Awards night
About GTA
Celebrating students whose lives are changing society.
Ghana's leading student-focused awards scheme celebrating innovation, leadership, creativity, and academic excellence.
About the event
The Ghana Tertiary Awards is organised by Crossmark Marketing Ghana to spotlight outstanding tertiary students contributing through leadership, entrepreneurship, creativity, media influence and social impact.
Participation
Universities, colleges, media and brands together
Partnership
Connecting corporate brands with Ghana's youth
Vision
Our vision
To become Africa's most respected platform for identifying, celebrating, and empowering outstanding tertiary students who are shaping the future.
Mission
Our mission
To recognise, reward, and amplify the achievements of tertiary students across Ghana through a transparent, credible, and impactful awards platform that inspires leadership, innovation, and social transformation.
The Ghana Tertiary Awards is a flagship student recognition initiative organised by Crossmark Marketing Ghana. It was established to spotlight outstanding students in Ghana's tertiary institutions who are contributing positively to society through leadership, entrepreneurship, creativity, academic excellence, media influence, and social impact. Over the years, the awards have grown into one of Ghana's most recognised student engagement platforms, bringing together universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, media partners, and corporate institutions.
Visionary Stewardship
Meet Our Executive Director
The leadership, dedication, and advocacy driving the Ghana Tertiary Awards mission to celebrate student excellence across our nation.
Founder & Executive Director
Richmond Amofa-Sarpong, Esq.
12+Years Impact
50+Campuses
100K+Students
Executive LeadershipVisionary Founder
Richmond Amofa-Sarpong, Esq.
Entrepreneur • Media Executive • Youth Development Advocate • Legal Scholar
“Our mission through the Ghana Tertiary Awards is not merely to confer honors, but to ignite a national movement where student leadership, academic diligence, and creative innovation actively transform Ghanaian society.”
— Richmond Amofa-Sarpong, Esq.Richmond Amofa-Sarpong, Esq. is the visionary Founder and Executive Director of the Ghana Tertiary Awards (GTA), the nation's premier tertiary student recognition platform. A dynamic media personality, entrepreneur, and youth development advocate, he established GTA to spotlight outstanding students who are transforming Ghanaian society through leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, and social impact.
Beyond leading GTA, Richmond is the Chief Executive Officer of Crossmark Marketing Ghana, a distinguished brand communications and event management firm, and has earned national acclaim as the Editor-in-Chief of Ghana News Mail. His media stewardship includes hosting “The Youth Empowerment TV Show” on Pan African Television and serving as Public Relations Officer for the United Nations Youth Ghana.
With an academic foundation in Political Science and Marketing, complemented by legal studies that earned him the esteemed “Esquire” distinction, Richmond has received prestigious honors including the Africa Entrepreneur & Leadership Award and the Ghana Rising Entrepreneurs Award. Under his stewardship, GTA continues to connect academic excellence with tangible national impact.
Distinctions & Key Appointments
Africa Entrepreneur & Leadership Award Ghana Rising Entrepreneurs Award CEO, Crossmark Marketing Ghana PRO, UN Youth Ghana (Past)
13th UMB GTA
Celebrating Excellence Beyond Boundaries
What GTA builds
More than an awards night. A platform for student visibility.
GTA bridges corporate brands with the youth demographic while giving students a credible stage for recognition, voting, media attention and future opportunity.
Excellence & Honor
Gye NyameMaintaining supreme credibility and transparency. We ensure student achievements are celebrated with absolute honor.
Heritage & Future
Heritage & GrowthHonoring 14 editions of history by learning from past triumphs to build a more transformative future on Ghanaian campuses.
Wisdom & Integrity
Mate MasieCelebrating intellectual depth, prudence, and accountability in students who strive for continuous wisdom and learning.
Support & Cooperation
Cooperation & UnityFostering collaborative growth. We bridge corporate partners, universities, media, and students under a shared vision.
Leadership
Meet the team stewarding the awards platform.
Official portraits can drop into these speaker-style cards when team pictures are attached.
Executive Director
Richmond Amofa-Sarpong, Esq.
Project Director
Prince Caleb Amofa-Sarpong
Operations Manager
Clinton Sarpong
Partnerships and Sponsorships
Beatrice Gyamfuaa
Media & Communications Lead