Joseph Boayue
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Monrovia, Liberia
Joseph Boayue | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 25, 1922 Bunadin, Nimba, Liberia |
| Died | November 21, 1974 (aged 52) Monrovia, Liberia |
| Occupation | Secretary of Public Works, Liberia, civil engineer, Under Secretary of Public Works, Chief of the Division of Highways (Public Works Department), Consulting Engineer for the Liberia Iron and Steel Corporation |
| Nationality | Liberian |
| Notable awards | Knight Grand Commander Humane Order of African Redemption, Grand Commander, Order of the Star of Africa and Grand Band, Order of the Star of Africa, National Order of the Ivory Coast (1961), National Order of Senegal (1962), National Order of Madagascar (1962) |
Joseph Whama Boayue (April 25, 1922 – November 21, 1974) was a Liberian civil engineer and Secretary of Public Works from March 8, 1961, to September 5, 1962.[1]
Joseph Whama Boayue was born on April 25, 1922, to Nya Kwai and Yhenpu Gelemein Boayue.[2]
Boayue was sponsored by an American missionary by the name of Mildred Black and received his primary school education at the Ganta Methodist Mission School. After receiving his primary school education, Boayue was granted a scholarship to attend the Booker Washington Institute in Kakata, from which he graduated in 1942.[3][4]
Following his graduation from BWI, Boayue received another scholarship to further his studies at the College of West Africa in Monrovia, where he graduated in 1946 with honors.[2]
Education
In 1949, Boayue was provided with the opportunity to work with Major Grandville Wilson, an American civil engineer employed by the Public Health Service of Liberia.[2] This sparked Boayue's interest in civil engineering, and while working with Wilson, Boayue drew the first modern map of Monrovia.[2]
Boayue was granted a crusade scholarship to study medicine in the United States at the advice of Dr. George Way Harley. Boayue traveled to the United States with the initial goal of studying medicine, however, his interest in civil engineering convinced him to change his study focus to civil engineering.[2] Boayue graduated from Iowa State College on December 18, 1953, with honors.[5]
