Name Alexander Kwapong | ||
Statement by Madam Opokua Kwapong Daughter of Professor Alexander Kwapong.
Alexander Adum Kwapong (8 March 1927 – 9 August 2014) was the first indigenous Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana
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Education
He was educated at Achimota School and proceeded to Kings College, Cambridge University in the United Kingdom where he read Classics and graduated with First Class Honours in 1951.He joined the faculty of the University of Ghana in 1953, received his Ph.D. in Classics in 1957 and became a full professor in 1962.
Legacy
The Alexander Kwapong Hall at the University of Ghana was named after Professor Kwapong at the University of Ghana. He was one time a Chairman of Council of State He was awarded the 1981 Simba Prize for Scholarly Essays (Rome) and is the author of many articles in scholarly journals. Professor Kwapong has served on numerous boards, including the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies and the International Council for Educational Development, the Association of African Universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities(President, 1971), the International Association of Universities, and the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies (Vice-President) and was Chairman of the Education Review Committee of Ghana. Also has a house named after him in Achimota School