UGBS Honours Mills, Mahama, Others

The University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) has honoured the President, Professor J.E.A. Mills; Vice President, Mr John Mahama, and 14 other alumni of the school for their various contributions to the delivery of education in the country.

The others are Professor Stephen Nkrumah, a former Director of the School of Administration (now UGBS), and Dr Jean Aka, a former CEO of Ecobank, who were honoured posthumously.

The rest are the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli Traditional Area, Togbe Afede; Mr Stephen Takyi Asiedu, a former acting Dean of the UGBS; DCOP Andoh-Kwofie, Central Regional Police Commander; Ms Kate Hudson,

Education Page Editor of the Daily Graphic; Mr Frank Adu Jr, the Managing Director of Cal Bank; Mrs Nyameke Kyiamah, the Commissioner of the National Insurance Commission; Nana Osae-Addo, Samuel Ocran, Shawki Fatal, Gideon Amenyedor, Jonathan Ahumah-Ocansey and Leonard Prah.

They have each been presented with a plaque and a citation.

In an address read on his behalf, Mr Mahama said, “The role of the UGBS in addressing the nation’s human resource development needs cannot be underestimated.”

He noted with satisfaction that the school had developed high-achieving and successful experts in every sphere of management endeavour.

“The introduction of the Executive MBA programme on March 10, 2000, the first of its kind within the nation, was in direct response to the need to equip busy executives with cutting-edge higher management education to ensure world-class performance of those organisations,” he said.

Mr Mahama said the leadership role of the UGBS in management training and education, was evidenced by the fact that all the best candidates sought admission to the school.

“I believe the UGBS will continue to provide leadership through research and innovation, maintain a world-class standard in management training, groom and guide younger institutions and institute a more vibrant interaction with stakeholders, in particular with the government and its organs, the private sector, international organisations and the society at large,” he said.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ernest Aryeetey, in an address read on his behalf, said he was proud that leaders in government and business were representing the university.

“We are filled with a special sense of pride when important public figures happen to be our own. Clearly, the school has been at the forefront of business education, not only in Ghana but also internationally, and has earned a commendable reputation in terms of producing excellence,” he said.