(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)June 15, 2009

MAHWAH – George Gonpu, Ph.D., an assistant professor of Economics in the Anisfield School of Business at Ramapo College of New Jersey, was appointed deputy minister for Budget, Ministry of Finance in the Republic of Liberia.  The professor, a resident of Hackensack, New Jersey is on a leave of absence from Ramapo College.

In a letter congratulating the professor, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia’s president, welcomed Gonpu’s ability to make a “meaningful contribution as we strive to move our country forward in a process aimed at enhancing peace, reconciliation and development.”

Gonpu began teaching at Ramapo College in 2000.  Most recently he taught three courses in the college’s Anisfield School of Business, “Money & Economic Activity,” “Introduction to Macroeconomics” and “Management Statistics.”  The professor holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, an M.A. from Northwestern University and a B.S. from the University of Liberia.

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