After several years of dedicated service to the University of Cape Coast (UCC), one hundred and five (105) workers have bowed out of the University on attaining the compulsory retirement age of 60 years.
The retirees, including thirty (31) senior members, twenty-one (21) senior staff, and fifty-three (53) junior staff from various departments and sections of the University, were honoured at a Send-Off and Long Service Awards Ceremony.
Each retiree was awarded a citation and received varying items including fridges and freezers, television sets, living room furniture and gas burners depending on the length of service.
The longest-serving retiree, Ing. Joseph Wilberforce Ansah receiving his citation from the Director of Consular and General Services, Mrs. Alberta Graham
The longest-serving retiree was Ing. Joseph Wilberforce Ansah, the immediate past head of the Electricity Section, who served for 42 years.
Notable among the retirees were the Registrar, Mr. Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame; the Director of the Directorate of Human Resource, Rev. Isaac Baafi Sarbeng and the Director of ICT, Dr. Alex Asante.
The Provost of the College of Distance Education (CoDE), Prof. Anokye Mohammed Adam, who chaired the ceremony, commended the retirees for their immense contributions to the institution while in active service.
Provost of the College of Distance Education (CoDE), Prof. Anokye Mohammed Adam
"Though we cannot adequately compensate them for their invaluable services, we can at least declare the depth of our gratitude to each of them. Ayeekoo! Patriots of UCC and Ghana. Well done senior men and women for your dedicated service to UCC", he said.
Prof. Anokye, who represented the Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, indicated that the retirees had been the backbone of UCC, ensuring that UCC continued to fulfill its mission of providing quality education and fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for all.
Some of the items the retirees received in appreciation of their service to the University
Against that backdrop, the Provost observed that the management of UCC would continue to appreciate and commit to the well-being of the retirees by strengthening and providing medical health support to them.
For the active staff, Prof. Anokye urged them to renew their commitment to the service of the University by demonstrating punctuality, loyalty, honesty, trustworthiness and hard work to enhance the status of the school globally.
Felicitations were extended to the retirees by representatives of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), the Senior Staff Association, Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU).
The outgone Director of Human Resource, Rev. Isaac Baafi Sarbeng (in white) receiving a citation from the Provost of the College of Education Studies, Prof. Ernest Davies
While expressing a feeling of nostalgia, Mr. Joseph Wilberforce Ansah, who spoke on behalf of the retirees, expressed profound gratitude to the University for the support it had given them.
The event also witnessed 18 active staff members of the University receiving awards for their dedication and hard work.
A section of retirees in a photo with some members of UCC management
Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC