The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SoPPS) has awarded thirty students at the late Prof. David Darko Obiri Dean's Award for their remarkable academic performance in the 2024/25 Academic Year.
The Dean's Award ceremony is held yearly to celebrate students who obtain a CGPA of 3.6 and above from Levels 200 to 600.
The award is a tribute to the first Dean of the SoPPS, Prof.David Darko Obiri, who passed away in 2020, for his invaluable contribution towards the School, which was established in 2018.
The Dean of the School, Prof. Elvis Ofori Ameyaw presenting an award to an awardee
The awards included overall Best Student, Best Student, and most Improved Student.
The deserving students received certificates for their accomplishments.
The Guest Speaker, Senior Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), Fellow Sarah Horny, commended the students for the strides they had made and encouraged them not to rest on their oars.
" Today's awardees are among the brightest, not only in this university but the entire nation and probably this generation. Some of you might come out with ground-breaking discoveries but you will need not only your ethics but also courage to come out with findings. Accept that pain will come before gain and so, do not compromise on your ethics." she continued.
Mrs. Horny urged Pharmacy-students to leverage the opportunities of technology to develop innovative solutions for improved healthcare delivery.
Senior Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), Fellow Sarah Horny presenting an award to an awardee
She urged the students to take pride in their profession, embrace the future with confidence, and never lose sight of the impact they would have on the lives of individuals and communities.
The Senior Fellow urged them to exude the value of truthfulness in their professional journey.
"You have been trained to serve the cause of promoting life and health so fight for what is right. Learn to be brave at all times, speak the truth and stand by your convictions because unlike the medications you handle, truth has no substitute," she stressed.
She advised Pharmacy students to be responsible and committed to their work while improving themselves to face challenges in the profession which was fast evolving.
The Senior Fellow said the role of Pharmacists continues to expand and therefore maintaining ethical standards has become pivotal in preserving the well-being of patients and the society at large.
A former Vice-Dean of SoPPS, Prof. Robert Peter Biney, presenting an award to a deserving student
The Dean of the School, Prof. Elvis Ofori Ameyaw, commended the awardees for the exceptional academic performance.
He encouraged students who could not make it to study hard to secure places on the list next academic year.
Prof. Ameyaw, who chaired the ceremony, paid glowing tribute to Professor David Darko Obiri for pushing the agenda for student-pharmacists to be recognised every year.
An awardee in Level 500, Gifty Naa Ashaadey Ashley, who spoke on behalf on her colleagues, expressed gratitude to the School and promised that the awardees would study hard to be on the Dean's list again next academic year.
Source: Documentation and Information Section