The Study UK Alumni Awards has honoured three Ghanaian alumni for their outstanding achievements in various fields.
The awards which recognise exceptional individuals who have proven outstanding leadership skills and leveraged the rich experience and knowledge gained from studying in UK institutions to bring positive change to their community, industry or country.
The 2023-2024 edition named six finalists who fiercely competed for the top awards in three categories, namely Business and Innovation, Social Action, and Science and Sustainability.
Speaking at a ceremony to honour the finalists and award winners, the Country Director of British Council, Nii Doodo Dodoo, noted that the British Council together with its partners will continue to offer study opportunities for Ghanaians.
“We are intent on creating open and inclusive opportunities for all.”
“One of the most vital areas for this effort to yield benefit for everyone is certainly education”, he added.
The Deputy British High Commissioner to Ghana, Keith McMahon, commended the finalists and award winners for their achievements and charged them to contribute to the growth of the local economy.
“It is clear that they are really making a difference. You can see that what they are doing is not just for themselves but benefitting Ghana broadly.”
The Study UK Alumni Awards subjects all applications to a rigorous examination process by a panel of four before naming the finalists for each category.
The business and Innovation category was won by the alumna of the University of Sheffield, Aberdeen and Oxford, Dr Dan Vincent Armooh who has a passion for driving affordable healthcare for the masses. Other finalists in the category included Nelson Amo and Dr. Ishmael Ackah, with Dr. Dan Vincent Armooh emerging tops.
With the attainment of exceptional skills in biostatistics and mathematical modelling to help eliminate child malnutrition, Prof. Justice Moses Kwaku Aheto, who graduated from the Lancaster University and the University of Southampton won the science and sustainability category ahead of Doris Edem Agbevivi and Dr. Collins Gameli Hodoli.
The third and final category saw a graduate of the University of Manchester, Dr Margaret Wekem Kukeba, honoured as the most outstanding candidate in the social action category. She beat Eric Boateng Siaw and Maxwell Agyei Ashon.
The ceremony was graced by Akwasi Awuah Ababio, Director of Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President, Ghana, as well as dignitaries and staff of the British High Commission, British Council and some Alumni.
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