Elizabeth Frances Sey

Elizabeth Frances Baaba Sey (née Biney) (April 21, 1927 – 1991)[1] was the first female graduate of the University of Ghana. After attending the Achimota Secondary School in Accra,[2] she was admitted to what was then the University College of the Gold Coast, now University of Ghana, in 1950 and graduated with a BA degree in 1953.[3]

Elizabeth Frances Sey
Born(1927-04-27)27 April 1927
Died1991 (aged 63–64)
MonumentsElizabeth Sey Hall, University of Ghana
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
OccupationEducationist
Known forFirst female graduate of the University of Ghana

After graduating she became the Education Officer for Sekondi. She was Head of the English Department at Achimota School until retiring in 1987. In addition, she served on the Board of Governors of the Ghana International School until her death.[1] She taught at a number of schools including Wesley Girls’ High School, Cape Coast; Saint Louis Secondary School in Kumasi; and Achimota School in Accra.[4] The University of Ghana named a 400-room residence hall Elizabeth Sey Hall in 2011, in her honor to commemorate her contributions to the school.[3][5]

Her husband was Samuel Sey, Chairman of the Barclays Bank Ghana Limited and also Chairman of the Council of the University of Ghana. He died on 10 April 1991. They had two children.[6]

References
  1. "Legon Inaugurates New Hall Of Residence". Modern Ghana. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. "A Hall is named after an Akora". Old Achimotan Association. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. "University of Ghana inaugurates hall in honour of first female graduate". vibeghana.com. 19 January 2012.
  4. "Elizabeth Frances Baaba Sey, first female graduate of the University of Ghana". Ghanaian Museum. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  5. Elizabeth Frances Sey Hall - UG: History and Today
  6. Clegg, Sam, ed. (16 April 1991). "Obituary". People's Daily Graphic. No. 1, 1269. Graphic Communications Group Ltd. p. 12. Retrieved 18 January 2022.


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