Circuit Court Judge named GIMPA 2025 Valedictorian
A circuit court judge, Mrs. Sedinam Awo Kwadam was last Friday named Valedictorian of the 2025 Masters' Cohort of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
She graduated with distinction, earning a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.98 out of 4.00.
In her Valedictorian speech during GIMPA’s 25th Congregation last Friday [July 25, 2025], Mrs. Kwadam said it had been one of “immeasurable sacrifice, perseverance, and triumph.”
“I must confess that my time at GIMPA has been nothing short of restorative. This Green Hill has been more than a place of learning for me.
Mrs. Kwadam described the past year as a period of “intense intellectual challenge and transformation: rigorous research, tight deadlines, critical discourse, policy debates, and profound academic experiences have shaped her and her colleagues.”
Marking the milestone with her peers, she observed: “We are inextricably connected to our community, our nation, and the world at large. … This interconnectedness compels us to act with purpose, grounded in GIMPA’s enduring values of excellence, integrity and service.”
“It has been a sanctuary of healing illuminated by the warmth of meaningful connections, the promise of renewed purpose, and the transformative career opportunities,” she said.
According to Mrs. Kwadam, “The degrees we have earned today are not mere credentials; they are a summons. A call to lead with courage, compassion, and conviction.”
“GIMPA has not merely educated us; it has commissioned us to serve a world urgently in need of all that we are, and all we have become.”
She emphasised that true success lies not only in personal achievement but in the change they inspire.
She has more than 13 years in legal practice, 10 of which have been spent on the bench.
She is an alumna of Achimota School 2002-year group.
She was appointed a Magistrate in 2015, and was elevated in 2020 to the Circuit Court.
Mrs. Kwadam earned her LLB from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and was called to the Ghana Bar in 2012, where she was honoured as Best Student in Law of Evidence.
Her LLM studies at GIMPA produced critical work on Africa’s engagement with the ICC, U.S. resistance to international criminal justice, and the Malabo Protocol.
credit: GNA
