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Akwasi Aidoo
September 19, 2025
Professor Jack Roach was an iconic academic and public intellectual with all the qualities of what I call CREDITS, which is my acronym for his:
Compassion
Results-orientation
Excellence
Dedication
Innovativeness
Team-spirit
Strategic approach
May his great Soul rest in eternal peace and may his outstanding legacy continue to shine.
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Akwasi Aidoo
February 25, 2021
May Prof. Jack Roach´s soul rest in eternal and perfect peace!!! He was one of Professors at UCONN in the early 198s when I was working on my PhD.
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