OKON, Professor Edet Daniel

DVM, Ph.D, parasitologist and veterinary surgeon, born October 20, 1943, Oron, Akwa Ibom State; married Christie Okon Essang 1972, two sons, one daughter; Education: District Council School, Oruko, Oron, 1949-56, Hope Waddell Training Institute, Calabar, 1958-64, University of Ibadan, 1965-68, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1968-70; Career: Appointed School Teacher, Methodist Secondary School, Odot, Uyo, 1965; Veterinary Officer, South Eastern State Government, Calabar, 1970-71; Research fellow, University of Ibadan, 1971-73; Lecturer, University of Ibadan, 1973-77; Senior Lecturer, University of Calabar, 1977-83; Head, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, since 1982; appointed Professor of Parasitology, 1983; United Nations Development Programme Fellowship to University of Galveston, Texas, USA, 1979; Vice President, Nigerian Society for Parasitology, 1980-81; Commonwealth Academic Fellow ship, 1981-82; member, British Veterinary Association, since 1981; member, West African Examinations Council, 1985-88; Publications: Over 24 scientific articles in national and international journals; Hobby: lawn tennis; Official Address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar; Telephone: 087-224-747 extensions 18 and 128; Home:…