AUCC to name Business School after Sam Jonah

Sir Sam Jonah
Sir Sam Jonah

The African University College of Communications (AUCC), is to name its Business School after Sir Sam Jonah, a former President of AngloGold Ashanti.

This was announced when Sir Sam Jonah paid a familiarisation visit to the University, ahead of the launch of the Business School on Thursday, June 27, 2013.

A statement signed by Barbara Gyamfi, Director, Corporate Communication Department of AUCC, copied to the Ghana News Agency on Friday, said Mr Kojo Yankah, Executive Chairman and Founder, AUCC, said ‘’Sir Jonah is a humble, courageous and determined man with great communication skills.’’

Dr Koryoe Anim-Wright, Acting Dean of the Business School, said the University was honoured to be working under the guidance and leadership of Sir Jonah, to redefine the concept of a business school, according to the statement.

It said Sir Jonah indicated that he was impressed with the growth of the School after only ten years and encouraged the Governing Council and management to make a difference in order to position AUCC as the most preferred university.

The statement said Sir Jonah commended  Mr Yankah for his dream, saying that not everybody with a dream has the courage to achieve it.

“The essence of leadership is to dream”, the statement quoted him as saying.

The statement said Mr Jonah pledged to ensure that the dream of the Founder and the Governing Council is realised.

Source: GNA

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