Yaw Anokwa, son of Dr. Kwadwo Anokwa, shared the following statement in an email to The Butler Collegian.
Kwadwo Anokwa, a longtime Butler University journalism professor and former director of the Eugene S. Pulliam School of Journalism, died Aug. 20, 2026, in Accra, Ghana, at age 82. Born in Obo, Ghana, Anokwa began his journalism career at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation before pursuing degrees in the United States and helping develop the University of Ghana’s graduate journalism program.
Anokwa joined Butler in 1988 and devoted nearly three decades to teaching, mentoring and academic leadership, serving as the journalism school’s director from 2000 to 2016. His teaching and scholarship spanned journalism, international communication, media ethics and African studies, and he organized cultural trips to Ghana for fellow educators.
Beyond academia, he was a Presbyterian elder and supported primary education in his hometown. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Charlotte Anokwa, and their three children.