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THESTOOLAmanfoo North America Newsletter

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WINTER ISSUE | 2017

ANAPEFBOARDLAUNCHED

A 7-member ANAPEF board was duly constitutedfollowing the successful launching of ANAPEF.Senior Dr. Alooma Borquayewas elected ANAPEFpresident along with Seniors Kwadwo Osei-Akoto(1976/78) as Secretary and Richmond Kyei-Fordjour (1988/90), as Treasurer. Other boardmembers include Seniors Dr. Vernon D. Darko(1989/91),DanielOwusu,LindaAdjei-Kontoh, andJ.KojoKittah.

SamuelBorquayeDDS, is a dental surgeonwith apractice in Texas.Kwadwo Osei-Akoto, a civilengineer lives in New Jersey. Richmond Kyei-FordjourMBA,isafinancialconsultantandlivesinNew Jersey.Vernon D. Darko PHD, is anentrepreneur and serves on multiple boardsincluding boards of Darko Farms, EQUIPXP®, andEXPCapital.Helives inTexas.DanielOwusuMBA,an IT specialist with experience in the hospitalityindustry, lives in Maryland.J Kojo Kittah MD, apulmonologist, lives in Wisconsin.Linda Adjei-Kontoh CPA serves as the non-Amanfoo on theboard.She isanauditorfortheTexascomptrollerofpublicaccounts.

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AmbassadorAdjei-Barwuahand SeniorNketia’s teamofboardmembers, including Vice-President J. Kojo Kittah,General Secretary Daniel Owusu, Organizing SecretaryAlfred Osei, Treasurer Max Osei-Tutu, Michael Wiredu,KofiAkoto,GodfriedArthur,KwadwoOsei-AsibeandtheveritableDr.Samuel“Alooma”Borquayehandingoutthelifetime achievement award to Professor KwakuOhene-Frempong

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SEASON’SGREETINGSbyF.YawBerkohNketia,ANAPresidentItisthattimeoftheyeartowishyouandyourlovedonesseason’sgreetings.Ihopeyouhaveagreatend of year. You are also welcome to thefirst editionof the ANA’s seasonal newsletter. Asweprivatelyreflectonwhatwentonduringthepastyearandfollowupwithresolutionstodobetterinthecomingyear,letmetakethisopportunitytodolikewisefortheANA.AsAmanfooweareknownforexcellence,diplomacy,intelligence,hardwork,poiseandcharity.Therefore,the Boardentreatsyou to redirect some of the abovequalities towardsPrempehCollegeandtohelp inculcatesuchgreatattributes in futuregenerations.Weallbeamedwithprideatrecentsuccessesoncampus;inparticular,thewinningofthe“NationalScienceandMathQuiz”in2017.We know great things are going to be accomplished, with your helpof course, under ourcarefullychosenstepstogrowthemembershipandbrotherhood,raisethe$5millionfortheEndowmentFund,andsupportSofolinewithallourmightandresources.SeeyouinVirginiaduringthiscomingLaborDayweekendFundraisingDinnerDance.Afehyiapa! PERSONALITYPROFILE:

KWADWOADUTWUMThis past summer, Senior Kwadwo Adu Twum(2004) started a mentorship and collegeplacement program. With help from Prempehtutor Senior Peter Agyemang, students wererecruited from the roboticsandmath& scienceteams,andgroomedtotaketheSATtests.Afterinitialscreening,Kwadwoselected9studentsfortest registration. He supported them financiallyandpaidfortheirtests,transportationandotherrelated expenses. These students performedexceptionallywellwithstellarresults.Withearlydecision,KelvinAttaBaafithusgainedadmissionto Cornell University, New York with a 4-yearscholarshipworth$76,500peryear.Kwadwo is a nuclear engineer and lives inMinnesota. He is passionate about helpingenthusiastic Prempeh graduates gain a footingacademically. ANA is appreciative of his effortsand proud to announce the adoption of thisprogram. ANA will financially support theprogramwithKwadwo’sdirection.

2017UPDATEbyJ.KojoKittah,Editor-in-ChiefANA successfully launched the Amanfoo NorthAmerica Prempeh Endowment Fund (ANAPEF)thispast September at theAnnualReunionheldat Springfield Virginia. The theme for the eventwas“footprintsonthesandsoftime".The event also celebrated the class of 1974/76.At thebusinessmeeting,Amanfoodiscussedthepolicies and governance structure of the newlyformedANAPEF.SeniorDr.Adubofour (1974/76)gave an insightful presentation on diabetes.SeniorCliffordMpare(1974/76)alsospokeabouttheGhanainvestmentclimateandopportunities.The highlight of the 3-day reunion was thefundraising dinner dance. His Excellency SeniorDr. Barfour Adjei-Barwuah (1960/62), Ghana’sAmbassador to the United States, was guest ofhonor. Senior Yaw Asare-Aboagye (1974/76)chaired the event. He recalled nostalgic schoolactivities during the 70’s and read a letter fromthe very first student admitted in 1949.He alsoentreated all Alumni to support the school.Keynote speaker, Senior Kofi Bonner (1974/76),shared his experience from a recent visit to theschool.Heacknowledgedtheexcellentacademicachievements of the current crop of students.Prempeh College won the 2016 edition of theWorld Robotics Competition held in Michigan,andrecentlywonthe2017NationalScienceandMathCompetition. SeniorsKofi Bonner andYawAsare-Aboagyeeachmadeadonationof$10,000towards the ANAPEF, setting the tone for theevening.At close of day, $86,165.80 had been raised inboth cash and pledges, bringing the totalcontributionsraisedin2017toover$100,000.00.The first ANA lifetime Achievement Award waspresented to Senior Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong (1964/66), professor of pediatricsat the Perelman School of Medicine at theUniversityofPennsylvania,anddirectoroftheSickleCellFoundationofGhana.ANA and ANAPEF continue to seek ideas onattracting secure sustainable contributions fortheendowmentfundwithanintermediategoalof$1millionfund.