The School of Business has held its annual Dean’s Award ceremony to celebrate first-class students who obtained a CGPA of 3.6 and above at levels 200 to 400.

A breakdown of the 302 students who were honoured for their hard work includes 126 level 200 students, 68 level 300 and 108 level 400 students. 

For the first time, since the inception of the Dean's Award, three (3) postgraduate students (level 850) with the highest CGPA were also rewarded for their academic accomplishments.

The Executive Vice President and Head of Goldfields West Africa, Mr. Joshua Mortoti, who was the guest speaker, asked students to be disciplined to enable them to attain great heights in life. He noted that with discipline, they could perform better in their studies to justify the huge investment being made in their education.

Executive Vice President and Head of Goldfields West Africa, Mr. Joshua Mortoti

Mr. Mortoti advised the students to acquire soft skills such as communication and interpersonal skills in addition to their chosen careers. He maintained that it was not enough for the students to have only academic certificates because gaining soft skills provided an added advantage in developing one's career. 

He mentioned that to develop soft skills, students need to also have communication skills and the ability to work in a team.

He underlined the need for the students to embrace success with humility to make a difference. 

Mr. Mortoti, who is also the President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, reminded the students that "success is not linear", calling on them to "read the times" in order not to lag behind in life.

The Dean of the School of Business-UCC, Prof. Gatsi (L) presenting an award to Ms. Frances Eshun, a postgraduate student.

The Dean of the School, Prof. John Gatsi, said the school would continuously hone the skills of students to be employable in society.

He said the school would target qualified high school students in deprived areas to enrol in business programmes next academic year.

Prof Gatsi said plans were afoot to ramp up postgraduate enrolment in the school, describing the current postgraduate figure of 214 as woefully inadequate.

During the event, some professional bodies including the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Chartered Institute of Accountants Ghana (CIAG), and the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) showed support for the awards with various sponsorship packages.

The Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Prof. Kwame Osei Kwarteng, chaired the function.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC