Leslie MacCarthy's Prisons Commission. In 1952, he served as a member of a Commission of Enquiry to study the health needs of the Gold Coast led by Sir. John Maude. He was the only African member of the four-man commission. He resigned his post as Principal of Accra Academy to become the second African member of the Public Services Commission in 1953. He was made chairman of the board of governors of Accra Academy from 1954 to 1967. In 1955, Konuah served on the International School Committee that saw to the establishment of Ghana International School which he later served as the school's board chair. On the demise of Sir C.W Tachie Menson (the first African member of the Public Services Commission), Konuah became Chairman of the Public Services Commission in 1962. Konuah also served as Chairman of the Governing Council of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration from 1962 to 1969. He was also the first Chairman of the Ghana Mental Health Association. He served as the Chairman of the Society of friends of Lepers. In 1964, he was a member of a three-member presidential commission set up by Kwame Nkrumah to discharge presidential functions in Nkrumah's indisposal to act as president. After the 1966 overthrow of the Convention People's Party, he became a member of the political committee and the National Advisory Committee set-up by the National Liberation Council. He was Chairman of the Audit Service Board from 1970 and retired from the public service in 1974. Personal life and family Konuah was a lifelong congregant of the Anglican Church. He married Janet Buccholz and together, they had nine (9) children. Notable among them was, Dr. William Godson Bruce-Konuah, a medical doctor and politician who served as a Minister in the Busia government. Honours He was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1956 and the Companion of the Order of the British Empire in 1960. In 1963, the University of Ghana honoured him with an honorary doctorate. He was amongst the first three persons chosen to be given that honour by the university. In 1968, the National Liberation Council awarded him the Grand Medal (Civil Division) of the Republic of Ghana. Death and legacy He died on 6 June 1996 and is buried in the forecourt of the administration of Accra Academy. Konuah is remembered for his exploits in providing an education