Michael M. Agbeko ’70

One of our premier representatives to the world, Michael died at his home in Accra, Ghana, on Good Friday, March 29, 2024, after a protracted illness.

He came to Princeton as part of the African Scholarship Program of American Universities (ASPAU) program from St. Augustine’s in Cape Coast, Ghana, and graduated with honors and a B.S.E. degree in civil and geological engineering. He was a member of Wilson College and enjoyed pingpong and soccer with his friends there.

After Princeton, he studied at the Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan, graduating with a master of science degree in engineering. In September 1974, he married his partner, Hagar, in New Jersey and returned home to Ghana a year later.

Michael’s career spanned different countries, working at New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. in the United States, Architectural and Engineering Services and ABP Consult in Ghana, and with Swedish West Africa Consultants and Tima Associates in Nigeria. He was a devout Catholic, volunteering his time as chairman of the infrastructural development and maintenance committee of his parish in Accra. He also enjoyed mathematics and pursued hobbyist projects.

Michael is survived by his children, Valerie, Norbert ’04, and Marilyn ’06; son-in-law Jonathan Banibensu; and grandchildren John and Jacob. He will be greatly missed by us all, even as his example of Princeton’s service to all nations continues to inspire us.