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Mary Chinery-Hesse, FAAS, OSG, née Blay (born 29 October 1938) [1] is an international civil servant and diplomat serving as the first woman Chancellor of the University of Ghana, inducted on 1 August 2018. [2] She was the first female Deputy Director-General of the International Labour Organization [3][4][5][6][7]
The original emphasis on establishing the University of Ghana was on the liberal arts, social sciences, law, basic science, agriculture, and medicine. [12] However, as part of a national educational reform program, the university's curriculum was expanded to provide more technology-based and vocational courses as well as postgraduate training.
Elizabeth Frances Baaba Sey (née Biney) (April 21, 1927 – 1991) [1] was the first female graduate of the University of Ghana.After attending the Achimota Secondary School in Accra, [2] she was admitted to what was then the University College of the Gold Coast, now University of Ghana, in 1950 and graduated with a BA degree in 1953.
The Mary E. Walker House is a thirty-bed transitional residence run by the Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service & Education Center for homeless women veterans. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] In May 2012, a 900-pound bronze statue honoring Walker was unveiled in front of the Oswego, New York Town Hall.
She was honoured by the University of Ghana in 1974 with an honorary Doctor of Science for her pioneering research work into childhood malnutrition — "Kwashiorkor", a term she coined that became a medical term in the global community. [12] [13] She was an active in the Catholic Church in Ghana, especially the Accra Diocese. [12]
Institutions. University of Ghana, Legon. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo (born 30 September 1971) is a Ghanaian linguist, university administrator and the current Vice-chancellor at the University of Ghana. [1][2][3] Until her appointment, she was the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Academics and Students Affairs at the University of Ghana in West Africa. [4][5]
Marian Ewurama Addy FGA OV (née Cole; 7 February 1942 – 14 January 2014) was a Ghanaian biochemist [1] [2] [3] and the first Host of the National Science and Maths Quiz. [4] [5] [6] The first Ghanaian woman to attain the rank of full professor of natural science, Addy became a role model for school girls and budding female scientists on the limitless opportunities in science, technology ...
Elsie Akosua Biraa Effah Kaufmann FGA, FBSE, FGhIE, PE (born 7 September 1969) [1][2] is a Ghanaian academic, academic administrator, biomedical engineer, and current host of the National Science and Maths Quiz. [3][4][5] In December 2020, Elsie Kaufmann was appointed an associate professor at the University of Ghana, [6] and was appointed the ...