COMMERCIAL GRADUATES ASSOCIATION

Commercial Graduates Association (formerly Commercial School Graduates Association) is the oldest professional association in Ethiopia. It was formed in 1942 (E.C) by visionary ingenious youth thinking of fifteen, 1941 (E.C) graduates, who out of shared desire, agreed to maintain their school friendship after graduation. They saw the need to establish periodic gathering to keep the bondage of their friendship. The idea of forming an association was further nurtured by the school director, Dr. William Naguib Nashed, who advised the group to make the association an all-embracing one so that subsequent graduates can join it.The Association began its service in a rented house near the Armenian Church at Arat Kilo.

In 1954 it moved to its current site, behind Mega Building on Bole Road by purchasing land and constructing its own building. The Association’s current building was inaugurated by His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I in 1961 (E.C) who also graciously made a donation of Birr30,000.00 towards the construction cost.