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Accra Academy was founded by Messrs. Kofi George Konuah, Samuel Neils Awuletey, Gottfried Narku Alema and James Akwei Halm-Addo on 20 July 1931, at Mantse Agbonaa, a suburb of James Town in Accra. [1] The academy's founders operated the school from a one-storey house that provided classrooms for the students.
Freeman introduced and opened the South gate of the school's campus on the Accra-Winneba highway, and closed down the entry points on the East and West of the school. [3] He also instituted a lectures series; the Accra Academy Foundation Lectures, and invited Paul Boateng, a Member of the House of Commons, as its first speaker. [7]
J. K. Okine (Bleoo ‘45), mathematician, headmaster of Accra Academy (1967-1986) Richard Orraca-Tetteh (Bleoo '51), nutritionist Frank Gibbs Torto FGA (Bleoo '36) (foundation student), chemist, first Ghanaian lecturer of the University of Ghana [ 1 ] [ 2 ] foundation member and later president of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences
Richmond Aryeetey completed his secondary education at the Accra Academy and graduated from the University of Ghana with a bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Food Science in 1999. He then earned a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Ghana in 2003, followed by a Ph.D. in Human Nutritional Sciences from Iowa State University of ...
In 1934, he became a member of the teaching staff of the Accra Academy. Two year after this, he underwent a study-leave and returned to the teaching staff in 1938. In addition to his teaching duties, he served as sports master and, in 1947, he was instrumental in the admission of the Accra Academy to the fold of Aggrey Shield competing schools.
In high school, he was editor of the Accra Academy News for four years. [4] In 1952, he enrolled at Xavier University, New Orleans on a Phelps Stokes Fund scholarship, [ 5 ] for his undergraduate degree which he obtained in 1955.
Jacob Korley Okine was born on 5 August 1926 in Accra. His parents were James Tawiah Okai and Dede Wusu. Okine's elementary education was at Accra United School. He continued at Accra Academy from 1939 to 1945. There, he was the headboy in his final year. [2] He studied at the intermediate department of Achimota College from 1946 to 1948
H. C. Ayikwei Bulley was born in 1925. He was educated at the Accra Academy for his secondary education, completing in 1944. He went on to study at the University of London for his undergraduate degree and continued to Columbia University for a master's degree and to the University of Toronto for a second master's degree.