Chukwuemeka Vincent Ike

Biographical record

Title

Prof.

Surname

Ike

First Name

Chukwuemeka

Other Names

Vincent

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

April 28, 1931

Status

Died

Date of Death

Jan 9, 2020

State of Origin

Anambra

Father's Name

Charles Ike

Father's Status

Deceased

Mother's Name

Dinah (Ezeani) Ike

Mother's Status

Deceased

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Prof Adebimpe Ike

Profession

Educationist

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Government College, Umuahia, 1945-50, University College (now University of Ibadan), Ibadan, 1951-52, 1954-55, Stanford University, USA, 1965-66, 1966-67

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

member, Executive Committee (Representing the African Region) and Chairman, Committee on Comparability of Grades, International Association for Educational Assessment, 1975-79; Chairman, 4th Annual Conference of the International Association for Educational Assessment, Baden, Austria, May, 1978; fellow, Nigerian Institute of Management, 1987; Awards: conferred with Honorary fellow, City and Guilds of London Institute, 1978, honorary fellow in Writing, University of Iowa, USA, 1987;

Previous Appointments

Primary school teacher, 1950-51; Administrative Assistant and later Assistant Registrar, University College, Ibadan, 1957-60; Deputy Registrar, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1960-63; Registrar, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1963-71; Editorial Adviser, The Nigerian Christian, 1966-71; Chairman, Planning and Management Committee (and Interim Chief Executive), UNN, January-November, 1970; appointed Registrar and Chief Executive, The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Head Office, Accra, Ghana, 1971-79; Director, The Daily Times of Nigeria Limited, 1971-87; Director, University Press Limited, since 1978; Executive Chairman, Emekike Company Limited, 1979; Visiting Professor of English, University of Jos, Jos, 1983-85; Chairman, Cultural Sector and member, Nigerian Commission for UNESCO, since 1986; Headquarters Commissioner, Boy Scouts of Nigeria, 1970-71; Chairman, Commonwealth Planning Seminar on Public Examinations, Accra, Ghana, 1973;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Traditional Titles

traditional ruler of Ndikelionwu in the Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Toads For Supper (London, Harvill Press and Fontana, 1965), The Naked Gods (London, Harvill Press and Fontana, 1970), The Potter's Wheel (London, Harvill Press, and Fontana, 1973), Sunset At Dawn (London, Harvill Press, Collins, and Fontana, 1976), University Development In Africa: The Nigerian Experience (Ibadan, Oxford University Press, 1976), The Chicken Chasers (Lon don, Fontana Press, 1980), Expo '77 (London, Fontana Press, 1980), The Bottled Leopard (Ibadan, University Press, 1985), University of Nigeria, 1960-1985: An Experiment In Higher Education, co-editor (University of Nigeria Press, Nsukka, 1986);

Hobbies

photography, gardening