In 2015 the Alumni Council introduced a new honour, the Alumni Achievement Award, which was created as a way for the alumni community to celebrate an outstanding member of their community on their innovation and dedication to the principles of good governance. Joseph Ayamga (MPP Class of 2011) was chosen as the first-ever recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award for his outstanding professional and volunteer efforts fighting Ebola in the district of Kailahun, Sierra Leone.
Click here to read an interview published on The Governance Post, the Hertie School's student policy magazine, for a closer look at Joseph's work and underlying passion for gender equality.