IKEDE Prof. Basil Orioghac

Mead, Department of Veterinary Pathology. University of Ibadan; born July 1942 at Bethel Oycdc, Isoko Local Government Area. Ben del State; Schools attended: C.M.S. School. Bethel 1950-55; African Church School, Forcados, 1956; Urhobo College, Effurun, Warri - 1957-61; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1962-67; University of Ibadan, 1967-72; University of Guelph, Onta rio. Canada •• 1970-71; Qualifica tions: D.V.M. (ABU), B. Vet. Med., Ph. D. Cert. Immunology (Ibadan); Dip. Diagn. Pathology (Guelph); Awards Commonwealth Bureau of Animal Health Prize; Won University of Ibadan Scholarship, the faculty prize and the Coomassie Prize; Ca reer: Joined University of Ibadan Staff as a Rockefeller foundation Research Fellow in 1967 and rose to the rank of Professor of Veteri nary Pathology in 1977 and Head of Department in 1979; Publica tion: published over 50 scientific publications in learned Journals including a detailed monograph on the pathology of Animal Trypa nosomiasis. Two of these papers won him the C. L. Davis Founda tion Award (U.S.A.) for…