Dr. Nii Quaynor is awarded the Jonathan B. Postel Service Award for 2007

1977 alumnus of Computer Science

Award by The Internet Society

Stony Brook, December 12, 2007. The Internet Society has awarded pioneering Internet engineer Nii Quaynor the prestigious Jonathan B. Postel Service Award for 2007 for his leadership in advancing Internet technology in Africa and galvanizing technologists to improve Internet access and capabilities throughout the continent. The Internet Society presented the award during the 70th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Dr. Quaynor received his PhD. from Stony Brook's Computer Science department in 1977.

Dr. Quaynor has pioneered Internet development and expansion throughout Africa for nearly two decades, enabling advances in nformation access, education, healthcare and commerce for African countries and their citizens. Dr. Quaynor is chairman of Network Computer Systems (NCS) Ghana.COM and a professor of computer science at University of Cape-Coast, Ghana. He is also the convener of the African Network Operators Group (AfNOG), a network technology transfer institution since 2000 and the founding chairman of AfriNIC, the African numbers registry.