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A Wish Granted

Ghana native able to pursue doctorate degree through endowment three decades in making

Written by · Photography by Nate Compton · December 11, 2015

Of all the spots on the University of Missouri campus, the favorite of Lizzie Obeng is a bench in front of the Agriculture Building on the corner of Hitt and Rollins streets. The perch provides a great place to people watch regardless of the weather. On warm summer days  — perhaps between sips of a strawberry smoothie from Infusion coffee shop…