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ANWUKAH,
Anthony
Gozie
Date of Birth: Sunday (Afo) 22n" April, 1951 State of Origin: Imo Local Government Area: Oguta Village/Town: Egbuoma Professor Anwuka wasborn on22ml April, 1951 in Egbuoma Town of Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. Aseasoned professor of Education and an experienced Public Administrator, he wasuntil recently, forfive years, the Vice Chancellor ofthe Imo State University. Owerri. Education His academic prowess has taken him outside Nigeria for higher studies. He did his doctorate degree programme on General Curriculum. System Analysis and Social Studies al the University of Washington Seattle, USA in 1977. Prior to this, he did his Masters in Educational Administration and Planning al the Universily of Portland. Oregon USAin 1975. At Fourah Bay. Universily of Sierra Leone, (1974). he studied English Language and Literature and had Second Class (Hons) degree, Upper Division. Job History Professor Anwukah has inAugust 2001, participated at the Commonwealth Vice-Chancellors Leadership Conference, Dundee Scotland UK. Hehas worked as theDirector of Institute forContinuing Education Programme (ICEP), Imo StateOwerri. Asa groomed andskilled educationist, hisareas of professional interest include the following: • General Systems Analysis • Curriculum Planning and Development • Curriculum Theory and Practice • Distance and Continuing Education. Professor Tony has acquired great teaching experience from many years of his teaching career. He worked as a Teaching Assistant, University of Washington, Seattle 1976-1977, Curriculum Resource Person/ Instructor, Specialist Seattle Opportunities Industrialization Centre (SOIC) 1977 1978; Lecturer II, University of Maiduguri, 1978-1981; Lecturer I, University of Maiduguri, 1981 - 1983 ; Senior Lecturer, University of Maiduguri, 1983- 1985; Reader, University of Maiduguri, 1986 1998; Curriculum Resource Person/Consultant, Nigerian National Teachers Institute, (NTI), Kaduna, 1983 1986. He acquired theprestigious rank of professor of Education from former Imo State University, now Abia StateUturu, 1989 1993. Currently, Professorof Education and one time Dean, Faculty of Education, Imo State University Owerri, 1993 -1994. Membership of Professional Associations He is a member ofa number of professional and academic associations. These include: • Member, Nigeria Education Research Association • National President, Curriculum Organization of Nigeria 1990- 1994 • Treasurer, West African Distance Education Association (WADEA) 1992 1995 • Member, Association for Supervisionand Curriculum Development (ASDC) United States of America • Executive Member ( editor-in-chief), Nigerian Association of EducationAdministrators and Planners, 1992 1998 • Executive Member, ( Publications Marketing Manager), Nigeria Academy of Education 1997 1999 • Fellow Nigeria Institute of Sales Management. Administrative Responsibilities OInterestingly, Professor Anwuka hasovertime extended his professional services to several top Governing Councils of Institution of higher learning in Nigeria. He was among others, • Chairman, Governing Council, Michael Okpara College of Agriculture, Umuagwo, 1991 - 1992 • Member, GoverningCouncil,Alvan Ikoku College of Education Owerri 1997 1992,Chairman 1989- 1990 • Member, Governing Council, Federal College of Education, Kano 1992 1994 • Member, former Imo State University, nowAbia State University GoverningCouncil ofthe University Secondary School, (1994 1996) • Member, Governing Council of WestAfrican Examination Council (1994 1996) • Member, West African Examinations Council International Examination Research Committee (1994 1996) • Member, Imo State University Honorary Awards Committee 1997 2000,Chairman2000 date. • University Orator, Imo State University, (1994 date) • Member, Imo State University Governing Council, (1999 date) Other Services to University Community He was deeply involved in many micro/macro-communities ofthe University where he hasserved. Asa member of Vice-Chancellors Committee on National Philosophy of Orientation ofthe Curricula of Nigeria University and National Policy on Education ( 1982 1986), he wasalso a member, University of Maiduguri Senatefrom (1980 1986) as wellas a member of University of Maiduguri Postgraduate Committee (1985 1986). Hewas from 1986 1989; a member of University of Maiduguri Liaison Officers Association ofAfrican Universities (AAU). Othersignificant committees he was involved in, include University of Maiduguri Representative on theNational JointConsultants Committee in Education (JCC), (1982 1986) and Co-ordinator, University of Maiduguri Academic/Office Space Matters from 1985 1988 along with very many Committees he held inAbia and Imo State Universities numerous to be reared in here. Asa student in his university days,ProfTony Anwukah hasbeen at the helm of affairs in the students Union Government. First,hewasthe President, Students Union Government, Fourah BayCollege University of Sierra Leone (1973); President, Nigerian Student Union, University of Washington Seattle, USA(1977) and President,Nigerian Students Union, North WestChapter,USA, in 1977 Religious/Socio-cultural Affiliations He is committed to religious as well as social activities. • AKnight ofthe Order of St. Mulumba-a highly respected Order in the RomanCatholic Faith • President, Rotary Club ofOkigwe, (1992); • National President, Egbuoma Town Progressive Union, Oguta (1990 1994) Publications Professor Anwukah has publishedextensively in highly rated international journals.These include • "Anticipated problems in the implementation of innovative instructional models with a Traditional School System"The Nigerian School Master, Vol. 18, (Sept. 1980),pp 18 22. Utilising the Reflective Approach forthe preparation of social studies. Teachers in Nigeria- Benin Journal of Educational Studies Vol. 1.No. 2. pp 2521. The way that students retrieve information: Implication for curriculum Planning Educational Technology journal for Managers ofChange in Education. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (USA) 1982), pp 9 11. He has to his creditover thirty-six published articles in internationally recognised journals and other published books for tertiary institutions. Some ofthe books are: • Curriculum Development for Responsive Education! Theoretical Foundation) Bethany Books,StockholmSweden Writing ofSchool Texts (for National Teachers Institute) NT1 Kaduna. Course Series in Teachers Grade II (Education) now in use all over Ihe Federation. Professor Anwukah for the past twenty years has served as External Examiner for undergraduates and post graduate programmes in the Nigerian universities andColleges of Education. Hehasalsoserved as an External Assessor forposition of Professor andReadership in both Nigeria and foreign Universities. He is happily married to Hon. Justice (Mrs.) C.U.Anwukah of High CourtOwerri and are blessed with three children.
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