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P A G E 10 The Institute of International Education (IIE), one of the world’s largest and most experienced higher education and training organisations has posthumously honoured Ghana’s late President, John Evans Atta Mills for being a truly exceptional leader. The Fritz Redlich Alumni Award was in recognition of his “highly distinguished career as a Fulbright Scholar alumnus and as the President of Ghana. His leadership as President opened doors for cooperation between Ghana and other countries, and prepared an entirely new generation in Ghana for leadership”. Ms. Ann Stock, US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs presented the award to Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills, the widow and former First Lady of Ghana at the Institute’s International Awards Gala Dinner at The Cipriani on Wall Street in New York . Late President Mills Honoured Presenting the award, Ms. Stock said “President Mills was driven by his enduring vision of improving life for all Ghanaians and his perseverance propelled Ghana’s developments”. Upon his death, she noted that “President Mills left Ghana’s democratic institutions strong and its economy growing. His country is now on track to become the first African nation to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of cutting poverty and hunger in half by 2015. That’s quite a legacy.” “President Mills also deepened the relationship between the people of United States and the people of Ghana. Just six months after each had taken office; he (President Mills) welcomed President Obama to Accra, a gesture which later reciprocated by President Obama to a dear friend and partner with a visit to the White House”. The Assistant Secretary of State acknowledged the late Prof. Mills’ passion for education, which he shared with all and prepared a new generation for leadership roles. “Though we mourn Ghana’s untimely loss of its leader, we’re grateful for his highly distinguished life and his determination to carry his country forward. President Mills’ legacy lives on in the next generation of Ghanaians who will continue to implement his vision”, said Ms Stock. Receiving the award, Mrs. Naadu Mills, said the selection of her late husband as recipient of a Fulbright scholarship to study in the prestigious Stanford University in 1971, was definitely one of the major highlights of his life both as an academician and later as a politician. She said it was at Stanford that President Mills began to nurture a quiet interest for public office and must have been deeply affected and richly influenced by the examples of academicians and politicians he came across during that eventful period. “Nothing would have made me happier if he were here to accept this honour himself, having toiled so hard for Ghana and for humanity. Yet, you will agree with me that, as Shakespeare said, “the good is oft interred with their bones’ So will it be with my husband”, said the Former First Lady of Ghana.
V O L U M E 2 I S S U E 3 Thanking the Institute for the award and the honour done to the memory of the late President Mills, Mrs. Naadu Mills stressed that like the Fulbright Scholarship, “it will etch his good name in the annals of history.” At his turn, Dr. Allan Goodman, president and Chief Executive officer of the IIE recalled meeting President Mills during an official visit to the United States of America last year. At that interaction, Dr. Goodman praised the late Ghanaian leader for being the only African Alumnus of the Institute to become a President of a country, a feat that the IIE was very proud Ambassadors and diplomats from more than fifty countries including Ghana participated in a flag procession ceremony at the Oneness School, a private Montessori school in Washington DC in celebration of its annual United Nations’ (UN) Day. of and deserved to be acknowledged. He mentioned the late Ghanaian leader’s efforts to build a Better Ghana, his high level of tolerance, enduring vision of improving the life of all Ghanaians and his leadership style as a President that earned him worldwide admiration. Dr. Goodman also congratulated all the award winners and all those who had helped with opening minds to the world to save lives. The ceremony was attended by Dr. Cadman Mills, younger brother of the late President, H.E. Daniel Ohene Agyekum, Ghana’s Ambassador to the US, H.E. Ken Kanda, Ghana’s Ambassador Extraordi- DC School Brings Diplomats And Students Together The students performed various musical tunes and traditional dances of different cultural and ethinic backgrounds. They also made presentations and art exhibitions based on the countries they studied in class. “Our mission is to teach future leaders that the world is one family,” Andrew Kutt, founder and head of the school, said. “Learning does not just come from books. It comes from interaction with the world and from en- P A G E 11 nary and Plenipotentiary to the United Nations, philanthropists, educators and other socially prominent individuals. The IIE founded in 1919 is geared towards fostering mutual understanding, develop global leaders and foster academic freedom through international educational exchange. It implements more than 250 programmes each year, including the Fulbright Program, which the IIE administers on behalf of the United States Department of State. It also provides a safe haven to persecuted scholars from around the world through IIE’s Scholar Rescue Fund. gaging with the people who surround us. While basic core skills are essential, it is equally, if not more important that we endow our students with capacities for continued growth, learning, communication and self-awareness” He added. The climax of the celebration was the flag procession by the Ambassadors, Diplomats and Representatives from various Embassies within the DC area followed by a multicultural luncheon.
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