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.
Leadership
Meet Our Executive Director
Executive Director
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 student recognition platform. A dynamic media personality, entrepreneur, and youth development advocate, he established GTA to spotlight outstanding tertiary students who are positively transforming Ghanaian society through leadership, innovation, and social impact. He also serves as CEO of Crossmark Marketing Ghana, a leading advertising and event management firm, and has earned national recognition as Editor-in-Chief of Ghana News Mail.
Beyond his entrepreneurial pursuits, Richmond is a passionate champion for youth empowerment across Africa. He gained widespread prominence as the host of “The Youth Empowerment TV Show” on Pan African Television and has served as a Public Relations Officer for the United Nations Youth Ghana. His commitment to nurturing the next generation of African leaders has earned him accolades including the Africa Entrepreneur & Leadership Award and the Ghana Rising Entrepreneurs Award. With a background in Political Science and Marketing — and legal studies that earned him the distinguished “Esquire” title — Richmond continues to use GTA as a bridge connecting academic excellence with real-world impact across Ghana's tertiary institutions.
14th 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