Creative Artistic Expression
Ananse Ntentan (Ananse Ntontan)
Spider’s web. A symbol of wisdom, craftiness, creativity, and the complexities of life. It is the web of Ananse, the crafty spider who is preeminent in African folklore.
Student: Solely Allrich
Living Legend: Aneka Hylton-Donelson
Entrepreneur
Menso Wo Kenten
I am not carrying your basket. A symbol of industry, self-reliance, and economic self-determination.
Student: Chelsea Nelson
Living Legend: Jameela Allen
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)
Asase Ye Duru
The earth has weight. A symbol of providence and the divinity of Mother Earth.
Student: Jayson Kiggundu
Living Legend: Dr. Valerie Thomas
Research & Scholarship
Sankofa
Go back and get it! A symbol for the wisdom of learning from the past to build for the future. From the Akan proverb, “Se wo were firi na wosan kofa a, yenkyiri,” meaning, “It is not taboo to go back for what you forgot (or left behind).”
Student: Amoa Salaam
Living Legend: Dr. Anthony Browder
Leadership
Adinkrahene
King of the Adinkra symbols. A symbol for authority, leadership, and charisma. Also a symbol for qualities associated with kings. Adinkrahene is reportedly the inspiration for the design of the other symbols.
Student: Jayson Kiggundu
Living Legend: Kemry Hughes
Scholar Athlete
Dame Dame
Checkered. A symbol of craftiness, intelligence, and strategy.
Student: Dylan Stewert
Living Legend: Michael Hunter
Humanitarian
Dwennimmen
Ram’s horns. A symbol of strength (in mind, body, and soul), humility, wisdom, and learning. This symbol features prominently in the logo of the University of Ghana, Ghana’s first and largest university.
Student: Chelsea Nelson
Living Legend: Mama Debra Watkins
The Nailah Penic (ABEN) Resiliency Award
Nailah Penic
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