Past PRESEC Legon Student Earns CWA of 87.04 to Graduate as Valedictorian of College of Engineering at KNUST

• A PRESEC Legon alumnus named Zakariah Mohammed Izzu-Deen has graduated as the valedictorian of the College of Engineering at KNUST
• The genius emerged as the Overall Best Student with a CWA of 87.04 during the establishment's 56th Congregation at the college
• Zakariah Mohammed Izzu-Deen's achievement garnered congratulatory comments from netizens after Voice of KNUST highlighted the milestone online

Zakariah Mohammed Izzu-Deen, a student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has emerged as the Valedictorian of the College of Engineering.

The PRESEC Legon alumnus graduated as the Overall Best Student with a Cumulative Weighted Average (CWA) of 87.04 during the 56th Congregation at the school.

Zakariah Izzu-Deen bags first-class

Per Voice of KNUST on Twitter, he graduated with a first-class and emerged as the Overall Best Student out of the 1,523 engineering graduates.

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Day one of the 2022 KNUST graduation ceremony for undergraduates ended with 3,873 graduands. 800 completed with first-class honours, 2,212 obtained second-class upper while 846 had second-class lower, and 17 passed.

There were 1,522 graduands at the College of Engineering, of which 531 students completed with first-class honours, 763 obtained second-class upper while 224 had second-class lower, and 3 passed.

Zakariah Mohammed Izzu-Deen's achievement has garnered congratulatory comments from netizens.

How peeps reacted to Izzu-Deen's achievement under the post of Voice of KNUST

@ChislonOpoku said:

Congratulations, Bro. More grease to your elbow.

@Kingdavidamoah commented:

Brilliant people dey ooo, bro.

@son_of_a_fulani commented:

Ladies and gentlemen, he is an Cdade3!

@gideon_ab reacted:

Man has been on top since JHS! Izu-Deen, I stan!

@symplyriri posted:

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Herhhh-Well done! Izzu-Deen, proud of you. Your hard work yielded an outstanding performance.

@bob8146 reacted:

The folks with Muslim names are so brilliant!

@Ab_Afrakomah shared:

Super Proud of you, Zak. Congratulations.

Brilliant African-American girl is first Black valedictorian in her high school

In another published story, YEN.com.gh reported that a young lady, Taryn Thomas, made history as the first Black valedictorian in her school's 138-year history.

She joyfully joined hundreds of other Beaumont High School graduates in receiving their diplomas as she left her mark on the sands of time.

The prodigy lamented the prejudice and discrimination she encountered in school in her valedictory speech on her graduation day.

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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that the 2022 graduating class of the University of Ghana School of Law had seven students obtaining first-class degrees in law, including identical twin siblings.

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Source: YEN.com.gh