Kwesi Akwansah Andam

Kwesi Akwansah Andam (15 December 1946 – 14 December 2007) was a Ghanaian academic and former Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.[1] He was a professor of engineering. He died on 14 December 2007 at the 37 Military Hospital.

Kwesi Akwansah Andam
Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
In office
September 2006 – September 2002
Preceded byJohn Sefa Ayim
Succeeded byKwasi Kwarfo Adarkwa
Personal details
Born(1946-12-15)15 December 1946
Died14 December 2007(2007-12-14) (aged 60)
Accra, Ghana
SpouseAba Andam
Children4

Early life and education

Prof. Andam was born at Ekumfi Atakwaa in the Central Region of Ghana 15 December 1946.[2] He obtained his secondary school certificate from Ghana Secondary Technical School at Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Prof. Andam obtained his PhD in Structural Engineering Computer Aided Design (CAD) Division at Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom.

Career

In 1985, he was appointed a lecturer at the Civil Engineering Department of KNUST. He became a senior lecturer in 1985. He became an associate professor in 1992 and a full professor in 1997.[1]

Vice Chancellor of KNUST

Andam was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of KNUST by the governing board of the university.[1] His four-year term started in September 2002 and ended in September 2006.[3]

Personal life

He was married to Professor Aba Andam who is a physicist and an academic.[4] They had four children.[5] He died on 14 December 2007 at the 37 Military Hospital after a short illness.[1]

Publications

Andam authored over 100 science books and papers.[1]

References
  1. "Prof Kwesi Andam buried". www.modernghana.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. "Prof Kwesi Andam buried". www.ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. "Death of PROF. KWESI A. ANDAM". www2.aau.org. Archived from the original on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. "Late Prof. Kwesi Andam Honoured". 5 November 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. "Prof Kwesi Andam buried | General News 2008-03-01". 30 November 2001. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.


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