Alumnus Dr. George Agyekum Donkor Receives Prestigious Award

Alumnus Dr. George Agyekum Donkor (2nd from left) receiving the award

Alumnus Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, member of the University Council, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), has been presented with the prestigious Prix de la Fondation award at the Crans Montana Forum held in Geneva, Switzerland. 

The award was presented to Dr. George Agyekum Donkor by Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie of Luxembourg and Crans Montana Founder and Chairman, Jean Paul Carteron. This was in an acknowledgement of his numerous contributions to the socio-economic development of the sub-region by spearheading strategic economic initiatives for job creation, and for dynamic leadership. 

As Head of the regional development bank EBID, Dr. George Agyekum Donkor spearheaded strategic economic initiatives for creating jobs and providing dynamic leadership to champion wealth creation for vulnerable groups.

Present at the awards ceremony were Mr. Sidie Mohamed Tunis, Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mr. Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antwi, Ghana’s Ambassador to Switzerland, and Mr. Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the Deputy Majority Leader of Ghana Parliament, who is also a member of the ECOWAS Parliament. 

The University is very proud of Dr. Donkor’s achievements!