{"id":117081,"date":"2015-05-18T07:14:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T07:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=117081"},"modified":"2015-05-18T07:14:30","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T07:14:30","slug":"first-lady-honoured-with-a-doctorate-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/05\/first-lady-honoured-with-a-doctorate-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"First Lady honoured with a doctorate degree"},"content":{"rendered":"
For her advocacy of empowering women and helping the poor and marginalized in society, the First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Mahama has been honoured with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, by the President and Trustees of the Fordham University.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Mahama says the recognition of her work by the Fordham University is an honour to Ghanaian women. Mrs. Mahama, together with nine other distinguished personalities, were honoured during the University\u2019s 170th Commencement, at its Rose Hill campus in New York City, in the United State of America.<\/p>\n
Conferring the honorary degree upon Mrs. Lordina Mahama, the President of Fordham University, Mr. Joseph M. McShane, SJ, said they are honored to be associated with a woman of valor, whose work with women and children in Ghana and across Africa reminded all of persistence of kindness and the will to make a difference in the world.<\/p>\n
The Professor of Religion and Society at the Fordham University, Reverend Fr. Patrick Ryan presented the Degree caps gowns and academic hood to the First Lady.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n A citation presented to the First Lady proclaimed “For many efforts to help the disadvantaged and create opportunities for women and girls,\u00a0we, the President and Trustees of Fordham University, in solemn convocation assembled, and in accord with the chartered authority bestowed in us by the Regents of the University of the State of New York, declare Nana Lordina Dramani Mahama Doctor of Humane Letters, honors causa”.<\/p>\n Mrs. Mahama ‘s recognition came as a result of her persistent interest in humanitarian issues for many years.<\/p>\n Her nationwide medical supplies to more than 31 public health institutions, so far, her support and efforts to help prevent breast and cervical cancers and HIV infection in Ghana, her dedication and determination to provide shelter and vocational training for the inmates and residence of the Gambaga Witches Camp, a facility which is 75 percent complete, coupled with her adoption of seven orphanages across Ghana and constantly providing them with food, clothing and other needs, and with support from the Chinese government,\u00a0 Mrs Mahama has facilitated scholarships for more than 21 Ghanaian students to study in China.<\/p>\n