A former student of the University Junior High School, Master Edem Klu has received the 2008 President's Independence Day Award for excellence in the BECE.

The award package comprised a cash price of GH¢300.00, a dictionary/ encyclopaedia, and a four-year Government of Ghana Scholarship to pursue his Senior High School education at the Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast.

With his award, Master Klu has become the
ninth recipient of the prestigious President's Independence Day Award since its inception.