Rosina Acheampong is a Ghanaian educationist. She was the first female deputy director general of the Ghana Education Service and a former headmistress of Wesley Girls High School.[1] On 13 April 2019, she was awarded with a lifetime achievement award for her contribution to girl-child education in the country by Glitz Africa at the Labadi Beach Hotel.[2][3]

Education

She gained admission into Wesley Girls’ High School in 1954 and there she had her secondary education. She later furthered at the University of Ghana and the University of Cape Coast where she acquired a bachelor's degree in French and a professional course (PGCE) respectively.[4][3]

Career

She has taught in different schools including Wesley Girls High School, Prempeh College, Tamale Senior High School and University Practice Senior High School. After serving three years as the assistant headmistress, she became the first alumni and non-missionary Ghanaian Headmistress of the school, a position she held for sixteen years. Then she was promoted to be the deputy director general of the Ghana Education Service, making her the first woman to hold this position.[4][3]

Family

Rosina Acheampong is a mother of three, two females and a male. Unfortunately her first daughter, Grace Acheampong is late, the other two surviving children are, Nana Kofi Acheampong, a dentist and Adwoa Serwaa Acheampong. All the children attended UCC Primary School aka University Primary School. Both Grace and Adwoa also attended WGHS.

Awards

  • 2015 - She was honoured with the Legendary Woman of the Year award at the Ghana Women Awards[5]
  • 2019 - She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Glitz Africa[2][6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100 – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  2. 1 2 "9 Celebrated at Ghana Women of the Year Honours". Graphic Online. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  3. 1 2 3 "Here are all the winners at the Ghana Women of the Year Honours 2019". www.pulse.com.gh. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  4. 1 2 "Dr. Rosina Acheampong". AGE. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  5. ↑ "Distinguished Ghanaian women to honoured on September 12". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  6. ↑ Mensah, Jeffrey (2019-04-15). "9 beautiful photos of female stars on Ghana Women of the Year Honours red carpet". Yen.com.gh. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  7. ↑ "Glitz Africa pulls off 3-day Ghana Women of the Year Honours event to inspire & celebrate women – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  8. ↑ "Multimedia's Emma Morrison, 8 others up for Glitz Africa 'Women of the Year Honours'". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  9. ↑ "Glitz Africa pulls off 3-day Ghana Women of the Year Honours event to inspire & celebrate women". GhanaGist.Com. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
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