Florentina Naa Djama Odoi, a Ghanaian lady, has achieved remarkable academic success, culminating in her recent graduation from Illinois State University with a Master’s degree in Applied Statistics. She earned a perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) during her degree program in the United States.
Florentina’s academic journey began with amazing grades in junior high school, where she achieved a clean record of 10-ones. She then proceeded to study General Science at Wesley Girls’ Senior High School (SHS) and finished with 6As.
After that, she earned a first-class degree in Actuarial Science at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) with an 82.82 CWA before pursuing her Master’s degree in the US.
Florentina has been the recipient of numerous scholarships, including the International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA)/Willis Towers Watson Scholarship and the Mensa Foundation’s Karen Cooper Scholarship.
She also won the Prudential Award for Excellence in Actuarial Science and the Department of Mathematics Best Performing Students’ Award in 2014/2015 at KNUST.
Florentina attributes her success to her father, who taught her mathematics when she was young and helped her to fall in love with the subject. She is set to begin her professional journey as an Actuarial Senior Analyst at a top US company.
SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh
