The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has awarded nine (9) students at its Dean’s awards ceremony.

The deserving students - from Level 200 to 400, were awarded in recognition of their efforts and distinguishing themselves academically.

The students were awarded in the categories of best-performing student, most improved student, and overall best student among others.

Addressing the gathering, the Central Regional Manager of the Pharmacy Council, Pharmacist Ishmael Damoah-Aferi, encouraged the students to take their academic work seriously. He also advised them to take keen interest in reading across varied disciplines in order not to confine them to the area of Pharmacy. 

Pharm Damoah-Aferi reminded the students that books had information to improve the lives of everybody.

“One thing our former Registrar used to say is that the day you stop learning you become a danger to society. There are a lot of things you are going to get in the books you see on the street. Sometimes you meet them in the traffic when you are traveling; GHS 15, GHS 25 and they tell you the experiences of great men though they may not be related to our culture. But then, you can pick one or two things from there and they will really help you” he said.

The Vice-Dean of the School, Dr. Robert Peter Biney, said the ceremony was to recognise students who obtained first class at the end of each academic year. 

He paid glowing tribute to Professor David Darko Obiri for pushing the agenda for student pharmacists and biochemists to be recognized every year. 

An awardee, a level 200 Student Pharmacist, Mrs. Grace Naa Lamley Mills, who was awarded the overall best student as well as the best female student for level 200, advised her colleagues to use their time profitably on campus to make good grades.