatory reforms in the sector post the Jubilee oil discovery. He led strategic planning teams on numerous occasions to develop plans and strategies for the Energy sector in Ghana. Notable among them is the GNPC strategy for attracting independents into the petroleum industry and the drafting of a blueprint for Ghana’s petroleum industry. He has, as well been involved in management duties at the University of Ghana, served as a member of the Management Committee, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (since 2016) and the Chairman of the Steering Committee of GNPC Research Chair in Petroleum Geoscience at the Department of Earth Science. THOMAS KOFI MANU Institutional Builder Founding Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) who at its inception in the 2008/2009 academic year, used little resources at his disposal to start the School. Through determination, visionary insight, excellent interpersonal relationships and skills, he was able to scout for both human and material resources required to get the UGSVM started and running. His ability to negotiate, sell ideas and seek for financial support from unlikely sources to grow the School made him an exceptional leader. He was also very instrumental in the establishment of the Small Animal PROF. GEORGE KWAME ANING Teaching Hospital (SATH), a requirement by the Veterinary Council of Ghana for the recognition of the veterinary doctors trained by UG. EMERITUS PROFESSOR SAMUEL KOFI SEFA-DEDEH Founding Dean of the School of Engineering Sciences, he provided outstanding leadership during the establishment of the School. With his academic background in Food Science and Technology, the Food Process Engineering programme in the School was largely developed by him. Since his retirement, he has remained dedicated to the Department of Food Process Engineering and the wider School of Engineering Sciences. He was also instrumental in the establishment of the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, and the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani.
18 SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES In early 2005, then with the Department of Pharmacology of the University of Ghana Medical School (UGMS), with two other colleagues, he brainstormed on the need for the establishment of a School of Pharmacy at the University of Ghana. He became a member of the Planning Committee put in place to prepare for the establishment of the School of Pharmacy and was later appointed as Consultant and Acting Dean of the School. When the need for a bigger space for the School became critical, he initiated the PROFESSOR ARTHUR COMMEY SACKEYFIO He rose from a clinician practitioner in the Ministry of Health (MOH) to become a towering figure in global public health. He had several years of dedicated service to the University of Ghana School of Public Health as a former Dean, and at the Ministry of Health, Ghana, as a practitioner and key stakeholder in policy advisory roles. He was instrumental in the establishment of the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, and the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani. Throughout his illustrious career, he has been a mentor who believes in the development of the human capital PROFESSOR FRED NEWTON BINKA in public health to make Africa self-sustaining in health research and translating research findings into policy. relocation of the School from the Korle-Bu Campus to its present premises. From being appointed in 1985 as a Lecturer in the erstwhile Department of Zoology, (now Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science) she rose to become a Professor in 2003. She has served in many leadership roles in the University of Ghana, including Head of Department, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and founding Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Office of Research, Innovation and Development (Acting). She has been instrumental in the establishment of new units within the University, initiating and developing concepts, and fund-raising for the establishment of such units. Key units established through her direct efforts include, the Pan-African Doctoral Academy (UG-PADA), which has become a flagship programme for UG within West Africa; the Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies (C3SS), the UG-Carnegie Writing Centre and the Centre for African Wetlands (CAW). PROF. YAA NTIAMOA-BAIDU
SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES 19 Professor of English who has served the University in different capacities. As Head of the Department of English and Graduate Coordinator/Chair of the Graduate Committee, he consistently identified young talents, mentored them and encouraged them to pursue graduate studies and join the Department. He has supported and nurtured new faculty through co-teaching, collaborative research and co-publication. He was the first Principal of the Accra City Campus, where he worked hard to build what was originally the External Degree Campus, Institute of Adult Education and is now the Accra City Campus. PROFESSOR JOHN FRANKLIN WIREDU Former Vice Chancellor A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, his vision of promoting excellence in teaching, learning, research and administrative systems led to the creation of centres, institutions and units. He led the University to develop a new Strategic Plan (2014-2024), with a vision of becoming a “World Class Research-Intensive University”. He made significant contributions that led to the establishment of the University of Ghana Medical Centre, initiated several physical developmental projects on the University’s campuses, including asphaltic re-sealing of selected roads on the Legon Campus, the building of pavement pathways, the construction of a small Animal Hospital for the School of Veterinary Medicine, installation of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) at selected examination centres and deployment of Wi-Fi to students’ residential facilities. His tenure saw the installation of electronic gates that improved security and eased traffic on the Legon campus. PROFESSOR ERNEST ARYEETEY 2023 Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial Lecturer The 2023 Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial Lecturer, she is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana and retired Professor at the University of Ghana. Some positions she held while at the University of Ghana, include, Deputy Senior Tutor of Akuafo, Hall Senior Tutor of Akuafo Hall, Vice Dean, Faculty of Law, Acting Dean, Faculty of Law and Director, Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy. She previously served as Deputy Special Representative of the (United Nations) SecretaryGeneral for Rule of Law in Liberia (November 2007 - October 2011). PROFESSOR HENRIETTA J.A.N. MENSA-BONSU
20 SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES HONORARY DEGREES CONFEERRED NAME DEGREE YEAR William Edward Burkhardt Du Bois DLitt 1963 Sir Kobina Arku Korsah LLD 1963 Kofi George Konuah LLD 1963 Ephraim Amu DMus 1965 Dame Dorothy Crawfoot Hodgkin DSc 1965 David Mowbray Balme DLitt 1970 Kofi Abrefa Busia DLitt 1970 Akwasi Amankwah Afrifa LLD 1970 John William Kofi Harlley LLD 1970 Lord John Scott Fulton LLD 1974 Seth Oku Ampofo LLD 1974 Joseph Ki-Zerbo DLitt 1974 Nene Azu Mate-Kole LLD 1974 Lambeck Kazemba Hosa Goma DSc 1974 Modjaben Dowuona LLD 1974 Amisshadai Larson Adu LLD 1974 Matthew Francis Yaw Damptey DSc 1974 Justice Annie Ruth Jiagge LLD 1974 Conor Cruise O’Brien DLitt 1974 Kenneth Onwuka Dike DLitt 1974 Kenji Honda DSc 1979 Theodore Adjei Osae LLD 1979 John Raymond Koster DSc 1979 Ernest Amano Boateng DLitt 1979 Susan De Graft-Johnson LLD 1979 Patrick Anim-Addo LLD 1979 David Andoh LLD 1979 Justice Nii Amaa Ollenu LLD 1979 Rev. Christian Goncalves Baeta DLitt 1979 Lady Cecily Williams DSc 1989 Francis Lodowic Bartels LLD 1989 Alexander Adum Kwapong DLitt 1989 Abdus Salam DSc 1991
SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES 21 NAME DEGREE YEAR Raphael Sylvanus Amegashie DLitt 1991 Charles Odamtten Easmon DSc 1991 Fred Kwasi Apaloo LLD 1991 Efua Theodora Sutherland LLD 1991 Eugene Bortei Doku DSc 1991 Albert Mawere Opoku LLD 1991 Alfred William Brian Simpson DLitt 1991 Ebenezer Laing DSc 1991 J.H. Kwabena Nketia DLitt 1991 Mary Chinery-Hesse LLD 1991 Walter Manshard DSc 1994 Joseph Baxter Goodwin LLD 1994 Fred Torgbor Sai DSc 1994 Ebenezer Adentwi Kofi Edzii LLD 1994 Henrik Jeppesen LLD 1994 Daisaku Ikeda LLD 1994 Nana Wereko Ampem II LLD 1999 Michael Gordon Gibbons DSc 1999 Kwaku Baprui Asante LLD 1999 Nii Kpobi Tettey-Tsuru III LLD 1999 Constantine Leventis LLD 1999 Apostle Kwadwo Safo LLD 1999 Stephen Kwadwo Amoa-Marfo LLD 1999 Joyce Assibey LLD 1999 Christian Ayebeng Botchway DSc 1999 Stephen Bekoe Mfodwo LLD 1999 Daniel Adzei Bekoe DSc 1999 Ishmael Evans Yamson LLD 1999 Jean Nelson Aka LLD 1999 Rosina Akua Acheampong LLD 1999 Sylvia Awo Mansa Boye LLD 1999 Henrietta Maria Akua Adusei-Herbstein LLD 1999 Albert Ababio Owusu DSc 1999
22 SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES NAME DEGREE YEAR John Russell Schram LLD 1999 Kofi Atta Annan LLD 1999 Nelson Mandela LLD 1999 Stephanie Baeta Ansah LLD 2002 Ali Mazrui LLD 2002 Akilagpa Sawyerr LLD 2002 George Benneh DLitt 2002 Florence Dolphyne DLitt 2002 J.V.L. Phillips LLD 2002 Theresa Oppong Beeko LLD 2002 Emily Asaa Harlley LLD 2002 Otumfuo Osei Tutu II LLD 2004 H.E. Cardinal Peter Appiah-Turkson LLD 2004 Matthew Anum Barnor LLD 2004 Ivan Addae-Mensah DSc 2004 Miranda Greenstreet LLD 2004 Kwame Anyane-Yeboah LLD 2004 Yeboa Amoa LLD 2004 Kazuko Asai LLD 2004 Ebrahim Malick Samba LLD 2004 Hans van Ginkel LLD 2005 Lawrence A. Boadi DLitt 2008 Selena Axelrod Winsnes DLitt 2008 Gordon R. Woodman DLitt 2008 Raymond B. Bening LLD 2008 Mohammed Ibn Chambas LLD 2008 Georgina Theodora Wood LLD 2008 Paul Acquah LLD 2008 Kwabena Adjei LLD 2008 Peter Ala Adjetey LLD 2008 Docia A. Naki Kisseih LLD 2008 Joseph Henry Mensah LLD 2008 Robert Lee LLD 2008 Sheikh Nuhu Sharabutu LLD 2008 Mary Robinson LLD 2008
SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES 23 NAME DEGREE YEAR Paul Boateng LLD 2008 James D. Wolfensohn LLD 2008 John Edward Sulston LLD 2011 Ernesto Zedillo LLD 2012 John Pobee DLitt 2013 Ama Ata Aidoo DLitt 2013 Emmanuel Victor Doku DSc 2013 Frank Adu Jnr. LLD 2013 Vartan Gregorian LLD 2013 John Daniel LLD 2013 Alfred Teddy Konu LLD 2013 Grace Marquis LLD 2013 John Agyekum Kufuor LLD 2013 Samuel Nunoo Woode LLD 2013 Rachel Phillips LLD 2013 James Emmanuel Kwegyir Aggrey-Orleans LLD 2013 Anthony Oteng-Gyasi LLD 2013 Cecilia Kwofie LLD 2013 Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere LLD 2013 Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe LLD 2013 Thandika Mkandawire LLD 2013 Rose Gana Fomban Leke LLD 2014 Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak LLD 2015 Christopher Udry DLitt 2016 George Francis Daniel Jnr. LLD 2016 Jerome Siau Djangmah LLD 2016 Peter French LLD 2016 Kwaku Mensa-Bonsu LLD 2016 Anarfi Asamoa-Baah LLD 2016 Robert Joseph Mettle-Nunoo LLD 2016 Bridget Katsriku LLD 2016 Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng LLD 2016 Ramchand Udharam Mohinani LLD 2016 Justina Baidoo LLD 2016 Samuel Ofosu-Amaah LLD 2016
24 SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES NAME DEGREE YEAR Andrews Seth Ayettey LLD 2016 Akua Kuenyehia LLD 2016 Ian Shapiro LLD 2016 Kandeh Yumkella LLD 2017 Emmanuel K. Akyeampong LLD 2018 K. Riva Levinson LLD 2019 John Nkengasong LLD 2022
SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES 25 COMMENDATION For their respective roles in the development and growth of the University and higher education to date; and for the honour done their alma mater and humankind, through their distinguished careers, WE SAY AYEKOO!! ANYEKOO!!
26 SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES UNIVERSITY ANTHEM Hail University of Ghana The nation’s hope and glory The place that bears the star of peace That bids us all to do our best Let the great Tower of learning Inspire both young and old May we proceed in unity to uphold the public cause. //: Arise, arise O Legon Defend the cause of freedom Proceed in truth and integrity to make Our nation proud: // We ask for strength and wisdom As we climb the hill of learning May we excel in what’er we do As we prepare to face the world With a mind ready at all times And a conscience quick to feel May we proceed in unity to uphold the public cause. //: Arise, arise O Legon Defend the cause of freedom Proceed in truth and integrity to make our nation proud :// Prof. Emeritus J. H. Kwabena Nketia (1921-2019) NATIONAL ANTHEM God bless our homeland Ghana And make our nation great and strong, Bold to defend forever The cause of Freedom and of Right; Fill our hearts with true humility, Make us cherish fearless honesty, And help us to resist oppressors’ rule With all our will and might for evermore Hail to thy name, O Ghana, To thee |we make our solemn vow: Steadfast to build together A nation strong in Unity; With our gifts of mind and strength of arm, Whether night or day, in the midst of storm, In every need, whate’er the call may be, To serve thee, Ghana, now and evermore. Raise high the flag of Ghana and one with Africa advance; Black star of hope and honour To all who thirst for liberty; Where the banner of Ghana freely flies, May the way to freedom truly lie; Arise, arise, O sons of Ghana land And under God march on for evermore! (Philip Gbeho)
SPECIAL CONGREGATION - CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES 27 HYMN Now praise we great and famous friends 1. Now praise we great and famous friends, The partners named in story; And praise the Lord, Who now as then Reveals in us His glory. 2. Praise we the wise and brave and strong, Who graced their generation, Who helped the right, and fought the wrong, And made our folk a nation. 3. Praise we the great of heart and mind, The singers sweetly gifted, Whose music like a mighty wind The souls of all uplifted. 4. Praise we the peaceful friends of skill, Who builded homes of beauty, And, rich in art, made richer still The partnership of duty. 5. Praise we the glorious names we know, And they whose names have perished, Lost, in the haze of long ago, In silent love be cherished. 6. In peace their sacred ashes rest, Fulfilled their day’s endeavor; They blessed the earth, and they are blessed Of God and us forever. 7. So praise we great and famous friends, The partners named in story; And praise the Lord, Who now as then Reveals in us His glory. Original by: William George Tarrant (1853—1928) Gender Neutral Version by: Prof. E. Kweku Osam, November 1, 2013
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QUALITY PRINTING PROMPT DELIVERY T: 0302 934987 Email: [email protected] OUR RANGE OF PRINT JOBS • Booklets • Magazines & Journals • Reports • Business Cards • Letterheads • Brochures • Flyers & Handbills • Calendars • Invoices & Receipt Books • Folders • Posters • Other Stationery items UNIVERSITY OF GHANA ANNIVERSARY 1948 – 2023 © 2023 Public A airs, University of Ghana www.ug.edu.gh Special CONGREGATION Date: Friday, April 28, 2023 | Time: 3:30 p.m. | Venue: Great Hall CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES Dedicated to 75th Anniversary